1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:03,680 This is City Post Church. We're about three things. 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:07,040 Build equipped and send. All under the. 3 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:09,680 Lordship of Jesus Christ, a small church. 4 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:12,400 Plant in Fort Worth, TX. Who decided to do things a 5 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:16,880 little differently? Adoramos Ajesu Cristo I love 6 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:20,480 City Post because of the people. It's where I belong. 7 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,640 We truly preach the Word. I love City Post because of the 8 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:25,000 community we've been able to. Build. 9 00:00:25,240 --> 00:00:28,040 To do ministry like Jesus. For light to push back. 10 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:32,640 Darkness. This is City Post podcast. 11 00:00:38,690 --> 00:00:42,810 There was a. Term that was coined in around 12 00:00:42,810 --> 00:00:45,130 2010. It's called Moral Therapeutic 13 00:00:45,130 --> 00:00:49,930 Deism, and it's this. Whole idea that if I do, if I 14 00:00:49,930 --> 00:00:53,290 behave, if I do, great. Things then God is going to 15 00:00:53,290 --> 00:00:55,890 bless my life and everything is going to go well. 16 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,120 And there's a generation of Christians who are growing up 17 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:02,440 thinking that that's what Christianity is. 18 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:05,400 So what happens when you're like, well, God, I went to 19 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:09,320 church and I didn't watch rated R movies and I I didn't buy the 20 00:01:09,320 --> 00:01:16,120 Chronic 2001 album And now, like, my kids are sick. 21 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:21,840 I got. Fired God, you're not real and 22 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:24,720 that's what happens and that's what we wrestle, and that's 23 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:26,040 where we. Fight, but if we. 24 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:30,480 Truly understand the gospel. The gospel is not that God 25 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,080 makes. Good people or bad people? 26 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:33,880 Good. The gospel. 27 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:36,040 Is that he makes dead people alive, right? 28 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:37,560 It's not about. Like what you act? 29 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:39,920 Like and what you know. It's what he does with the. 30 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,400 Heart and today. We're going to look at a story 31 00:01:43,320 --> 00:01:46,920 of two brothers. Cain and Abel and we are going 32 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,680 to dissect this thing because when I read this I was like, 33 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:52,880 that is not the story. I grew up with there's. 34 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:58,080 So much such good stuff in this, and it's so much deeper here. 35 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:00,560 And this story is not just about two. 36 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:02,640 Brothers, this story is about the. 37 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:04,600 Human heart, The human condition. 38 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:08,440 But it's also a gospel. Centered story. 39 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:12,120 So we're just going to kick it off so we know Genesis 3. 40 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:17,560 Adam and Eve are in the garden. Sin enters the world, right? 41 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:20,160 The serpent deceives Eve and Adam and Eve. 42 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:22,480 Eat the. Fruit and God's like, where are 43 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:23,680 you guys? And they're like, we're hiding 44 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:25,840 because we're naked and God's like, who told you we're naked 45 00:02:27,920 --> 00:02:29,400 and now? They're together, they get. 46 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,640 Kicked out of the garden they're living and this is where we're 47 00:02:32,640 --> 00:02:33,840 going to leave off. So, Genesis. 48 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,440 Chapter 4 Look at verse. One, and we're going to walk 49 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:40,000 through this thing. Adam made love to his wife and 50 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,560 she became pregnant. You guys know how that works, 51 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:44,800 right? All right, just checking. 52 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:51,600 All right. So he made love to his wife. 53 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:54,240 She became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. 54 00:02:54,920 --> 00:02:58,040 She said with the help of the Lord I have brought. 55 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:02,440 Forth a man. Later, she gave birth to his 56 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:03,480 brother. Abel. 57 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:07,040 Now Abel kept flocks and Cain worked the soil. 58 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:08,680 All right, let's go back to verse one. 59 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:11,360 There's some really important details that I want us to 60 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:15,640 understand here. The Bible says that she gave 61 00:03:15,640 --> 00:03:18,360 birth to. Cain And whenever you see names 62 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,600 in Scripture, names mean something. 63 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:24,320 You got to study that like it's not just like coincidental, 64 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:26,160 right? Like so Eve. 65 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:28,600 Here she says the phrase. At the end of the. 66 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:31,120 Verse says, Lord, I have brought forth. 67 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:35,560 A man that word brought like remember the the the. 68 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:37,720 Original text of Scripture is Hebrew. 69 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:42,200 Or Aramaic and that word. Brought was is actually. 70 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:46,600 Means obtained or acquired and what Eve is telling. 71 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:50,240 God is like Lord I. Brought you something and 72 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:51,840 because I did. This work. 73 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:56,840 Therefore you owe me something now, so I went through the pains 74 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:57,760 of. Childbirth. 75 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:02,200 I brought forth this this. Man, this human being and. 76 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:05,920 Because. I acquired it, now you owe me 77 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:09,360 something. Therefore, that's why she calls 78 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:10,160 him. Cain. 79 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:14,680 The name Cain in Hebrew actually means acquired. 80 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:20,040 It means I earned this. So what Eve calls her first. 81 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:26,320 Son Cain is you shall be named. I'm entitled to a blessing. 82 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:32,960 I acquired something, the Lord brought you to me, but I'm the 83 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:35,480 one that helped. Him and we work together. 84 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:39,160 So now God kind of owes me something here. 85 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:45,800 And entitlement and envy. All of these things destroy our 86 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:50,320 lives because entitlement and envy lead to anger and pain and 87 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:55,960 when you walk around entitled to something which is kind of a 88 00:04:55,960 --> 00:05:00,760 generation that we live in now. You get upset. 