Family Tree, Part 1: Going Back to Go Forward

Title of the message is:  Going back to go forward   (Deuteronomy 30:19) "This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live"   (Romans 3:23) "..for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"   (Psalm 51: 1-3) (NLT) "Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love.  Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins. Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin. For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night."   (Psalm 51: 4-6) (NLT) "Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just. For I was born a sinner—yes, from the moment my mother conceived me. But you desire honesty from the womb, teaching me wisdom even there."   (Psalm 51: 7-9) (NLT)  "Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me—now let me rejoice. Don't keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt."   (Psalm 51: 10-12) (NLT) "Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me. Do not banish me from your presence, and don't take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you."   How do I go back to go forward? 1.     Become a new person with a new family.   (Romans 10:9) (NIV) "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."   (2 Corinthians 5:17)  "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!"   (Luke 14:26) (MSG) "…"Anyone who comes to me but refuses to let go of father, mother, spouse, children, brothers, sisters—yes, even one's own self!—can't be my disciple."   Luke 8:20-21 (NLT) "Someone told Jesus, "Your mother and your brothers are outside, and they want to see you."  Jesus replied, "My mother and my brothers are all those who hear God's word and obey it."   2.     Give God the broken pieces   (Exodus 15:26)    "…for I am the Lord who heals you."   (Jeremiah 30:17) (NLT) "I will give you back your health and heal your wounds," says the Lord."   3.     Begin a new family tree   (Proverbs 20:7) (Msg) "God-loyal people, living honest lives, make it much easier for their children."   (Psalm 145:4) (Msg) "Generation after generation stands in awe of your work; each one tells stories of your mighty acts."For more information on the vision of Freedom Church, please visit our website at www.freedom-church.org.