“PRIORITY” “firstfruits” Exodus 23:19; Deuteronomy 26:2 “all the firstborn’ Exodus 13:2 “”without blemish” Numbers 18:25-32; Leviticus 1:3,10; 3:1 “no other gods” Exodus 20:3 “jealous God” Exodus 20:5; 34:14 Only unblemished serve Leviticus 21:16:23 Written for our learning Romans 15:4; Malachi 2:6; Hebrews 13:8

God Demands to Be Put First and Receive The Best “PRIORITY” “firstfruits” Exodus 23:19; Deuteronomy 26:2 “all the firstborn’ Exodus 13:2 “”without blemish” Numbers 18:25-32; Leviticus 1:3,10; 3:1 “no other gods” Exodus 20:3 “jealous God” Exodus 20:5; 34:14 Only unblemished serve Leviticus 21:16:23 Written for our learning Romans 15:4; Malachi 2:6; Hebrews 13:8 God Demands to Be Put First and Receive The Best

“BUT WE ARE NOW UNDER GRACE” The Source of this doctrine is not God Luke 12:48 “much will be required” Matthew 6:33, 31 “seek first the Kingdom of God” 2 Peter 2:20,21 “end is worse for them that the beginning” Hebrews 10:28,29 “worse punishment” Titus 2:11,12 “soberly, godly” Romans 6:15 “not under law but grace” Matthew 7:13.14

Wrongly Ordered Priorities Improper Minding of Earthly Things Colossians 3:2 “set your mind on things above” 1 John 2:15 “Do not love the world” Matthew 13:22 “cares of this world” 2 Timothy 4:10 “loved this present world”

Wrongly Ordered Priorities Loving Family More Than God & His Truth Matthew 10:37,38 “loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me.” Luke 14:26 “hate his father and mother…cannot be My disciple” Luke 5:4,5 “at Your word” Luke 6:46 “do not the things I say”

Wrongly Ordered Priorities Putting Popularity Above Truth “Don’t have any enemies.” Paul had enemies – Acts 9:20-23; 14:19; 1 Corinthians 15:32; 16:9; 2 Timothy 4:14,15 Peter & John had enemies – Acts 4:1- 3, 13-22 James had enemies – Acts 12:1,2 John had an enemy – 2 John 9,10 Jesus Christ – John 1:11; Matthew 27:11-44; Luke 4:28,29

Wrongly Ordered Priorities What is more important – the truth or God or popularity of the preacher? God’s word is truth – John 17:17 Soul are purified in obeying the truth- 1 Peter 1:22 Knowing it makes one free- John 8:32 To err from it means spiritual death- James 5:19,20

Wrongly Ordered Priorities Believing a lie results in condemnation- 2 Thessalonians 2:11- 13 The word is the Gospel of our salvation – Ephesians 1:13 Truth of God has everything to do with our salvation – popularity of the preacher has nothing to do with it! Romans 1:18 “suppress the truth in unrighteousness” Acts 20:26,27 “whole counsel of God”

Wrongly Ordered Priorities Putting Money Above Righteousness Proverbs 11:4 “do not profit in the day of wrath” Proverbs 11:28 “trust in his riches will fall” Proverbs 13:7 “makes himself rich, yet has nothing” Proverbs 23:4,5 “do not overwork to be rich” Proverbs 28:22 “poverty will come” 1 Timothy 6:9-12 “love of money a root of all kinds of evil”

Wrongly Ordered Priorities How Could God Have Made The Matter More Plain? 1 Peter 4:11 “oracles of God” “When you agree to do something for a man, do it no matter what it takes!” Romans 1:29-32 “those who practice such thing are deserving of death”

Wrongly Ordered Priorities Putting The Love of Pleasure Above The Love of God 2 Timothy 3:1-5 “lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God” Give God, Jesus Christ, the Bible and Worship and Service to God their proper place in our lives

“Do I Have My Priorities In Order?” “Have I buried God’s interest under my own?” Philippians 2:19-21 “all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus” IF God does not have FIRST PLACE in our lives, He has NO PLACE AT ALL!