#Relationship Goals - Unfriending

Sermon Text: Gen 4: 1-12,16 4 Adam[a] made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain.[b] She said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth[c] a man.” 2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. 4 And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering, 5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast. 6 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.” 8 Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.”[d] While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. 9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?” 10 The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. 11 Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.” 16 So Cain went out from the Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod,[a] east of Eden.

Sermon Title: #Relationship Goals Pt 5 - Unfriending

Point 1. They Are Petty Gen 4: 5  but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.

Point 2. They Project Their Problems Onto You Gen 4: 6 6 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 

Point 3. Deny You Your Purpose Gen 4: 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.” 8 Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

Vs. 10 The LORD said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.

Vs. 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.” 

Point 4. They Perpetually Live In A Virtual World Gen 4:1616 So Cain went out from the Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden

Vs. 14 Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”

Point 5. Place Them In The Hands Of God Gen 4:16 So Cain went out from the Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden 

Life Application

1. Filter Your Friends

2. Fulfill Your Purpose

3. Make A Friend