Os Hillman and his daughter Charis Hillman Brown lead a session for Mercy Ministries in Nashville, March 2015. The topic is on how to overcome hindrances in life to fulfill your God-designed purpose.

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Os Hillman
Mercy Ministries
Presentation
March 2015

2. TGIFbookstore.com
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3. Is God
in
Control?

4. God’s Redemptive Plan
Relationship
Adam & Eve
“Free will”
The Fall
Satan
-Orphan
heart
Jesus
LK 19:10
Jn10:10
Power of Attorney
Ezek 22:30
Intercede
Jesus Death
All Authority
Mt 16:19.”keys”
John 14:12
“greater works”
Jesus Returns
“Yeah, we blew it!”
Satan
“Ruler of world”
Jn 12:21
Psalm 115:16, “The heavens are the
heavens of the Lord,
but the earth He has given to
the sons of men.”
7500 Covenants
Rom 4:17
Faith is calling things
that are not as though
they were!

5. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested,
that He might destroy the works of the devil.
1 John 3:7-9

6. Killer Sheep

7. Satan’s Corporate Mission
STEAL your money
KILL your destiny
DESTROY your family
John 10:10

8. Satan wants your past
to be your future.
God always sees you for what you are
becoming (Gideon).

9. Satan’s 3 Greatest Lies?

10. 1) You are powerless over
your circumstances
2) You are a victim of an
unjust God
3) He left you here to
suffer

11. Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, "Now
salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our
God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the
accuser of our brethren, who accused them before
our God day and night, has been cast down. Rev
12:10-11
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12. We blame
God
for evil
Jesus told them,
"You're all going to
feel that your world
is falling apart and
that it's my fault.”
Mark 14:27(MSG)

13. “The story of your life is the story of
the long and brutal assault on your
heart by the one who knows what
you could become and fears it.”
John Eldredge

14. Charis Hillman
Brown
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16. www.3GreatestLies.com
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17. You must become a
“free agent” before you
can become a “change
agent!”

18. Both God and Satan want you dead,
but each for different reasons.
God
For we who live are
always delivered to death
for Jesus' sake, that the
life of Jesus also may be
manifested in our mortal
flesh. So then death is
working in us, but life in
you. 2 Cor 4:11-12
Satan
Be sober, be vigilant;
because your
adversary the devil
walks about like a
roaring lion, seeking
whom he may devour.
1 Peter 5:8-9
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19. “Dead men can’t have stress.”
Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be
dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ
Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:11
Die quietly.
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20. What happens at spiritual birth
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SoulSpirit
Body
Mind, will,
Emotions
“Progressive
holiness”
Sanctification
New
Instantly
100% holy
Relate to God
thru spirit
Heart
“Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely
and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete
without blame at the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.” l Thess. 5:23

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For our struggle is not against flesh and
blood, but against the rulers, against the
authorities, against the powers of this
dark world and against the spiritual forces
of evil in the heavenly realms.
– Ephesians 6:12

22. Screwtape to his demon, Wormwood:
“I wonder if you should ask me whether it
is essential to keep the patient in
ignorance of your own existence. That
question, at least for the present phase of
the struggle, has been answered for us by
the High Command. Our policy, for the
moment, is to conceal ourselves.”
• (Screwtape to his demon, Wormwood, from the Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis) C.S.
Lewis, The Screwtape Letters, Harper Collins Publishing, San Francisco, CA 1942 p. 31
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23. “There are two mistakes the church makes when
dealing with the devil: to blame everything on him or
to blame nothing on him.” - C.S. Lewis 23

24. 24%
General population
believe Satan is real
52%
Christians
believe Satan is real
DECEPTION
When you’re deceived you don’t know you are deceived.
Barna Research 2008

25. Satan’s Strategy?
“Be sober, be
vigilant; because
your adversary the
devil walks about
like a roaring lion,
seeking whom he
may devour.”
1 Peter 5:8-9
Satan wants to kill your destiny
and make your past your future.

