Main Points We can glorify God by practicing the following principles Acknowledge God vs12 Eve said with Gods help Acts 122124 Deuteronomy 43940 Challenge Do we acknowledge ID: 637372
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The Great Divide
Genesis 4.1-16Slide2
Main Points: We can glorify God by practicing the following principles…
Acknowledge God vs.1-2
Eve said “with God’s
help
”
Acts 12:21-24
Deuteronomy 4:39-40
Challenge: Do we
acknowledge
God’s activity in our lives?Slide3
Main Points: We can glorify God by practicing the following principles…
Worship God with integrity vs. 3-7
Their offerings were a reflection of the
attitude
toward God
Cain brought
some
of the produce whereas Abel brought the
best
from his flock
Malachi 1.6-8, Isaiah 29.13, Jeremiah 6.19-20
The
worshipper
and his offering are inseparable –
B.Waltke
How important is it to us
to please
God?Slide4
Main Points: We can glorify God by practicing the following principles…
Seek God’s mercy vs. 8-14
“
Keeper” can be read, “am I my brother’s
shepherd
?
Cain is to become a wanderer, or more correctly a
fugitive
Hebrews 12.24 – the blood of Christ
--
speaks a
better
word than the blood of Abel
Mercy
triumphs
over judgment – James 2.13
Would you rather have
justice
or mercy?Slide5
Main Points: We can glorify God by practicing the following principles…
Rely on God’s protection vs.15-24
Not so… says God and places a
mark
on Cain
Violence
taints the family
Deuteronomy 32.35, Psalm 94.1, Jeremiah 51.36
Romans 12.19
Can you
trust
God?Slide6
Main Points: We can glorify God by practicing the following principles…
Trust in God’s promises vs. 25-26
Eve
understands
that this child has come from God; she claims no part as she did with Cain
The word for child or offspring is actually
seed
They
are aware of the promise of
Genesis 3.15
Seth begets
Enosh
, whose name means
weakness
… but at that time people began to call on the name of the Lord.
2Peter 3.8-9
What role does
faith
play in the way we live?Slide7
Conclusion
Abel did what was right, Cain
didn’t.
Cain
embraced sin but escaped judgement and death because he
repented.
Mercy triumphed over judgement.
Twice.
God came through, comes through, and will come through in the
end.