You are listening to the Passion City Church podcast to learn more about

Passion City Church, including our gathering times in Atlanta and Washington,

DC. Visit us online at Passion City Church dot com. Today's talk comes from

Pastor Louis Gaglia.

So we've been thinking about this statement that Jesus made, that He made to you,

that He made to me in the Sermon on the Mount, the greatest sermon ever recorded.

In the context of all the things that all of us need in life, Jesus simplified

and helped us prioritize. And He said, yeah, I know that you need sustenance. I

know that you need food. I know that you need somewhere to live. I know that you

need shelter. I know that you need provision. But here's the priority. This is

what Jesus said in Matthew 6. We've looked at it every week of this journey

together. He said, for the pagans run after all these things, even the people who

don't have a concept of the living God, they're all going after all these

things. But He said, your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek

first, that's our phrase. Seek first, that's priority. His kingdom and his

righteousness. And all these things will be given to you as well. In other words,

God is putting an invitation on the table today. That's mind-boggling to me

honestly. Because we're here. We're all, you know, found our way to a parking

place, got into the building, or maybe you're linking in online from home and

joining church today from who knows where. And we're all here. But can we just

wrap our heads around this reality today that God of heaven is putting

opportunities on the table. He's putting invitations on the table. He's saying,

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