THEME: ANOINTING / GRACE TO BREAK GENERATIONAL RECORDS ( BATTLES ) AND SET GENERATIONAL RECORDS (GENERATIONAL FREEDOM/ LIBERTY). TEXTS: 1 CHRONICLES 4: 9 - 10/ ESTHER 4: 12 - 14/ MATTHEW 5:13-14 INTRODUCTION • There is one person that must rise up in every family/ church/ Locality/ community/ local church/ that department/ office etc as a Record Breaker . • Jesus Christ gave us birth to become record breakers • Record breaking is the essence of Matthew 5: 13 & 14. • Every family has a negative Record/ Ancestral and Generational Records that must be broken. FOUR AREAS OF BREAKING GENERATIONAL RECORDS AND SETTING NEW RECORDS: 1. Where our Ancestors could not reach. • The story they wanted to tell that they couldn't tell. • The testimony they wanted to give but they could not. • They could not because of Ancient Hostilities and gates that stood against them as in : Ezekiel 25 :15/ Psalm 24 : 7- 10. 2. Going beyond where they reached = Going beyond their limits or standards. • The limit/ standards of my fathers can not be my standard, I am going beyond. 3. The desires and dreams they couldn't fulfill because of too many battles. 4. Battles they couldn't win: Common battles associated with families. • Mental battles. • Emotional battles. • Psychological battles. • Health battles. • Economic battles • Financial battles. • Marital battles / eg marriages never work. • Career battles / career instability, jumping from job to job. • Social battles. • Spiritual battles. • Legal battles But God has raised us up as ; 1. Record breakers. 2. Record setters. 3. Game-Changer. 4. Change - Makers. 5. Way - makers. 6. Take your stand in Christ through intensive prayer/ Persevering Prayer/ Consistent Prayer/ Sacrifices/ Faith Actions and whatever the Holy spirit Inspires to break that evil and wicked Record. Scriptural Background. 1. Jabez was born into a Generational Record. • His brothers accepted the way things were as normal. • The brothers settled with the negative family image and identity and story. • But Jabez said NO WAY / NEVER IN MY TIME. • That is why the bible says he is the most honourable among his brethren. • He built an Altar of Prayer. a .Persevering Prayer ie Praying every day about the situation. b. Consistent Prayer ie Praying on the same thing at a particular time. • God answered him • Jabez broke the Record of poverty to becoming an entrepreneur = 1 Chronicles 2: 55. 2. Esther / Esther 4 • An orphan in Captivity without hope. • But God arranged an opportunity. • Mordecai provoked her to make good use of her position to terminate an Ancient enemy = Heman. 3. Gideon was a Record Breaker = Judges 6. • His father was the custodian of Baal. • Baal worship has brought a major setback to the nation. • The Angel asked Gideon to destroy the fathers Altar To Baal and build a proper kind of Altar. 4. David was a Record Breaker and Record Setter. • 1 Kings 5: 1 - 6 & 2 Samuel 3: 1- 2. • David's major Record was his defeat of Goliath, Israel's most feared, stubborn Ancient enemy. As A Record Breaker and Setter. 1. Generational battles must end with you/ You must become the last stop to that particular battle. 2. You must become the beginner of a new era / a new realm. 3. Note: Jabez fought poverty and the whole family became wealthy/ Esther fought Heman through fasting and Prayer and She, her cousin and the whole Israel ruled and reign/ David fought for Solomon to rest / Jesus Christ fought for us to rest. 4. Note: Solomon Sacrifice is • Battle free Anointing/ Grace • Breaker of Generational Record • Generational Record Breaking Anointing/ Grace. 5. Avoid sexual immorality = In order for the devil to stop you from breaking that Record: • He afflicts you with sexual immorality. • He afflicts you with fear. • He afflicts you with anger. • He distracts you with offences. • He attacks you with unbelief and doubt. PROPHETIC • There is a song that has never been sang in your family but this year, the tune must start with you and continue after you. • There is a story your Ancestors couldn't tell, it is starting with you. • There is a testimony your family have never given, it is starting with you. • There is a miracle/ breakthrough/ opened door your family have not yet experienced, it is starting with you. PRAYER: 1. My Father my Father; Let it stop at me and start with me. • Let this evil , wicked , disgraceful, shameful, discouraging etc Record end with me. • Let delays end with me. • Let childlessness end with me. • Let slavery end with me. • Let poverty end with me. • Let Premature death end with me. My Father my Father, the song, story that my ancestors could not sing/ tell START WITH ME! My Father my Father, the song/ story/ testimony... that my ancestors could not sing/ tell/ give Anoint me right now with the breaker anointing I RECEIVE THE BREAKER ANOINTING! My Father my Father, I declare today every evil, shameful, discouraging... record in my family, As I clap my hands, I BREAK IT! My Father my Father, every evil record in my bloodline, With the blood of Jesus Christ, as I clap my hands, I STOP YOU! This particular battle in my family that is affecting me, As I clap my hands, YOU MUST DIE! LET THE BATTLE CEASE/ DIE! My Father my Father, as I clap my hands, where I should be, I must be today. What I should become, I must become today. My Father my Father, what is mine/ destined for me, As i clap my hands, LET IT BE MINE NOW!