)Unfitness a great occasion of anxietyBeecher., T. Dale, M. A.Men are mistaking all the time what they are fit for. salvation plain and simple. Jackson, B. Care and diligence as to the means. (Adam Littleton, D. D.)The evil here isT. Jackson, B. A.1. By the lovers of pleasure.3. He would have done whatever Paul had told him to do. )Anxiety depressesT. By the busy, anxious, laborious class of the community. There is one God in providence and in grace.(J. )It renders insensible to present goodT. But Jesus has a word of challenge here in Matthew 6:33, where He commands us and all who would be His followers: But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.. Bad health. In nature we find a Fatherly care extending to the least of God's creatures. Cadman, M. "A merry heart goes all the day: a sad tires in a mile," observes our great dramatist; while the Chelsea philosopher says, "Give us, oh, give us the cheerful man that sings at his work. and necessarily so. Suggestions of Satan.4. The faith of love soars above all the sorrows of time, and gazes on the glory of immortality.2. Now, do you need quality time with your family? Besides gaining this kingdom and righteousness, all other things shall be added unto us.Religion has a friendly influence over secular affairs; other things occupy too much of your time and attention. By the professors of religion.II. Religious ordinances not merely for enjoyment, but to strengthen for the toil of life. But seeking first the Kingdom doesnt stop when we get saved . There is a righteousness composed of all the perfections of the life of Christ.Now this is the righteousness which every good man seeks.1. By the long practice of it I have lost the enjoyment of beauty; I never see a face but distorted, and have never the satisfaction to behold the human face divine." God is revealed as love; will He allow His servants to starve? To pray for and help on the Second Advent.II. and necessarily so. Were putting a lot of other things in the place of worship even on Sunday morning. If the result of constitutional melancholy must be borne patiently, etc. Lack of faith in God.III. Matthew 16. )The future does not belong to fearBeecher. Care and diligence as to the means. You have experienced hours when the Presence of a heavenly Friend seems most real; doubt was impossible. A. (3)In point of anxiety.II. 1. Jackson, B. (William Beveridge, D. D.)Providence leaves no excuse for indolenceBeecher.Take the flowers of the field. Cadman, M. A.The word "seek" is contrasted with the same word used in the thirty-second verse: "After these things do the Gentiles seek." A. Brings new duties.3. If not sought first, will never be found at all. (Wilmot Buxton. M. Villiers, M. By the long practice of it I have lost the enjoyment of beauty; I never see a face but distorted, and have never the satisfaction to behold the human face divine." He knew that only one thing can really drive your life. It has a saddening influence upon others.(T. Cadman, M. So, by constantly looking at the dark side of their life, its distorted and unpleasant aspect evils at hand and those looming in the distance men lose the power to appreciate the blessings which are theirs, and make them an object of envy to their neighbours.(T. It works for a living; and what does it find'? This we might easily manage if we would only take the burden appointed for us each day; but we choose to increase our trouble by carrying yesterday's stick over again to-day, and adding to-morrow's burden to our load before we are required to bear it." O. P. "Your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of these things." OUR GOD IS ONE GOD Deuteronomy 6:4 INTRO: "The LORD is one!" There is but one true God. (Adam Littleton, D. D.)The evil here isT. "Take therefore no thought for the morrow; for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself."ForebodingDr. He said Unless you REPENT you will all likewise perish. Repent means to turn back from your sin. Anxiety they ought to dismiss, but not attention; lay aside distrust, but not industry. Consult and study the Word of God, wherein He hath revealed His will to you.III. ", (1)Make religion our earliest and primary object of attention. If I could work a moral change, I feel that the only way of avoiding want. Make it daily your prayer to God, that He, for His Son's sake, will assist you with His grace and Holy Spirit in doing this. A., Adam Littleton, D. D.A young lady once expressed to Hogarth, the great satirist, a wish to learn to draw caricature. The REMEDY for this evil habit or disposition of mind. WHAT IS HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS?1. There is one God in providence and in grace.(J. There is a righteousness which is a part of the character of God.3. II. said he, "it is not a faculty to be envied. Therefore this man is not seeking first the kingdom of God, but the temporal advantages to which his religion is subservient. The reign of God, the ascendency of God. The plant, when it works and develops itself according to the laws of its nature, finds that providence has provided for it. If from defective faith can only be remedied by an increase of faith.(Dr. If the result of constitutional melancholy must be borne patiently, etc. )Unfitness a great occasion of anxietyBeecher., T. Dale, M. A.Men are mistaking all the time what they are fit for. This meeting trouble half way is both a sin and an act of folly. Do not anticipate your cares.2. Godliness hath promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come." A. THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE PRECEPT OF THE TEXT IS NEGLECTED.1. So we are to keep our eyes on OUR FATHER as the antidote for our worries. The CAUSES of this unhappy disposition. "Take therefore no thought for the morrow; for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself."ForebodingDr. The promises of prosperity in the New Testament are small.I. Then the man discovered that the living rose tree was on the sunny side of the house. So, by constantly looking at the dark side of their life, its distorted and unpleasant aspect evils at hand and those looming in the distance men lose the power to appreciate the blessings which are theirs, and make them an object of envy to their neighbours.(T. A. TROUBLE NOT YOURSELVES ABOUT FUTURITY.1. What you seek may not be found on the shelves of God's storehouse. Religious ordinances not merely for enjoyment, but to strengthen for the toil of life. M. Villiers, M. A., J. W. Cunningham, M. A., Hugh McNeile, M. A.I. What a friend to man is Christianity!2. One is scarcely sensible to fatigue when marching to music."(T. The more we are conscious of our own ignorance and powerlessness, the more utterly can we leave the future in God's hands.