89 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:05,480 When you don't get what you want and many believers have this 90 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:07,680 entitlement aspect. Of our. 91 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:12,360 Lives thinking that God owes us something when honestly, he 92 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:18,600 doesn't owe you Jack. So our culture of envy and our 93 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:21,040 culture of entitlement, it's destroying us. 94 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:23,920 And what we're going to see here is that Eve, literally. 95 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:26,800 Calls Cain. He's like, man, I obtained you 96 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:29,640 like. I acquired you so God. 97 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:30,960 You owe me. I'm entitled. 98 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:33,840 To a. Blessing now, but then. 99 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:37,640 She has Abel. Now Abel's name is interesting. 100 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:40,360 Abel the The Hebrew word for Abel is Havel. 101 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:45,640 Which means cloud, which means like a a mist, which means 102 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:50,360 you're like nothing. So she look at how she named her 103 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:52,760 two kids Cain. I'm entitled to the. 104 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:55,600 Blessing Abel. Your name shall be called 105 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,520 meaningless. You're here just in case the 106 00:05:58,520 --> 00:05:59,640 first one doesn't. Work. 107 00:05:59,960 --> 00:06:02,640 You're the spare tire. Pretty much. 108 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:08,360 It's interesting, the dynamic here when you look at this and 109 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:10,800 then it says that. Abel kept the flocks. 110 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:14,840 And Cain and verse. Two work the soil, so we have 111 00:06:14,840 --> 00:06:18,240 two brothers. Here 2 interesting 2 very 112 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:23,080 directed names we also see. Their jobs like. 113 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:25,240 Cain worked the field. He worked the ground. 114 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:28,760 Abel took He was the keeper of the sheep based. 115 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:30,640 Off Genesis 3, they're both. Cursed. 116 00:06:30,840 --> 00:06:35,000 So they're both pretty difficult work, but you see what? 117 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:37,880 What I want us to notice that God here is not focusing on 118 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,840 their vocation, but He's he's looking at. 119 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:43,560 The respective. Offerings that they bring God, 120 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:46,520 which we're going to see in in. In verse three, look what? 121 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:49,760 It says when we read verse three and four, in the course of time 122 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:53,360 Cain brought some fruits. Of the soil. 123 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:58,200 As an offering to the Lord, and Abel also brought an offering 124 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:02,160 fat portions from some of the first born of his flock. 125 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:05,720 The Lord looked. With favor on Abel and his 126 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:09,840 offering in verse. 5 but. On Cain and his offering, he did 127 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:11,080 not. Look with favor. 128 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:13,680 So Cain. Was very angry and his. 129 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:17,680 Face was. Downcast both of them. 130 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:23,040 Had jobs to do both. Of them were important both of 131 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:24,760 them had something going on they. 132 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:29,240 Both did religious. Acts here don't miss it, but the 133 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:32,760 thing with Cain is that Cain brought God just something that 134 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:36,000 he collected from the ground. Cain saw this. 135 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:39,160 As a task he saw. This as something that he. 136 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:42,600 Had to do but Abel. Saw this as something he got to 137 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,320 do. Abel brought God his best. 138 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:48,320 Look what it look what he says. I bring the fat portions of some 139 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:53,280 of my first born man. His offering is special. 140 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:56,120 It's unique. It's it's the best that he has. 141 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:59,760 It's very precious because Abel saw. 142 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:02,400 That God was deserving of his best. 143 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:05,680 Cain saw that God just, He's just going to give it to him 144 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:07,720 because Cain. Thought he deserved the best. 145 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:15,240 See the difference here? So I asked myself we we see this 146 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:18,200 in the verse 4. It says that God turned his his 147 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:21,360 favor. On Abel, what does that mean? 148 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:24,280 When we see that in the text, it means that God turned his. 149 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:28,280 Face to look at Abel. Faith. 150 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:31,080 When God looks at something, that means that his favors on 151 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:33,679 something. So that's the question, why does 152 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:35,880 God turn his face to Abel and not Cain? 153 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:38,480 Like is God playing favorites? Here, Like what? 154 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:40,559 What's God? Doing and we see this answer in 155 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:43,000 Hebrews Chapter 11, verse four and I'll just. 156 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:45,600 Read it for us Hebrews. 11 verse 4 it says by. 157 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:48,400 Faith. Abel offered to God a more 158 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:51,800 acceptable sacrifice. To Cain, you see what? 159 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:54,120 What God is after? It's the condition. 160 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:57,920 Of the heart that Abel had what? Abel was doing. 161 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:01,520 Abel was honoring the Lord with what he brings had nothing to do 162 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:03,400 with his. Stuff, even though Abel did. 163 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:07,720 Bring like the best stuff. God didn't go after Cain saying 164 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:09,160 man your. Produce is wack. 165 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:11,480 I was. Expecting Central Market and you 166 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:15,120 gave me town tuck. Nothing wrong with town Tuck. 167 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:21,160 But the produce is our heart. And I'm afraid, like a large 168 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:24,760 percentage of people think that this is what Christianity looks. 169 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:28,680 Like right devotion we have. Abel And then you have. 170 00:09:28,680 --> 00:09:30,240 Deeds. We have Cain. 171 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:32,600 We have. Worship over works. 