They

FIRST
Gave
Themselves
to the Lord
2 Corinthians 8:5
By David Dann
They FIRST Gave Themselves to the Lord
They FIRST Gave Themselves to the Lord

• God must be first in

our lives.
They FIRST Gave Themselves to the Lord

Matthew 6:33
33 "But seek first
the kingdom of
God and His
righteousness,
and all these
things shall be
added to you."
They FIRST Gave Themselves to the Lord

• God must be first in

our lives.
They FIRST Gave Themselves to the Lord

• God must be first in

our lives.

• The Macedonian
Christians gave
themselves first to the
Lord.
They FIRST Gave Themselves to the Lord

2 Corinthians 8:1-2
1 Moreover, brethren, we make
known to you the grace of God
bestowed on the churches of
Macedonia:
2 that in a great trial of affliction the
abundance of their joy and their deep
poverty abounded in the riches of
their liberality.
They FIRST Gave Themselves to the Lord

2 Corinthians 8:3-5
3 For I bear witness that according to
their ability, yes, and beyond their ability,
they were freely willing,
4 imploring us with much urgency that
we would receive the gift and the
fellowship of the ministering to the saints.
5 And not only as we had hoped, but
they first gave themselves to the Lord,
and then to us by the will of God.
They FIRST Gave Themselves to the Lord

2 Corinthians 8:3-5
3 For I bear witness that according to
their ability, yes, and beyond their ability,
they were freely willing,
4 imploring us with much urgency that
we would receive the gift and the
fellowship of the ministering to the saints.
5 And not only as we had hoped, but
they first gave themselves to the Lord,
and then to us by the will of God.
They FIRST Gave Themselves to the Lord

• God must be first in

our lives.

• The Macedonian
Christians gave
themselves first to the
Lord.
They FIRST Gave Themselves to the Lord

• God must be first in

our lives.

• The Macedonian
Christians gave
themselves first to the
Lord.

• Will you give yourself

first to the Lord?
They FIRST Gave Themselves to the Lord

Mark 12:28-30
28 Then one of the scribes came, and having
heard them reasoning together, perceiving that
He had answered them well, asked Him,
"Which is the first commandment of all?"
29 Jesus answered him, "The first of all the
commandments is: 'Hear, O Israel, the LORD
our God, the LORD is one.
30 'And you shall love the LORD your God
with all your heart, with all your soul, with all
your mind, and with all your strength.' This is
the first commandment."
They FIRST Gave Themselves to the Lord

• God must be first in

our lives.

• The Macedonian
Christians gave
themselves first to the
Lord.

• Will you give yourself

first to the Lord?
They FIRST Gave Themselves to the Lord
They FIRST Gave Themselves to the Lord

• God must be first in

our lives.

• The Macedonian
Christians gave
themselves first to the
Lord.

• Will you give yourself

first to the Lord?
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

1 In Your Personal
Life?
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

1 In Your Personal
Life? James 1:21-22
21 Therefore lay aside all
filthiness and overflow of
wickedness, and receive with
meekness the implanted word,
which is able to save your
souls.
22 But be doers of the word,
and not hearers only,
deceiving yourselves.
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

1 In Your Personal
Life? James 1:23-24
23 For if anyone is a hearer
of the word and not a doer,
he is like a man observing
his natural face in a mirror;
24 for he observes himself,
goes away, and immediately
forgets what kind of man he
was.
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

1 In Your Personal
Life? James 1:25
25 But he who looks into
the perfect law of liberty
and continues in it, and is
not a forgetful hearer but
a doer of the work, this
one will be blessed in
what he does.
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

1 In Your Personal
Life? Galatians 5:22-24
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is
love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
kindness, goodness,
faithfulness,
23 gentleness, self-control.
Against such there is no law.
24 And those who are Christ's
have crucified the flesh with its
passions and desires.
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

1 In Your Personal
Life? Galatians 5:25-26
25 If we live in the Spirit,
let us also walk in the
Spirit.
26 Let us not become
conceited, provoking one
another, envying one
another.
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

1 In Your Personal
Life? 2 Peter 3:18
18 …but grow in the
grace and knowledge
of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ. To Him
be the glory both now
and forever. Amen.
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

1 In Your Personal
Life? 1 Thessalonians 5:17
17 …pray without
ceasing…
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

2 In Your Family
Life?
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

2 In Your Family
Life? Colossians 3:18-19
18 Wives, submit to
your own husbands, as
is fitting in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love
your wives and do not
be bitter toward them.
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

2 In Your Family
Life? Colossians 3:20-21
20 Children, obey your
parents in all things, for
this is well pleasing to the
Lord.
21 Fathers, do not
provoke your children, lest
they become discouraged.
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

2 In Your Family
Life? Ephesians 6:1-2
1 Children, obey your
parents in the Lord, for
this is right.
2 "Honor your father and
mother," which is the first
commandment with
promise:
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

2 In Your Family
Life? Ephesians 6:3-4
3 "that it may be well with
you and you may live long
on the earth."
4 And you, fathers, do not
provoke your children to
wrath, but bring them up in
the training and admonition
of the Lord.
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

3 In The Church?
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

3 In The Church?
Ephesians 4:11-12
11 And He Himself gave
some to be apostles, some
prophets, some evangelists,
and some pastors and
teachers,
12 for the equipping of the
saints for the work of ministry,
for the edifying of the body of
Christ…
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

3 In The Church?
Ephesians 4:13
13 till we all come to the
unity of the faith and of
the knowledge of the Son
of God, to a perfect man,
to the measure of the
stature of the fullness of
Christ…
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

3 In The Church?
Ephesians 4:14-15
14 that we should no longer
be children, tossed to and fro
and carried about with every
wind of doctrine, by the
trickery of men, in the cunning
craftiness of deceitful plotting,
15 but, speaking the truth in
love, may grow up in all things
into Him who is the head --
Christ --
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

3 In The Church?
Ephesians 4:16
16 from whom the whole
body, joined and knit
together by what every joint
supplies, according to the
effective working by which
every part does its share,
causes growth of the body
for the edifying of itself in
love.
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

3 In The Church?
Philippians 2:3
3 Let nothing be done
through selfish
ambition or conceit,
but in lowliness of
mind let each esteem
others better than
himself.
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

3 In The Church?
Philippians 2:4-5
4 Let each of you look
out not only for his own
interests, but also for the
interests of others.
5 Let this mind be in you
which was also in Christ
Jesus…
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

3 In The Church?
Philippians 2:6-7
6 who, being in the form of
God, did not consider it
robbery to be equal with
God,
7 but made Himself of no
reputation, taking the form
of a bondservant, and
coming in the likeness of
men.
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

3 In The Church?
Philippians 2:8
8 And being found in
appearance as a man,
He humbled Himself
and became obedient
to the point of death,
even the death of the
cross.
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

3 In The Church?
Acts 20:28
28 "Therefore take heed
to yourselves and to all
the flock, among which
the Holy Spirit has made
you overseers, to
shepherd the church of
God which He purchased
with His own blood."
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

3 In The Church?
Proverbs 6:16-17
16 These six things the
LORD hates, Yes, seven
are an abomination to
Him:
17 A proud look, A lying
tongue, Hands that shed
innocent blood,
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

3 In The Church?
Proverbs 6:18-19
18 A heart that devises
wicked plans, Feet that
are swift in running to
evil,
19 A false witness who
speaks lies, And one who
sows discord among
brethren.
Will You Give Yourself FIRST to the Lord…

1 In Your Personal
Life?

2 In Your Family
Life?

3 In The Church?
 Will you give
yourself FIRST
to the Lord???