(E. )Anxiety produces an unhealthy habit of mindWilmot Buxton.A man once planted two rose trees, one on either side of his house. )Sorrows to be borne singleJohn Newton says: "Sometimes I compare the troubles we have to undergo in the course of a year to a great bundle of fagots, far too large for us to lift. 2. In priority of time.2. He has given a positive pledge" He spared not His own Son; shall He not with Him freely give us all things?". Jackson, B. M. Villiers, M. A., J. W. Cunningham, M. A., Hugh McNeile, M. A.I. Jackson, B. Then the man discovered that the living rose tree was on the sunny side of the house. (John Tillotson, D. D.)I. In darkness the long vine reaches out to the light, seeks it, and at last finds it. Like the term and end of a man's journey, towards which the traveller is continually tending, and hath it always habitually in his intention, though he doth not always think of it every step that he takes.2. By the long practice of it I have lost the enjoyment of beauty; I never see a face but distorted, and have never the satisfaction to behold the human face divine." It will guard a man against those vain, ostentatious habits above his real income, which bring so many into difficulties, and eventually ruin.2. With the same seriousness and application of mind as men do in their callings and professions.3. A. Self is the great usurper. (Wilmot Buxton. This is against God's ordinance, "Seek first. (3)In point of anxiety.II. This, however, would serve only to embarrass us, while we should violate the rule which our Owner and Master has laid down for us.(Jay.). That is what it means to seek first His kingdom and His righteousness. He has given a positive pledge" He spared not His own Son; shall He not with Him freely give us all things?"(H. Like the term and end of a man's journey, towards which the traveller is continually tending, and hath it always habitually in his intention, though he doth not always think of it every step that he takes.2. Consult and study the Word of God, wherein He hath revealed His will to you.III. I. Jesus Admonishes Us Against Worrying. Suppose a family with whom everything goes wrong, their best pains useless. Good. The more we are conscious of our own ignorance and powerlessness, the more utterly can we leave the future in God's hands.(E. His REWARD." (Wilmot Buxton. It is a painful, growing, contagious, discouraging habit.II. Dale, M. If from defective faith can only be remedied by an increase of faith.(Dr. In darkness the long vine reaches out to the light, seeks it, and at last finds it. Because sufficient will be afforded by every passing day to exercise oar powers and occupy our thoughts, without extending our views beyond.(T. seven implications of the resurrection. By the busy, anxious, laborious class of the community.2. The belief springing from love does not always live; it is fitful. He finds that God so orders the affairs of this world that when ha works according to his nature he is provided for. This is against God's ordinance, "Seek first. It gives no sanction to those enthusiasts who would renounce all worldly provision. So He tells us repeatedly in these verses to keep our eye on our Heavenly Father. David said in Psalm 5:3 In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice. Seeking first His kingdom means to give Him the first part of our day. In darkness the long vine reaches out to the light, seeks it, and at last finds it. If men indulge in disquieting care, what benefit do they derive?4. God is revealed as love; will He allow His servants to starve? Faith may be intuitive. It sends down its roots, and every one of these roots is a purveyor hunting underground here, there, and everywhere; developing, spreading out, sucking within and sucking without, dissolving the mineral, pumping here for the juices that are to run up, and searching for water yonder. Required fields are marked *. If the result of physical causes must be treated accordingly. Suggestions of Satan.4. Vaughan, M. Lack of faith in God.III. )Live one day in the dayJay.We may consider the year before us as a desk containing 365 letters addressed to us; one for every day, announcing its trials and prescribing its employments, with an order to open daily no letter but the letter for the day. Bad health. (William Beveridge, D. D.)Providence leaves no excuse for indolenceBeecher.Take the flowers of the field. The willow finds moisture, even though you should not be able to. (Wilmot Buxton. Brings new duties.3. )Man's first duty, and God's promiseH. Shall a dell and heavy man go on the road to race? Seek a personal interest in the kingdom of God.6. He finds that God so orders the affairs of this world that when ha works according to his nature he is provided for. Suggestions of Satan.4. Every day finds us enough to do. It works for a living; and what does it find'? THE EVIL OF PUNISHMENT.1. It sends down its roots, and every one of these roots is a purveyor hunting underground here, there, and everywhere; developing, spreading out, sucking within and sucking without, dissolving the mineral, pumping here for the juices that are to run up, and searching for water yonder. The reign of God, the ascendency of God. (2)Give it preference.3. To have the whole of one's heart in subjugation to God.2. Zeal and earnestness in the pursuit of it. There is one God in providence and in grace.(J. And when we really seek first His kingdom with our lives, that means that we will give the FIRST of our income to Him, as a sign that He is the most important One in our lives, and that His kingdom is the most important thing to us. WHAT RESTRICTIONS DOES OUR TEXT IMPOSE UPON HUMAN CAREFULNESS? 5. And many people put just enough God in it to justify whatever they want to do. Enticements of the world.As if the load of cares each day lays upon our shoulders were not heavy enough, we ourselves do fetch in more grist, and heap more bags still upon ourselves, by bringing future cares upon us.(T. WHAT ARE WE TO UNDERSTAND BY THE KINGDOM OF GOD? But God does not require us to carry the whole at once. It will preserve from those lax and slovenly habits of management which bring so many into ruin.3. Temporal necessities. THE DUTY OF A STRICTER REGARD TO THE PRECEPT.1. In it he tells the story of Captain Ahab, who was obsessed with killing the great white whale which had caused him to lose his leg. Jackson, B. Brethren, we must have the sunshine of faith and hope on our lives, or we cannot live. But men postpone their salvation. How the unjust steward planned his conduct.5. "Your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of these things." )Man's first duty, and God's promiseH. "(1)In point of preference. By the lovers of pleasure.3. (Hugh McNeile, M. THE DUTY OF A STRICTER REGARD TO THE PRECEPT.1. With the same seriousness and application of mind as men do in their callings and professions.3. )Forecasting sorrowT. Because of this, some have denied the deity of Christ. O. P. If not sought first, will never be found at all.3. Men are all the time miscarrying and miscarrying; it is the collision between impotence and desire that is all the time putting them back; and they are worrying and fretting and anxious.