26. Satan’s strategy is
to kill
Jesus
“And the dragon stood
before the woman who was
ready to give birth, to
devour her Child as soon
as it was born.” Rev 12:4-5

27. The story of your life is the story of
the long and brutal assault on your
heart by the one who knows what
you could be and fears it.

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“Satan”
means
“opposer”
Angel of light
2 Cor 11:14
War against those
who obey –
Rev 12:17
Lion - Devour
1 Pet 5:8
Kill
Rev 12:4;
Jn 8:44
Seeks to kill &
Destroy – Jn 10:10
Accuser
Rev 12:10
Deceive, lie
Jn 8:44
Know Your Enemy
Blinds
unbelievers
2Cor 4:4

29. Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full
armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's
schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the
rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and
against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put
on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be
able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
Ephesians 6:10-13
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For this purpose the Son of God was manifested,
that He might destroy the works of the devil. 1 John 3:8-9

30. LOGO
4 Reasons for Adversity
1
2
3
4
Consequence of the Call
Joseph
Sin
Gehazi – leprosy
Open doors – Jn 14:30
Sonship
Hebrews 12:5
Spiritual Warfare
John 10:10; 1 Cor 16:9
Adversity

31. “I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler
of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.”
-- John 14:29-31
There was nothing in Jesus that Satan
could have a legal right to in His life.
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4 Primary Hindrances
to becoming a Christian who transforms their
workplace for Christ.
1. Unbiblical View of Work & Ministry
2. Greek vs Hebraic view of God
3. Religious Spirit
4. Generational Strongholds

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1. Unbiblical View of Work & Ministry
Sacred/secular
Defining ministry
Whatever you do, do unto the Lord. Col 3:23
Hindrance #1

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2. Influence of the Greek
Philosophers vs. Hebraic RootsHindrance #2
For I have bent Judah, My bow, Fitted the bow with Ephraim,
And raised up your sons, O Zion, Against your sons, O Greece,
And made you like the sword of a mighty man."
Zech 9:13

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Hebraic vs Greek
Active
appeals to the heart
Cognitive
appeals to the intellect
vs

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Influence Greek Philosophers vs Hebraic Roots.
• Greeks acquired wisdom by
reason and analysis.
• Hebrews acquired wisdom by
obedience.
Ps. 111:10 The fear of the Lord is
the beginning of wisdom.
• Early church understood that
knowledge was not what
changed the world, it was the
power of God working through
people.
My message and
my preaching were
not with wise and
persuasive words,
but with a
demonstration of
the Spirit's power,
so that your faith
might not rest on
men's wisdom, but
on God's power. 1
Cor 2:4-5

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How We Relate to God
Hebraic
• Process Focus
• Obedience a priority
• Relationships
• Transparency, love
Produces Mature
Believers
Greek
• Cognitive
• Program focus
• Information a priority
• Controlled groups
• Service, activity-
based
• Produces Shallow
Believers

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Hindrance #3: Religious Spirit
• Defines the religious spirit as “an agent of
Satan assigned to prevent change and
maintain the status quo by using religious
devices.”
- Dr. Peter Wagner

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Jesus primary opposition
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees,
you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices-
mint, dill and cummin. But you have neglected the
more important matters of the law-justice, mercy
and faithfulness…Matt 23:23-24

41. Spirit of Religion
• I must “do” something to be acceptable by God;
puts people under yoke of bondage; legalism
• Religion divides into sacred/secular
• Religion says only overt spiritual activity is
acceptable to God. i.e. Eric Liddell, running
• Bible study at work not necessary. “I go to
church on Sunday.”
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42. Religion versus Relationship

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The Religious Spirit in the Workplace
Motivates believers to live out their
faith in legalistic and rigid ways.
Especially evident
in the south.

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Spiritual Warfare,
Strongholds & Childhood
Wounds
Hindrance #4

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Recognizing the Enemy “Within”
People in my life don’t
make me the way I am,
but reveal the way I
am.
Dr. Sam Peoples

46. Meet John
Need for recognition from performance.
i .e., civic projects, sports, business
success.
Emphasis on building financial security -
workaholic.
Activity-based relationship towards God - works.
Lack of emotional intimacy.
Over-control of people & circumstances.

