Disciples Are Managers

By Mark Blackburn, July 25, 2021

Disciples Are Managers

Matthew 6:25-33 NASB

25 “For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 “Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? 27 “And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? 28 “And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, 29 yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. 30 “But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! 31 “Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ 32 “For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Because God has entrusted us as stewards, we must seek His Kingdom first with what He has blessed us with.

I. Seek first the Kingdom with money

II. Seek first the Kingdom with time

III. Seek first the Kingdom with talents

IV. Seek first the Kingdom with relationships

Call To Action

1. Prioritize the Kingdom in our finances

2. Prioritize the Kingdom with our calendars

3. Prioritize the Kingdom with our gifts and abilities

4. Prioritize the Kingdom in our relationships

Ways to put this into practice this week:

1. Give tithes and offerings

2. Spend the remaining money in ways that honor God

3. Spend time in daily devotion

4. Attend weekly worship

5. Live on mission daily

6. Disciple your children and family

7. Utilize your gifts to serve the church

8. Utilize your gifts to serve the world

9. Prioritize time with God

10.Prioritize time with God’s people

11.Prioritize time doing God’s mission