Sermons on Genesis 4:1-5:5:

Great Sermons From Strange Preachers

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Jul 19, 2003

Throughout the years, God has used unique ways to teach His people some very important truths. This outline selects four "strange preachers" whose messages we would be wise to heed.

GREAT SERMONS FROM STRANGE PREACHERS "And the Lord said to Cain, ’Where is Abel your brother?’ He said, ’I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?’ And the Lord said, ’What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground." Genesis 4:9-10. Throughout the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:9-10, Luke 22:34

Denomination: Baptist

Blood, Sweat, And Tears

Contributed by Chris Smith on Jul 22, 2003

If Abel’s sacrifice was simply offering God his best, then Jesus Christ died for nothing except as a good example. Then we must agree with the world in saying that there are many sincere ways to God. Many people are sincere, but are sincerely wrong

Why must it be only through the Blood that we can be saved? Genesis 4:1-12 We are told today that mankind is naturally good at heart. What we need to fix is the environment; through our social policies, our education, and our laws. The Bible clearly tells us this is not the case. Mankind is ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

"Why Bad Things Happen To God's People"

Contributed by Dennis Deese on Aug 9, 2002

Painful things have happen since the beginning - but why?

“WHY BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOD’S PEOPLE” By: Dr. Dennis Deese Genesis 4:1-8 Bad things happening to God’s people is not anything new. To the contrary, they have been happening since the very beginning of man’s decision to sin. Next to being separated from God (Genesis 3:24), Adam and Eve, a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-8

Really, I Know What I'm Doing . . .oops! Sorry! Series

Contributed by Tony Klinedinst on Aug 14, 2002

A sermon on learning from our mistakes using Cain’s "mistake" with his sacrifice as a bad example.

“Really, I know what I am doing . . . Oops, Sorry!” Growing through our Mistakes. Introduction: Learning from our mistakes: 1. Coors put its slogan, "Turn it loose," into Spanish, where it was read as "Suffer from diarrhea". 2. Clairol introduced the "Mist Stick", a curling iron, into German ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:3-15

Denomination: Baptist

A Tale Of Two Offerings

Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on Sep 12, 2002

Cain’s offering and Abel’s offering look similar on the surface but are distinguished from one another on the basis of the faith in their hearts. The great question this story asks is where our offerings fall, closer to Cain’s or closer to Abel’s?

Pentecost 17 A Genesis 4:1-16 A Tale of Two Offerings 09/15/02 The powerful, faith assuring epistle of Romans which we have been reading this past summer and from which our epistle is taken today, draws near to its close with the following words of chapter 15. “everything that is written in the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-16

Denomination: Lutheran

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

The Me, Myself, And I Syndrome

Contributed by Doug Gilford on Jun 8, 2002

This sermon addresses the need for accountability

Genesis 4:9 Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" He said, "I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?" NKJV This question that Cain asked God has echoed throughout the church since her existence. Am I supposed to keep watch over my brother? The answer is an undeniable ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Keeping Our Brothers

Contributed by Jim Kane on Oct 3, 2002

Our attitudes and our actions can alienate us from God and from one another.

I begin this morning with a very deep and profound question, "What kind of animal are you?" Now, don’t get defensive, okay? If you were to describe yourself as an animal, what animal would that be? Let me narrow the field to four options, courtesy Dr John Trent, a Christian author and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-16

Denomination: Church Of God

I Did It My Way Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jul 11, 2005

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

Walking With God Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jul 21, 2005

Lessons from Genesis 5 explain what it means to walk with God in a ever darkening world.

Walking With God Genesis 5 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Introduction: On December 26, 2004, the world watched in horror as the story of the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia unfolded. An earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean triggered a huge tidal ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 5:1-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Money, Money, Money

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Nov 27, 2006

All those churches want is your money right? This one is about bringing in the tithes and offerings.

Dakota Community Church November 26, 2006 All About the Bordens (Canadian Benjamins) Introduction: Last week we had a good crowd, again we had first time visitors - the offering was embarassingly low. We have some faithful tithers in this congregation. We have a lot more casual supporters. It is ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-7

Denomination: Mennonite

An Acceptable Offering

Contributed by Jason Winters on Dec 8, 2007

Let’s see if we can look at these offerings from God’s perspective and maybe we can make some conclusions that may help us better offer our sacrifices to God.

An Acceptable Offering Genesis 4:1-4:8 Two shopkeepers were bitter rivals. Their stores were directly across the street from each other, and they would spend each day keeping track of each other¡¦s business. If one got a customer, he would smile in triumph at his rival. One night an ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-8, Leviticus 22:17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Murder Most Foul Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007

Creation, Pt. 4

MURDER MOST FOUL (GENESIS 4:1-18) There is a beautiful Hebrew legend of how the location of the Jerusalem temple was determined. Two brothers lived side by side on adjoining lands in the past. One was the head of a large family, and the other lived alone. One night, the former lay awake and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Is It Truly Your Will?

Contributed by Jarrod Bottley on Jan 5, 2008

This sermon is about our will versus God’s will for us. This sermon goes in depth about today’s society and their will.

Is It Truly Your Will? The type of will we’re talking about here is one of individual desire. A will can range from good to bad or from worldly to Godly. We must realize though that our will also carry an outcome at the end. I don’t care how big or small the will seems it will have an effect on ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:6-8

Denomination: Baptist