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Good morning,
John! How is it F To the missionary. 029-066
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F No, but I am going to start.
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I’m a little worried,
Pastor. I didn’t sleep
last night.
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Why not? You have Christ in
your heart now. Why go
around looking so worried?
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PRACTICAL WORK
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• Teach your congregation or group to seek first the kingdom of
God and His righteousness. (Matthew 6:33)
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• Pray and meditate on God’s Word daily to know the will of
Christ their King.
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• Obey His will, applying the Bible to their material life and
keeping His commands.
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• Trust in God to provide their needs, without worrying so much
about material things.
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Many Christians are poor materially, but they are rich in Christ. I know, Pastor. But I can’t feed my family.
(1 Peter 1:3-7) I’ve no work. And my kids need new clothes to
go to school. I don’t know what to do.
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Let us not become discouraged by our poverty. (Philippians 4:11-14)

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Nobody should use their poverty as an excuse not to support the

work of Christ. (Luke 21:1-4)
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If they are hoarding, they will always remain poor. If we are

generous, God will be generous with us. (Luke 6:38)
But, brother, for days now you’ve gone around talking
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says that we should glory even in our tribulations.
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SUMMARY TEST But, Pastor, how can I smile when I

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Do you
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know what
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says about
F Go around worried and sad. your material
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It is not forbidden to ask God for material things, but we are to

ask Him for that which is spiritual first. Then we can ask Him
for our daily needs.
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 Doesn’t the Bible just talk God keeps His promises. Seek first His
about our spiritual need? kingdom and He’ll provide these other things.
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contrary. God’s
interested in all
our needs, like
Jesus says in
Luke 12:22-34.
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Well, maybe the rich missionary

could help me, then...
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Don’t bother the

missionary! Let him That’s right. I have
help train the pastors in proved it in my family.
the new churches! Now we trust in the
People that are lost and Lord for our needs.
going to hell need the He blesses those who
missionary more than keep His commands.
you, John. Hey, let’s I’m going to tithe too.
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Ask the Holy Spirit to illuminate your mind and heart with this study
and prepare your people to seek His kingdom before all else. Then,
read in Luke 12:22-34 to find what God says to those who worry AND YOU?
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too much.
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 Well, every morning I ask the Lord to show me His Do the birds worry about what they will eat?
will for the day. And before I leave for work I read
the Bible. Then I think about it along the way.
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The Holy Spirit is
really working in your Why not? (Luke 12:24) Write your answer.
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Who are concerned only about material things? (Luke 12:30)

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You’re growing in
Christ; you’re
becoming a mature What is most important for us believers? (Luke 12:31)
believer. It’s a joy to
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your needs?
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F Entering God’s kingdom and doing His will.
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has given me peace. The other day we didn’t have anything to
eat. But we prayed. I left it in the Lord’s hands. Later that
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Peter said that the Lord just put it in his heart to give us that F We become spiritually ill. 029-021
chicken. He wanted to share with us. A year ago Peter began
to tithe. Now everything he does seems to prosper! F We will get what we want.
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 And in verses 22 and 23 God says not to
worry about our food and clothing, because
our life is worth far more than what we eat.
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John continues to pray every day and meditate in the Word of God
each day. Then...
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Pastor, I’m glad you visited us again!
We have something to tell you.
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John, your
smile’s come
back! What
happened?
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Of course, Pastor. Life is worth more than

food. But we have to eat and enjoy the things
of life. Hey, look at that man over there! Look
how he lives with all that money.
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The Lord is blessing us. I explained the passage in
Luke 12:22-34 to my wife, and we prayed. Now we
are seeking the kingdom of God and His righteousness
first. We’re disciplining ourselves like you said.
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No, brother! Thinking

about people that have more
than you just fills you with
envy. Envy eats away at your
soul. Look at God first. He
knows that we have to eat.
He says in Luke 12:29 “And
do not set your heart on what
you will eat or drink; do not
worry about it.”
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The next day... But if I don’t worry about
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Them rich people don’t pay
Ssss! Look! There goes that rich no attention to us!
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are. Get something from him! But we trust in
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verse the Lord
Jesus says, “For
the pagan world
runs after all such
things, and your
Father knows that
you need them.”
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The pastor continues to apply the Bible to John’s problem. He helps

him to memorize:
Get away from me, Satan! This morning I
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promised God to trust Him for my needs!
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these things shall be added to you.”
(Matthew 6:33)
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Then it’s a sin for me to

worry so much about material
things. But how do I seek
first the kingdom of God?
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 You are saved, but
you lack peace. You
need to discipline your
mind. Study the Bible
and pray each day.
Seek the will of the
Lord for you and obey
Him in everything.
Then you’ll have peace.
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Father, I don’t
understand all this. But
the Bible says it. It is
the truth. I am going to
seek first your kingdom
instead of worrying
about material things.
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OK. I really want to seek the kingdom of

God and His righteousness above all. I’ll
pray for this daily and read my Bible. God will bless you in
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Wonderful. Start today thinking about the things of

God. You’ll feel real love for God and other people.
Forget your worries. And through your love and faith
God will provide all that you really need. He’ll help you to
discipline yourself. Remember to pray and meditate in
His Word every day. The devil will try to make you Thank you. Now I’m going to talk
forget. Let’s pray right now for help. to my wife and pray with her.
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