Sermons on Genesis 4:9-10:

Cain & Able: Dealing With Anger Series

Contributed by Jerry Mckee on Dec 16, 2008

In our Stories from the O.T. series we look at the store of Cain and Able and see how anger can ruin our lives.

Cain and Abel Dealing with Anger 1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. 2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3 And in process of time it came to pass, that ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-15

Denomination: *other

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

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

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

Relationship Rupture Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Jul 15, 2009

We can make mistakes that will rupture our relationships with those around us

SERMON BRIEF Date Written: September 2002 Date Preached: September 4, 2002 Church: BBC (PM) Sunday FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS Series: Learning from the Past Title: Relationship Rupture Text: Gen 4:8-9 ETS: Cain made mistakes that ruptured his relationship with his brother Abel ESS: We can make ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:8-9

Denomination: Baptist

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

Marked Men

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 22, 2009

Cain’s problem is ours: we are fearful and anxious if someone else seems to be getting ahead of us, and our anxiety is the root of our violence. But in God’s curse there is a mercy and a clue for brotherliness.

For today’s message we are going back to the earliest moments in human history to look at one of the most basic issues in human life. We are looking at the way we feel about differences, and what we do about that feeling. The Book of Genesis, in its opening stories, teaches us about what it means ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Escaping Temptations

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jan 29, 2009

We see Cain yielding to sin and falling bait to it just because of his heart condition. He did not take any stand to rule over it or run from it. He just yielded. For Cain (and for us) there is an exit on every level of temptation, and we need to see the

Opening illustration: When we sin we often do so with the futile hope that we shall obtain the maximum amount of pleasure at the minimum penalty. It seldom works that way, however. I once heard the story of a man and his wife who decided to go to a drive-in movie. They thought the price was too ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In Persona Christi Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 15, 2009

The touch of God changes us, particularly those set aside for ministry.

February 16, 2009 Sacramentum Caritatis There are two realities that flow directly from our understanding that there is a God and I’m not God. The first is that we owe God everything. The second is that we have to behave toward God and other human beings in the way He intends. The new atheist, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-15

Denomination: Catholic

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

Evil

Contributed by Andrew Drummond on Mar 3, 2010

Many ask Christians this question believing that because evil exists then that must mean there is no God, but that is a false argument. If God is good then how can there be genocide in Rwanda and shootings in high schools? How do you answer people when th

There isn’t anyone alive that would deny the existence of evil, but what is our response to it from a biblical perspective? We see its impact around us all the time yet many people struggle to define. Where does evil come from? Many ask Christians this question believing that because evil ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-10

The Bobble-Head Syndrome - Living Up To Your Potential

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Mar 6, 2010

God expects His people to be what they say they are without wavering.

March 7, 2010 Morning Worship Text: Genesis 4:2-12 Subject: Holiness Title: The Bobble-Head Syndrome I’ve entitled my sermon today “The Bobble – Head Syndrome.” You may wonder where I am going with this and if you’ll bear with me we’ll get there. You know ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:2-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Brothers: Rivals, Partners, Or Soul Mates?

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 17, 2010

For Masonic Divine Service: Brothering can be an accident of birth or proximity, but it often becomes competitive because of insecurity or exploitive because of sin. Christ chooses us to be brothers and lays His life down for us.

It's almost time to elect a president of the United States. Every four years we go through this little exercise called a national election. And even though every four years we tell one another that the election is about issues; about the economy and about foreign policy and about defense and about ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

All In The Family – Sibling Rivalries Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007

ALL IN THE FAMILY – Sibling Rivalries Siblings are a gift to each other from God; siblings are different from each other; siblings learn to relate to God together, and sibling rivalry teaches us how to get along with other people.

• Genesis 4:1-9 (NIV) [1] Adam lay with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, "With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man." [2] Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. [3] In the course of time ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Not Just Another Sunday Part 3: My Offering Series

Contributed by Rev. Saeed Richardson on Oct 7, 2007

Continuing in our series we look at how our offering is so much more than what we put in the plate - it is how we live.

Intro: What-chu-gaht! The dangerous life of comparisons. How do you shop? For me I’d rather go to the appropriate store for the appropriate item - I prefer BJ’s or Sam’s Club for meat because I can get it cheaper in bulk have the butchers cut it up and package it so that I can freeze it when I ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:2-16

Denomination: Baptist