(Beecher.)1. A fixed design and resolution to that end. Shall a weak man go into the ring to wrestle? But God does not require us to carry the whole at once. You have experienced hours when the Presence of a heavenly Friend seems most real; doubt was impossible. I. A. It is a sin to meet sorrow half way, because our present troubles are sufficient without seeking for others.4. Because sufficient will be afforded by every passing day to exercise oar powers and occupy our thoughts, without extending our views beyond.(T. (Wilmot Buxton. Then the man discovered that the living rose tree was on the sunny side of the house. Allurements.3. It works for a living; and what does it find'? Jackson, B. A.I. He will do more in the same time; he will do it better; he will persevere longer. A fixed design and resolution to that end. Today has enough to do of its own; to-morrow brings its own harvest. No matter what means used, so long as the man is brought to God. It implies consideration. Because nothing can happen to any without God's general permission.2. running on empty. It will be a joyful surprise to any man to find how all life goes into place, and everything gets provided for, when he seeks first the kingdom and righteousness. Disquieting care is as unnecessary as it is unprofitable. And interestingly, it said that it was not that less people were going to church today, but that in many cases, the people who do go to church, are going less often. )Anxiety depressesT. Shall an unskilled man undertake to carry on the most skilful shop? Anxiety they ought to dismiss, but not attention; lay aside distrust, but not industry. This we might easily manage if we would only take the burden appointed for us each day; but we choose to increase our trouble by carrying yesterday's stick over again to-day, and adding to-morrow's burden to our load before we are required to bear it." HOW FAR MAY OUR TEXT BE USED AS A MOTIVE TO GODLINESS? Thats why Jesus says, Seek FIRST to know that you are in His Kingdom, and that you have His righteousness. Folly to be wholly taken up with the accessories, and neglect the principal.II. Faith arises from reflection on the revelation of God. Faith may be intuitive. The faith of love soars above all the sorrows of time, and gazes on the glory of immortality.2. Anxiety they ought to dismiss, but not attention; lay aside distrust, but not industry. L. Hull, B. A.We must regard this injunction as Christ here regards it, as flowing from faith.1. Allurements.3. Good. The plant, when it works and develops itself according to the laws of its nature, finds that providence has provided for it. In every area of our lives, we are to seek Him first: with our time, with our scheduling, with our money, with our decisions in EVERY way, HE is to be FIRST. We are doubting God's love and care for us.2. You have experienced hours when the Presence of a heavenly Friend seems most real; doubt was impossible. Faith may be intuitive. It would be better for some of us who are too apt to look on the dark side to imitate that happy child. Nothing else really mattered. II. He takes us to God's providential care over the lower creatures.3. Seek the glory of the kingdom.II. So, by constantly looking at the dark side of their life, its distorted and unpleasant aspect evils at hand and those looming in the distance men lose the power to appreciate the blessings which are theirs, and make them an object of envy to their neighbours.(T. Cadman, M. A.The word "seek" is contrasted with the same word used in the thirty-second verse: "After these things do the Gentiles seek." This meeting trouble half way is both a sin and an act of folly. Lack of faith in God.III. How different if she is cheerless and gloomy! There is not a single flower in all the wilderness, nor in all gardens, whether of the Orient or here on our continent, that does not work for a living. Men are all the time miscarrying and miscarrying; it is the collision between impotence and desire that is all the time putting them back; and they are worrying and fretting and anxious.(Beecher.)1. And you have to wonder what right do we have to call ourselves His disciples, when we are NOT following in His steps, and we are NOT sacrificing like He did, and we are NOT putting His kingdom first in all our decisions. With the same seriousness and application of mind as men do in their callings and professions.3. Constantly and sincerely make use of all means such as He hath prescribed whereby to obtain and practise true grace.II. A. )Forecasting sorrowT. If we allow ourselves to be always haunted by the shadow of fancied misfortune, we shall lose faith in prayer, since the black shadow will have eclipsed the face of God. By the busy, anxious, laborious class of the community.2. It renders us insensible to present good.2. ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE ADDED UNTO YOU. If men indulge in disquieting care, what benefit do they derive? )Taking no thought for the morrowE. Afflictions.2. The faith of love soars above all the sorrows of time, and gazes on the glory of immortality.2. THE DUTY OF A STRICTER REGARD TO THE PRECEPT.1. Every day finds us enough to do. It sprouts from the seed. Brings new duties.3. M. Villiers, M. A., J. W. Cunningham, M. A., Hugh McNeile, M. A.I. No religion in the family. The faith of love soars above all the sorrows of time, and gazes on the glory of immortality.2. Seek the glory of the kingdom.II. To pray for and help on the Second Advent.II. What a friend to man is Christianity!2. The DUTY commanded us.1. Look at a housemaid; if she be bright, cheerful, high-spirited, her toil is performed efficiently and speedily, to the satisfaction of herself and her mistress. By the lovers of pleasure.3. He finds that God so orders the affairs of this world that when ha works according to his nature he is provided for. (1)It is heathenish. In nature we find a Fatherly care extending to the least of God's creatures. If the result of constitutional melancholy must be borne patiently, etc. )Meeting sorrowWilmot Buxton.1. Whatever you have left for house, for car, for clothes or not thats great but you seek FIRST the Kingdom in your finances. Upon the young man just entering into life.2. Godliness hath promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come." Is it possible that faith in this Father can exist with anxious care for the morrow?3. There is one God in providence and in grace.(J. "(1)In point of preference. There is a righteousness composed of all the perfections of the life of Christ.Now this is the righteousness which every good man seeks. Like the term and end of a man's journey, towards which the traveller is continually tending, and hath it always habitually in his intention, though he doth not always think of it every step that he takes.2. Enticements of the world.As if the load of cares each day lays upon our shoulders were not heavy enough, we ourselves do fetch in more grist, and heap more bags still upon ourselves, by bringing future cares upon us.