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OUR MISSION: To guide those far from God into the new start found in Jesus Christ. f 1 rst. Question How was 2012 spiritually for you?. First Category Spiritually apathetic. “You can’t meet Jesus and not change. If you haven’t changed, you haven’t met the real Jesus.”
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OUR MISSION: To guide those far from God into the new start found in Jesus Christ.
Question How was 2012 spiritually for you? First Category Spiritually apathetic “You can’t meet Jesus and not change. If you haven’t changed, you haven’t met the real Jesus.” - Mark Driscoll (Preaching Pastor – Mars Hill Church) Second Category Spiritually inconsistent Third Category Spiritually consumed
Matthew 6:33“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” (NKJV) First Things First Psalm 63:1“O God, You are my God; early will I seek You; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water.” (NKJV) Number One The first of the day Our Daily Bread (RBC Ministries) YouVersion.com (www.youversion.com) Mark 1:35“Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.” Devotional diaries and journals Hosea 4:6“My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.”
Matthew 6:33“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” (NKJV) First Things First Act 20:7a“On the first day of the week we came together to break bread.” Number Two The first of the week Hebrews 10:25“Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another...” A recent survey revealed 48% of Christians only attend once a month
Matthew 6:33“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” (NKJV) First Things First Exodus 23:19“The first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring into the house of the LORD your God.” (NKJV) Number Three The first of the firstfruits Bringing back to God what is His Proverbs 3:9-10 “Honour the LORD with your possessions and with the firstfruits of all your increase; so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.”(NKJV) Worshiping God with your increase 1 Timothy 6:10“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”
Matthew 6:33“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” (NKJV) Joel 1:14 “Declare a holy fast; call a sacred assembly. Summon the elders and all who live in the land to the house of the Lord your God, and cry out to the Lord.” First Things First Number Four The first of the year What is a fast? Matthew 6:17-18 “But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” Firstly It is a portion of time Secondly It is a reminder Fasting example from the Book of Daniel
OUR MISSION: To guide those far from God into the new start found in Jesus Christ.