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3. TITLE: The Security for Citizens of the Realm TEXT: Matthew 6:25-34 THEME: Making God’s kingdom your first priority assures that your real needs will be met.

5. We are clutching onto the things of this world and refuse to let go- even if it to present detriment and eternal demise.

7. Why should you seek God’s kingdom and His righteousness first?

8. I. It directs our focus away from the temporal things that cause us to worry. (25)

9. Matthew 5:25 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothes?”

10. I. It directs our focus away from the temporal things that cause us to worry. (25) A. Do not worry about your life.

11. I. It directs our focus away from the temporal things that cause us to worry. (25) A. Do not worry about your life. B. Do not worry about what you eat or drink.

12. I. It directs our focus away from the temporal things that cause us to worry. (25) A. Do not worry about your life. B. Do not worry about what you eat or drink. C. Do not worry about your body (health).

13. I. It directs our focus away from the temporal things that cause us to worry. (25) A. Do not worry about your life. B. Do not worry about what you eat or drink. C. Do not worry about your body (health). D. Do no worry about what you will wear.

15. Termites That is the problem with worrying about temporal things. There are always termites or something to come in and eat away at the things you value.

17. Why should you seek God’s kingdom and His righteousness first?

18. II. It removes the reasons for which we should worry about these things. (26-30)

19. Matthew 6:26-30 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?”

20. Matthew 6:26-30 28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?”

21. II. It removes the reasons for which we should worry about these things. (26-30) A. We see that life is more than these things.

22. II. It removes the reasons for which we should worry about these things. (26-30) A. We see that life is more than these things. B. We see that we are more valuable to God than the birds he feeds.

23. II. It removes the reasons for which we should worry about these things. (26-30) A. We see that life is more than these things. B. We see that we are more valuable to God than the birds he feeds. C. We see that we are more valuable to God than the flowers he clothes.

24. Last Words "Nothing matters. Nothing matters." —Louis B. Mayer, film producer; died October 29, 1957

25. Last Words "I'm bored with it all." —Winston Churchill, statesman; died January 24, 1965 (Before slipping into a coma. He died 9 days later.)

26. Last Words "How were the receipts today at Madison Square Garden?" —P. T. Barnum, circus entrepreneur; died 1891

27. Last Words "Am I dying, or is this my birthday?" —Lady Nancy Astor; died 1964 (When she woke briefly during her last illness and found all her family around her.)

28. Last Words "Why yes, a bulletproof vest." —Domonic Willard (A foot soldier during the Prohibition, just before his death by firing squad. He was asked if he had any last requests.)

29. Last Words "Don't let me die; I have got so much to do." —Huey Long, "The Kingfish," governor of and senator from Louisiana; died 1935

30. Last Words "My work is done. Why wait?" —George Eastman, inventor; died 1932 (from his suicide note)

31. Last Words "Jesus, I love you. Jesus, I love you." —Mother Teresa; died September 5, 1997 (John Beukema, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania; source: www.wikiquote.o)

33. Why should you seek God’s kingdom and His righteousness first?

34. III. It assures us that our real and eternal needs will be addressed. (30- 32)

35. Matthew 6:30-34 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

36. Matthew 6:30-34 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

37. III. It assures us that our real and eternal needs will be addressed. (30- 32) A. Our assurance comes through faith in God.

38. Anxiety Fear in the absence of real danger.

39. Anxiety Fear in the absence of real danger. It is imagined negative results.

40. Anxiety Fear in the absence of real danger. It is imagined negative results. Belief: It is the believe that if the thing I worried about actually happened it would be awful, horrible, terrible.

41. III. It assures us that our real and eternal needs will be addressed. (30- 32) A. Our assurance comes through faith in God. B. Our assurance comes through recognizing God knows your needs. (32)

42. III. It assures us that our real and eternal needs will be addressed. (30- 32) A. Our assurance comes through faith in God. B. Our assurance comes through recognizing God knows your needs. (32) C. Our assurance comes through seeking God’s kingdom and righteousness first. (33

43. III. It assures us that our real and eternal needs will be addressed. (30- 32) A. Our assurance comes through faith in God. B. Our assurance comes through recognizing God knows your needs. (32) C. Our assurance comes through seeking God’s kingdom and righteousness first. (33 D. Our assurance comes from knowing that the future is Gods hand. (34)

45. APPLICATION We need to value the things that God values. If we seek the kingdom first we will get everything else we need.

46. APPLICATION We need to seek the righteousness that Jesus offers. By faith in Him we have assurance of eternal life. Yet event today our lives are impacted.

47. APPLICATION We spent far too much time in our lives worrying about things we have no control over. We need to give control over to God over our lives.