Family Tree, Part 1: Going Back to Go Forward

Published: Aug. 5, 2009, 3:20 a.m.

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Title\\nof the message is:\\xa0 Going back to go forward\\n\\n

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(Deuteronomy 30:19)\\xa0\\u201cThis day I call heaven and earth\\nas witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings\\nand curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live\\u201d

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(Romans\\n3:23) \\u201c..for\\nall have sinned and fall short of the glory of God\\u201d

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(Psalm\\n51: 1-3) (NLT) \\u201cHave mercy on me, O God,\\nbecause of your unfailing love.\\xa0 Because of your great compassion, blot\\nout the stain of my sins. Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin.\\nFor I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night.\\u201d

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(Psalm\\n51: 4-6) (NLT) \\u201cAgainst you, and you alone,\\nhave I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right\\nin what you say, and your judgment against me is just. For I was born a\\nsinner\\u2014yes, from the moment my mother conceived me. But you desire\\nhonesty from the womb, teaching me wisdom even there.\\u201d

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(Psalm\\n51: 7-9) (NLT)\\xa0 \\u201cPurify me from my sins,\\nand I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Oh, give me back\\nmy joy again; you have broken me\\u2014now let me rejoice. Don\\u2019t keep\\nlooking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt.\\u201d

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(Psalm\\n51: 10-12) (NLT) \\u201cCreate in me a clean heart, O\\nGod. Renew a loyal spirit within me. Do not banish me from your presence, and\\ndon\\u2019t take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your\\nsalvation, and make me willing to obey you.\\u201d

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How do I go back to go forward?
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1.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nBecome\\na new person with a new family.

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(Romans 10:9)\\xa0(NIV) \\u201cThat if\\nyou confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your\\nheart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.\\u201d

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(2 Corinthians 5:17)\\xa0 \\u201cTherefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;\\nthe old has gone, the new has come!\\u201d

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(Luke 14:26) (MSG) \\u201c\\u2026"Anyone who comes to me but refuses to let go of\\nfather, mother, spouse, children, brothers, sisters\\u2014yes, even one\'s own\\nself!\\u2014can\'t be my disciple.\\u201d

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Luke 8:20-21\\xa0(NLT) \\u201cSomeone told Jesus, \\u201cYour\\nmother and your brothers are outside, and they want to see you.\\u201d\\xa0\\nJesus replied, \\u201cMy mother and my brothers are all those who hear\\nGod\\u2019s word and obey it.\\u201d

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2.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nGive\\nGod the broken pieces

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(Exodus\\n15:26)\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u201c\\u2026for I am the Lord who heals you.\\u201d

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(Jeremiah 30:17)\\xa0(NLT)\\n\\u201cI will give you back your health and heal your wounds,\\u201d says the Lord.\\u201d

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3.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nBegin\\na new family tree

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(Proverbs 20:7)\\xa0(Msg)\\n\\u201cGod-loyal people, living honest lives, make it much easier for their\\nchildren.\\u201d

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(Psalm 145:4)\\xa0(Msg) \\u201cGeneration\\nafter generation stands in awe of your work; each one tells stories of your\\nmighty acts.\\u201d



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