Sow Godliness In the Next Generations

CURRENT TEACHING SERIES Daring Faith

Sow Godliness In the Next Generations By Rick Warren — Jan 12, 2016 “I sent you to harvest where you didn’t plant; others had already done the work, and now you will get to gather the harvest.” (John 4:38 NLT, second edition) A few years ago PBS did a series of family histories of famous Americans. They wanted to include a pastor, so they asked me if I would participate. They took a swab of DNA from my mouth, and they used it to trace my family tree back a thousand years. They didn’t discover that I’m the descendent of kings, but they found all kinds of interesting things and compiled it for a TV special. One of the things they discovered is the amount of godly ancestors I have. I am reaping the benefit and blessings from grandparents and great-grandparents and others who were praying for their children’s children. I can see the blessings in my life because I had people in my family who loved God and were praying for future generations. I know many would say, “I didn’t have a family like that. But I’d like to have a legacy like that.” You start it! Start it with your family. You determine that the future generations of your family name are going to be blessed because you planted seeds of godliness. If you do, the people who come out of your family tree will have a blessing in heritage. You are harvesting both good and bad from your past because you’re not the only person sowing. You need to take your choices very seriously, because your life is going to affect future generations. You can’t control the past, but you can break the chain of hurt and abuse and ungodliness now. You can establish a godly legacy by sowing seeds of prayer and love and generosity and faith. Jesus said in John 4:38, “I sent you to harvest where you didn’t plant; others had already done the work, and now you will get to gather the harvest” (NLT, second edition). PLAY today’s audio teaching from Pastor Rick >> Talk It Over How has your family legacy affected the way you live? What do you want your grandchildren and great-children to be able to harvest because of what you planted in your life? Why do you need to pray for the next generation of your family? Our Gift: Daring Faith Study Kit Do you want God to do miracles in your life? In this series, Pastor Rick shares why faith is the key to miracles and challenges you to grow and be stretched in your faith so that you can experience God’s blessing, spiritual maturity, answered prayers, and even miracles. LEARN MORE Complete Audio Series (Purchase) Includes all complete sermons from the Rick Warren Daring Faith teaching series. LEARN MORE Series Summary Message 1: What Happens When You Have Faith Message 2: ​​​​​How to Get Ready for a Miracle Message 3: Daring to Believe Message 4: Daring to Imagine Message 5: Daring to Give God My Best Message 6: Daring to Plant in Faith Message 7: Daring to Commit Message 8: Daring to Be Generous Message 9: Daring to Wait on God Message 10: Daring to Go In Faith PLAY TODAY'S BROADCAST

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