2. Inheriting your promised land Part 6 The battle of family sins

3. Previous Promised Land Battles: 1. Jericho – Battle of obedience 2. Ai – Hidden sin 3. Gibeonites – Battle of pride 4. Amorite kings – The battle of family sins

4. “Then the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon—joined forces. They moved up with all their troops and took up positions against Gibeon and attacked it.” Joshua 10:5

5. “You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me…” Exodus 20:5

6. Adam and Eve sinned (Original Sin) and a curse began. “Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.” Proverbs 26.2

7. Medical History Questionnaire Have you ever noticed that when you go to a doctor for the first time they always want a thorough and complete medical history on your ancestors?

8. I. Spiritual History Questionnaire

9. Do you have any knowledge of past family members who were: 1. Idol worshipers? Idolatry is when something is more important to us than God.

10. “You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me…” Exodus 20:5

11. 2. Bitter / Angry people

12. 3. Addicted In the United States alone, there are already:

13. 18 million alcoholics 4 million drug addicts 16 million sex addicts, and 4 million addicted to food. The list goes on!

14. During tough times, people will either go deeper into their Hurts Hang-ups Habits or they will turn to God

15. 4. Rebellious They just would not obey God. “For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft…” 1 Samuel 15:23a (KJV)

16. II. How to Break Free of Ancestral Chains.

17. 1. You are gonna have to fight “After an all-night march from Gilgal, Joshua took them by surprise.” Joshua 10:9

18. The shield of faith is not a good offensive weapon. You must take up the sword of the spirit and fight. “… no weapon forged against you will prevail,…”Is 54:17

19. 2. Open you eyes and see that God is fighting for you “The LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them; I have given them into your hand. Not one of them will be able to withstand you." Josh 10:5

20. “Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.” Nehemiah 4:14

21. “As they fled before Israel…the LORD hurled large hailstones down on them from the sky, and more of them died from the hailstones than were killed by the swords of the Israelites.” Joshua 10:11

22. 3. Ask God for a miracle. “On the day the LORD gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the LORD in the presence of Israel: "O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon."

23. So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the nation avenged itself on its enemies, as it is written in the Book of Jashar. The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.

24. There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the LORD listened to a man. Surely the LORD was fighting for Israel!” Joshua 10:12-14

25. 4. Apply the Blood of Christ daily to your curse or wound. “To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father— to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.” Rev 1:16

26. “The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.” Prov 3:33 “…but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.” Exodus 20:6