As we focus this week on boundaries for life and vision, today we'll explore what it would look like to have the right priorities in place in our relationship with God.

Many of us live as though God has a long list of expectations for us to meet.

Today, may God's priorities for us become our own,

and may we set the necessary boundaries in place to keep our priorities in the correct order.

Welcome to the first 15 podcast.

The first 15 podcast. Our scripture for today comes from John 15 verse 4.

Scripture says,

Abide in me and I in you.

As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine. Neither can you unless you abide in me.

You were created to spend time with God. Just as God's chief desire is for relationship with you,

your chief purpose in life is relationship with him.

There is no life apart from him.

Scripture says in Acts 1728,

in him we live and move and have our being.

As we seek to be a people of vision and boundaries, let's begin by looking at a passage of

scripture in which Jesus tells us the one thing that's necessary. Luke 10, verse 38 through 42 says,

now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house.

And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving.

And she went up to him and said,

Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone?

Tell her then to help me.

But the Lord answered her, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary.

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