Sermons on Ezekiel 18

4 sermons preach from Ezekiel 18 in real church libraries — each one transcribed, summarized, and indexed to the verse. Jump to the exact moment a verse is quoted, or open the full sermon.

The word of the Lord came to me... You say the parents eat sour grapes and the children's teeth are set on edge. As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel. For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child.
Ezekiel 18:1-4 · as preached in “Are Generational CURSES Real?! What the Bible REALLY Says... | Live Free with Josh Howerton” at Lakepointe Church

Ezekiel 18:1-4

1 sermon

The word of the Lord came to me... You say the parents eat sour grapes and the children's teeth are set on edge. As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel. For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child.

Are Generational CURSES Real?! What the Bible REALLY Says... | Live Free with Josh Howerton

Pastors Josh, Paul, and Carlos discuss whether "generational curses" are biblical, distinguishing between punitive consequences, generational influences/strongholds, and the Christian's standing in Christ. They also define types of "possession," explain how believers can be oppressed but not owned by demons, and offer pastoral counsel for breaking family patterns through discipleship, prayer, and personal responsibility.

Ezekiel 18:2

1 sermon

They said, 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.'

Digging Deep - Midweek Service

A midweek message based on Lamentations 3 emphasizing God's renewed mercy, that the Lord is our portion, waiting on Him, and praying for compassion to replace affliction and generational judgments. The service combined worship, confession, petition for grace to obey, and prayer for church blessing and protection from enemy reproach.

Ezekiel 18:20

1 sermon

The one who sins is the one who will die... the child will not share in the guilt of the parent nor will the parent share in the guilt of the child; the righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them.

Are Generational CURSES Real?! What the Bible REALLY Says... | Live Free with Josh Howerton

Pastors Josh, Paul, and Carlos discuss whether "generational curses" are biblical, distinguishing between punitive consequences, generational influences/strongholds, and the Christian's standing in Christ. They also define types of "possession," explain how believers can be oppressed but not owned by demons, and offer pastoral counsel for breaking family patterns through discipleship, prayer, and personal responsibility.

Ezekiel 18:20-22

1 sermon

Because the one who sins is the one who will die; the child will not share in the guilt of the parent... the righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them.

Are Generational CURSES Real?! What the Bible REALLY Says... | Live Free with Josh Howerton

Pastors Josh, Paul, and Carlos discuss whether "generational curses" are biblical, distinguishing between punitive consequences, generational influences/strongholds, and the Christian's standing in Christ. They also define types of "possession," explain how believers can be oppressed but not owned by demons, and offer pastoral counsel for breaking family patterns through discipleship, prayer, and personal responsibility.

Ezekiel 18:21-24

1 sermon

“The righteousness of the righteous cannot save him in the day of his iniquity… but the iniquity of the wicked won't condemn him if he turns.”

The Gospel (Full Service)

A full-service message centered on the gospel: worship and ministry announcements lead into teaching that the good news is God’s provision for guilty sinners. Using John 9 and Ezekiel 33, speakers contrast human righteousness with saving grace, call for repentance and faith in Christ’s substitutionary death, encourage bold testimony, and include an altar call for both the self-righteous and the deeply sinful.

Ezekiel 18:32

1 sermon

See God's not up there ... in Ezekiel 18:32 he says, 'for I have no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies ... therefore repent and live.'

Regrets | Pastor Steve Wilburn | Jonah | Core Church LA

Pastor Steve Wilburn uses the story of Jonah to explore regrets: how resisting God's call brings consequences, how God uses affliction to awaken us, and how God still offers second chances and a mission to reach the lost. He calls believers to repent, forgive, prioritize God's purposes, and share the gospel with compassion.

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