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The Sad Story of Cain and Abel
Genesis 4
Brothers
Cain -older brother, worked the land, (farmer).
Abel - younger brother, raised sheep
They both brought Sacrifices to God
Abel - the firstborn of his flock
(the best, the first, a sacrifice)
Cain - the fruit of the ground
(not mentioned as the best, etc.)
God accepted Abel’s sacrifice, but rejected Cain’s
Cain was furious, and he looked despondent.
(Gen 4:5b)
Cain was extremely upset.
He was about to do something extremely stupid and wrong.
We also need to watch ourselves when we are extremely upset.
How we respond in those situations is very important.
God saw Cain in this state, and spoke to him
Cain had two paths laid out before him.
He could do what was right, and be accepted.
He could do what was wrong, and find himself in deep trouble.
Sin is crouching at your door, Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it
The nature of sin is that it wants to destroy.
It wants to make you its slave.
A slave does not get to choose what to do, instead a slave does whatever the master commands.
That is how sin wants to treat you.
But you must rule over it?
That means instead of letting sin tell you what to do, you must ignore its destructive deception and do what is right.
What would it have looked like for Cain to rule over sin?
Trust God’s word over his own feelings.
Love God and Love People (Great Commandment)
Cain immediately set in motion a plan to kill Abel.
His Jealousy gave way to murder.
He murdered his brother in a field, an isolated place.
Maybe he planned to tell his parents that an accident must have happened.
Sin causes us to make very foolish decisions.
Did Cain really think that no one would ever know?
(Be sure that your sins will find you out)
Did Cain really think that he would live in peace after this sin?
(He was not thinking of the damage that he would do to his parents, and to the pain that would be caused by his actions)
Classic defence, answer the question with another question.
Cain’s question shows his arrogance, and his complete rebellion.
Of course he is his brothers guardian.
He is the older brother.
The strategy fails, God is not fooled by the question.
Sin has consequences
Cain found out that he was no longer able to do the thing that he loved most.
(Remember, he was a farmer).
Now he is a wanderer.
He loses the relationships that he has.
His parents aren’t out wandering with him.
His sin has affected others.
His parents lost two sons that day.
Sin hurts relationships with God and people.
Sin is an act of pride against God, and against the people that you love.
Sin ruled over Cain.
This is always true with sin.
The punishment is too great to bear.
None of us can bear this punishment.
Once we fall in to sin, we can’t stand up under its weight.
Its a Hopeless Conclusion for Cain
Not once in the story do we find Cain in remorse.
He is never sorry for the pain that he has caused, he is never apologetic, he never repents and he never receives forgiveness.
Why, because sin ruled over him.
Sin made him its slave, and Cain never recovered.
What is our Hope?
How can we rule over sin?
Our hope is found in Jesus.
He has conquered sin, death, the grave and the hopelessness that sin brings.
Our hope is not found in ourselves.
Like Cain, we will find that we cannot rule over sin, unless we have Christ’s victory.
Listen to the lyrics from this song.
Lord I Need You.
What to do with Sin
Know thy Enemy
Get Help
Team up
Know thy Enemy (Fight Empty Promises with Reality)
Sin tells empty promises.
If you do this, you get that.
But its a lie.
A great first defence against sin is to call it what it is.
Get rid of its facade, see it for the death and curse that it offers.
Sin says, come to this party, it will make you popular.
It will give you more friends.
Reality - that party is going to be full of alcohol and more temptation then you can handle.
That party will bring regret.
Sin says, watch this show and no one will ever know.
You say, I have to live with that and I’ll see things I can’t un-see.
This show will change how i see people.
Sin says, you know better than your parents.
Ignore their rules, make up your own mind.It promises you a freedom and an independence.
Reality - But that will only hurt your relationship, give them reasons not to trust you, and break God’s law.
Get Help
We listened to the lyrics from “Lord, I Need You” and its true.
You need to Jesus to beat sin.
You need him because you can’t beat sin on your own.
So Get his help.
First you repent of your sin.
That means that you say what sin really is, and that you don’t want it.
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