This document from the Central Union church of Christ discusses putting God first in one's life and priorities. It notes that knowing who or what is number one provides stability according to scripture. The document reviews what the world and the will of God say about determining priorities. It emphasizes seeking God's kingdom and will above all else, and loving God with all your heart as the greatest commandment according to Jesus. The overall message is about ensuring God is the number one priority and influence in one's life.

1. Welcome to the Central Union church of Christ

2. Who is Number One?

3. Super Bowl College Football Championship

4. Matthew 7:24-25 (ASV)
24
Every one therefore that heareth these
words of mine, and doeth them, shall be
likened unto a wise man, who built his house
upon the rock:
25
and the rain descended, and the floods
came, and the winds blew, and beat upon
that house; and if fell not: for it was founded
upon the rock.

5. The importance
of knowing who
or what is
number one

6. Gallop Poll – Number
one cause of stress
James 1:8 (KJV)
8
A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
CONFLICTING PRIORITIES

7. Joshua 24:14-15 (KJV)
14
Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in
sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your
fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in
Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.
15
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose
you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which
your fathers served that were on the other side of the
flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye
dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the
LORD.

8. Proverbs 4:23 (KJV)
23
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the
issues of life.
Matthew 6:24 (KJV)
24
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate
the one, and love the other…
Mark 8:36-37 (KJV)
36
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole
world, and lose his own soul?
37
Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

9. The resources for
discovering who or
what should be
number one

10. THE WORLD
Luke 8:14
Luke 12:15
THE WILL OF GOD
I John 2:17
Psalms 119:37
Romans 12:2
Matthew 11:28-30
II Timothy 3:16-17

11. Who is Your Number One?

12. Job 34:3-4 (KJV)
3
For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth
meat.
4
Let us choose to us judgment: let us know
among ourselves what is good.
1 John 2:17 (KJV)
17
And the world passeth away, and the lust
thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth
for ever.

13. Philippians 3:8 (KJV)
8
Yea doubtless, and I count all things but
loss for the excellency of the knowledge of
Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have
suffered the loss of all things, and do
count them but dung, that I may win
Christ,

14. Philippians 1:21-23 (KJV)
21
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is
gain.
22
But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of
my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot
not.
23
For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a
desire to depart, and to be with Christ;
which is far better:

15. Matthew 6:33 (KJV)
33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God,
and his righteousness; and all these
things shall be added unto you.
Matthew 7:21 (KJV)
21
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord,
Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of
heaven; but he that doeth the will of my
Father which is in heaven.

16. "The Lord is
first,
my friends are
second,
and
I am
third."

17. Matthew 22:37-40 (KJV)
37
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord
thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy mind.
38
This is the first and great commandment.
39
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love
thy neighbour as thyself.
40
On these two commandments hang all the law
and the prophets.