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“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”

Matthew 6:33–34

“You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage—pleasantly, smilingly, non-apologetically, to say ‘no’ to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger ‘yes’ burning inside. The enemy of the ‘best’ is often the ‘good’.”

―Stephen Covey

THE UNCLUTTERED LIFE

1. There is a priority that is worthy of your life.

“Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness.”

“The Lord has established His throne in the heavens, and His kingdom rules overall.”

Psalms 103:19

Kingdom of God: It means that God’s reign or rule governs all things, affects all things,

shapes all things.

“Our Father in heaven, holy is Your name, Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”

Matthew 6:9–10


1. There is a priority that is worthy of your life.As the kingdom of God becomes the priority in your life:

a) It will direct the activity of our life.

“A weakness of all human beings is trying to do too much at once. That scatters effort and destroys direction.”

—Henry Ford


1. There is a priority that is worthy of your life.As the kingdom of God becomes the priority in your life:

a) It will direct the activity of our life.b) It will dictate the attitude of our life.

“God reigns, and everyone, everything, every event, every item, every matter, every thought is finally subject to that sovereignty.”

—D.A. Carson

“…the task of the church to make the invisible kingdom visible.”

—John Calvin

The clutter of our lives can only be cleared when we have made the kingdom of God our priority and let that priority guide all

that we do.


2. The practice that must govern our life.

“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness...”


2. The practice that must govern our life.a) A way of life for the Christian.

“righteousness”: It is translated from a word that literally means equity,

or rightness in character.

“Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to Him as an instrument of righteousness.”

Romans 6:13

When the Kingdom of God becomes my priority, then righteousness will become my practice, and the way I conduct my

life will change.

Righteousness is to the Christian what health is to The Biggest Loser. It is a matter of life and death, but there are no shortcuts…it’s a series of lifestyle decisions and disciplines that produce

a healthy and vibrant faith.


2. The practice that must govern our life.a) A way of life for the Christian.b) A work of God in the Christian.

“…seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness...”

“For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases Him.”

Philippians 2:13



3. The promise that must guarantee our life.

“...all these things shall be added unto you.”



3. The promise that must guarantee our life.a) The Father will see our needs.

“So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.”

Matthew 6:31–32



3. The promise that must guarantee our life.a) The Father will see our needs.b) The Father will supply our needs.

“...all these things shall be added unto you.”

“But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 4:19

“God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supply.”

Hudson Taylor

Communion:

“Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not My will, but Yours, be done.”

Luke 22:42

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