The key to life is finding out what matters most and building your life around it. And according to Jesus, what matters most? The kingdom of God. Jesus told his followers to 'seek first the kingdom.' Seeking first the kingdom is a vision of following Jesus that shapes and enhances all of life.

Jeremy Treat (PhD, Wheaton College) is pastor for preaching and vision at Reality LA, a young, thriving church in Los Angeles, California, and adjunct professor of theology at Biola University. He is the award-winning author of The Crucified King: Atonement and Kingdom in Biblical and Systematic Theology.