Put God First
Sermon Series: New Year, New Habits
January 10, 2021
Pastor Phil Chorlian
I. Three things we’ll need to see transformation in 2021:
A. Hope for the
But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him. —Acts 2:24
B. Repentance from your
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead… —Philippians 3:13
C. Formation of biblical
Fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you. —Romans 12:2 (MSG)
II. Habit #1: Put God
In the beginning God… —Genesis 1:1
These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. —Matthew 15:8
Bring this tithe to eat before the Lord your God at the place he shall choose as his sanctuary; this applies to your tithes of grain, new wine, olive oil, and the firstborn of your flocks and herds. The purpose of tithing is to teach you always to put God first in your lives. —Deuteronomy 14:23 (TLB)
III. Give God the first of everything.
A. The first of my
B. The first of my
C. The first of my
D. The first of my
IV. Have faith that God will
In all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. 8 This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. 9 Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; 10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. —Proverbs 3:6-10