063. First Things First
063. First Things First
63 FIRST THINGS FIRST
INTRODUCTION God and man see things differently ; they value things differently.
Man should SEE and VALUE things as God does; THEN and only THEN can man know how to make "first things first."
I. IMPORTANCE OF THE SUBJECT 1. Must know God’s classification.
2. Must classify as God does.
3. Must know the "FIRST things."
4. Some put things FIRST that God puts LAST.
II. THE EMPHASIS MAN PLACES 1. Pharisees and hypocrites. (Matthew 23:23.) 2. Mint, anise, cummin were small garden herbs grown for flavor.
3. Scrupulous attention to tithe these little things, but ignore justice, mercy, faith.
4. Right to tithe these, but wrong to neglect the greater.
5. They fail to "put first things first."
6. Some today do the same way.
7. We clean body first, life second.
8. Lay up treasures here first, heaven last.
9. Save money first, souls last.
III. GOD MAKES SPIRITUAL THINGS FIRST 1. Seek FIRST the kingdom of God. (Matthew 6:33.) 2. Seek FIRST his righteousness.
3. Scribes asked which is FIRST commandment. (Mark 12:28.) 4. First be reconciled. (Matthew 5:23 .) 5. First cast beam out of own eye. (Matthew 7:5.) 6. First forgive others before you ask God to forgive vou. (Matthew 6:15.) 7. First gave themselves. (2 Corinthians 8:5.) 8. Andrew FIRST found his brother. (John 1:41.) 9. Soul of greatest valu e. (Mark 8:36.)