First Things First | Ben Graves | Elevation Church

Summary

When life feels like it's beating you up, it's tempting to just slip away and hide. But God hasn't called you to a cave; He's called you to contend for a legacy.

Chapters

• See You At Elevation Nights!0:00
• We're Due For An Awakening0:49
• You Are An Ambassador Now3:59
• Beaten Down By The Enemy9:20
• Hiding Is Easy13:02
• God Isn't Afraid Of Caves17:28
• It's Not Someone Else's Job19:46
• Fear Is A Future Without God22:20
• You Are Who God Says26:27
• Excuses Can't Stop God29:42
• The Real Battle Is At Home31:56
• The Cycle Can End With You36:30
• Time To Build A New Altar39:33

Key takeaways

• God speaks identity over you before you ever earn it — calling you mighty warrior, ambassador, son or daughter — because he sees who you are becoming, not just who you are.
• Hiding from your God-given domain, whether as a parent, leader, or believer, creates an open door for the enemy to run rampant in the territory God entrusted to you.
• Before God sends you to the battlefield, he calls you to deal with the false altars in your own backyard — the generational patterns of sin you have grown comfortable living alongside.
• You plus God is all you need; every excuse you bring him is met with his simple response, 'I'll be with you.'
• Your past and your season of hiding do not define you or disqualify you — God specializes in showing up to caves and calling his people back out into their purpose.

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