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Top Priority First Importance!Act Act 42 And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus.This is the starting point we need to bring everyone to.Core message of the Bible: JesusCore purpose of disciples: (be a disciple) and make disciples.First things!1Co 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures,———————————————————Act Act Note that they did not deny the need to serve tables but only that teaching and preaching was THEIR calling and priority.———————————————————Act Act What is the ministry of the Word?Neh 8 They read from the book, from the Law of God, clearly, and they gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading.———————————————————Act Act Act ============================Core message of the Bible: JesusCore purpose of disciples: (be a disciple) make disciples.Mat Outward sign of inward changeLike circumcision - comes as a sign of what has happened inside NOT as the mechanism to accomplish that change.One body Eph 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,Rom 4 For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function,5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith;7 if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching;8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.Nail down your purpose!Core message of the Bible: JesusCore purpose of disciples: (be a disciple) and make disciples.Top Priority: Figure out what you going to do about Jesus! Get into the Body of Christ!If you are part of the body of Christ, figure out how he wants you to work to build that body up in love. That is your top priority!