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Published: Aug. 11, 2015, 2:03 p.m.

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\\u201cForget the former things; do not dwell on the past.\\xa0 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV)

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Message Title:\\xa0 \\u201cJust Get the 1st Down\\u201d

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Our success is never the result of ONE big decision, but MANY small key decisions over time.

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I don\\u2019t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me.\\xa0Philippians 3:12 (NLT)

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No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it,\\xa0but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead\\u2026Philippians 3:13 (NLT)

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I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us. Philippians 3:14 (NLT)

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After the death of Moses the\\xa0Lord\\u2019s servant, the\\xa0Lord\\xa0spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses\\u2019 assistant. He said, \\u201cMoses my servant is dead. Therefore, the time has come for you to lead these people, the Israelites, across the Jordan River into the land I am giving them.\\xa0 I promise you what I promised Moses: \\u2018Wherever you set foot, you will be on land I have given you\\u2026 Joshua 1:1-3 (NLT)

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Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in. \\xa0Then the\\xa0Lord\\xa0said to Joshua, \\u201cSee, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with it\\u2019s king and it\\u2019s fighting men.\\xa0Joshua 6:1-2 (NIV)

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March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days.\\xa0 Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams\\u2019 horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets.\\xa0Joshua 6:3-4 (NIV)

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When you hear them sound a long blast\\xa0on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout;\\xa0then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in.\\u201d Joshua 6:5 (NIV)

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When the trumpets sounded,\\xa0the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout,\\xa0the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight in, and they took the city. Joshua 6:20 (NIV)

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5 Key 1st Downs in life

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Character Over Comfort

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\\u201cAn underdog\\u2026 posses the ability to get knocked down 9 times but get up 10 times AND uses major setback as fuel for major comebacks. \\u201c

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\\u201cIf you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn\\u2019t lead anywhere.\\u201d

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Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith\\xa0produces perseverance. James 1:2-3 (NIV)

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Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:4 (NIV)

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The tendency is to RUN from the pain\\u2026 we have to learn to LEAN INTO the pain and discover what it can teach us.

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Being Teachable

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Teachability:\\xa0 Being able to relearn that which you think you already know.

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The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice. Proverbs 12:15 (NIV)

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Trust in the\\xa0Lord\\xa0with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; Proverbs 3:5 (NIV)

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in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. \\xa0Do not be wise in your own eyes; Proverbs 3:6-7 (NIV)

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Margin

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\\u2026let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,\\xa0Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)

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fixing our eyes on Jesus,\\xa0the pioneer and perfecter of faith. Hebrews 12:2 (NIV)

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Marginisthespacebetweenthestuffthatmakesthestuffworthwhile.

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Margin is the space between the stuff that makes the stuff worth while.

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As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.\\xa0 Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord\\u2019s feet, listening to what he taught.\\xa0Luke 10:38-39 (NLT)

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But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, \\u201cLord, doesn\\u2019t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.\\u201d Luke 10:40 (NLT)

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But the Lord said to her,\\xa0\\u201cMy dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details!\\xa0 There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.\\u201d Luke 10:41-42 (NLT)

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He says, \\u201cBe still, and know that I am God...\\u201d Psalm 46:10 (NIV)

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Love everyone, but move with the movers

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After some time Paul said to Barnabas, \\u201cLet\\u2019s go back and visit each city where we previously preached the word of the Lord, to see how the new believers are doing.\\u201d Barnabas agreed and wanted to take along John Mark.\\xa0Acts 15:36-37 (NLT)

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But Paul disagreed strongly, since John Mark had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in their work.\\xa0Acts 15:38 (NLT)

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Their disagreement was so sharp that they separated. Barnabas took John Mark with him and sailed for Cyprus.\\xa0 Paul chose Silas, and as he left, the believers entrusted him to the Lord\\u2019s gracious care. Acts 15:39-40 (NLT)

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If people are causing divisions among you, give a first and second warning. After that, have nothing more to do with them. Titus 3:10 (NLT)

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Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? 2 Corinthians 6:14 (NLT)

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\\u201cI will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.\\u201d Therefore, \\u201cCome out from them\\xa0and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.\\u201d And, \\u201cI will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.\\u201d 2 Corinthians 6:16-18 (NLT)

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\\u201cWhen you are transitioning to a new season of life, the people and situations that no longer fit you will fall away.\\xa0 Don\\u2019t fight the process.\\u201d

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Not letting fear hold you back

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Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do.\\xa0Joshua 1:7 (NLT)

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Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.\\xa0Joshua 1:8 (NLT)

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This is my command\\u2014be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the\\xa0Lord\\xa0your God is with you wherever you go.\\u201d Joshua 1:9 (NLT)

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