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    Put God First In Your Life PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 8, 2024
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    Emphasizes prioritizing God Himself over His blessings, and the importance of daily, lifelong commitment to seeking His kingdom and righteousness.

    Beloved, as we gather here today, let's not forget the words of the late Ezra Taft Benson who once said, "When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives. Our love of the Lord will govern the claims for our affection, the demands on our time, the ...read more

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    Training Kingdom Kids

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Aug 20, 2003
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     | 5,604 views

    The directive to the citizen of the kingdom of God is "seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness." The pursuit of the kingdom should be the organizing principle of every follower of Christ. Christian parents are called to embrace this pursuit a

    TRAINING KINGDOM KIDS PROVERBS 22:6 "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." INTRODUCTION: Jesus taught the importance of children. He said that the children who came to Him were pictures of those who are citizens of His kingdom. In Matthew ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    First Things First PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023
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    Prioritize seeking God, trust in His power and provision, and experience the peace that comes from relying on Him in all aspects of our lives.

    Good morning, dear church family! I am excited to share with you today a message from the book of Matthew. It's about the priority of seeking God, the power of trusting God, and the peace of relying on God. Before we dive into the Scripture, let me share a quote from A.W. Tozer, "The man who has ...read more

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    Seek Ye First!

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 25, 2017
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    Many have gotten their priorities confused. So much time is spent worrying about "things" that we lose sight of what truly matters. We seek gold while dismissing God. We seek health while neglecting holiness.

    MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK TEXT: Matthew 6:26-33; Psalm 77:1-15 ILL. In the ancient Persian folktale, "Aladdin," Aladdin is the son of a poor tailor. After his father's death, a wicked magician, who claims to be Aladdin's long-lost uncle, persuades ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Seeking The Kingdom

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jul 17, 2012
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    Jesus described the pursuit of the kingdom thru the parables of the Hidden Treasure & the Pearl of Great Value. Participation in the kingdom of heaven is sought by the saints of God. But Why? We seek the kingdom for its...

    SEEKING & ENTERING The KINGDOM—Matthew 13:44-46 Attention: Career search vs. Job search. Investment Broker/Knows Value-Investment Potentials-Affordability Need: —Lax/Indifferent/Mediocrity reigns/Just ‘get by’/So-So. —Busy(own lives to lead)/Push God out in order ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Don't Worry, Be Holy

    Contributed by Clair Sauer on Feb 23, 2011
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    We can be self-reliant and find ourselves mired in worry about money and possessions, or we can seek first God's kingdom and find the happiness that Jesus himself lived and offers to each of us!

    (Holding up U.S. currency) "In God We Trust." "In God We Trust." So reads the slogan on every piece of United States currency. It seems awfully ironic, doesn't it? Every day we carry around in our wallets and our purses and our pockets pieces of money that say we trust in God. But when it comes ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    God First

    Contributed by Brien Sims on Jul 3, 2008
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    What are your priorities? Is God first?

    The New Year has already jumped upon us and time has already begun to fly. Many of us have made New Year resolutions and decided that weight watchers may be our only hope. Many years have passed and many resolutions have failed and passed into obscurity with our over crowded schedules. Don’t you ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Seek Ye First

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Feb 17, 2020
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     | 5,036 views

    Giving first place to the things of God.

    SEEK YE FIRST. Matthew 6:19-34. 1. Heart-Treasure. “Treasure not up for yourselves treasures upon earth,” begins Matthew 6:19. Moths destroy clothes (cf. Isaiah 51:8). Even gold and silver can become cankered (cf. James 5:2). Thieves can literally “dig through” mud-brick houses. No, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Joel W. Lohr avatar

    Declaration Of Dependence

    Contributed by Joel W. Lohr on Nov 3, 2001
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     | 6,327 views

    Learning to seek first the Kingdom of God and trusting God to meet our needs as he has promised.

    A young woman brought her fiancee to meet her parents. After dinner, her father asked the young man into his study for a chat. "So, what are your plans?" he began. "I’m a theology scholar," the young man replied. "Admirable!" the father said, "But what will you do to provide a nice home for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Seek First Things First Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Apr 30, 2020
     | 7,737 views

    The whole world is worried about many things. Worry about the Extinction of the human race by CORONA, worry to find the right Vaccine, worry about GDP growth, worry about the future of the Children, and everything. At this juncture, Our Lord Jesus Christ tells us “First seek the First Things”.

    Theme: “Seek First things” Text: Matthew 6:25-34 Greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. We praise God for the grace of God for enabling us to enter into the 5th month in 2020. This month the Spirit of God inspires us to meditate under the Theme “ Seek the Welfare”. First of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    First Things First

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 18, 2009
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     | 6,944 views

    Half our miseries are caused by fancying things that we think are coming upon us: half the things that we expect to come upon us never come at all. Where is our faith? “Do not be worried about tomorrow” that is the commandment of Christ, and it is the way

    Opening illustration: A seminar leader wanted to make an important point, so he took a wide mouth jar and filled it with rocks. “Is the jar full?” he asked. “Yes,” came a reply. “Oh, really?” he said. Then poured smaller pebbles into the jar to fill the spaces between the rocks. “Is it full now?” ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Very First Thing You Must Seek For The Anointing Of God

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Mar 2, 2021
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     | 4,104 views

    The number-one thing Jesus talked about the most is the Kingdom of God

    "But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. "Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble." (Matthew 6:33-34 ESV) The central theme of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Seeking His Kingdom Series

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Aug 11, 2014
     | 6,358 views

    Worry and Anxiety is an indication that your treasures are living in the wrong kingdom.

    If you want to follow along today, we are going to be looking at the gospel of Matthew, chapter 6 starting at verse 19 going down to verse 34. While we are looking up those passages, I have a question. Anybody heard of a guy named Bobby McFerrin? A few of you. Bobby McFerrin is a musician and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Seeking His Kingdom Series

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jul 12, 2022
     | 1,912 views

    This sermon focuses on how we often get caught up in worrying about things in this world and how seeking God and his Kingdom will help a person see and experience God's abundant provision, and how it available to satisfy all our needs in this in this world and the world to come.

    If you want to follow along today, we are going to be looking at the gospel of Matthew, chapter 6 starting at verse 19 going down to verse 34. While we are looking up those passages, I have a question. Anybody heard of a guy named Bobby McFerrin? A few of you. Bobby McFerrin is a musician and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Some Things God Puts First

    Contributed by David Radcliff on Mar 25, 2016
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     | 9,826 views

    Let us note some things which God puts first. What God puts first, we must not put second. When we seek first the Kingdom of God, then all these things shall be ADDED.

    SOME THINGS GOD PUTS FIRST MATT. 6:31-34 INTRODUCTION: Let us note some things which God puts first. What God puts first, we must not put second. When we seek first the Kingdom of God, then all these things shall be ADDED. I. FIRST, CLEANSE THE INSIDE OF THE CUP (Mat 23:26 KJV) Thou blind ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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