Jesus loved God by putting God first: Before your relationships

Luke 14:25-26 | A large crowd was following Jesus. He turned around and said to them, “If you want to be my disciple, you must, by comparison, hate everyone else—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple. 

  • Putting God first means loving Him more than anyone else. Why is this? 

  • Why is it important for your relationship with God to be the most important relationship in your life? How does the strength of your relationship with God impact the health of your other relationships? 

  • What relationships do you put before your relationship with God? Why? What needs to change? 

  • How can you invest in your relationship with God and keep it first in your life? [Be specific!]