Sermon Notes 1-24-10     

A Tale of Two Brothers
Genesis 4:1-15
 

Lessons in Loving God  

1.  The law of the first fruits.  

2.  An offering that is quite casual.

APATHY enters the world.
 

“By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than 
Cain did.  By faith he was commended as a righteous
man, when God spoke well of his offerings.”
                                                         Hebrews 11:4

“Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s
mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy
and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of
worship. Do not be conformed any longer to the
pattern of this world, but be transformed by the
renewing of your mind.”                   Romans 12:1-2

“The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but 
the prayer of the upright pleases him.”   
                                                        Proverbs 15:8

ENVY enters the world.

“Why are you downcast, O my soul?  Why so disturbed
within me?  Put your hope in God.”   Psalm 42:5

MURDER enters the world.  

DECEIT enters the world.
 

If you hate someone then the SEEDS OF MURDER lie in
your own heart.  

God patiently and gracefully calls to you and me.

Sermon Notes for January 24, 2010
Pastor Tom VandeBerg