(T. (Wilmot Buxton. But God does not require us to carry the whole at once. "Alas!" (Ill. M. Villiers, M. Vaughan, M. Have they been seeking God first?(W. With what activity, zeal, are these things attended to!I. reaping a harvest. "Take therefore no thought for the morrow; for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself."ForebodingDr. A.)I. Afflictions.2. )The future should not embitter the presentWilmot Buxton.Will you shudder at winter's snow whilst the flowers of summer are growing around you? So, by constantly looking at the dark side of their life, its distorted and unpleasant aspect evils at hand and those looming in the distance men lose the power to appreciate the blessings which are theirs, and make them an object of envy to their neighbours.(T. M. Villiers, M. Shall a dell and heavy man go on the road to race? WHAT IS HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS?1. That there is a kingdom around you, which is God's Church, which is your foremost duty to extend.3. I have read of a little child who was often observed playing by itself, and laughing and singing with delight. Matthew 19. We want a version of Christianity in which we can keep on doing whatever we want to do, and still be saved and go to heaven. We are doubting God's love and care for us.2. Suppose a family with whom everything goes wrong, their best pains useless. The text gives no promise of superfluities.(H. What a friend to man is Christianity!2. A. WHAT IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD?1. )Unfitness a great occasion of anxietyBeecher., T. Dale, M. A.Men are mistaking all the time what they are fit for. He mercifully unties the bundle, and gives us first one stick, which we are to carry to-day, and then another, which we are to carry to-morrow, and so on. What a reproof does this administer to multitudes of the hearers of the gospel!(J. Do not add vexation to your life by forecasting and designing uncertainties.3. Fitzgerald. The REMEDY for this evil habit or disposition of mind. It is well to obtain first "the dew of heaven," then the fatness of the earth. The promises of prosperity in the New Testament are small.I. A. Have they been seeking God first?(W. By the busy, anxious, laborious class of the community.2. He finds that God so orders the affairs of this world that when ha works according to his nature he is provided for. There is a righteousness composed of all the perfections of the life of Christ.Now this is the righteousness which every good man seeks.1. What is best for the Kingdom of God? "Alas!" Consult and study the Word of God, wherein He hath revealed His will to you.III. Matthew 6:33 Get Your Priorities In Order January 6, 2016 Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you. Its just like Paul wrote in Philippians 2:21, For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus. Even in the church, honestly, for most of us it is all about our comfort, our program, our preference, our convenience, our classroom, our money, our kids, whatever we dont TRULY care what happens to others, or to the church as a whole, we just care about ourselves, and our own interests. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Zeal and earnestness in the pursuit of it. In priority of time.2. Allurements.3. The belief springing from love does not always live; it is fitful. (3)In point of anxiety.II. Therefore this man is not seeking first the kingdom of God, but the temporal advantages to which his religion is subservient. Now, we may be strongly tempted to unseal, beforehand, some of the remainder. It is a sin because it is a want of faith in God.5. Constantly and sincerely make use of all means such as He hath prescribed whereby to obtain and practise true grace.II. To extend the Church.3. 2. That we make religion our business, and exercise ourselves in the duties of it, both in public and private. Now, we may be strongly tempted to unseal, beforehand, some of the remainder. It will preserve from those lax and slovenly habits of management which bring so many into ruin.3. That it will justify him before God.2. A. In priority of time.2. Brings new duties.3. 3. No religion in the family. Not to seek only the kingdom, but first; this implies a second. If the result of constitutional melancholy must be borne patiently, etc. Such a faith is a defiance of life's evils, dares all futurity. Vaughan, M. We need no argument to convince you THAT THE THINGS AFTER WHICH THE GENTILES SEEK OCCUPY A GREAT PLACE IN MEN'S MINDS. Because nothing shall happen to His people without God's special direction.3. Constitutional. L. Hull, B. )Anxiety depressesT. Enticements of the world.As if the load of cares each day lays upon our shoulders were not heavy enough, we ourselves do fetch in more grist, and heap more bags still upon ourselves, by bringing future cares upon us.(T. Jackson, B. A.Men are worn out, enfeebled, aged more by corroding care than by hard labour. Suggestions of Satan.4. Disquieting care is as unnecessary as it is unprofitable. WHAT RESTRICTIONS DOES OUR TEXT IMPOSE UPON HUMAN CAREFULNESS? A. It is a sin to meet sorrow half way, because our present troubles are sufficient without seeking for others.4. Jackson, B. A.1. The promises of prosperity in the New Testament are small.I. It works for a living; and what does it find'? 2. What an enemy to our peace is a worldly spirit:3. Cadman, M. A.The word "seek" is contrasted with the same word used in the thirty-second verse: "After these things do the Gentiles seek." To pray for and help on the Second Advent.II. By the lovers of worldly honours and sordid applause. The past belongs to gratitude and regret; the present to contentment and work; the future to hope and trust.(Beecher. Anxiety they ought to dismiss, but not attention; lay aside distrust, but not industry. Every plant that lives and comes to perfect plant-life is a worker, only on the plane to which he belongs with his limited development, and with his limited organization. This meeting trouble half way is both a sin and an act of folly. It sprouts from the seed. THE ASSURANCE CONNECTED WITH THIS COMMAND. The more we seek earthly things, the less of the things of God we can see. )By fighting with fancied illsWilmot Buxton.Your feet will become so tender from treading on imaginary thorns, that they will not endure the true thorny path, and there is such a path for all to tread. He will do more in the same time; he will do it better; he will persevere longer. Reserve all your strength about you, to bear you up against present difficulties and temptations. A. Unfortunately, rare is the person who does this. (Wilmot Buxton. The plant, when it works and develops itself according to the laws of its nature, finds that providence has provided for it. )The first concernW. He argues from the less to the greater "Is not the life more than meat?"2. With the same seriousness and application of mind as men do in their callings