Discovering the Mind of Christ

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Discovering the Mind of Christ
Priorities
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Discovering the Mind of Christ

• June 7th The Glory of God
• - What is life all about?
• June 14th The Redemption of Man
• - Whats really important?
• June 21st Priorities
• - What do I need to accomplish with my life?
• June 28th Kingdom of God
• - What kind of legacy will I leave?

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Luke 191-10, NAS
He entered Jericho and was passing through. And
there was a man called by the name of Zaccheus
he was a chief tax collector and he was rich.
Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, and was
unable because of the crowd, for he was small in
stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a
sycamore tree in order to see Him, for He was
about to pass through that way.
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Luke 191-10, NAS
When Jesus came to the place, He looked up and
said to him, "Zaccheus, hurry and come down, for
today I must stay at your house." And he hurried
and came down and received Him gladly. When they
saw it, they all began to grumble, saying, "He
has gone to be the guest of a man who is a
sinner." Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord,
"Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I will give
to the poor,
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Luke 191-10, NAS
and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I
will give back four times as much." And Jesus
said to him, "Today salvation has come to this
house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham. For
the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that
which was lost."
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Priority Living
1. Separate the important from the urgent.
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Priority Living
1. Separate the important from the urgent. 2.
Know your mission. Jesus said to them, "My food
is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to
accomplish His work." (John 434, NAS)
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Priority Living
1. Separate the important from the urgent. 2.
Know your mission. 3. Learn how to say No.
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Priority Living
Now as they were traveling along, He entered a
village and a woman named Martha welcomed Him
into her home. She had a sister called Mary, who
was seated at the Lord's feet, listening to His
word. But Martha was distracted with all her
preparations and she came up to Him and said,
"Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me
to do all the serving alone?
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Priority Living
Then tell her to help me." But the Lord answered
and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried
and bothered about so many things but only one
thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good
part, which shall not be taken away from her."
(Luke 1038-42, NAS)
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Priority Living
4. Know your limits. Find time to rest.
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Priority Living
4. Know your limits. Find time to rest. 5.
Simplify your life. God made us plain and simple,
but we have made ourselves very complicated.
(Ecclesiastes 729 TEV)
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Priority Living
4. Know your limits. Find time to rest. 5.
Simplify your life. 6. Contemplate daily on
God's word allowing it to make His priorities
your priorities. Wherefore be ye not unwise,
but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess
but be filled with the Spirit Speaking to
yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual
songs, singing and making melody in your heart to
the Lord (Eph 517-19 AV)