172 00:09:32,680 --> 00:09:35,200 We have purpose over performance. 173 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:38,360 It just keeps going. And I'll, I'll just throw this 174 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:42,120 out point #1 if your heart's not with it, God don't want it. 175 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:44,720 That's a hard. Truth. 176 00:09:44,920 --> 00:09:46,240 Because many of us are like Bo Enrique. 177 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:48,800 I'm trying my best. I don't have the best stuff. 178 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,680 Listen, God doesn't want or need anything that you. 179 00:09:51,680 --> 00:09:54,520 Have it's your heart that he's after. 180 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:58,800 It's the condition of your. Heart, we see this with Jesus. 181 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:01,240 Man when the. Lady puts 2 little copper. 182 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:04,360 Coins and Jesus says she gave more than everybody in this. 183 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:07,840 Place because she gave. Everything she had, it's the. 184 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:12,560 Heart that God is after. It's not at anything else. 185 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:17,520 And we think in our in our, in our Western culture like it's. 186 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:20,000 It's all about like who works harder like. 187 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:23,800 Who's done the most? And listen our obedience to God. 188 00:10:24,040 --> 00:10:27,320 Is out of our love. For him, we don't do things to 189 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:32,080 try to earn love from him. He's loved us already. 190 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:36,000 But when you obey him, it's because man, I know him. 191 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:40,080 I love him because I understand what he did in our my life. 192 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:45,720 Man, let's go to Romans. Chapter 12 because. 193 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:51,560 When we have that mentality, we tend to think in the space of 194 00:10:51,560 --> 00:10:53,800 entitlement. Where it's like, well, Lord, 195 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:56,200 like I gave you this, I did this, I did. 196 00:10:56,200 --> 00:11:00,400 That now you need to give me and the question is if God looks at 197 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:04,360 Abel and. He looks at his with favor and 198 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:05,440 we saw. Why? 199 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:07,800 Then the question becomes then what is? 200 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:10,880 The sacrifice that God requires is it. 201 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:13,520 Fat. So I got plenty. 202 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:18,600 Is it money? What is the sacrifice? 203 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:22,120 That God wants from us. We see it right here in in 204 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:24,520 Romans chapter 12. I'm just going to read the verse 205 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:26,440 2 verses and then we'll look at. Verse 3. 206 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:28,160 This is crazy. Therefore, I urge you. 207 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:32,760 Brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy to offer your. 208 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:38,440 Bodies as what living y'all can say louder living sacrifices, 209 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:40,880 yes, holy. And pleasing to God, this is 210 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:44,360 your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of 211 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:47,840 this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. 212 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:52,040 Then you will be able to. Test and approve what God's will 213 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:54,520 is his. Good, pleasing and perfect will. 214 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:56,800 Now let's come with me to verse. Three, a lot of people. 215 00:11:56,800 --> 00:12:00,480 Don't talk about verse three. Look at verse 3, then you. 216 00:12:00,560 --> 00:12:03,360 Ought to. But rather, think of yourself 217 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:07,400 with sober judgement in accordance with the faith God. 218 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:11,800 Has distributed to each of you. What he says like man, you are 219 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:12,520 to give. Yourself. 220 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:13,840 What's the sacrifice? God. 221 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:19,040 Wants you, he wants all. Of us, and because we're that 222 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:20,920 sacrifice. You don't go around thinking 223 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:24,160 you're all that in a bag of chips or Hot Cheetos for me. 224 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:28,520 Listen you. Are to think of yourself. 225 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:32,160 More humbly and God talks about this. 226 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:35,400 He's like man I humble. Those who are proud. 227 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:38,360 I will bring you down if you are proud. 228 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:41,480 You don't walk around thinking that you're everything. 229 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:44,920 Cain was doing that, Cain thought. 230 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:47,920 That he had it. My name is. 231 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:51,120 You owe me so Cain thought that his. 232 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,160 All of his stuff. Everything he had. 233 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:59,560 His sacrifice was great, so. Here. 234 00:12:59,560 --> 00:13:01,200 Here's the crazy thing about the gospel. 235 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:05,000 Because we're so lost that it required. 236 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:09,120 God to send his Son. To die for us, but yet we're so. 237 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:12,840 Valuable that God knew what he was purchasing on the cross for 238 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:15,760 you. I love somebody, once said. 239 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:18,560 He said Ricky. God factored in your stupidity 240 00:13:18,560 --> 00:13:22,360 when he called you. There's nothing that caught him 241 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:25,040 off guard about you. He knew exactly who. 242 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:28,040 You are. He knew exactly what you did. 243 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:29,760 He knew. He knows exactly what you're 244 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:31,240 going to do. And he still. 245 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:35,280 Looks at us and says I'm going to die for that person I want to 246 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:36,720 I want to take their sin from them. 247 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:39,320 I want to forgive them. I want to love them. 248 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:44,040 Cain had this attitude of like, no God, it's not all about you, 249 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:46,320 your. Sacrifice is actually what I. 250 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:49,640 Bring to you and I should. Be above able. 251 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:55,560 You should like me, which leads me to point #2 because when we 252 00:13:55,560 --> 00:13:57,760 get entitled, we kind of tend to say things. 253 00:13:57,960 --> 00:13:59,960 But the truth is. You don't want God. 254 00:13:59,960 --> 00:14:01,600 To give you what you deserve because. 255 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:02,840 You won't like it. If you got it. 256 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:06,920 If you went to God, say. Lord, I deserve this. 257 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:10,040 Now, if God truly. Gave you what you deserve. 