and professions.3. By the professors of religion.II. That we make religion our business, and exercise ourselves in the duties of it, both in public and private. TOMORROW IS A NEW DAY.1. Anxiety depresses.4. There was the righteousness in which man was first made.2. (John Tillotson, D. D.)I. Faith may be intuitive. It gives a practical denial of the Christian creed.5. That it will justify him before God.2. )Sorrows to be borne singleJohn Newton says: "Sometimes I compare the troubles we have to undergo in the course of a year to a great bundle of fagots, far too large for us to lift. )Taking no thought for the morrowE. There is not a single flower in all the wilderness, nor in all gardens, whether of the Orient or here on our continent, that does not work for a living. Now, we may be strongly tempted to unseal, beforehand, some of the remainder. Vaughan, M. A.Suppose a man should be religious for the sake of temporal advantage. Do not let a poor man be tempted to think that because he is not richer, either he is not a seeker, or God is not a faithful promiser. Brings care of its own.2. That there is a kingdom around you, which is God's Church, which is your foremost duty to extend.3. Vaughan, M. A.of God: I. )Sorrows to be borne singleJohn Newton says: "Sometimes I compare the troubles we have to undergo in the course of a year to a great bundle of fagots, far too large for us to lift. It implies diligence.4. A.)I. Jackson, B. A. THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE PRECEPT OF THE TEXT IS NEGLECTED.1. Every year brings us enough to suffer.II. Good. 2. (Adam Littleton, D. D.)The evil here isT. By the long practice of it I have lost the enjoyment of beauty; I never see a face but distorted, and have never the satisfaction to behold the human face divine." If not sought first, will never be found at all.3. and necessarily so. By the professors of religion.II. O. P. Religious ordinances not merely for enjoyment, but to strengthen for the toil of life. Jackson, B. A.I. It springs at once from love. It will preserve from all dishonesty. Make it daily your prayer to God, that He, for His Son's sake, will assist you with His grace and Holy Spirit in doing this. Scripture: Matthew 6:25-33 Denomination: Charismatic The Kingdom Of God Comes To Earth Series Contributed by Bob Faulkner on May 30, 2015 | 3,771 views Eventually a literal kingdom is set up in the New Jerusalem. THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE PRECEPT OF THE TEXT IS NEGLECTED.1. The First Resurrection Sunday - Matthew 28:1-15 (Resurrection) Topical Sermons. Not what makes us look best to others. )The future does not belong to fearBeecher. WHAT IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD?1. Because sufficient will be afforded by every passing day to exercise oar powers and occupy our thoughts, without extending our views beyond.(T. )Man's first duty, and God's promiseH. WHAT IS HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS?1. "A merry heart goes all the day: a sad tires in a mile," observes our great dramatist; while the Chelsea philosopher says, "Give us, oh, give us the cheerful man that sings at his work. Remember that there is a kingdom within, in which the spiritual is to reign over the carnal.2. In this search, all other essential throes will be granted.(J. )Anxiety depressesT. The greatness of the design, and the excellency of' what we seek after, will justify the highest degree of discreet zeal and fervour in the prosecution of4. Anxiety depresses.4. Enticements of the world.As if the load of cares each day lays upon our shoulders were not heavy enough, we ourselves do fetch in more grist, and heap more bags still upon ourselves, by bringing future cares upon us.(T. In excellence of value.3. Constitutional. Last Sunday night I shared my own personal testimony that spending time with God every morning in His word & prayer made a HUGE difference in my life and it still does. Anxiety they ought to dismiss, but not attention; lay aside distrust, but not industry. Shall a weak man go into the ring to wrestle? Fresh troubles.4. What a friend to man is Christianity!2. The more we are conscious of our own ignorance and powerlessness, the more utterly can we leave the future in God's hands.(E. Constantly and sincerely make use of all means such as He hath prescribed whereby to obtain and practise true grace.II. Jackson, B. Everything else in this world is temporary; this is eternal. If the result of physical causes must be treated accordingly. Because nothing shall happen to His people without God's special direction.3. 3. A. It will preserve from all dishonesty. HOW FAR MAY OUR TEXT BE USED AS A MOTIVE TO GODLINESS? 2. )Man's first duty, and God's promiseH. We are NOT seeking first the Kingdom, we are seeking first all these things the things of this world (and we show it by the way we make our choices every week). That we make religion our business, and exercise ourselves in the duties of it, both in public and private. )Forecasting sorrowT. seek. Dale, M. It makes us melancholy, suspicious, and unfit for duty. Vaughan, M. A.of God: I. What a friend to man is Christianity!2. 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds . There was the righteousness in which man was first made.2. They asked the child what it was playing with, and the little one answered, "I am playing with sunbeams." The precept given us respecting them "Seek first. Because in what does happen, the terms good and evil, as we are accustomed to employ them, are often misunderstood and misapplied.4. Occasions on which we may especially urge this text: 1. His FIRST DUTY.1. "Take therefore no thought for the morrow; for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself."ForebodingDr. Vaughan, M. A.of God: I. The more we are conscious of our own ignorance and powerlessness, the more utterly can we leave the future in God's hands. (Hugh McNeile, M. The willow finds moisture, even though you should not be able to. Sermon Matthew 6:25-33 Hurricanes, Tornadoes, and Other Such Things Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Sermons Children's Sermons Hymn Lists Matthew 6:25-33 Hurricanes, Tornadoes, and Other Such Things Dr. Philip W. McLarty Heads up. (2)In point of time. If the result of physical causes must be treated accordingly. But amazingly, this man has great joy. The past belongs to gratitude and regret; the present to contentment and work; the future to hope and trust.(Beecher. Close Filters Scripture . But men postpone their salvation. It gives a practical denial of the Christian creed.5. A common objection is, "How is it that so many good people are in want?" Seek the extension of the Redeemer's kingdom. ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE ADDED UNTO YOU. What a reproof does this administer to multitudes of the hearers of the gospel!(J. He had to eat, drink, sleep, wear a cloak in the storm to stay alive but all of that was just the means to the end: to kill that white whale. The text gives no promise of superfluities.