Sermons on Genesis 4:16:

What's The Significance Of A Shepherd? Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Jan 5, 2009

This message looks at the significance of the shepherd and how it is essential to understanding God’s plan for church leadership.

The image of the shepherd seems somewhat irrelevant to modern Americans. Without a doubt this makes it quite difficult to communicate God’s plan for church leadership. The picture of the shepherd fails to connect with us in the modern church. Shepherds would have been as common to the original ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:3-6, Genesis 4:1-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Where Is Your Brother/Sister/Neighbor Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Feb 24, 2009

We are people who live in community. Cain didn’t realize that and saw his brother as competition rather than a companion.

Genesis 4:1-16 “Where is Your Brother/Sister/Neighbor” INTRODUCTION The neighborhood is changing and expanding. Technologies like the internet and cell phones have broken down boarders far more effectively than any invading army. Traditionally closed societies like China and Iran have ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-16

Denomination: Lutheran

Enochville: The Story Of Alleination" Series

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Apr 16, 2008

Adam and Eve and their children, like us now live outside the Garden of Eden. Did Adam and Eve ever beleive their little boys who played together, would find themselves grieving parents at the murder of one son by the other? God tried to warn Cain. God

In Jesus Holy Name March 9,2008 Lent IV Series: O.T. Challenges Redeemer Genesis 4;1-12 “Cain: the Story of Alienation” This is the third message in our series: O.T. Challenges. In Genesis chapters 1-3 we saw Adam and Eve sharing a life of perfect love ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-16

Denomination: Lutheran

Genesis 10 Series

Contributed by Tom Owen on Apr 18, 2008

Genesis verse-by-verse

Genesis 10 Last week we looked at the story of how Cain killed his brother and was then banished from the land. A horrible event in the history of the world that ruined both brother’s lives. We ended our studies last week with Cain asking for mercy from God because he felt like others would now ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:16-26

Denomination: Baptist

The Legacy Of Cain Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 25, 2009

We all leave a legacy. Some are very noticeable, some not so much. Some good, some not so good.

“The Legacy of Cain” (Genesis 4:1-26) We all leave a legacy. Some are very noticeable, some not so much. The Killarney Hotel will leave a legacy especially for those who have lived in Killarney for a long time. Our parents all wonder what our legacy will be when we are born, as we do of our ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-26

Bad Kids Of The Bible: Cain Series

Contributed by Shawn Rose on Feb 5, 2011

First of a series of sermons inspired by the book "Bad Kids of the Bible and What They Can Teach Us" by Thomas J. Craughwell.

BAD KIDS OF THE BIBLE: CAIN Text: Genesis 4:1 – 16 Before I get into this morning’s sermon, I’d like to show you three videos. We’ve had a lot of bad weather this winter, and lots of snow and ice can weight down trees and make them dangerous. This first video is ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

The Sacrifice Of Abel Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 12, 2011

Abel worshiped in faith, and so should we.

Ss Cyril & Methodius February 14, 2011 The Spirit of the Liturgy For a few months now we have been considering, with our Holy Father, the spirit of the liturgy. And so it is fitting that we hear today, and on Valentine’s Day, this marvelous lesson from Genesis, the story of accepted Abel ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-25

Denomination: Catholic

The Blood Of Christ Speaks Better Than The Blood Of Abel

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Mar 8, 2011

The blood of Jesus cleanses us from sin.

THE BLOOD OF CHRIST SPEAKS BETTER THAN THE BLOOD OF ABEL Genesis 4:1-16 Whenever anyone does something wrong God speaks to them through their consciences and convicts them of their sin. “What have you done?” He has placed in every person a conscience, the divine assessment which ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-16

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Tragedy Of Unrepentance-1

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 29, 2011

1 of 4. Cain’s lack of repentance & subsequent grudge, ended in his brother’s murder. Willful unrepentance opens the door to tragedy. But What are its losses? The tragedy of unrepentance is a Lost...

THE TRAGEDY OF UNREPENTANCE—Genesis 4:1-24 Attention: There was a painter named Jack, who was very interested in making a dollar where he could. So he often would thin down his paint to make it go a wee bit further. As it happened, he got away with this for some time. Eventually the Presbyterian ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-24

Denomination: Baptist

Principles Of Divine Judgment

Contributed by Tim Huie on May 6, 2009

To avoid Gods’s judgment, we must first understand God’s judgment.

THE PRINCIPLES OF DIVINE JUDGEMENT GENESIS 4: 1-16 1. Illus. of Lowell and Walter • Lowell- 50’ish golden gloves boxing instructor. Walter- 32 year old former marine. • Kept on until Lowell boxed with him. Lowell beat him to a pulp. 2. We do God like that some times. God’s preference is to deal ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

The Wrath Of Cain

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jun 8, 2009

Our heart attitude is what God seeks in whatever we offer to Him. When what we do is unacceptable, God will give us a chance to resubmit.

Cain hated his brother as long as he was Abel! Cain’s parents disobeyed God and introduced sin into the world, and Cain became the first murderer. Sin’s beginning in Genesis 3 appeared small; our first parents broke a seemingly insignificant command of God. But in so doing, they rebelled against ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-17

Denomination: Congregational

A Two Part History Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Oct 18, 2010

This is the 11th sermon in a series on the Book of Genesis. In this sermon we discuss the division between the line of Cain and the line of Seth

Genesis (11) (A Two Part History) Text: Genesis 4:16 – 26 By: Ken McKinley (Read Text) Now if you remember last time, we talked about how most likely Eve thought that her first born son Cain was going to be the one through whom God would accomplish redemption. And we also saw how; if that ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:16-26

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Genesis 4 - How To Stop Playing The Anger Game Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 15, 2009

In Genesis 4 Cain kills his brother Abel. It didn’t take long for the first murder to happen, only one generation away from Adam and Eve.

Genesis 4 – How to Stop Playing the Anger Game 1. The Game – “I don’t care and you can’t make me!” I have never really had a problem with anger, but the closest I have come was in a classroom. Teaching in a highschool can be very stressful, and I had put some guys on detention and was supervising ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Blinking Light Series

Contributed by Kyle Idleman on Sep 27, 2010

A sermon in a series about how God warns us when our sin is going to damage us, our lives, or our relationship with others.

When I was an intern here in 1998, the automobile I drove was called a Plymouth Breeze. I’m not sure how that happened. Never planned on buying a Plymouth Breeze. I’m not sure anybody does. Nobody says, “I want to save up my money for a Plymouth Breeze,” but there are cars ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:2-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Repercussion Of Sin Pt 3 Series

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Sep 5, 2009

The Consequenses your sin can produce

Repercussion of Sin III Cain cast off all fear of God, and attended no more on God’s ordinances. Hypocritical professors, who dissemble and trifle with God, are justly left to themselves to do something grossly scandalous. So they throw off that form of godliness to which they ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:16-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational