1. #2 Cain: the idol of self
Genesis 4:1-16

2. The problem with idolising self
#2 Cain: the idol of self
Genesis 4:1-16
the gods we
The problem with idolising self
Idolising self leads to stingy sacrifice (v3-5)
Luke 6:35
Love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

3. The problem with idolising self
#2 Cain: the idol of self
Genesis 4:1-16
the gods we
The problem with idolising self
Idolising self leads to stingy sacrifice (v3-5)
Idolising self leads to broken relationships (v10-13)

4. The problem with idolising self
#2 Cain: the idol of self
Genesis 4:1-16
the gods we
The problem with idolising self
Idolising self leads to stingy sacrifice (v3-5)
Idolising self leads to broken relationships (v10-13)
Idolising self is hard to break free from (v13-14)
2Corinthians 7:10
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation … but worldly sorrow brings death.

5. The problem with idolising self
#2 Cain: the idol of self
Genesis 4:1-16
the gods we
The problem with idolising self
Idolising self leads to stingy sacrifice (v3-5)
Idolising self leads to broken relationships (v10-13)
Idolising self is hard to break free from (v13-14)
The grace of God
God’s gracious call to repentance (v6-7)
God’s gracious warnings about the power of sin (v7b)
God’s gracious patience with sinners (v10,15)

6. #2 Cain: the idol of self
Genesis 4:1-16
the gods we
Hebrews 12:23-24
You have come…to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.