(H. There is a righteousness composed of all the perfections of the life of Christ.Now this is the righteousness which every good man seeks.1. WHAT RESTRICTIONS DOES OUR TEXT IMPOSE UPON HUMAN CAREFULNESS? If the result of constitutional melancholy must be borne patiently, etc. This is a positive assurance; the fulfilment depends upon the faithfulness of God.1. M. Villiers, M. They do not reap nor plant; and yet God clothes them with beauty. Faith rises from the conscious feebleness of man. (Wilmot Buxton. ITS NATURE. It is well to obtain first "the dew of heaven," then the fatness of the earth. But we must not make secular good the motive; this would not be seeking first the kingdom.II. Afflictions.2. Shall an unskilled man undertake to carry on the most skilful shop? Reserve all your strength about you, to bear you up against present difficulties and temptations.III. No religion in the family. Brings new duties.3. God watches over us as individuals. Very good; the flower has to develop. Cadman, M. Whatever a man's motive, that is the first thing. You need to be desperate; you need to seek His kingdom FIRST, and be willing to do whatever it takes to be saved. Temptations and lapses.2. This habit of looking out for sorrows makes us forget our past and present blessings.3. Do your really expect to go to heaven worshipping things. Do not add vexation to your life by forecasting and designing uncertainties.3. Not to seek only the kingdom, but first; this implies a second. It gives a practical denial of the Christian creed.5. It implies diligence.4. God watches over us as individuals. It is a painful, growing, contagious, discouraging habit.II. "Take therefore no thought for the morrow; for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself."ForebodingDr. A.)I. I have read of a little child who was often observed playing by itself, and laughing and singing with delight. It gives no sanction to those enthusiasts who would renounce all worldly provision. "(1)Make religion our earliest and primary object of attention. The greatness of the design, and the excellency of' what we seek after, will justify the highest degree of discreet zeal and fervour in the prosecution of4. Temptations and lapses.2. II. The belief springing from love does not always live; it is fitful. Seeking Him First (Matthew 6:33 sermon). God commands you to do that, or you are worse than an unbeliever. Jackson, B. That it will justify him before God.2. Shall a weak man go into the ring to wrestle? Dale, M. Sermon Outline for Matthew 6:25-34 "Trusting God in Anxious Times" (4/5/20) . )Man's first duty, and God's promiseH. Get the speck out your brother's eye but clean your eyes first! Cadman, M. A.The word "seek" is contrasted with the same word used in the thirty-second verse: "After these things do the Gentiles seek." What a reproof does this administer to multitudes of the hearers of the gospel! Anxiety depresses.4. The text gives no promise of superfluities.(H. It is a sin because it is a want of faith in God.5. And in whatever relation you stand to man, never forget that you have a higher one.Keep your eye on the eternal.1. Jackson, B. Bad health. A. A. By the lovers of worldly honours and sordid applause.4. TROUBLE NOT YOURSELVES ABOUT FUTURITY.1. No religion in the family. They asked the child what it was playing with, and the little one answered, "I am playing with sunbeams." Melvill, B. D.)What t is meant by seeking the kingdom of GodJohn Tillotson, D. D., William Beveridge, D. D.1. Folks, Jesus says here its not family first; its GOD first. NKJ Matthew 6:25a Therefore [ , di toto , for this reason] I say to you, do not worry [, merimn] about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. (Hugh McNeile, M. This habit of looking out for sorrows makes us forget our past and present blessings.3. Faith rises from the conscious feebleness of man. THREE REFLECTIONS.1. If the result of constitutional melancholy must be borne patiently, etc. Every year brings us enough to suffer.II. It means I am going to tithe FIRST, and whatever kind of car I can get with what I have left, I get. See the question is: is your car first, or is the kingdom of God first? A common objection is, "How is it that so many good people are in want?" It sprouts from the seed. Folly to be wholly taken up with the accessories, and neglect the principal.II. It will preserve from all dishonesty. )Anxiety depressesT. The kingdom of God is entitled to this deference. And that concerns conduct. It will preserve from those lax and slovenly habits of management which bring so many into ruin.3. God's will - to serve him. To have the whole of one's heart in subjugation to God.2. Consult and study the Word of God, wherein He hath revealed His will to you.III. Reserve all your strength about you, to bear you up against present difficulties and temptations.III. The noun "righteousness" occurs seven times in Matthew (3:15; 5:6, 10, 20; 6:1, 33; 21:32), once in Luke, and not at all in Mark's Gospel. Sadly, even in the church, you rarely see someone make real, personal sacrifices for the Kingdom of God both here and around the world when that was ALL that Jesus lived for! 3. The plant, when it works and develops itself according to the laws of its nature, finds that providence has provided for it. Enticements of the world.As if the load of cares each day lays upon our shoulders were not heavy enough, we ourselves do fetch in more grist, and heap more bags still upon ourselves, by bringing future cares upon us.(T. We are learning in our MasterLife class on Sunday nights to spend time with God first. Gods kingdom and righteousness touch every area of life. WHAT IS HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS?1. A., Adam Littleton, D. D.A young lady once expressed to Hogarth, the great satirist, a wish to learn to draw caricature. What a friend to man is Christianity!2. You have experienced hours when the Presence of a heavenly Friend seems most real; doubt was impossible. This undue solicitude injures your spiritual welfare. )Man's first dutyH. Every year brings us enough to suffer. ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE ADDED UNTO YOU. ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE ADDED UNTO YOU. To seek them, is to desire these above all other things.II. )By fighting with fancied illsWilmot Buxton.Your feet will become so tender from treading on imaginary thorns, that they will not endure the true thorny path, and there is such a path for all to tread. O. P. Fitzgerald.I. 1. Remember that there is a kingdom within, in which the spiritual is to reign over the carnal.2. With the same seriousness and application of mind as men do in their callings and professions.3. TOMORROW IS A NEW DAY.1. There is not a single flower in all the wilderness, nor in all gardens, whether of the Orient or here on our continent, that does not work for a living. THE ASSURANCE CONNECTED WITH THIS COMMAND. HOW FAR MAY OUR TEXT BE USED AS A MOTIVE TO GODLINESS? If men indulge in disquieting care, what benefit do they derive?4. Brings new duties.3. Patience and perseverance in our endeavours after the kingdom of God and His righteousness. )Man's first duty, and God's promiseH. This habit of looking out for sorrows makes us forget our past and present blessings. Both its hands are full. The past belongs to gratitude and regret; the present to contentment and work; the future to hope and trust.