47. Hillman Family
3 Generations of Business Owners
Insecurity & Fear
Primary Manifestation:
Control
Generational Stronghold:

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Definition
“The weapons we fight with
are not the weapons of the
world. On the contrary, they
have divine power to
demolish strongholds. We
demolish arguments and
every pretension that sets
itself up against the
knowledge of God, and we
take captive every thought
to make it obedient to
Christ”( 2 Corinthians 10:5).

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Created to Experience the love of God
Eph 3:17-19
And I pray that you, being rooted and
established in love, may have power,
together with all the saints, to grasp how
wide and long and high and deep is the
love of Christ, and to know this love that
surpasses knowledge-that you may be
filled to the measure of all the fullness of
God.

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God created us with
seven needs
1. Dignity
2. Authority
3. Blessing & provision
4. Security
5. Purpose & meaning
6. Freedom & boundary
7. Intimate love & Companionship -
Genesis 1&2

51. Whenever we seek to meet one or more of
these basic needs outside God we have
set the stage for the development of a
generational stronghold.
Satan convinced Eve to believe God was
holding out on her, and He would not meet her
needs so she chose to meet her own need.

52. Examples of Generational
Strongholds
• Deceit &
Lying
Abraham,
Isaac, &
Jacob
• Control
Laban,
Rebekah,
Jacob,
King Saul
• Sexual – Ps 51
Concieved in iniquity
Rahab, David,
Bathsheba,
Absalom, Amnon,
Solomon

53. Family Challenge
The Family
Challenge

54. Spiritual Strongholds Work At The Subconscious
Level. Their Influence Is Often Unseen Until There Is
A Problem.
Strongholds are designed to keep us from
experiencing God’s love. Strongholds are often
generational.
All strongholds that are built in our lives are a
result of seeking to meet one or more of these
needs apart from God’s will for us.

55. Stronghold Development Process
1) Satan inspires THOUGHTS into my mind (subconsciously) which
appeal to my natural tendencies to meet needs.
2) Entertaining these thoughts brings on EMOTIONS.
3) Giving in to emotions eventually leads to taking some sort of
ACTION.
4) Continual participation in this behavior causes me to develop a
HABIT.
5) Once a habit is developed, a STRONGHOLD is built by that spirit

56. Strongholds oppress versus possess. They:
(1) Control, dictate, and influence our attitudes and
behavior;
(2) Oppress and discourage us; and
(3) Affect how we view or react to situations,
circumstances, or people.
Singapore woman
“Sunglasses”

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Entry points
that allow
strongholds
to develop

58. You cannot take spiritual ground
if Satan still has ground in you.
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59. Shame (Satan) versus Guilt (God)
Shame
I
AM
A
Mistake
Guilt
I
Made
A
Mistake
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60. But we have renounced the hidden things
of shame, not walking in craftiness nor
handling the word of God deceitfully, but
by manifestation of the truth commending
ourselves to every man's conscience in
the sight of God. 2 Cor 4:2-3
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61. Arrested Development
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62. Arrested Development
Def: When a wound in childhood freezes
emotional maturity to within 2 years of the
wound. The adult lives as a child emotionally.
“ You’re acting like a child.”
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63. “Arrested development that is caused by
the wounds of childhood amplifies or
magnifies our sin nature. The deeper the
wounds, the more we act selfishly and
childishly. When we have too much
childhood trauma, we are hindered in our
ability to develop genuine healthy
relationships with our Creator and others
close to us. We can’t readily reach out or
accept others—because our wounds have
made us unteachable, unable to trust and
afraid of truth.”
Dr. Paul Hegstrom, author of Broken children,
Grown Up Pain.
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i.e., Michael Jackson

