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 Series: Blessed To Be A Blessing
“The Blessing of Keeping God First”
Malachi 1:1-14; Deuteronomy 26:1-11

The Blessing: Each one of us can keep God first in our lives by ______________

on the Lord’s concerns as outlined in Malachi 1.

Action #1 We keep God first by _________________ to His love.
Malachi 1:2; Deuteronomy 7:6-8; Matthew 10:37;
Luke 14:26; John 3:16; Romans 8:38-39; 1 John 4:9

Motivation: Always remember God put you _____________ .
1 John 4:19; John 10:14-18, 15:13

Action #2 We keep God first by ________ His name in all we do.
Malachi 1:6, 11, 14; Exodus 20: 12; Proverbs 22:1

Encouragement: Continue to grow in the _______________ of God.
Proverbs 2:5; Romans 11:33-36; 2 Corinthians 2:14, 4:6;
Ephesians 3:14-19; Colossians 1:10; 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Peter 3:18

Action #3 We keep God first by giving Him our ___________ .
Malachi 1:7-14; Matthew 6:19-34

Christian stewardship:
_______ God our best with all that we _______.


The best of our _____________ . Ephesians 5:15-20; Psalm 90:12

The best of our _____________ . Malachi 3:8-12; Matthew 25:14-30

The best of our _____________. 1 Peter 4:9-11; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31

"He is no fool who will give up what he cannot keep
to gain what he cannot lose."
Jim Elliott