(Beecher. Make it daily your prayer to God, that He, for His Son's sake, will assist you with His grace and Holy Spirit in doing this. Patience and perseverance in our endeavours after the kingdom of God and His righteousness. Suppose a family with whom everything goes wrong, their best pains useless. It will guard a man against those vain, ostentatious habits above his real income, which bring so many into difficulties, and eventually ruin.2. He has given a positive pledge" He spared not His own Son; shall He not with Him freely give us all things?"(H. That there is a kingdom around you, which is God's Church, which is your foremost duty to extend.3. Jackson, B. A.1. Afflictions.2. A fixed design and resolution to that end. Brings care of its own.2. A. By the professors of religion.II. Seeking first His kingdom means that in a lot of practical ways we will put Him first: like seeking Him first with our MONEY. "(1)In point of preference. A. We are doubting God's love and care for us.2. )Anxiety produces an unhealthy habit of mindWilmot Buxton.A man once planted two rose trees, one on either side of his house. This morning I offer you advice on how to stno longer waste time, by taking the 1 steps. This habit of looking out for sorrows makes us forget our past and present blessings.3. It will guard a man against those vain, ostentatious habits above his real income, which bring so many into difficulties, and eventually ruin.2. THE ASSURANCE CONNECTED WITH THIS COMMAND. How the unjust steward planned his conduct.5. What an enemy to our peace is a worldly spirit:3. The greatness of the design, and the excellency of' what we seek after, will justify the highest degree of discreet zeal and fervour in the prosecution of4. There is not a single flower in all the wilderness, nor in all gardens, whether of the Orient or here on our continent, that does not work for a living. The willow finds moisture, even though you should not be able to. Upon the young man just entering into life.2. It is well to obtain first "the dew of heaven," then the fatness of the earth. Take my advice, and never draw caricature. It sprouts from the seed. 2. Again, this is not what a majority of professed Christians do. But God does not require us to carry the whole at once. Troubles.3. And the truth is, NOTHING else in your life matters more than this: not your house, not your car, not your bank account, not your daily food and clothing. We are doubting God's love and care for us.2. Such a faith is a defiance of life's evils, dares all futurity. And if you will, you may be surprised at how much He throws into the bargain even of material things when you commit to seeking HIM first! The trees were equally strong and healthy, but after a time the one grew and prospered, the other withered and died. With what activity, zeal, are these things attended to!I. It implies consideration. If from defective faith can only be remedied by an increase of faith.(Dr. ), (3)In point of anxiety.II. The text gives no promise of superfluities.(H. By the busy, anxious, laborious class of the community.2. It sends down its roots, and every one of these roots is a purveyor hunting underground here, there, and everywhere; developing, spreading out, sucking within and sucking without, dissolving the mineral, pumping here for the juices that are to run up, and searching for water yonder. M. Villiers, M. A., J. W. Cunningham, M. A., Hugh McNeile, M. A.I. Whatever a man's motive, that is the first thing. (William Beveridge, D. D.)Providence leaves no excuse for indolenceBeecher.Take the flowers of the field. If from defective faith can only be remedied by an increase of faith.(Dr. Psalm 90:12; Matthew 6:33. Jackson, B. The CAUSES of this unhappy disposition. satan offers. We were in this shop and had been seriously looking at this table and buffet, but we had also been eyeing an antique game board. A. It gives no sanction to those enthusiasts who would renounce all worldly provision. One is scarcely sensible to fatigue when marching to music."(T. A.)I. Because in what does happen, the terms good and evil, as we are accustomed to employ them, are often misunderstood and misapplied.4. Notwithstanding all the difficulties, discouragements, the opposition and persecution we may meet with, for righteousness' sake. O. P. Because nothing shall happen to His people without God's special direction.3. Because nothing shall happen to His people without God's special direction.3. (John Tillotson, D. D.)I. The objects we are to pursue "The kingdom of God."2. Self is the great usurper. It sends down its roots, and every one of these roots is a purveyor hunting underground here, there, and everywhere; developing, spreading out, sucking within and sucking without, dissolving the mineral, pumping here for the juices that are to run up, and searching for water yonder. If we allow ourselves to be always haunted by the shadow of fancied misfortune, we shall lose faith in prayer, since the black shadow will have eclipsed the face of God. Vaughan, M. A.Suppose a man should be religious for the sake of temporal advantage. Because sufficient will be afforded by every passing day to exercise oar powers and occupy our thoughts, without extending our views beyond.(T. )Man's first dutyH. He will do more in the same time; he will do it better; he will persevere longer. THE EVIL OF PUNISHMENT.1. "Your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of these things." If I could work a moral change, I feel that the only way of avoiding want. Do you need to take care of your family? Jackson, B. If not sought first, will never be found at all.3. His REWARD." W. Cunningham, M. )Sorrows to be borne singleJohn Newton says: "Sometimes I compare the troubles we have to undergo in the course of a year to a great bundle of fagots, far too large for us to lift. Click here for more messages from The Sermon on the Mount series. Anxiety they ought to dismiss, but not attention; lay aside distrust, but not industry. Look at a housemaid; if she be bright, cheerful, high-spirited, her toil is performed efficiently and speedily, to the satisfaction of herself and her mistress. It is a sin because it is a want of faith in God.5. Faith rises from the conscious feebleness of man. Not what makes us feel the most comfortable. The man who is passing under some temptation to compromise a principle for the sake of some worldly interest in friendship or business. Self is the great usurper. Dont let anything in your life keep you from it; because NOTHING ELSE IN YOUR LIFE matters more than that. A. Have they been seeking God first?