Put Jesus First and this happens!

See, when people go throughout their life thinking, I can always serve god when I get around to it. I'll always serve god when I get around to it. The answer came back, I know you're not. Now, again, for those taking notes, hear what I say. Their moment had passed. So there was a window where they could be blessed. There was a window where they could go and be with those and have a good time. But that window closed on them. So when people think, I have all the time in the world to do what god wants me to do. No, you don't. [01:03:59] (37 seconds)  #ServeNowNotLater

God's calling you and I'm getting ready to close this morning. I need you to search your heart. If something else has taken first place in your life, I need you to pray about that. If your prayer has grown quiet, if your lamp has grown dim, I need you to come to the altar this morning. You need the fire. You need the oil. You need you to understand Jesus comes first. [01:08:52] (31 seconds)  #JesusComesFirst

Maybe god wants to move right now this morning. Are you receptive to a move of god in your life? Maybe god doesn't move till tomorrow. Maybe god doesn't move till Tuesday. Are you spiritually receptive to god's will? Or is it when you walk out those doors, you don't think about god till next Sunday? You have to stay available to the holy spirit and allowing god to move. See, as the as the it's going a little bit further with this lesson. You see when the bridegroom comes, only the ready are entered. [01:01:49] (29 seconds)  #ReadyForGodsMove

I haven't made up mine to be blessed this mornings. I know there's those that wanna walk around saying I'm blessed and highly favored, but they're not really blessed because they're not in his will. But you gotta get in God's presence. Spend time with God, and you gotta begin to spend that time and say, God help me. See, the wise expect it, the unexpected. They were prepared for him to come anytime he wanted. [00:59:45] (22 seconds)  #BePresentForBlessing

But the thing that it really begin to interest me is that all of them had the invitation. All 10 had the lamps. All 10 knew the bridegroom was coming. The difference between them boiled down to one thing, commitment. The wise virgins were committed to being the bridesmaid and doing their job as the bridesmaid and so they brought extra oil. The foolish ones did not. And when the midnight cry came and said the bridegroom is here, the wise are ready, and the foolish were not. [00:41:32] (39 seconds)  #CommitmentOverConvenience

The appearance of readiness means nothing. It's been spiritually prepared. There's a whole lot of people that look like they're ready. They come to church on Easter. They come to church on Mother's Day and Christmas. They come to church and they go through the motions of looking like they're ready. But that does not mean they're spiritually prepared. Brother, you're spiritually prepared when you're spending that time with god. When you allow them in your heart and mind, [01:06:48] (27 seconds)  #SpirituallyPreparedNotJustPresent

See, many Christians today live that same way. They know they should pray. They know they should stay close to god. They know they should guard their heart and but other things fill their mind. Work, finances, family issues, daily pressure, whatever. But I need to share something with you as I'm teaching this lesson. No matter what happens to you in your life, you still have a job to do. [00:55:06] (26 seconds)  #KeepYourSpiritualJob

If you don't do what god tells you to do, you're not gonna receive the blessing that he has for you. And god says, let us gather together and worship his names and so we come to church. We get to lift up to god's names. Whether whether we're seeing the in the praise that he is worthy of praise and we wanna get in and worship god but if you choose to be somewhere else and not worship god and then all of a sudden, you you say, he's not blessing me. He was blessing you. You have no idea the blessings that god has prepared for those that love him. [00:49:47] (31 seconds)  #ObeyToReceiveBlessings