258 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:13,360 You. Would not like it, just be 259 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:15,240 honest. You would hate it the. 260 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:19,520 One thing that you contribute to your own salvation is the sin 261 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:22,560 that made it necessary. That's all that you. 262 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:25,640 Bring to the table. There's nothing that you could. 263 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:28,960 Show up to. God and God say thank you, this 264 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:32,520 makes sense now. No, we are sinful. 265 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:35,120 We have broken our. Relationship with God. 266 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:39,680 We deserve separation from him, but God, in his mercy and 267 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:43,080 kindness and grace, loves us so much that he's like, man, 268 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:44,200 listen, I'm going to, I'm going to make. 269 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:47,720 A way I'm. Going to send Jesus and I'm 270 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:50,840 going to make a way so we could have a relationship and Christ 271 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:53,360 is going to pay for it. Christ is going to take care of 272 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:57,400 it. All you have to do is say yes, I 273 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:00,560 accept the gift. There's nothing that. 274 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,280 You have to do. For God, in order for him to 275 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:04,080 love. You. 276 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:08,920 He loves us. Cain is I deserve, I'm entitled, 277 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:12,240 serve me. And also as I read this, Cain is 278 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:16,840 actually foreshadowing the Pharisees in the New Testament. 279 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:19,840 The Pharisees had the same attitude. 280 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:21,600 They were self-serving self. Righteous. 281 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:24,200 Arrogant. They had no concern for the 282 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:26,960 heart of God. They used religion as a means to 283 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:29,160 make themselves look more superior. 284 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:33,480 That's exactly what Cain is doing and Jesus pushes against 285 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:35,880 that. Look at verse. 6 So look what 286 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:37,160 happens. Look what God says. 287 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:40,360 This is crazy. Then the Lord said to Cain, why 288 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:42,960 are you mad bro? That's what my version says. 289 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:47,800 Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 290 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:49,400 Look what? Look what? 291 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:51,640 God's telling Cain, he's telling Cain. 292 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:55,600 He's like, listen, I don't only see your heart, but I also see 293 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:58,880 your motives. It's not just your heart that's 294 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:01,360 wrong. Your motives are wrong as. 295 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:03,880 Well that's why y'all sad and sappy about it. 296 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:08,440 Because you know, and God looks at Cain and listen, this is 297 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:10,520 where we see God's grace coming in now. 298 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:14,000 Because God asks. Cain, why are you angry? 299 00:16:14,120 --> 00:16:16,960 Why are you damn cast? I see this in you. 300 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:21,280 And then in verse 7, God shows his his wonderful. 301 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:22,560 Grace because what? God. 302 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:24,400 'S going to tell Cain is like listen. 303 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:26,400 If you just put your. Anger away. 304 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:30,160 I will lift your head. That's all you have to do. 305 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:32,960 God gives Cain a solution to what's. 306 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:34,560 Happening. This is the grace. 307 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:38,200 And mercy of God. Verse 7 if you do what is right. 308 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:41,720 Will you not be accepted? Listen, if you do what? 309 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:44,880 Is right if you turn away, if you ask for forgiveness, if you 310 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:46,520 lay. Your anger down. 311 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:52,440 I will accept your sacrifice. I will lift your head. 312 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:53,920 I will. Honor you. 313 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:58,360 God is is helping Cain out. But then God gives Cain a 314 00:16:58,360 --> 00:17:00,960 warning. And I think that this is very 315 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:03,320 true for every single one of us in this room. 316 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:05,599 Look at the warning, he says in verse 7. 317 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:08,640 But if you do not. Do what is right. 318 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:13,319 Sin is crouching at your. Door it desires to have you. 319 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:19,280 But you must rule over it, man. God is giving Cain an 320 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:22,119 opportunity here because his grace and mercy is so good. 321 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:27,079 And he's let, he's telling Cain. Here is a way out, and if you 322 00:17:27,079 --> 00:17:29,240 don't get your way out, this is where. 323 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:32,040 You're going to end up. What does he tell Cain? 324 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:34,880 How's this going to work for him if you don't? 325 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:40,160 Sin is crouching at your door. Sin is waiting for you. 326 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:42,320 God gives him two options, right? 327 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:45,680 Crucify your anger, get rid of your entitlement, and I'll do 328 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:48,120 the same thing I did for Abe. I will turn my face to you. 329 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:50,560 I will lift your head. Everything will be great. 330 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:54,600 I will exalt you. But if you don't sin is. 331 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:58,120 Ready to take you out? It is waiting for you it. 332 00:17:58,120 --> 00:18:00,360 Shows up I. Love what Tim Keller says. 333 00:18:00,360 --> 00:18:04,440 Tim Keller says when you Crouch, you're not only ready to spring 334 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:06,720 up, but you make yourself look small. 335 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:11,720 That's exactly what sin does. Sin makes itself look small and 336 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:16,040 manageable, but once it gets ahold of you, boom, it explodes 337 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:19,120 and next thing you know you find yourself. 338 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:21,600 Right, like we do this. All the time when it comes to 339 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:24,000 sin, we're like, man, it's not that big of a deal. 340 00:18:24,120 --> 00:18:25,800 I could manage it. I could. 341 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:27,200 That's not a. Big issue. 