Pray First Part 1
God First
Sunday, April 28, 2024
I. Pray First
A. God Has Much More for You
1. “I know God has much more for my life than I’m experiencing and I feel stuck.”
a. (Eph. 3:20-21 TPT)
2. How do we all get all that God has for us? 4 Steps
a.It starts with really “Knowing God.”
b. You can “Find Freedom” from the issues that are keeping you from being the best version of you.
~That habit, hurt, problem, person, or something in your past…
c. Once you settle your yesterday you can see your tomorrow and “Discover Purpose.”
d. “Make a Difference” in the life of someone else.
3.(Ps. 92:13-14 AMP)
a. There is ONE overarching principle that makes all this work!
B. God First
1. The most important principle in life. The first principle recorded in the first Book of the Bible, on the first page, in the first chapter, in the first four words. Gen 1:1
“In the beginning God…”
a. (Exo. 20:1-3) the 1st of the 10 commandments: “You shall have no other gods before Me.”
b. (Pro. 3:9-10 MSG) “Honor GOD with everything you own; give him the first and the best. Your barns will burst, your wine vats will brim over.”
c. (Matt. 6:33) “Seek first the kingdom of God…”
d. (Rom. 11:16 NIV) the first-fruits principle
2.4 Applications of the God-First Life
#1.The first of your year. (Prayer & Fasting)
#2. The first of your month. (First-fruits/tithe)
#3. The first of your week. (Attend church)
#4. The first of your day. (Pray first)
~First 15
-5 minutes in the Word
1 Proverb or 1-5 Psalms
Through the Bible app
-5 minutes in Worship (1 song)
-5 minutes in Prayer
Thank God
Family
Issues/Problems
Thank God
3. This will be the best year of your life if it’s the best year of your life spiritually.
[Pastor Lee Stokes]