SEEK & FIND 3 – PRIORITIZE, 1-18-26, Pastor Jeff Aenk, New Hope Christian Church
let’s prioritize by putting jesus 1st in every key area of our lives this year, & let him have his way in & through us, to help us take the next step from where we are now, to where god wants us to be.
Key Verse – Matthew 6:33 - But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
1. Seek God in Prayer & Quietness, & ask Him to show you 1-2 S.M.A.R.T. Goals to write down under each area of the 6 areas below, as your personal Life Development Plan for this Year, Quarter, Month, or Week. S.M.A.R.T. Goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, w/ Timeframe) Example: My Goal is to ___________so that ____________happens.
2. & Give someone else a copy Asking them to hold you Accountable on at least a Monthly basis.
(*There is a Life Development Plan Goal Setting Form on your Chair, & also on the Communion Tables at the Back.)
1. Walk With Jesus: Mark 12:30 - Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.
2. Relationships With Others: John 13:34 - “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
3. Finances: Proverbs 3:9 - Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;
4. Work Life: Colossians 3:23 - Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,
5. Health/Physical Life: 1 Timothy 4:8 - For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. 1 Corinthians 6:20 - You were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
6. My Ministry: 1 Peter 4:10 - Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. Acts 1:8b - ….. You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Here’s What I Want us To Do this WEEK
1. Let’s Prioritize by Putting Jesus 1st in Every Key Area of Our Lives this Year. Seek God’s Vision & Plan for Your Life This Year, & Set Appropriate Goals to Take the Next Steps from Where you are Now, to Where God Wants you to Be This Year, by getting Alone with Him & Filling Out the Life Development Plan Goal Setting Form on Your Chair.
2. Seek God by Taking our FASTING Challenge. Ask God to Show You what Thing(s) SPECIFICALLY would be the Best for you to Fast From & Fast For, for at least 1 Day, & then what Thing(s) to Fast From & Fast For, for at least 1 Month. ***For Examples, You Could:
Fast FROM – Food, Sugar, Drugs, Alcohol, Porn, Scrolling, Phone, Social Media, TV, Video Games, Cigarettes, Vaping, OR Anything that has More of your Focus than God.
Fast FOR – Prayer, God’s Word, Connection w/ Jesus, Victory, Freedom, Healing, Transformation, Hearing God, God’s Movement in your Life, Family, Church, & Community.
*A Good Plan with Fasting, Spend the Exact Time you would normally do the Thing you are Giving Up (Ex. eating, scrolling, smoking), Doing something Instead with That Time to Help you Focus on God – (Praying, Reading Bible, Writing, Worshipping, Thanking, Praising, Listening, etc.)
*In Fasting, We Deny the Physical, to Focus on the Spiritual, & Train our Body (Flesh) to be Subject To (Led By) the Spirit. *In Fasting, We : 1. Go without something physical (Food or Anything) Needed or Desired, 2. For Period of Time, 3. For Purpose of Accomplishing Something Greater Spiritually with God.
(*To Learn More about Fasting, Go watch my Jan. 4th, 2026 message online called FAST & get the Notes, & Review the Notes on your Chair called Fasting.)
*Fill In the Blanks Below with your Commitments to Fast, & then Share them with Another Person & Ask them to Hold you Accountable.
*I Will Fast FROM: _(?)______________________ & FOR: ___Hearing & Writing God’s Goals for Me___ for: _(?)_______Day(s).
*I Will Fast FROM: _(?)_____________________ & FOR: ___God’s Movement In & Through Me & Our Church__ for: _(?)________Month(s).
3. Seek God by Joining Rooted 1st & FreedUp Financially 2nd.
*1st Rooted - Sign Up to Join our 3 Month (Feb 15 – May 10 , Sundays 3-5 pm) - Spring Rooted Group Discipleship Experience Today @ the Rooted Table at the Back of our Worship Center or Through our Church App, or by Scanning the QR Code on the Rooted Flyer in your Chair. *Nothing will help you Seek God with More Focus than that! (Registration Deadline is Feb 8th)
*2nd FreedUp – Sign Up to Join our 7 Week FreedUp App & Group, that will help us all Grow Spiritually & Thrive Financially, & will go along with my Message Series. A Discussion Group Led by Dan Fricke will be Sunday Mornings Feb 1st – Mar 15th from 9:15 am – 10:15 am, in the Main Floor Back Meeting Room (Across from the Elevator). Sign Up Today @ the Table at the Back of our Worship Center or Through our Church App, or by Scanning the QR Code on the FreedUp Flyer in your Chair. (Registration Deadline is Jan 25th)
Key Verse – Matthew 6:33 - But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
1. Seek God in Prayer & Quietness, & ask Him to show you 1-2 S.M.A.R.T. Goals to write down under each area of the 6 areas below, as your personal Life Development Plan for this Year, Quarter, Month, or Week. S.M.A.R.T. Goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, w/ Timeframe) Example: My Goal is to ___________so that ____________happens.
