Breaking Generational Cycles: A Path to Redemption
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "Patterns of sin and brokenness that repeat over generations can become strongholds in our family. Here's what I mean by strongholds. A stronghold is a pattern of sin, of lies, of brokenness. It could even just look like mistakes that happen over and over again. But they cause pain. And they show up over and over and across our families. To the point where it feels like that thing has sunk its teeth deep into our family story." [05:32]
2. "God never gives up on those families. God keeps working in them. God keeps working through them. God keeps working in spite of their persistence in generational patterns of sin and brokenness. He keeps calling them to Himself over and over again in the midst of the messiness that is their family life. He keeps writing the beautiful redemption story He has for their families." [07:47]
3. "The resurrection of Jesus unleashes the power that sets us free from generational strongholds. The resurrection power of Jesus was strong enough to conquer death, and it is strong enough to conquer any stronghold, any generational cycle, any long-standing pattern of brokenness. If you are a follower of Jesus, you've been given authority to draw on this power and to say, the cycle ends with me and my generation." [08:46]
4. "Forgiveness is one, not the only one, but it's one of the powerful, stronghold-breaking tools in God's beautiful redemption story for our families. If there's offense, asking for or extending forgiveness are means of breaking strongholds. They break some spiritual power. They exercise spiritual power for good." [24:57]
5. "In order to see the kind of healing and breaking of generational cycles that our family need, and to do our own hard work towards that, we must believe that God actually wants a beautiful redemption story for our families. And that he's powerful enough to break all the chains that get in the way. If we don't believe those things, we won't move forward towards them." [29:11]
### Quotes for Members
1. "What I mean by that is identifying the kinds of things that have brought pain and brokenness in our families for generations. Identifying those things, cutting off any spiritual weight that they might carry, and resolving to move from those generational patterns of brokenness to redemptive and restorative generational cycles. That we might pass something better on. To the next generation and the one after that." [02:28]
2. "It's hard to have tough conversations, folks. It's easier to buy presents. It's hard to own up to our stuff. It's easier to host a meal or give a car and believe, well, they'll understand what I mean by that. It's hard to ask for forgiveness. It's hard to tell a family member that they hurt us. It's hard to confront. It's hard to talk about those things that we've been conditioned to believe we're not supposed to talk about. The stuff we're not supposed to bring up. It's hard to follow God when he invites us to join him in addressing the message. It's hard to partner with him in bringing healing. But those are the kinds of things that rebuild relationships. Those are the kinds of things that break strongholds." [18:09]
3. "Once a stronghold is broken and a cycle is interrupted, we must adopt practices that reinforce the redemptive pattern of healing and freedom. Once a pattern is broken, you've got to replace it with something else. Once a stronghold was broken, you've got to replace the actions that are aligned with that stronghold with something else because otherwise, our muscle memory will lead us to the kinds of things that will rebuild the stronghold that's been broken." [27:11]
4. "Let's commit to be part of writing better stories for us and our families than Jacob did in this instance. Let's believe that God is who he says he is. That he did what he said he would do. And that he's strong enough to write that beautiful redemption story. Let's do the work that's ours to do. If we have work to do, that's on us. Let's do it. And let's follow through. Not just with breaking the stronghold, but with embracing redemptive patterns. That we might be part of passing on something better to the next generation." [30:13]
5. "We can't do the relational and spiritual work that belongs to others in our family or in whatever other family drama we've been caught in. But we can pray that the damage would be contained. That the pain would be lessened. And that they would heed God's call to repair. We may not have all the say, all the power. We may not be the ones who have to do the kind of work that brings healing. But we are not powerless. We are not helpless. We have something we can do. We may not have influence in the natural realm, but we have influence in the spiritual realm. We have authority to exercise that influence." [22:22]
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1. "Patterns of sin and brokenness that repeat over generations can become strongholds in our family. Here's what I mean by strongholds. A stronghold is a pattern of sin, of lies, of brokenness. It could even just look like mistakes that happen over and over again. But they cause pain. And they show up over and over and across our families. To the point where it feels like that thing has sunk its teeth deep into our family story." [05:32]
2. "God never gives up on those families. God keeps working in them. God keeps working through them. God keeps working in spite of their persistence in generational patterns of sin and brokenness. He keeps calling them to Himself over and over again in the midst of the messiness that is their family life. He keeps writing the beautiful redemption story He has for their families." [07:47]
3. "The resurrection of Jesus unleashes the power that sets us free from generational strongholds. The resurrection power of Jesus was strong enough to conquer death, and it is strong enough to conquer any stronghold, any generational cycle, any long-standing pattern of brokenness. If you are a follower of Jesus, you've been given authority to draw on this power and to say, the cycle ends with me and my generation." [08:46]
4. "Forgiveness is one, not the only one, but it's one of the powerful, stronghold-breaking tools in God's beautiful redemption story for our families. If there's offense, asking for or extending forgiveness are means of breaking strongholds. They break some spiritual power. They exercise spiritual power for good." [24:57]
5. "In order to see the kind of healing and breaking of generational cycles that our family need, and to do our own hard work towards that, we must believe that God actually wants a beautiful redemption story for our families. And that he's powerful enough to break all the chains that get in the way. If we don't believe those things, we won't move forward towards them." [29:11]
### Quotes for Members
1. "What I mean by that is identifying the kinds of things that have brought pain and brokenness in our families for generations. Identifying those things, cutting off any spiritual weight that they might carry, and resolving to move from those generational patterns of brokenness to redemptive and restorative generational cycles. That we might pass something better on. To the next generation and the one after that." [02:28]
2. "It's hard to have tough conversations, folks. It's easier to buy presents. It's hard to own up to our stuff. It's easier to host a meal or give a car and believe, well, they'll understand what I mean by that. It's hard to ask for forgiveness. It's hard to tell a family member that they hurt us. It's hard to confront. It's hard to talk about those things that we've been conditioned to believe we're not supposed to talk about. The stuff we're not supposed to bring up. It's hard to follow God when he invites us to join him in addressing the message. It's hard to partner with him in bringing healing. But those are the kinds of things that rebuild relationships. Those are the kinds of things that break strongholds." [18:09]
3. "Once a stronghold is broken and a cycle is interrupted, we must adopt practices that reinforce the redemptive pattern of healing and freedom. Once a pattern is broken, you've got to replace it with something else. Once a stronghold was broken, you've got to replace the actions that are aligned with that stronghold with something else because otherwise, our muscle memory will lead us to the kinds of things that will rebuild the stronghold that's been broken." [27:11]
4. "Let's commit to be part of writing better stories for us and our families than Jacob did in this instance. Let's believe that God is who he says he is. That he did what he said he would do. And that he's strong enough to write that beautiful redemption story. Let's do the work that's ours to do. If we have work to do, that's on us. Let's do it. And let's follow through. Not just with breaking the stronghold, but with embracing redemptive patterns. That we might be part of passing on something better to the next generation." [30:13]
5. "We can't do the relational and spiritual work that belongs to others in our family or in whatever other family drama we've been caught in. But we can pray that the damage would be contained. That the pain would be lessened. And that they would heed God's call to repair. We may not have all the say, all the power. We may not be the ones who have to do the kind of work that brings healing. But we are not powerless. We are not helpless. We have something we can do. We may not have influence in the natural realm, but we have influence in the spiritual realm. We have authority to exercise that influence." [22:22]
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