From c243be30c0d9a3bb6fd2f6dc686861bb2de0e62b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: boose_magoose Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2024 16:30:37 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] vault backup: 2024-11-04 16:30:36 Affected files: Sermon Notes/11-03-24.md --- Sermon Notes/11-03-24.md | 57 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Sermon Notes/11-03-24.md diff --git a/Sermon Notes/11-03-24.md b/Sermon Notes/11-03-24.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c93eb21 --- /dev/null +++ b/Sermon Notes/11-03-24.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +ps 103:1-5, 10-15 reading + +Gen 4:1-7 + + + +# Grace + +Cain and Abel could have been twins. + +We see grace and a promise being fulfilled. + +hosea 8:7 + +When we sin, it will impact those around us, especially our children. + +What does it mean to sow Godliness? It means making sacrifices! + +Do I marvel at God grace in my life? + + +# Worship + +4-5 Here we see worship from 2 different hearts, a believing and unbelieving hear. + +Cain: He gave the fruit of the ground, some say the sacrifice was suppose to be a blood sacrifice. see gen 3:21. They may be some truth to that be we also see they Abel gave the first fruits. + +Abel: gave the firstborn of the flock and of their fat portions. Hey is giving the best of the best. It took time to prepare to give to the Lord. Hebrew 11:4 + +One is checking a box, the other is sacrificing. It reveals their heart. There is no evidence of love or preparation + +Cain's offering was an act of false worship. What do our lives say by our acts of worship. He refused to come to God in God's way. He rejected God's way and God rejected him. + +"They honor me with their lips but their hearts are far from me" - Jesus, quoting Isaiah #TODO + +How can you please God when you don't know what he says! + + + +# Mercy + +"countenance fallen" : means enraged. + +God, was soooooo merciful with Cain. v7 is nothing be God showing mercy towards Cain. + +Eph 2:1-5 +We are no better than Cain. + +BUT GOD!!!! + +We need to remember how merciful God is towards us! + +rom 10:9 + + +Is my life truly reflective of true worship? +