What are you passionate about? What do you desire above all other things? Who or what most easily gets your attention? How would you most like to spend your time? What do you want to be known for?

These questions reveal the deepest interests and priorities of our life. But are our priorities right? Have we selected the best ones? Do our interests lead to the best life we can enjoy?

Jesus wants to help those of us who follow him to know what the best interests and priorities of our life should be. In his boot camp for disciples (the Sermon on the Mount) Jesus turns to this issue in the passage we'll cover today.