1. Cain and Abel Genesis 4

2. Cain and Abel Cain Tiller of the ground Brought an offering From the ground Not pleasing Rejected by God Evil 1 John 3:12 Hatred and murder Abel Shepherd Brought the best From the flock Pleasing Accepted by God Righteous Faith Heb. 11:4

3. Lessons Not all worship is accepted by God Matt. 15:8-9, Lev. 10:1-3 Acceptable worship must be by faith Faith must be based on God’s word Rom. 10:17 Worship and worshipper stand together Cain rejected because of his offering Not the other way around Philippians 1:9-11

4. Lessons Anger makes one susceptible to more sin Eph. 4:26-27 James 1:19-20 You can control yourself 1 Cor. 10:13 Envy is destructive Prov. 14:30 Murder pollutes the ground Num 35:33 2 Kings 21:10-16, 22:16-20, 23:26-27, 24:1-4,

5. Lessons Actions have consequences Eccl. 8:11 Cain’s punishment was before capital punishment was established 6:8, 9:6 The first murder was because of religious differences John 17:20-21 You can teach even after you die Heb. 11:4 Acceptance by God should be the goal in life Matt. 25:21