2. & Give someone else a copy Asking them to hold you Accountable on at least a Monthly basis.
(*There is a Life Development Plan Goal Setting Form on your Chair, & also on the Communion Tables at the Back.)
1. Walk With Jesus: Mark 12:30 - Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.
2. Relationships With Others: John 13:34 - “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
3. Finances: Proverbs 3:9 - Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;
4. Work Life: Colossians 3:23 - Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,
5. Health/Physical Life: 1 Timothy 4:8 - For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. 1 Corinthians 6:20 - You were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
6. My Ministry: 1 Peter 4:10 - Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. Acts 1:8b - ….. You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Here’s What I Want us To Do this WEEK
1. Let’s Prioritize by Putting Jesus 1st in Every Key Area of Our Lives this Year. Seek God’s Vision & Plan for Your Life This Year, & Set Appropriate Goals to Take the Next Steps from Where you are Now, to Where God Wants you to Be This Year, by getting Alone with Him & Filling Out the Life Development Plan Goal Setting Form on Your Chair.
2. Seek God by Taking our FASTING Challenge. Ask God to Show You what Thing(s) SPECIFICALLY would be the Best for you to Fast From & Fast For, for at least 1 Day, & then what Thing(s) to Fast From & Fast For, for at least 1 Month. ***For Examples, You Could:
Fast FROM – Food, Sugar, Drugs, Alcohol, Porn, Scrolling, Phone, Social Media, TV, Video Games, Cigarettes, Vaping, OR Anything that has More of your Focus than God.
Fast FOR – Prayer, God’s Word, Connection w/ Jesus, Victory, Freedom, Healing, Transformation, Hearing God, God’s Movement in your Life, Family, Church, & Community.
*A Good Plan with Fasting, Spend the Exact Time you would normally do the Thing you are Giving Up (Ex. eating, scrolling, smoking), Doing something Instead with That Time to Help you Focus on God – (Praying, Reading Bible, Writing, Worshipping, Thanking, Praising, Listening, etc.)
*In Fasting, We Deny the Physical, to Focus on the Spiritual, & Train our Body (Flesh) to be Subject To (Led By) the Spirit. *In Fasting, We : 1. Go without something physical (Food or Anything) Needed or Desired, 2. For Period of Time, 3. For Purpose of Accomplishing Something Greater Spiritually with God.
(*To Learn More about Fasting, Go watch my Jan. 4th, 2026 message online called FAST & get the Notes, & Review the Notes on your Chair called Fasting.)
*Fill In the Blanks Below with your Commitments to Fast, & then Share them with Another Person & Ask them to Hold you Accountable.
*I Will Fast FROM: _(?)______________________ & FOR: ___Hearing & Writing God’s Goals for Me___ for: _(?)_______Day(s).
*I Will Fast FROM: _(?)_____________________ & FOR: ___God’s Movement In & Through Me & Our Church__ for: _(?)________Month(s).
3. Seek God by Joining Rooted 1st & FreedUp Financially 2nd.
*1st Rooted - Sign Up to Join our 3 Month (Feb 15 – May 10 , Sundays 3-5 pm) - Spring Rooted Group Discipleship Experience Today @ the Rooted Table at the Back of our Worship Center or Through our Church App, or by Scanning the QR Code on the Rooted Flyer in your Chair. *Nothing will help you Seek God with More Focus than that! (Registration Deadline is Feb 8th)
*2nd FreedUp – Sign Up to Join our 7 Week FreedUp App & Group, that will help us all Grow Spiritually & Thrive Financially, & will go along with my Message Series. A Discussion Group Led by Dan Fricke will be Sunday Mornings Feb 1st – Mar 15th from 9:15 am – 10:15 am, in the Main Floor Back Meeting Room (Across from the Elevator). Sign Up Today @ the Table at the Back of our Worship Center or Through our Church App, or by Scanning the QR Code on the FreedUp Flyer in your Chair. (Registration Deadline is Jan 25th)