1. First Things First
Matt. 6:33

2. “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” Matthew 6:33 NKJV

3. To look for, search after Pursue - endeavor to obtain
Seek
To look for, search after
Pursue - endeavor to obtain
“keep on seeking”
Matt. 7:7-8

4. Priority - before all others Superiority in rank
First
Priority - before all others
Superiority in rank
Prioritize - arrange in order of priority

5. Socks - then shoes
Cake - mix, bake, icing, then Candles

6. “To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:” Eccl. 3:1 NKJV
Born
Plant
Weep
Silent
Die
...Harvest
.....Laugh
......Speak

7. If God is not FIRST then some other “god” is first.
First Things First
God should be first
If God is not FIRST then some other “god” is first.
“You shall have no other gods before me.” Ex. 20:3

8. First Things First
"He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me” Matt. 10:37

9. First Things First
"If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.” Luke 14:26
Love Less

10. “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” Matthew 6:33 NKJV
kingdom of God

11. “Kingdom of God is at hand” Mark 1:14-15
Church and Kingdom
“Kingdom of God is at hand” Mark 1:14-15
Matt. 16: “build my church...keys of the kingdom”

12. Right doing Doing God’s Will Live as Children of God Born again
And His Righteousness
Right doing
Doing God’s Will
Live as Children of God
Born again
Newness of Life

13. Extra amount or over plus
And all these things
Shall be added unto you
Necessities of life
Added
Extra amount or over plus

14. How Do we Put First things First ?
Christ put the church first
Where do we put the church in our decisions ?
Prayer
Attend
Giving
Serve

15. How Do we Put First things First ?
Before Material things
Col. 3:1-2
1 Tim. 6:10 “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil,...”

16. How Do we Put First things First ?
Obey all of Teachings
Cannot choose and pick
Luke 6:46 “But why do you call me Lord, Lord, and do not do the things which I say?”

17. How Do we Put First things First ?
Make the right choices
Jesus or the World
Matt. 10:37 “He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of me.”

18. How Do we Put First things First ?
Following Christ before any other
Luke 9:57-62
Put the good before the best

19. HAVE YOU
COUNTED
THE COST?

20. “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”
Matthew 6:33 NKJV

21. Pattern = His righteousness Promise = All things added
Matt. 6:33
Principle = Seek
People = You
Priority = First
Place = Kingdom of God
Pattern = His righteousness
Promise = All things added

22. Seek God First in Life

23. Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga
Sunday Morning August 23, 2009