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First Things First

Luke 9:57-62

57 Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, "Lord, I will follow You wherever You go."

58 And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."

59 Then He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."

60 Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God."

61 And another also said, "Lord, I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house."

62 But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Luke 9:57-62

Who’s Number One?

Who’s Number One?• My sports team is best!

Who’s Number One?• My sports team is best!• We want to hear, “I love you more than anything!”

Who’s Number One?• My sports team is best!• We want to hear, “I love you more than anything!”• Yet far to many are “self-centered”

Who’s Number One?• My sports team is best!• We want to hear, “I love you more than anything!”• Yet far to many are “self-centered”• Christianity— “Self centered” or “Christ centered”


• Much Ado About Nothing


• Much Ado About Nothing• Majoring in minors


• Much Ado About Nothing• Majoring in minors• Cart before the horse


• Much Ado About Nothing• Majoring in minors;• Cart before the horse

• What should be first in our lives?

Priorities in Our Lives

Priorities in Our Lives• What is the first and greatest commandment

Priorities in Our Lives• What is the first and greatest commandment• Mark 12:29-34

Priorities in Our Lives• What is the first and greatest commandment• Mark 12:29-34• The Ten Commandments

Priorities in Our Lives• What is the first and greatest commandment• Mark 12:29-34• The Ten Commandments• Total of 613 Old Testament commands

Priorities in Our Lives• What is the first and greatest commandment• Mark 12:29-34• The Ten Commandments• Total of 613 Old Testament commands• Which is first?

Priorities in Our Lives• What is the first and greatest commandment• Mark 12:29-34• The Ten Commandments• Total of 613 Old Testament commands• Which is first?• Get this one right!

Priorities in Our Lives• What is the first and greatest commandment• Mark 12:29-34• The Ten Commandments• Total of 613 Old Testament commands• Which is first?• Get this one right!• Col. 3:1-6

Priorities in Our Lives• What is the first and greatest commandment• What is greater than most basic needs

Priorities in Our Lives• What is the first and greatest commandment• What is greater than most basic needs• Matt. 6:24-34

Priorities in Our Lives• What is the first and greatest commandment• What is greater than most basic needs• Matt. 6:24-34• What would you give up last?

Priorities in Our Lives• What is the first and greatest commandment• What is greater than most basic needs• Matt. 6:24-34• What would you give up last?• Food and clothing

Priorities in Our Lives• What is the first and greatest commandment• What is greater than most basic needs• Matt. 6:24-34• What would you give up last?• Food and clothing• Something more important than these

Priorities in Our Lives• What is the first and greatest commandment• What is greater than most basic needs• Matt. 6:24-34• What would you give up last?• Food and clothing• Something more important than these• “Seek you first . . .”

Priorities in Our Lives• What is the first and greatest commandment• What is greater than most basic needs • What are hindrances to having right priorities

Priorities in Our Lives• What is the first and greatest commandment• What is greater than most basic needs • What are hindrances to having right priorities• Luke 9:57-62

Priorities in Our Lives• What is the first and greatest commandment• What is greater than most basic needs • What are hindrances to having right priorities• Luke 9:57-62• Luke 14:15-21


• Family


• Family• Business


• Family• Business• Property and “stuff”

Priorities in Our Lives• What is the first and greatest commandment• What is greater than most basic needs • What are hindrances to having right priorities• What can I do to rekindle the “fire” I had?• Rev. 2:4-5• First love/first works

Priorities in Our Lives• What is the first and greatest commandment• What is greater than most basic needs • What are hindrances to having right priorities• What can I do to rekindle the “fire” I had?• Rev. 2:4-5

Priorities in Our Lives• What is the first and greatest commandment• What is greater than most basic needs • What are hindrances to having right priorities• What can I do to rekindle the “fire” I had?• Rev. 2:4-5• First love/first works

First Steps of Faith

First Steps of Faith• Believe John 3:16


• Repent Acts 17:30



• Confess Faith Rom. 10:10




• Be Baptized into Him Acts 2:38





Added to His church, His body, His kingdom





Added to His church, His body, His kingdom

• Be Faithful Rev. 2:10

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