Would you describe yourself as a Dog Person or a Cat person? A Dog person looks at life and says, "you feed me, you care for me, you play with me and make me feel loved... YOU must be God." A Cat person looks at life and says, "you feed me, you care for me, you, clean my litter box... I must be god."  Steven Hawthorne once said that the problem with our culture is that is was meant for dogs, but is experienced by cats. The Bible was meant to reveal to us the love of God, the purpose of life and the deep relationships we can have with one another. But we read the Bible, and thus all of life, like cats who are constantly searching for affirmation that we are God. We ask questions like, how will this benefit me, How will it further my ambitions, my goals, my desires, my needs...   Well, you get the idea.  But life won't make sense, the direction of you life, the aging process and the joy and sorrows will overwhelms us if we don't put God first.  There was a news article that came out this week about a 12 yr. old boy who smuggled a shotgun into school in his band case and shot two classmates. He wanted revenge, we want to get noticed, he wanted to gain respect, and he got it. What he failed to do was engage the long-term thinking necessary to consider the consequences for the rest of his life. At that moment, his life had no meaning other than immediate response and revenge.  Yet many of us know of workplace bullies, church bullies and people who "tell it like it is" regardless of the consequences or who gets hurt.  We become like what we worship. If we worship power, we become a bully. If we worship pride, we become a critic and a gossip. If we worship God, and focus on becoming like Jesus, we will radiate a different kind of light and joy to all we know. Sermon Notes: Sermon Notes 01.19.14 First Things First - Worship Sermon Slides: Worship Slides 01.19.14 Sermon Audio: