Sermons on Genesis 4:1-5:32:

Death - The Hardest Fact Of Life

Contributed by David Moore on Feb 8, 2001

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

A Closer Walk With God

Contributed by Wade Bridges on Feb 20, 2001

How we can get Closer to God

A Closer Walk with God Genesis 5:21-24 Have you ever hungered for that Closer Walk with God? If you are saved today, you have had that hunger in your hearts. A True Christian will always want to get Closer and Closer to our Heavenly Father. Just as you have the desire to be closer to your ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 5:21-24

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons From Noah

Contributed by Wayne Burnett on Feb 28, 2001

Noah set an example that the church needs to follow today

LESSON’S FROM NOAH GEN 6:1-14a I. NOAH A. Many people write the flood and Noah’s ark off as a fairy tale B. His life was one of faith, righteousness and endurance that still has a legacy today C. Noah is one of the greatest men in the Bible D. Noah’s life is a measuring stick we can look back ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:1-14, Genesis 6:1-6, Luke 17:26-27, Genesis 5:28-29, Jude 1:17-18, Hebrews 11:7, 1 Corinthians 3:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Church Of God

A Tale Of Two Brothers

Contributed by Dan Erickson on Oct 18, 2000

How we relate to God affects how we relate to others: Because Cain didn't have a right relationship with God, his relationship with his brother Abel was not right either.

For a number of years, one of my favorite TV shows was "Murder, She Wrote" with Angela Lansbury. Now, I could never figure out how so many murders could happen in that little New England village of Cabot Cove, but there was something captivating about trying to figure out "who done it" before the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-26

Denomination: Baptist

Are You A Cain?

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

Today we consider what led to Cain's act of murder. In that we see the cause, the consequences and the cure of sin. And we have to ask ourselves "Am I A Cain?"

Introductory Considerations 1. Are you a Cain? 2. I would think and hope that everyone here would quickly be able to answer "of course not", for as we just read, Cain was a murder - in fact the first murderer of all time. 2. How could I even think to ask this question? How could I ever think ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Freed From Anger

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

Introductory Comments 1.

Introductory Comments 1. Did you do homework assignment this week? Last week I asked you to prepare for today’s message. Are you prepared? I asked that you think of the name or names of the people that you are angry with. For some of you that may have been very easy, for others somewhat more ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Enoch

Contributed by Stuart Uren on Oct 18, 2000

Introduction While only a handful of verses in the Bible mention Enoch, he stands out as arguably the most righteous man who ever lived apart from Christ.

Introduction While only a handful of verses in the Bible mention Enoch, he stands out as arguably the most righteous man who ever lived apart from Christ. For those who don’t know Enoch from a bar of soap, he was born 662 years after Adam. Read Genesis 5:18-24, Hebrews 11:5-6, Jude 1:14 (Other ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:8-26

How The Holy Spirit Helps Us Control Our Feelings Of Anger

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

1. The Holy Spirit teaches us about the severe damage that can be done by uncontrolled anger.

1. The Holy Spirit teaches us about the severe damage that can be done by uncontrolled anger. The Spirit of God reminds us of the destructive consequences that came upon Cain who said, "My punishment is more than I can bear. Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:13-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Enoch Walked With God: And He Was Not….

Contributed by Steven Cook on Oct 18, 2000

I. Introduction A.

I. Introduction A. What an "Epitaph for a man to put on his tombstone!" B. The greatest testimony that could be placed on a man’s tombstone was that which is recorded in the Word of God concerning the man Enoch - "but he never used it!" C. Enoch was the son of Jared and the father of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 5:24

Denomination: Baptist

Why Cain's Sacrifice Is Rejected Series

Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Oct 18, 2000

Why was Cain’s offering rejected? We reproduce Cain’s sin when we allow sin to control us and try to produce our own righteousness.

Genesis 4 - The Sin of Cain Genesis 4:1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, "I have acquired a man from the LORD." 2 Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3 And in the process of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-12, Titus 3:4-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Desire Of Sin

Contributed by Scott Cheatham on Dec 8, 2001

A sermon on the desire of Satan to tempt us and our Biblical mandate to "master" sin.

The Desire of Sin Rev. Scott Cheatham Genesis 4:7 KJV If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. NASB "If you do well, will not {your countenance} be lifted up? And if you do ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:7, 2 Samuel 11:2-4

Denomination: Baptist

Abel Vs Unable Series

Contributed by Thomas Monroe on Sep 20, 2002

What qualifications would Abel have for being included in the Hall of Faith (Hebrews 11)

Able vs. Unable (Genesis 4:1-8) Abel was a shepherd. Cain was a farmer. Cain would end up making Abel the first person martyred for the truth. What led to this extreme act of violence? I. The Offering A. Two different offerings 1. Abel offered fat portions from the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-8, Hebrews 11:1

Denomination: Baptist

Seth And Enosh: Prayer And Calling On God Series

Contributed by Donny Tatimu on Sep 24, 2002

In every generation, God teach someone how he/she can come closer to God. And for the first time in man’s history these men called upon the name of God.

I. Intro: We will find there is so few information about these two names in the bible; but however I personally found them as an important person in the bible. We even can call them as "man of prayer". From the beginning, God made man and woman to fulfilled His purpose, which is, "For from ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:25-26

Denomination: Charismatic

Cains Way

Contributed by Michael Cotie on Mar 18, 2001

Description of Cains way and his wife’s choosing to follow it.

Cain’s Way Sunday P.M. 03/18/2001 Intro: The question before us is where did Cain’s wife come from. We are told that after he killed able Cain dwelt in the land of Nod and Cain knew his wife. Genesis 4:16 & 17, "And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:16-17

Denomination: Baptist

Hero Of Faith: Abel Series

Contributed by Don Haselhuhn on Mar 20, 2001

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