Sounds Crazy (week one)
Going first or being first is the hardest things to do whenever you

,

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or be

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.

Sometimes it’s doing something new when everyone around is ok with

.

Being First means you risk everything you have to be the first to fail!!

Things I did first in my own life
• First to host a low rider bicycle only show in Texas.
• First police officer in my family
• First to host a Christian Rap concert in Waco.
• First to change how youth ministry was done in Waco.
• I’m now going to be the first to change the way

and church

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looks like in Waco.

But in order for you to be involved, help or support even more we must understand what is means to be first and

.

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Let’s look at Apple for a minute.
First to provide

First to offer an App Store
First to have a hand held computer in place of a

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Genesis Chapters 12 - 25
( Read or listen to 12 chapters in 30min.)

In the Greek and Hebrew the definition or meaning of Abraham is “ Father of

” or exalted

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”

So when God changed Abrams name to Abraham he literally began to call himself father of many

or father of

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.

‭‭Genesis‬ ‭17:1-8‬ ‭NLT

“When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’ Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life. I will make a covenant with you, by which I will guarantee to give you countless descendants.”

At this, Abram fell face down on the ground. Then God said to him, “This is my covenant with you: I will make you the father of a multitude of nations! What’s more, I am changing your name.

It will no longer be Abram. Instead, you will be

, for you will be the father of many nations. I will make you extremely fruitful. Your descendants will become many nations, and kings will be among them!

“I will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants after you, from generation to generation. This is the everlasting covenant: I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

And I will give the entire land of Canaan, where you now live as a foreigner, to you and your descendants. It will be their possession forever, and I will be their God.”

Now we have to remember that at this time Abraham was

old, he had no children with his wife who was barren unable to conceive a child. He was being called or was asking or telling his family and everyone in his life that he was now a father of many nations or multitude.

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Sometimes we need

to help us with process of

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.

Sometimes it might not be the first person, but it may be the

for you.

The tension that comes with being first is understanding that you have a great possibility of

while risking everything to succeed and to win.

We’ve never seen or heard of anyone succeed if they did

being first.

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Going First means being

Going First means being scared
Going First means

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with fear
Going First means you may fail
Going First means there is

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Going First means you can have

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and success

GROWTH CHALLENGE

The question is are you willing to
Go first or be

?
Go first or maintain the

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?
Go first or let your life

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?

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