1. For life of faith and Purpose
CULTURE OF BLESSING
For life of faith and Purpose

2. Life in God’s Kingdom Influential Life (family significance)
Point people to Jesus (Life’s Solution!)
Train them to Serve God’s Kingdom Purpose
Meaningful Life
Needs met (overflow)
Help other’s needs (family-generations-nation)

3. SEEKING BLESSINGS Ancient World - religious and superstitious
More powerful the deity, more important the blessing sought
Blessings sought:
Fertility, Prosperity, Protection, Healing, Power, favour
Modern man: success – OT man: blessing

4. BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVES on BLESSING
Crucial for Israel to secure blessings from the Almighty God, only Creator and True Lord & King whose blessings no one can reverse
The blessing that confers the power of fertility is inseparable from creation where the creator is the one who blesses and the created living being has the power to reproduce Blessing
Curse
Jer 17:5  This is what the LORD says: "Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the LORD.

5. BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVES
Gen 1:28 Adam and Eve blessed
Gen 9:1 Noah and sons blessed
Gen 12:2 Abraham’s covenant of blessing
Gal 3:14 Christ redeems to receive blessing of Abraham
Gal 3:19 Abraham’s blessing – descendents & land

6. God Blesses Family & next Gens
Abrahamic Blessing – covenantal, applicable to descendents (even in Christ the seed)
Davidic Blessing – spiritual throne
1Ki 2:45  ”King Solomon will be blessed, and David's throne will remain secure before the LORD forever.”
Jesus also known as ‘son of David’

7. Why God’s Blessings Important?
Desire for blessings is not to fan greed
It is necessity
Why?
Sin brought curse – Satan and ground, man is under that influence
Only God can reverse curse of fallen man and humanism (Jer 17:5-6)
You are to continue Abraham’s blessing in nations

8. PRAYER to break curse and release blessings
Reconciliation
Repentance
Renunciation
Restoration
Renewal – all things become new!
Let us Pray!