64. False-self - Poser
“I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid” (Gen. 3:10).
Whenever we are wounded we seek to hide from
our true self because our shame says we will
not be acceptable to others as we are. We are
driven to hide behind our “fig leaf” (false-self)
that protects us from our true self. This all
happens on a subconscious basis as a built-in
protection mechanism from wounds we received
as a child.
i.e. Groundhog day – Bill Murray
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65. “90% of marital difficulties are rooted in a
trauma experienced by one or more
spouses between the age of 7 & 9.”
– Dr Paul Hegstrom
Arrested development sabotages the
heart’s good intentions and turns
us into a spiritual hypocrite. (Rom 6)
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66. We all require others to live by the rules we
were required to live by in childhood.
Perfectionism
Impatience
Shame
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Become what others accept

69. He delivers the afflicted in their affliction
and opens their ears [to His voice] in
adversity. Job 36:15 AMP
God forces us back into our
wound to learn the truth about our wound to
become healed and free.
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70. The Heart – John Eldredge
“His plan from the beginning was to assault the
heart, just as the Wicked Witch did to the Tin
Woodman. Make them so busy, they ignore the
heart. Wound them so deeply, they don't want a
heart. Twist their theology, so they despise the
heart. Take away their courage. Destroy their
creativity. Make intimacy with God impossible
for them.
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71. The Heart – John Eldredge
Of course your heart would be the object
of a great and fierce battle. It is your most
precious possession. Without your heart you
cannot have God. Without your heart you cannot
have love. Without your heart you cannot have
faith. Without your heart you cannot find the
work you were meant to do. In other words,
without your heart you cannot have life. “
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72. TGIF and 3 Lies Testimony
First of all, I want Os Hillman to know that for the past year and
a half, I have looked out for the daily devotion and I have read
it, and meditated on it. What is amazing, amazing is that every
day, every single day for the year and a half, I have received a
devotion that speaks to the situations of my day. It does not
come the next day, it comes that day to speak to that situation. I
just don't understand it. This year, I started specifically praying
and thanking God for your ministry.
I would like to hear more about learning to contend. Am eager
to learn more about how to come into agreement with God.
www.3GreatestLies.com
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73. I will no longer talk much with you, for the
ruler of this world is coming, and he has
nothing in Me. John 14:30-31
Not in notebook
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74. IDENTITY
“Whenever we
grant anyone
other than Jesus
Christ authority
to tell us who we
are we have
made that
person a God in
our life and
entered into
idolatry.”
- Craig Hill, Family
Foundations
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75. Addictions
Anything you cannot willingly stop
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76. Addictions
“All addictions are rooted
in the need to be loved.”
– Henry Wright
Anything you cannot lay down
by an act of your will.
Counterfeit desires for love &
intimacy.
Isolation chambers
designed to mask our pain.
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77. Serotonin & Dopamine
• Neurotransmitter -Nervous system, brain
stem
– Emits“Feel good” hormone
• Negative or painful emotion causes under-
secretion of serotonin – Satan
• Hypothalamus/ brainstem connection = drop in
serotonin
• = addictive behavior

78. Neurotransmitters
• The neurotransmitters dopamine and
serotonin act as chemical messengers that
relay nerve signals through the brain.
• Dopamine regulates muscle movement,
motivation and the sensation of pleasure.
• Serotonin primarily affects mood,
impulsiveness and social behaviors.
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79. 4 Lies
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1. Believe God is not faithful.
2. Addictive habit will satisfy.
3. Believe habit is stronger than power of
God
4. Addiction is just the way you are.
Craig Hill

