This outline and the sermon audio file that goes with it at john10-10.org under Sermon Audios, is an overview of what the Bible teaches and Christian ministers have learned about how to be set free from the negative effects of sins our ancestors have committed--our family ancestors and others we are connected to by being part of their group. Fascinating biblical subject with potential to bless many.
2. We Are Who They Were
āLike father like sonā, āa chip oļ¬ the old block, āthe apple
doesnāt fa" far #om the tree.ā
ā...knowing that you were not redeemed...#om your
futile way of life inherited from your
forefathers...ā ( 1 Pet 1: 18)
āWe have sinned, even as our ancestors did...ā (Ps. 106:6)
Example: My dad & I
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3. Genome Mapping &
Spiritual DNA Mapping
Luke Skywalker &African tribes: Mitochondrial DNA
A" get a physical & spiritual inheritance: Physical DNA
& āSpiritual DNAā
More healing & blessings available by knowing both
Chapter 2 of HealingAmericaās DNA on our website
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5. Generational Sins
The propensity to sin in similar ways as our ancestors
did. Sins that repeat in several generations of families.
Original Sin: (Rom. 5:12) āTherefore, just as sin entered
the world through one man, and death through sin, and
in this way death came to a" people, because all sinnedā
āFor just as through the disobedience of the one man the
many were made sinners...(Rom. 5:19)
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6. Sins Run in Families
Abraham, Isaac & Jacob & Jacobās sons: Lying
Judah, David & sonsAmnon,Absalom & Solomon: Lust
What sins run in your family?
What lies, bondages, character ļ¬aws? Deep Rejection,
abandonment, depression, anger, chemical abuse,
loneliness, rebe"ion, fears, lusts, confusion, pride, etc
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8. Generational Guilt
Lev. 26:40-42:Ā āāBut if they wi" confess their sins and the
sins of their ancestorsāĀ I wi" remember my covenant
with Jacob...and I wi" remember the land.āā
āDo not remember the iniquities of our forefathers
against usā (Ps. 79:8).
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9. Abraham Lincolnās 2nd InauguralAddress
āHe gives to both North and South, this terrible war, as
the woe due to those by whom the oļ¬ence came...Yet, if
God wi"s that it continue, until a" the wealth piled by
the bond-manās two hundred and ļ¬fty years of
unrequited toil sha" be sunk, and until every drop
of blood drawn with the lash, shall be paid by
another drawn with the sword...ā
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10. Generational Penalties
A" male descendants of wicked KingsAhab & Jeroboam ki"ed
āYour sonsā¦will suffer for your unfaithfulness, until
your corpses lie in the wildernessā ( Numbers 14:33).
āOur fathers sinned, and are no more. It is we who have
borne their iniquitiesā (Lamentations 5:7,16)
āSo those of you who may be le) wi" rot away because of their
iniquity... and also because of the iniquities of their
forefathers they will rot with themā (Lev. 26:39).
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11. In 10 Commandments
āI am the Lord your Godā¦you sha" have no other gods
before meā¦You sha" not make for yourself an idol in the
form of anythingā¦for I am a jealous God, punishing
the children for the sins of the fathers to the
third and fourth generation of those who hate meā¦
(Ex.20:2-6).
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13. Identiļ¬cational Repentance
Repenting for the past sins of a group you represent.
Lev. 26:40-42:Ā āāBut if they will confess their sins
and the sins of their ancestorsāĀ I wi" remember
my covenant with Jacob...and I wi" remember the land.āā
Moses, Jeremiah, Daniel,Nehemiah, Ezra
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14. Jesus Did Not Deny
āAs He went along, He saw a man blind #om birth. His
disciples asked him, āRabbi, who sinned, this man or
his parents, that he was born blind?ā
āNeither this man nor his parents sinned,ā said
Jesus, ābut this happened so that the works of God might
be displayed in himā ( John 9:1-3).
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16. Corporate Identities
Individuals, families, churches, cities and nations
Each has set of ca"ings, strengths, weaknesses, spiritual
gi)s, sins, bondages, guilt, blessings and curses and before
God.
We are more blessed or more vulnerable to evil
due to our corporate identities.
We can break the negative eļ¬ects via prayer and holiness.
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17. Examples
The unique blessing on Jews due to the Old Covenant
Seven churches commended and corrected by Jesus in Rev.
1-3 as city-wide churches
Jesus held entire cities accountable for rejecting Him
while He was on earth.
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18. A Key to Healing
For ourselves, families, churches, our region & our nation
Subjective process--as with exercise of a" spiritual gi)s
and ministries
Many modern leaders use in inner healing, deliverance
and in regional intercession.
An experiment and training for a" of us
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19. Healing Damaged DNA
Repent to God for sin of ancestors and your participation in it
Release them in forgiveness for damaging your DNA
Renounce the sin. Break agreement. Hate it as God does.
Restore, make restitution as needed
Resolve to live in opposite, godly ways
Reject demons. Expel verba"y with authority
Remember scriptures by heart to reshape heart and mind
Rete" via testimony to others
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