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Death - The Hardest Fact Of Life

Contributed by David Moore on Feb 8, 2001

based on 199 ratings

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This sermon was delivered to help those who are bereaved, especially believers who are struggling with the guilt of grief.

Death - The Hardest Fact of Life By David Moore Pastor, Braehill Baptist Church, Belfast, Northern Ireland “And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. And she again bare his brother Abel . . . and it came to pass, when they were in ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Hero Of Faith: Abel Series

Contributed by Don Haselhuhn on Mar 20, 2001

based on 104 ratings

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Second in a series of sermons based on Hebrews 11. Abel’s sacrifce is lauded not because of its content as much as the faith it took to give it to God.

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. The text for tonight’s proclamation is taken from the Epistle, Hebrews 11:4; By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:4, Genesis 4:2-8

Denomination: Lutheran

Do You See What Isaiah Saw? Series

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 12, 2003

based on 65 ratings

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The goal of this sermon is to enable people to look to Christ to overcome rejection.

Do You See What I See? Do You See What Isaiah Saw? Isaiah 53 December 14, 2003 Intro: A. ["In Love and War": Ernest Hemingway’s Pride, Citation: In Love and War (New Line Cinema, 1996), written by Henry S. Villard, directed by Richard Attenborough and James Nagel] (Elapsed time: Measured from ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-12, Genesis 4:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Walking With God

Contributed by John Chapman on Dec 16, 2003

based on 30 ratings

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Since the Garden of Eden, God has desired to walk with us and we with Him. Cain knew a time when God walked with him and reached out to him as sin grew in his heart. Does the beginning relate to todays world? Does GOD still desire us? Do we Ignore Him?

Gen. 3:8 Gen. 4:6-10 Walking with God We first walked with God physically and spiritually, in the garden of eden. In verse Gen. 3:8 “And they heard the sound of God walking in the garden in the cool of the day.” We can see that Adam and Eve were so accustom to God walking in the garden that they ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:6-10

Denomination: Baptist

Doing The Right Things For The Right Reasons

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Jan 15, 2004

based on 17 ratings

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Our works are not acceptable if our motives are not pure.

January 11, 2004 Morning Worship Text: Genesis 4:1-9 Subject: Acceptable Worship Title: Doing the Right Things for the Right Reasons We live in a society where we are required to make decisions every day. For many, decisions are made without any consideration, other than, “What is best for me?” ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Anger: It Wants You For Christmas

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jan 23, 2004

based on 35 ratings

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This is a Christmas message dealing with the destructive power of anger. It can ruin what God wants to do in our lives during the holidays if we do not control it.

Anger—It Wants You For Christmas GNLCC 12/21/2003 Genesis 4:1-12 Matthew 2:1-12 Text Matthew 2:16-18 We are now in the middle of the Christmas season. We are told "tis the season to be jolly" and "it will be a time of peace and good will to all." But if we would actually look into ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12, Genesis 4:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Self-Determined Life

Contributed by David Seeley on Nov 30, 2004

based on 6 ratings

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The self-determined life is the life lived with one goal in mind--to please self. God has a better way for His people.

Self-determination: n. 1. freedom to live as one chooses, or to act or decide without consulting others. I. It is a life of fleeing God’s will (Jonah) A. Jonah’s call—Jonah 1:1-2 Jonah was a well-known prophet at Gath-hepher (II Kings 14:25). Like many of the Jews, he felt that God was only the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-13

Denomination: Holiness

The Choice Of Cain Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Apr 25, 2005

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In this chapter we learn of the anquish that sin causes, why Cain’s offering was rejected by God and how his attitude reveals what was in his heart - and the choices he made because of that attitude.

Chapter 3 shows the fall of human kind and the infection of sin and the infiltration of sin. Chapter 4 shows the fall of the family and the impact of sin We move from unrepentant Cain to defiant Lamech Chapter 5 shows the attempts of man to counteract the fall while living in sin Overall chapters ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-26

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Building Relationships That Last: Keeping Up With Your Brothers

Contributed by Joe Harding on May 21, 2005

based on 4 ratings

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KEEPING UP WITH OUR BROTHERS IS HOW WE WANT OTHERS TO DEAL WITH US! DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU!

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS THAT LAST: KEEPING UP WITH YOUR BROTHERS GENESIS 4: 1-16 JANUARY 16, 2005 INTRODUCTION: Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville Lyrics Nibblin’ on sponge cake Watchin’ the sun bake All of those tourists covered with oil Strummin’ my six-string On my front porch swing Smell those ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

I Did It My Way Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jul 11, 2005

based on 141 ratings

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The story of Cain is the story of a man determined to do life his way rather than God’s way. It didn’t work then. It won’t work now.

I Did It My Way Genesis 4:1-16 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Introduction: If our text were a movie, I have the perfect musical soundtrack for it. It is the song Frank Sinatra made famous. In fact, it became his theme song. Sinatra co-wrote and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:2-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Where Is Your Brother

Contributed by Paul George on Feb 2, 2005

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What happens when passions are not kept under control

Where is your Brother Genesis 4:1-16 The questions that Adam and Eve probably asked when they looked back to where they were and where they are now was probably where do we go from here and what will happen next. When Adam and Eve were driven from the Garden of Eden, God didn’t abandon them. He ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-16

Denomination: Holiness

Too Angry To Dance Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Aug 22, 2005

based on 17 ratings

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Message 1 of 6 on Emotions. Anger. Maybe Snoopy was right: To live is to dance! To dance is to live! Maybe we’d all live a lot more gracefully if we realized that it’s all a dance.

Learning to Dance Every Day To Live is to Dance Maybe Snoopy was right: To live is to dance! To dance is to live! Maybe we’d all live a lot more gracefully if we realized that it’s all a dance. Managing your emotions is an important part of learning to live the abundant life that Jesus wants ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Am I My Brother's Keeper?"

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 23, 2003

based on 116 ratings

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What responsibility do I have toward other people?

Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches July 21, 2002 “Am I My Brother’s Keeper?” Genesis 4:9-13 INTRODUCTION: Today’s scripture opens with God asking Cain a question. it was a question that Cain already knew the answer to, but he gave a rather flippant, arrogant answer. God simply asked, “Cain where ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:9-13, Genesis 4:9

Denomination: Methodist

Sinking Fast Series

Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 10, 2003

based on 4 ratings

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In this message we look at how sin overtakes Cain and consumes him.

Genesis 4:1-16 October 20, 2002 Did you ever watch any of those cheesy Saturday afternoon jungle movies from the forties and fifties. Many of them seemed to involve some form of a treasure hunt where great white hunters slogged through the deepest densest jungle you could find. Another scene ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Heaven's Heroes: Abel Series

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Sep 27, 2003

based on 49 ratings

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Because Abel believed, he offered a better sacrifice; because he offered a better sacrifice, he obtained righteousness; because he obtained righteousness, he is for all the ages a living voice saying, "Righteousness is by faith."

[The outline was borrowed from John MacArthur’s Hebrews commentary.] Hebrews 11:4—“By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it HE BEING DEATH YET SPEAKETH.” James Moffatt wrote, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:4, Genesis 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

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