First Things First · Ben Graves · July 12, 2026 · 43m
- fear
- identity
- addiction
from “You Are An Ambassador Now”
And I just want to encourage someone, maybe you felt like this week you didn't live like an ambassador for Christ, felt like you live for an ambassador of insecurity, an ambassador of trauma. I just came today to say God's got a special amount of grace that he wants to impart into your heart this morning. Because here's what this next generation needs. It needs moms and dads and aunties and uncles and business owners and workplace leaders that would say, I want to be a representation to this broken world saying, come back to God. So Jesus, this morning, we say, use us. Father, we don't want to vacate what you've called us to lead in. Love the words of Paul. God, we are. We grab onto that. I am. This is my core duty. This is my role. I'm a son and daughter of God. But then he gives me this mission to represent who Christ is, not just represent what he's against, but to represent who he is. So God, today, I pray that every individual in this room, the sound of my voice watching online, watching all over the campuses, that today, Lord, their hearts would be softened and open to the reality that, God, you want to use me. I didn't see it this way, but you want to use me. I'm just a mom, but you want to use me. I'm just a dad, but you want to use me today. God, I pray that your Holy Spirit would move all over this room. God, we don't want to leave the same. Transform us from the inside out. Jesus, we love you. We praise you. And all God's beautiful people said, amen. Come on. Why don't we give God a shout of praise? High five someone as you find your seat. What up, youth team? How we doing? The merch looks good. The merch looks good. I am beyond excited for what God's going to do today. If you have your Bible, turn to the book of Judges chapter six. If you do this portion of scripture, really, anytime we study the Old Testament and Israelites and the people of God, think of them really as an archetype of all of humanity in many ways. Right? Like we see them in bondage and slavery in Egypt. And what does God do? He frees them.
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