Text: Isaiah 1:18
First Things First: The Priority of Spending Time with Jesus
Text: Luke 10:38-42
The world places many priorities before us in the form of distractions and would have us devote time so often to the wrong things, or at least wasteful and trivial things. As we consider the idea of First Things First and what the Bible shows us are the essential “one things,” we find the next priority is Spending Time with Jesus. Pastor Michael takes us to a familiar passage of Scripture where two sisters demonstrate a powerful lesson of prioritizing presence over productivity.
First Things First: The Priority of Following Jesus
Text: Mark 10:17-31
The focus of this new study is to help us learn from God’s Word what we should prioritize in our lives. The phrase “first things first” means that there are matters of first importance that require our urgent attention before other things are done. We greatly need this today because we live our lives with constant movement, a limitless number of distractions, and even great responsibilities which can often hinder our focus on the things that should be first. God cuts through all the distractions and noises to continually show us the “one thing” that needs to be addressed in our lives, and in this case, the “one thing” that the rich young ruler also lacked. We invite you to listen today to consider the great priority of following Jesus.
So Much More: God is Still God
Text: Nehemiah 13:1-31
When we paused our study on Nehemiah for the Christmas season, we ended on a high note in Nehemiah 12, as the building project was dedicated to the Lord and the people of God celebrated His goodness. However, it didn’t take long for God’s people to compromise in their commitment to the Lord and revert back to their old sinful ways. Similarly, even still today, we are like sheep prone to wander from pure devotion to the Lord. What should we do when we stumble and stray? What should we do when we see brothers and sisters in Christ doing the same? And, more importantly, what does God do when this occurs? All of these questions are answered in this message today. We pray that you will be encouraged and challenged to remember that God is still God and He is worthy of our best!