342 00:18:27,360 --> 00:18:29,600 I don't need help I. Got this. 343 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:31,600 And next thing you know, sin has a hold. 344 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:35,320 Of you is. Sprung up in your life and has 345 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:37,200 taken. Hold of your life. 346 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:43,120 And it's ruling over you. And we cannot treat sin like 347 00:18:43,120 --> 00:18:47,360 it's some small little thing. Sin is nothing to play with. 348 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:54,520 And then what I see with Cain, I started looking at Cain is 349 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:56,960 angry. There's an anger with Cain here. 350 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:02,480 This is my point #3 anger reveals that one of your idols 351 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:05,240 is getting messed with. Anger is a check engine light 352 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:09,800 for your life. And for many of us, when our 353 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:15,120 idols are being pulled away, anger rises, We get upset. 354 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:20,040 Listen, what's Cain's idol here? For Cain, he wanted to be. 355 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:21,480 Exalted. It was all about self. 356 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:24,200 Image his reputation, it was all about him. 357 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:29,040 He thought himself higher than able, and as God starts digging 358 00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:32,040 at his heart. He's he's pulling that idol. 359 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:35,960 And Cain's anger is coming up. And maybe some of us in this 360 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:37,880 room. The reason why you're so. 361 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:41,360 Angry is because you're holding on to something that you think 362 00:19:41,360 --> 00:19:46,680 is more important than God, and God is trying to remove that 363 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:49,160 from your life. So that way you could. 364 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:51,200 Move. Forward, and he could exalt. 365 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:54,040 You and turn his head and and and that way you could. 366 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:57,320 Thrive in life, but these idols that we hold, we talked about 367 00:19:57,320 --> 00:20:00,320 this last week, these idols. That we hold on to. 368 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:03,200 Are so powerful. And so strong and are. 369 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:07,080 Fighting for our position with. God that we are not going to let 370 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:12,720 go and soon as somebody starts digging at that idol anger and 371 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:17,080 you get mad and you get frustrated and you start looking 372 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:20,400 at everybody else, you start blaming everybody else when God 373 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:21,680 is like I'm I love. You. 374 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:25,960 I have mercy and grace. I want to I want to help you. 375 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:32,600 So sin has sprung up to Cain. Look what happens in verse 8. 376 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:35,360 Now, Cain said to his. Brother Abel, let's go out. 377 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:38,440 To the field. While they were in the field, 378 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:41,320 Cain attacked his brother and Abel. 379 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:44,040 His. Brother Abel Ann killed him, 380 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:46,880 since sprung up in Cain's. Life. 381 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:49,320 What was the result? He kills his. 382 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:51,640 Brother, it's the first murder in the Bible. 383 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:54,400 You know, I found interesting. Here it was. 384 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:56,920 It was almost like a little bit of a punk move because it 385 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:58,120 doesn't say. That they fought. 386 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:02,760 Abel so trusting Abel so. Like Abel's like. 387 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:05,160 That's my brother. He goes out there. 388 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:07,920 And Cain for I don't know what Cain does. 389 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:10,560 Maybe did the whole like don't look at me puppet? 390 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:11,360 Right. I mean like. 391 00:21:12,120 --> 00:21:14,600 You guys don't talk about. If you grew up. 392 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:17,520 You know what I'm saying? Like he kills his brother. 393 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:18,920 Like probably got some. He's like, don't. 394 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:20,560 Look at me. I don't know what that. 395 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:24,760 Looks like but he kills his brother. 396 00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:27,840 Sin has sprung up. Sin has taken a. 397 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:32,040 Hold. Of cain's life and look what 398 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:33,920 happens he. Kills his brother for it. 399 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:37,880 It's interesting that Sin devours him up. 400 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:43,240 Sin devours Cain and now Cain becomes the predator and Cain 401 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:48,920 goes. After Abel because jealous of 402 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:51,280 Abel so. Cain is angry at God, but he 403 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:54,640 can't kill God. But he's jealous of his brother, 404 00:21:54,640 --> 00:21:58,520 so he kills his. Brother, that's what sin does. 405 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:03,160 Guys, the people. That we end up going. 406 00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:08,880 After are those. Who are trying to help and sin 407 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:12,160 takes over man James chapter 4 verse one we. 408 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:14,360 We see this. In in James it. 409 00:22:14,360 --> 00:22:16,680 Says you desire. And do not have. 410 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:20,600 You want something that someone else has, and you'll hate that 411 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:24,360 person you covet and cannot attain therefore. 412 00:22:24,360 --> 00:22:27,880 You. Kill if you read James. 413 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:31,280 Ford talks about that. The things that we covet, the 414 00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:34,040 things that we want. When when it? 415 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:35,600 When it? Grabs a hold of our. 416 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:39,120 Heart it becomes. Hate and we hate the. 417 00:22:39,120 --> 00:22:42,080 Person because we can't have what they have and we end up 418 00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:45,600 killing our brother over it. And honestly, if you look at 419 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:51,920 scripture, the one who feels entitled in scripture is usually 420 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:54,360 the one that is destined to fall. 421 00:22:54,360 --> 00:22:57,120 Apart, I was doing a little research if you look. 422 00:22:57,120 --> 00:23:00,920 Cain no first born. God's blessing actually goes to 423 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:05,600 Abel and then Seth. The blessing went to Isaac, not 424 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:08,120 Ishmael. It was Jacob, not Esau. 425 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:11,160 Esau was careless with it. Esau was entitled. 426 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:13,920 Esau thought he had it and and Jacob took the blessing. 