2. FIRST AND FOREMOST
• Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of
God and His righteousness, and all these
things shall be added to you.
3. FIRST AND FOREMOST
• 1 Timothy 2:1-2 1 Therefore I exhort first of all
that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and
giving of thanks be made for all men, 2 for
kings and all who are in authority, that we
may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all
godliness and reverence.
4. FIRST AND FOREMOST
• 2 Corinthians 8:5 And not only as we had
hoped, but they first gave themselves to the
Lord, and then to us by the will of God.
5. FIRST HOUR OF THE DAY
• Begin each day listening to God (ready Bible)
6. FIRST HOUR OF THE DAY
• Begin each day listening to God (ready Bible)
• Begin each day speaking to God (prayer)
7. FIRST HOUR OF THE DAY
• Begin each day listening to God (ready Bible)
• Begin each day speaking to God (prayer)
• Begin each day meditating on God's Will
8. FIRST HOUR OF THE DAY
• Begin each day listening to God (ready Bible)
• Begin each day speaking to God (prayer)
• Begin each day meditating on God's Will
• Begin each day with your FIRST priority.
9. FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK
• Honor the day of Jesus' resurrection.
• John 20:1 Now on the first day of the week
Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early,
while it was still dark, and saw that the stone
had been taken away from the tomb.
10. FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK
• Christians assembled on that day.
• Acts 20:7 Now on the first day of the week,
when the disciples came together to break
bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day,
spoke to them and continued his message
until midnight.
11. FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK
• Don't neglect this important day.
• Hebrews 10:25 not forsaking the assembling
of ourselves together, as is the manner of
some, but exhorting one another, and so
much the more as you see the Day
approaching.
12. FIRST PORTION OF YOUR PAY
• 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 1 Now concerning the
collection for the saints, as I have given orders
to the churches of Galatia, so you must do
also: 2 On the first day of the week let each
one of you lay something aside, storing up as
he may prosper, that there be no collections
when I come.
13. FIRST PORTION OF YOUR PAY
• Proverbs 3:9-10 9 Honor the Lord with your
possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your
increase; 10 So your barns will be filled with
plenty, And your vats will overflow with new
wine.
14. FIRST THOUGHT IN
EVERY DECISION
• Decisions are inevitable. We must make them.
Joshua 24:15 And if it seems evil to you to serve
the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom
you will serve, whether the gods which your
fathers served that were on the other side of
the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in
whose land you dwell. But as for me and my
house, we will serve the Lord."
15. FIRST PLACE IN YOUR HEART
Mark 12:29-30 29 Jesus answered him, "The
first of all the commandments is: 'Hear, O Israel,
the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30And you
shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
with all your soul, with all your mind, and with
all your strength.
16. FIRST PLACE IN YOUR HEART
• Colossians 3:1-4 1 If then you were raised
with Christ, seek those things which are
above, where Christ is, sitting at the right
hand of God. 2 Set your mind on things above,
not on things on the earth. 3 For you died, and
your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When
Christ who is our life appears, then you also
will appear with Him in glory.
17. FIRST AND FOREMOST
• Make God's priorities your
priorities
• Is God FIRST in your day, week,
money, and decisions?
• Is God FIRST in your heart?