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Prioritize Holiness: Seeking God's Kingdom First

Emphasizing the importance of holiness as a priority in the Christian faith through biblical verses and guidance. Encourages believers to seek God's kingdom first and prioritize spiritual matters to lead a righteous life.

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Prioritize Holiness: Seeking God's Kingdom First

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  1. “… Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.” (Matt. 6:9) “… Beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defile- ment of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” (2 Cor. 7:1) “For God has not called us for the purpose of impurity, but in sanctification.” (1 Thess. 4:7) “Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord.” (Heb. 12:14) “And put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.” (Eph. 4:24)

  2. “But like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior.” (1 Pet. 1:15) “You also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” (1 Pet. 2:5) “But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life.” (Rom. 6:22)

  3. PRIORITIZE HOLINESS!

  4. Prioritizepriorities. • Something or someone having precedence in time, place, order, importance and/or attention. • Jesus calls and expects believers to prioritize spiritual matters.

  5. Prioritizepriorities. “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness,…” (Matt. 6:33) “… You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” (Matt. 22:37) “Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him.” (2 Cor. 5:9) “But whatever things were gain to me, those things I countedasloss for the sake of Christ.” (Phil. 3:7)

  6. Prioritizepriorities. “For bodily discipline is only a little profit, but godliness is profitableforall things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.” (1 Tim. 4:8) “Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and havingdoneeverything, to stand firm.” (Eph. 6:13)

  7. Prioritizepriorities. • Something or someone having precedence in time, place, order, importance and/or attention. • Jesus calls and expects believers to prioritize spiritual matters. • Holiness is a God-ordained priority. “… be holy yourselves in all your behavior”(1 Pet. 1:15) “… perfecting holiness in the fear of God” (1 Cor. 7:1) “… the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord” (Heb. 12:14)

  8. Steadfastlyseekholypriorities. • Purity of mind and body… 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5; Philippians 4:8 • Saints’ fellowships of worship… Philippians 2:1-3; 1 Peter 2:9; Hebrews 13:15 • Devotion to prayer… 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; 1 Timothy 2:1-2, 8 • Attention to learning truth… 2 Timothy 2:15; 2 Peter 1:5; Ephesians 3:4; 6:14

  9. Steadfastlyseekholypriorities. • Purity of mind and body… • Saints’ fellowship of worship… • Devotion to prayer… • Attention to learning truth… • Manage your time wisely! Ephesians 5:15-17

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