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The message continues the first service’s thought: “It runs in my family.”
What families pass down
The sermon says every family inherits and passes down something—through bloodline, traits, conditions, skills, generational habits, and environments.
The first family
Using Genesis 1 and 4, the sermon follows Adam and Eve, then Cain and Abel. It says Cain and Abel were born into a context of sin and connects Cain’s anger and actions to what was already present in his family.
Do what is right; subdue what is wrong
From God’s words to Cain, the sermon gives two stated responses: do what is right and subdue what is wrong. It says the cycles can end and calls listeners to identify what runs in their family so they can address it.
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“It runs in my family.”
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“You got to do what is right.”
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“The cycles can end.”
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“Whatever was running in your family can run out with you.”
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