80. Men Not Nurtured/Received Physical Affection as Children
• Sexualized as adult
• Look to wife to get what they did not get in
childhood
• “Sex is love”
• Wife can never satisfy “hunger”
• “ You’re a sex addict.”
Never had a basic need met as a child
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81. And He gave them their request,
But sent leanness into their soul. Ps 106:15
When we live in compromise we lose
confidence in the faith dimension of our
lives. We struggle to hear the voice of
God which forces us to live our Christian
life through performance and the flesh.
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82. Men and women
deal with relationship
pain differently
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83. Larry Crabb, Shattered Dreams
All of us are trapped by addiction to a desire for
something less than God. For many women, that
something less is relational control. “I will not
be hurt again and I will not let people I love be
hurt. I’ll see to it that what I fear never happens
again.” They therefore live in terror of vulnerably
presenting themselves to anyone and instead
become determined managers of people. Their
true femininity remains safely tucked away
behind the walls of relational control.
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84. Larry Crabb, Shattered Dreams
More common in men is an addiction to non-relational
control. “I will experience deep and consuming
satisfaction without ever having to relate meaningfully
with anyone.” They keep things shallow and safe with
family and friends and feel driven to experience a joy
they never feel, a joy that only deep relating can provide.
Their commitment is twofold: to never risk revealing
inadequacy by drawing close to people and, without
breaking that commitment, to feel powerful and alive.
Power in business and illicit sex are favorite strategies
for reaching that goal.
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85. Mother-son Bonding
“Everybody Loves Raymond”
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86. Mother – Son
Issue
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Feels controlled
Gets emotional
validation “outside”Feels controlled
Men need sexual expression once
they bond w/ female
“”You’re
not
my mother!”
Tiger Woods

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89. What happened to us may not be our
fault.
But it is our responsibility to change
our behavior once we know the
reason for our behavior.
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90. Knowing the truth is first step to freedom
Then Jesus said to those Jews
who believed Him, "If you
abide in My word, you are My
disciples indeed. And you
shall know the truth, and the
truth shall make you free."
– John 8:31-32
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91. We overcome the influence of strongholds
by renouncing and repenting of their
influence through the prayer of faith in
Jesus’ blood to cleanse us from these
influences.

92. Whenever the reaction to
a situation seems to
be an extreme
response compared to
the offense, you can
know there is
unresolved pain or the
enemy is at work in the
situation.
When people react out of
their pain their
behavior is never
logical. 93

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The Symptom Merely Indicates there is a Root

94. Process of Discovery & Deliverance
• Symptom – “Lights on the dash”
• What is the root of this behavior?
• Revisit the wound – identify the event(s)
• Discover the lie - agreement you are making
• Apply truth – “The truth shall make you
free”
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95. John 8:31-32
Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him,
"If you abide in My word, you are My disciples
indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the
truth shall make you free."
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Steps to Freedom From
Strongholds
1.Identify Strongholds and their Symptoms. Rank them
from 1(lowest influence)-10 (greatest) by the level of
influence they have. Work with someone close to
you to confirm the strongholds. i.e., spouse, close
friend.
2. Confess and renounce the influence of strongholds
in Jesus’ name. Each believer has the power of the
Holy Spirit to renounce the influence of strongholds
over their life. We “have divine power to demolish
strongholds” (2 Corinthians 10:4).
3. Meditate and walk according to the Word. Renew
your mind.

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Personal Reflection
• Self-inventory
stronghold test
• Further study
• www.tgifbookstore.com
See resource
table

98. Broken Children, Grownup Pain
– Dr. Paul Hegstrom
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99. Any self-image contrary
to the truth of who God
says you are in the
spirit is a false self-
image. You must agree
with God, not with your
flesh or the devil.
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100. “Who said that?”
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101. “Let this mind be in
you that is also Jesus
Christ.” Phil 2:5
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102. Whatever God sets you free from He
automatically gives you an anointing to set
other people free from the same thing you
were a victim of. That is your payback on
the enemy.
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103. The Singer
“She’ll really know how to sing that song
when someone breaks her heart.”
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104. Exodus 20:5
For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,
visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the
children to the third and fourth generations of
those who hate Me.

105. Tracking Two 200 Year Generations
Max Jukes
Married an atheist woman
• Had 560 descendants
• 310 died as paupers
• 150 criminals
• 7 murderers
• 100 drunkards
• One-half of the women
were prostitutes
Cost the US government
$1.25 million in 19th century
dollars
Jonathan Edwards
Married a Godly woman
• Had 1,394 descendants
• 295 graduated from college
• 3 state governors
• 13 college presidents; 65 professors
• 3 US senators
• 30 judges100 lawyers
• 56 doctors
• 75 military officers
• 100 missionaries, preachers, authors
• 80 held public office
• 3 mayors
• 1 comptroller of the US Treasury

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