427 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:16,920 The blessing went to Judah and he passed over. 428 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:19,920 Ruben went to David and not Ilad. 429 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:23,320 It went to Solomon and not Amon. Even in the story that Jesus 430 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:25,720 talks about in The Prodigal Son. The Prodigal Son. 431 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:28,880 Jacks it up, but he. Comes with a repent of heart. 432 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:31,640 Back to the. Father and the Father blesses 433 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:34,840 him, and then it is the older son that's like man. 434 00:23:35,120 --> 00:23:37,520 What you just did is jacked up the religious brother. 435 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:41,000 The one that knows everything. Gets passed over because his 436 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:44,360 heart of hatred. For his younger brother reveals. 437 00:23:44,360 --> 00:23:48,280 Itself. Guys, when you have a life of 438 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:51,520 entitlement, when you have a life of anger, when you have a 439 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:54,520 life of envy, it passes. Over. 440 00:23:55,960 --> 00:24:00,680 And God is trying to help you. And I love this quote says God 441 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:05,000 sends no one away empty except those who come to him full of 442 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:07,840 themselves. God can't. 443 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:10,360 Feel you if you are full of yourself. 444 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:14,520 God wants to pour into you. God wants to give you a new. 445 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:17,040 Life. He wants to refresh your soul 446 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:19,240 and your spirit. He wants to give you a new 447 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:21,600 heart. But if you are so tight. 448 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:24,040 Fisting and tight knuckling. I'm right. 449 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:26,920 Listen, your pride is going to be your destruction. 450 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:31,280 I'm just being honest with you. Pride and entitlement are the 451 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:33,960 devil's playground. Humbleness and humility are 452 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:37,120 God's playground when you have those things in your. 453 00:24:37,120 --> 00:24:40,320 Life, it's so easy. For the enemy to. 454 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:43,400 Use you. And God wants to bless. 455 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:46,120 You even if you keep. Reading James 4, God gives a 456 00:24:46,120 --> 00:24:50,080 solution. Draw near to me and you can 457 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:52,840 resist the devil. What God is offering Cain, 458 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:54,000 right? Here is for. 459 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:58,240 Him to draw near to him. God's like come closer to me. 460 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:00,360 I want. To take care of you. 461 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:02,160 I want to help you. And I had to realize it's like, 462 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:04,640 man, listen, the world doesn't need any more Ricky. 463 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:08,760 Ricky needs to. Go away, so Christ. 464 00:25:08,920 --> 00:25:12,160 Can live through him. I feel we were talking. 465 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:15,200 To third person. But it's true. 466 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:19,000 It is Christ who lives. In me and through me, that's how 467 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:21,720 we're able to do these things. And then look at the next verse. 468 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:24,920 Then the Lord said the Cain. Where's your brother Abel? 469 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:30,680 I don't know, he replied. Am I my brother's keeper now? 470 00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:32,280 Nino Brown did not come up with that. 471 00:25:34,520 --> 00:25:38,880 Any new Jack City people? Am I my brother's keeper? 472 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:43,320 Yes, I am. Anyway, Nino Brown did not come 473 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:46,760 up with. This this is scriptural and we 474 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:48,040 read this text. And I was like. 475 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:53,000 Why is that phrase so? Powerful because it's actually 476 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:56,680 not an answer. To God, it's actually sarcasm. 477 00:25:57,800 --> 00:26:01,320 Cain and all his pride. So God asked Cain. 478 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:05,160 Like like like God needs to. Remember in Genesis 3 he tells 479 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:06,880 Adam and Eve where? Y'all at Like God? 480 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:09,880 Doesn't know. So he asked Cain. 481 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:10,960 He's like, where's your brother at? 482 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:13,280 I don't know, am I my brother's keeper? 483 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:19,760 Guys, this is so sarcastic. That God's that Cain's attitude 484 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:22,640 to. God is so indifferent to his 485 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:24,800 commandments. What we see here is. 486 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:28,880 Sin now is ruling over. His life he has given. 487 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:32,080 Into his sin. What is Cain saying? 488 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:34,720 Remember in verse 2? Abel is a keeper of sheep. 489 00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:40,840 So what is Cain doing? Hey God, remember my brother? 490 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:46,800 Abel, the keeper that you like? He's throwing it back at God in 491 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:49,840 arrogance. What's interesting is like, man, 492 00:26:49,840 --> 00:26:51,920 Abel slaughtered the lamb to exalt you. 493 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:54,440 I slaughtered my brother to exalt myself. 494 00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:58,640 So Cain, when he's like, are you my brother's keeper? 495 00:26:58,640 --> 00:26:59,600 I don't know. Where's your? 496 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:01,840 Keeper at you like that, your boy? 497 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:06,720 What happened to your boy? I took him hopefully. 498 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:08,400 Your sacrifice. Sacrifice is good. 499 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:13,560 For you, now it comes off. Cain is immersed. 500 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:18,120 There's no remorse in Cain. First, John. 501 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:23,000 Three chapter chapter 3 verse 12 says Cain is a child of the 502 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:25,280 devil. He is like the evil. 503 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:29,440 One, but then that's followed with don't be. 504 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:30,920 Surprised if the world hates you. 505 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:35,920 Hey evil, all these. Things in scripture are pulled 506 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:39,880 directed to Cain. So Cain was not remorseful. 507 00:27:39,880 --> 00:27:43,000 He wasn't repentant and then God. 508 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:46,560 Says the Lord said. In verse 10, what have you done? 509 00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:50,560 Listen, your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground. 510 00:27:51,120 --> 00:27:53,000 This is just. A figure's speech. 511 00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:56,520 What God is telling Cain? Is that I am very. 512 00:27:56,520 --> 00:27:59,480 Aware, I know that Abel. Has. 513 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:02,280 Died. I know his death. 