Sunday School Guide: First Thing First, 28 January, 2017

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Sunday 28 January, 2018

Topic: First Thing First
Text: 2 Chronicles 20:1-21, Matthew 6:19-34
Memory Verse: Matthew 6:
[33]Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need(NLT).

Bible Discourse: Matthew 6:21 "Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be".

INTRODUCTION
Jesus knew that a time is coming and is now, that people will be conscious of material and mundane things of the world, thereby making the kingdom of God less valuable. Materialism has diverted the attention of the so called people of God, and many have involved themselves in so many fetish things and have committed all sorts of atrocities, ignoring the warning that Jesus gave that we should lay our treasures in heaven where neither moth nor rust will corrupt and where thieves will not break through nor steal.

There are procedures and processes of life. Bible has its own standing rule, where when you key into it, everything will work out . You cannot be admitted into a University of higher learning without going through the processes of obtaining your Waec/GCE, then your Jamb. The same procedure is applicable to Christians. Our toiling is in vain without doing the first thing first. "Matthew 6
[25]“That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing?.
Everything we need in life is in God's warehouse, but we cannot have it unless we obey His instructions. Matthew 6
[32] "These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs".

Bible Exploration: Luke 5:1-9 NLT
[1]One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God.
[2]He noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
[3]Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon, its owner, to push it out into the water. So he sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there.
[4]When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.”
[5]“Master,” Simon replied, “we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing. But if you say so, I’ll let the nets down again.”
[6]And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear!
[7]A shout for help brought their partners in the other boat, and soon both boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking.
[8]When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m too much of a sinner to be around you.”
[9]For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with him.

Bible Focus:
1 John 2
[16]For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world.

Bible Application: John 4
[34]Then Jesus explained: “My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work.

Reflection: Psalms 16
[6]The land you have given me is a pleasant land.     What a wonderful inheritance!

Question: Does this generation or the so called Christian seek the first thing first.

Happy Sunday!