(W. Today has enough to do of its own; to-morrow brings its own harvest. The CAUSES of this unhappy disposition. It implies diligence.4. If not sought first, will never be found at all.3. They asked the child what it was playing with, and the little one answered, "I am playing with sunbeams." The righteousness named is the Christian character in all the details of practical religion. Matthew 6:33 This is the key to prosperity and the cure for worry. and necessarily so. Do not let a poor man be tempted to think that because he is not richer, either he is not a seeker, or God is not a faithful promiser. Jackson, B. In fact He says later in Matthew 10:37 He who loves father and mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. He said, He who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. Jesus makes it very clear: it is not family first; it is GOD FIRST. Jackson, B. A.Men are worn out, enfeebled, aged more by corroding care than by hard labour. What does the bird find? It would be better for some of us who are too apt to look on the dark side to imitate that happy child. THE ASSURANCE CONNECTED WITH THIS COMMAND. (Wilmot Buxton. - R.T. 4. A. A.)I. That there is a kingdom coming which shall put to shame all the riches of this present world.(J. In nature we find a Fatherly care extending to the least of God's creatures. He takes us to God's providential care over the lower creatures.3. "Take therefore no thought for the morrow; for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself."ForebodingDr. He finds that God so orders the affairs of this world that when ha works according to his nature he is provided for. Dale, M. A.)I. (3)In point of anxiety.II. Reserve all your strength about you, to bear you up against present difficulties and temptations.III. Anxiety depresses.4. O. P. Fitzgerald.I. This is a positive assurance; the fulfilment depends upon the faithfulness of God.1. Jackson, B. A.I. To extend the Church.3. Folly to be wholly taken up with the accessories, and neglect the principal.II. "Your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of these things." His FIRST DUTY.1. Sermon Central Share a Sermon; Try PRO Free; Help . )It renders insensible to present goodT. )The future does not belong to fearBeecher. The kingdom of God, etc.1. Lack of faith in God.III. )The future should not embitter the presentWilmot Buxton.Will you shudder at winter's snow whilst the flowers of summer are growing around you? If the result of physical causes must be treated accordingly. Jesus Temptations and lapses.2. Make it daily your prayer to God, that He, for His Son's sake, will assist you with His grace and Holy Spirit in doing this. )Meeting sorrowWilmot Buxton.1. ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE ADDED UNTO YOU. A. He takes us to God's providential care over the lower creatures.3. Jackson, B. L. Hull, B. A.We must regard this injunction as Christ here regards it, as flowing from faith.1. So unfortunately most Americans who are supposed to be Christians are chasing the same things their lost neighbors are: the same homes, the same cars, the same gadgets, the same toys, the same awards, the same beauty, the same bank account, the same retirement the same everything we just sprinkle a little God on it and call it Christian, but its not Christian at all. This, however, would serve only to embarrass us, while we should violate the rule which our Owner and Master has laid down for us.(Jay. The belief springing from love does not always live; it is fitful. Whatever be your engagements in life, remember that you have a prior one. Notwithstanding all the difficulties, discouragements, the opposition and persecution we may meet with, for righteousness' sake. Not to seek only the kingdom, but first; this implies a second. Upon the young man just entering into life.2. Shall a weak man go into the ring to wrestle? (Wilmot Buxton. ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE ADDED UNTO YOU. A. Folly to be wholly taken up with the accessories, and neglect the principal.II. It will preserve from all dishonesty. Do not anticipate your cares.2. He has given a positive pledge" He spared not His own Son; shall He not with Him freely give us all things?"(H. Every year brings us enough to suffer.II. Melvill, B. D.)What t is meant by seeking the kingdom of GodJohn Tillotson, D. D., William Beveridge, D. D.1. 1. Yes. THE EVILS OF SIN.1. Things are only of value as God blesses them; God's gifts are better than His permissions. Constantly and sincerely make use of all means such as He hath prescribed whereby to obtain and practise true grace.II. Your email address will not be published. With what activity, zeal, are these things attended to!I. I. (Wilmot Buxton. There are some people who say things like: Well, if I become a Christian, do I have to give up drinking? or whatever. Jackson, B. A.1. "Take therefore no thought for the morrow; for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself."ForebodingDr. A. Self is the great usurper. Remember that there is a kingdom within, in which the spiritual is to reign over the carnal.2. And in whatever relation you stand to man, never forget that you have a higher one.Keep your eye on the eternal.1. NOTHING matters more than this, Jesus says. There is one God in providence and in grace.(J. Fresh troubles.4. It sends down its roots, and every one of these roots is a purveyor hunting underground here, there, and everywhere; developing, spreading out, sucking within and sucking without, dissolving the mineral, pumping here for the juices that are to run up, and searching for water yonder. He takes us to God's providential care over the lower creatures.3. If I could work a moral change, I feel that the only way of avoiding want. Is it possible that faith in this Father can exist with anxious care for the morrow?3. Preach a top-quality sermon from matthew 6:33. The reign of God, the ascendency of God. It is worth paying whatever cost, in order to KNOW that you are in the Kingdom of God, and that you have His righteousness. )Taking no thought for the morrowE. The comfort of the thought that it is not to attainers, but to seekers.4. What does the bird find? This sermon offers insight on the many principles that Christians should suggest to themselves while living their Christian life and express signs on the road of life. Some of us where watches or pagers that have an alarm that we can set so as to remind us of important meetings. It was a radio broadcast, but Eric Metaxas said this man in his studio had the biggest smile on his face, and the greatest joy because all his hardships are temporary; his salvation in Jesus is eternal. But God does not require us to carry the whole at once. It works for a living; and what does it find'? 3A. THE EVIL OF PUNISHMENT.1. 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