514 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:07,240 There's nothing that you're trying to hide out here, so 515 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:09,040 what's the consequence? Verse 11. 516 00:28:09,240 --> 00:28:13,160 Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground which 517 00:28:13,360 --> 00:28:15,960 opened its mouth to receive. Your brother's blood. 518 00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:20,000 From my hand, when you work the ground, it will no longer yield 519 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:21,520 its. Crops up for you. 520 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:25,320 You will be. A restless wanderer on the 521 00:28:25,360 --> 00:28:27,960 Earth. So this is like a second curse. 522 00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:31,480 So the first curse in Genesis 3, God curses the ground. 523 00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:33,120 Hey, you're going to have to put some work in. 524 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:37,120 Now he's cursing Cain again. Being a worker or keeper of the 525 00:28:37,120 --> 00:28:39,200 ground. So you're not just going to 526 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:43,000 struggle bringing up crops, but the ground that you bring up 527 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:45,680 crops on is going to time out and you're going to spend the 528 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:47,920 rest of your life looking for ground. 529 00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:50,560 To be able to take care of yourself. 530 00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:53,840 You're going to be a wanderer. There's no way that you're going 531 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:57,160 to be established in this life. You're going to. 532 00:28:57,400 --> 00:29:01,120 Be a a Vagabond, A fugitive. It's kind of the the better term 533 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:04,280 for it. So this is not a good life for 534 00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:06,800 Cain. And then I love how Cain 535 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:12,840 responds because his response is so non repentive because look 536 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:13,600 what? It says. 537 00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:18,720 In verse 13, Cain said to the Lord, Punishment is more than I 538 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:22,880 can bear today. You are driving me from the land 539 00:29:23,040 --> 00:29:24,560 and I. Will. 540 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:29,200 Be hidden from your presence. I will be a restless. 541 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:33,480 Wanderer on this earth, and whoever finds me will kill me. 542 00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:38,440 It's all about. Him even his punishment he he 543 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:41,600 brings himself up 8 times. In the last two verses. 544 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:45,800 It's all about Cain, even his punishment. 545 00:29:46,560 --> 00:29:48,160 It's. Always been about me. 546 00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:53,360 Me, me me and then 15. But the Lord said to him, not so 547 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:57,320 anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance 7 times. 548 00:29:57,320 --> 00:29:59,760 Over if you guys are. Taking notes or how you might 549 00:29:59,760 --> 00:30:01,880 want to highlight seven times over. 550 00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:08,480 Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him 551 00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:11,240 would kill him. So. 552 00:30:12,240 --> 00:30:17,000 Cain puts God puts a mark on Cain, showing God's grace and 553 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:19,160 mercy. God could have easily wiped. 554 00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:25,240 Cain out, but he doesn't. And at the same time that Mark 555 00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:32,960 was giving Cain mercy. But it's also a lifelong curse. 556 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:35,840 That Cain will. Always be full of shame. 557 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:39,240 He will always remember the day that he murdered. 558 00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:43,760 His brother so. Cain went out from the presence 559 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:47,560 of the Lord and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden. 560 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:51,080 Cain made love to his wife and she became pregnant, gave birth 561 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:55,600 to Enoch. Cain was then building a city 562 00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:57,840 and he named it after his son Enoch. 563 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:02,000 Wait a second, building a city? Didn't God say you're going to 564 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:04,440 be nomadic? A bag of bond you're going to 565 00:31:04,440 --> 00:31:05,440 live. The rest of your life. 566 00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:08,960 Even in in the punishment, Cain disregards God. 567 00:31:10,160 --> 00:31:14,120 God is giving Cain mercy and grace, mercy and grace, 568 00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:18,240 opportunity after opportunity. And Cain cannot get out of 569 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:20,840 himself. And just for time's sake, I'm 570 00:31:20,840 --> 00:31:24,840 going to just. Wrap us up this way the rest of 571 00:31:24,840 --> 00:31:29,520 Chapter 4. It gives the lineage of Cain 572 00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:31,880 right there. There's a, There's a. 573 00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:36,480 Root of bitterness that comes out of cain's life and if you. 574 00:31:36,480 --> 00:31:37,680 Read it. It just keeps. 575 00:31:37,680 --> 00:31:41,480 Going but what I want to look. At if you have your. 576 00:31:41,480 --> 00:31:43,600 Word. Look at verse 19. 577 00:31:44,240 --> 00:31:49,160 I thought this was just. So interesting, you have to 578 00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:50,880 remember. Guys our. 579 00:31:51,680 --> 00:31:56,160 For the next 5 generations, that Cain, that that's coming out of 580 00:31:56,160 --> 00:32:00,800 Cain, those five generations are going to go from bad to worse. 581 00:32:01,960 --> 00:32:06,280 And then in 19, it says Lamech married two women, one name Ada 582 00:32:06,280 --> 00:32:10,080 and the other name Zilla. Ada gave birth to Jabel. 583 00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:13,880 And was the father of those who lived in tents and raised 584 00:32:13,880 --> 00:32:16,880 livestock. His brother's name was Jubal. 585 00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:19,640 He was the father of all who played. 586 00:32:19,640 --> 00:32:24,200 String instruments and pipes. Zilla also had a son, Tubal 587 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:26,360 Kane, who? Forged. 588 00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:29,720 All kinds of tools out of bronze and armor. 589 00:32:29,880 --> 00:32:33,640 AKA he made weapons and if you. Read The Keep. 590 00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:37,360 Reading the Old Testament, these are like genocidal armies came 591 00:32:37,360 --> 00:32:43,320 out of this Tubal Cain's sister was Nama Lamech. 592 00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:45,040 Said to his wives. Look at verse 23. 593 00:32:45,040 --> 00:32:48,560 This is so important, Lamech said to his. 594 00:32:48,560 --> 00:32:52,760 Wives, Ada. And Zilla, listen to me, wives 595 00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:56,800 of Lamech, hear my words. I have killed a man for wounding 596 00:32:56,800 --> 00:33:01,800 me, a young man for injuring me. He popped off. 597 00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:09,960 He had an anger issue. If Cain is avenged 7 times then 598 00:33:09,960 --> 00:33:15,440 Lamac 70 times. Sound familiar? 599 00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:18,520 What's wild is that this is the last. 600 00:33:18,520 --> 00:33:21,800 Generation before Noah shows up and God. 601 00:33:21,800 --> 00:33:26,840 Floods the earth it got so bad. And what I want you and I to 602 00:33:26,840 --> 00:33:29,200 understand. Is that the root of Cain? 603 00:33:29,960 --> 00:33:34,960 Is entitlement evil anger and it doesn't stop with you. 604 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:39,280 And if you don't get your anger? Fixed. 605 00:33:39,840 --> 00:33:43,480 If you don't get your. Heart fixed your children. 606 00:33:43,720 --> 00:33:47,040 Are going to take from it and your children's children and 607 00:33:47,040 --> 00:33:50,760 it's going to for some of us going to go bad to worse and if. 608 00:33:50,760 --> 00:33:53,760 You could just get. Out of your own way and stop 609 00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:55,480 thinking so much. About yourself and start 610 00:33:55,480 --> 00:33:56,640 thinking. So much of A. 611 00:33:57,120 --> 00:34:00,920 The bigger scope and the bigger picture, our kids, the. 612 00:34:00,920 --> 00:34:03,280 Generations that are coming after. 613 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:10,239 US. God has a massive plan, 77 times 614 00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:12,840 vengeance and hatred, anger and envy. 615 00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:17,360 This is the the root of. Cain, but God. 616 00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:24,719 Let's go to Matthew 18. Matthew 18 The Messiah Jesus 617 00:34:24,719 --> 00:34:33,480 shows up on the scene. Matthew 18 Peter asks Christ in 618 00:34:33,480 --> 00:34:38,400 verse 21/18/21. This is so awesome. 619 00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:42,360 Remember, Lamech said. My vengeance my I'm going to 620 00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:51,800 avenge 77 times fold. Then Matthew 18, 21 Then Peter 621 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:56,600 came to Jesus and asked Lord, how many times should I forgive 622 00:34:56,760 --> 00:34:59,160 my brother or sister who sins against me? 623 00:34:59,320 --> 00:35:00,240 What does? Jesus say. 624 00:35:01,560 --> 00:35:05,120 Peter says up to seven times and Jesus says, now I tell you not 7 625 00:35:05,120 --> 00:35:10,280 times, but 77 times. Listen. 626 00:35:10,280 --> 00:35:12,640 When Christ shows up on the scene, listen. 627 00:35:12,640 --> 00:35:15,880 As believers, our call is not the root of Cain. 628 00:35:16,120 --> 00:35:19,160 Our call is not anger and envy and entitlement. 629 00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:22,440 Our call is love, peace, justice. 630 00:35:22,440 --> 00:35:25,200 And forgiveness and the reason why we could do that. 631 00:35:25,320 --> 00:35:27,240 Is because Christ forgave us you? 632 00:35:27,240 --> 00:35:30,240 Can't be forgiven unless you accept his forgiveness first. 633 00:35:31,240 --> 00:35:36,080 And many of us are living a life of anger and pride. 634 00:35:36,280 --> 00:35:40,320 Like like we messed. It up bad and what we see here. 635 00:35:40,520 --> 00:35:43,240 Jesus, like no, no, no, like I've forgiven you. 636 00:35:44,520 --> 00:35:47,240 I've forgiven the worst of the. Worst so that way you. 637 00:35:47,240 --> 00:35:51,440 Can know true forgiveness, true repentance and that your 638 00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:53,760 generations. Your kids. 639 00:35:53,760 --> 00:35:57,400 That are coming behind you will not know anger, but they will 640 00:35:57,400 --> 00:35:59,080 know love. They will not know 641 00:35:59,080 --> 00:36:01,480 unforgiveness, but they will know forgiveness. 642 00:36:01,600 --> 00:36:04,040 They will not know idols, they will know the one true. 643 00:36:04,040 --> 00:36:05,560 God and their lives are going to. 644 00:36:05,560 --> 00:36:07,800 Thrive and they're going to change the world, not destroy 645 00:36:07,800 --> 00:36:09,640 it. Jesus changes this, and I'm 646 00:36:09,640 --> 00:36:12,000 going to end this right here. This is so cool as. 647 00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:16,640 Believers, my last point who are we to hold on to grudges and 648 00:36:16,640 --> 00:36:18,080 have anger? If we're forgiven. 649 00:36:18,120 --> 00:36:19,760 Why are you mad about something that happened? 650 00:36:19,920 --> 00:36:22,120 Years ago, Christ forgave you Christ. 651 00:36:22,120 --> 00:36:24,600 Forgave that person as well. I could forgive. 652 00:36:24,600 --> 00:36:27,080 I don't have to. Forget I could reconcile. 653 00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:28,640 I don't have to go and have lunch with you. 654 00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:31,520 That might take a little bit of time, but forgiveness is not for 655 00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:33,120 the other person. Forgiveness is for you. 656 00:36:34,200 --> 00:36:35,640 So that way you could live a life. 657 00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:41,080 Of freedom and peace. Hebrews. 12 Hebrews. 12 I'll end 658 00:36:41,080 --> 00:36:45,800 with here. Hebrews 12/24 Jesus, the 659 00:36:45,800 --> 00:36:49,640 mediator of the New Covenant to the sprinkled. 660 00:36:49,640 --> 00:36:52,680 Blood that speaks a better. Word than the blood of. 661 00:36:52,680 --> 00:36:54,600 Who? Abel. 662 00:36:57,240 --> 00:37:00,720 The blood of Abel screams. Justice, the blood of Abel. 663 00:37:00,720 --> 00:37:04,000 Screams my brother murdered me. There needs to be payments. 664 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:08,680 The blood of Christ screams mercy and grace and forgiveness. 665 00:37:10,880 --> 00:37:13,600 The fight was not Abel versus Cain. 666 00:37:13,600 --> 00:37:16,120 This is something that the Holy Spirit showed me because Cain 667 00:37:16,120 --> 00:37:18,040 did a punk move. He blindsided. 668 00:37:18,040 --> 00:37:21,080 Abel Abel never fought with. Cain Cain's fight was with his 669 00:37:21,080 --> 00:37:26,720 entitlement and his anger and his sinful nature, and for many 670 00:37:26,720 --> 00:37:27,360 of. Us your. 671 00:37:27,360 --> 00:37:30,200 Fight is not against. Your brother, sister, wife, 672 00:37:30,200 --> 00:37:32,600 husband. Fill in the blank your. 673 00:37:32,600 --> 00:37:34,960 Fight is with you, it's with. Your anger, it's with your 674 00:37:34,960 --> 00:37:37,160 brokenness, it's with your heart, it's with your sin. 675 00:37:37,280 --> 00:37:40,160 And I'm going to tell you that. Jesus is here to forgive you. 676 00:37:40,520 --> 00:37:43,160 He's here to restore you. He's here to make all things 677 00:37:43,160 --> 00:37:44,880 new. And he's here to help because 678 00:37:44,880 --> 00:37:46,960 his. Blood is what sprinkles. 679 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:48,840 The sprinkled on the ground is what we listen to. 680 00:37:49,680 --> 00:37:52,200 This is the hope for us, and This is why we do what we do 681 00:37:52,200 --> 00:37:54,400 here, the blood of Christ. Man, we're going to close. 682 00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:55,880 We're going to just have a time of worship. 683 00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:57,720 We're going to have some. Brothers and sisters at the. 684 00:37:57,720 --> 00:37:59,760 Corners. If you want somebody to pray 685 00:37:59,760 --> 00:38:02,200 with, if you just need somebody to pray for you, man, don't be 686 00:38:02,200 --> 00:38:03,400 scared. Just come up here. 687 00:38:03,920 --> 00:38:06,440 I'll be up here as. Well man, I'd love to pray with 688 00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:08,480 you if you need some. But don't let today go. 689 00:38:08,480 --> 00:38:12,240 By and continue to let anger and envy and entitlement rule your 690 00:38:12,240 --> 00:38:15,600 hearts and your lives. It's not going to end. 691 00:38:15,600 --> 00:38:17,680 Well, for you we pray for us. So, Lord. 692 00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:18,640 Thank you. Thank you. 693 00:38:18,640 --> 00:38:20,600 Father for your word. Thank you for your truth. 694 00:38:20,760 --> 00:38:23,120 Or thank you. Because you forgave us. 695 00:38:23,120 --> 00:38:29,240 Even though we didn't want it. And Lord, even as we fight our 696 00:38:29,240 --> 00:38:31,840 hearts. You still reach out to. 697 00:38:31,840 --> 00:38:34,680 Us and you pursue us. So, Lord, I pray that you 698 00:38:34,680 --> 00:38:36,880 restore our. Lives you restore our hearts, 699 00:38:36,880 --> 00:38:38,880 You forgive us of our sins, and Lord, if there's anybody. 700 00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:41,280 In this place God. Who is wrestling? 701 00:38:41,320 --> 00:38:43,560 Who is struggling right now? Lord, let your. 702 00:38:43,560 --> 00:38:46,360 Spirit, convict them. God, there's newness in you, 703 00:38:46,560 --> 00:38:50,520 there's forgiveness in you, there's purpose in you, and 704 00:38:50,520 --> 00:38:52,080 there's a future in you. But Lord help. 705 00:38:52,080 --> 00:38:55,240 Us to get over ourselves. And come to your feet and 706 00:38:55,240 --> 00:38:57,080 surrender. And Lord, there's anybody. 707 00:38:57,080 --> 00:38:58,840 Here, father that. That wants to. 708 00:38:58,960 --> 00:39:01,280 Walk into the waters of. Baptism Father, and make a 709 00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:03,320 commitment or let. Today be that day.