Trinity Reformed Baptist Church, Meru, Kenya.

1.The Murder of Abel by Cain (vv.8-10) 2.The Judgment against Cain by God (vv.11-16)

Psalm 22:16 16  For dogs encompass me;     a company of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet

1. Regeneration Precedes Faith, (v.1a). 1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God,… 2. Regeneration Produces Love For Those Who Are Regenerated, (v.1b). 1…and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.

1. Christian Zeal is Necessary Because of its nature 2. Christian Zeal is Necessary Because God commands it 3. Christian Zeal is Necessary because of the Importance of the Christian Religion 4. Christian Zeal is Necessary because of our past and present lives 5. Christian Zeal is Necessary because of our adversary, the devil 6. Christian Zeal is Necessary because of both evil men and good men 7. C...

The distance between God and the creature is so great, that although reasonable creatures do owe obedience to Him as their creator, yet they could never have attained the reward of life but by some voluntary condescension on God's part, which He hath been pleased to express by way of covenant.1 1  Luke 17:10 ;  Job 35:7–8

Genesis 4:1-7 1. Abel And His Offering, (vv.2-4a). 2 And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground. 4 and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering,… 2. Cain And His Offering, (vv.1,3,5-7). 1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying,...

1 John 4:20-21 1. A Bold Claim: - Liars Say They Love God While They Hate Their Brothers, (v.20a). 20 If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar;… 2. The Reason For The Claim: - It Is Not Possible To Love Unseen God And Not Love Seen Brother, (v.20b). 20…for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. 3. The Basis Of The Claim: - W...

1. Nature Of Christian Zeal 2. Marks Of Christian Zeal

Genesis 3:20-24 1. Hope For Living, (v.20). 20 The man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. 2. Hope For Atonement, (v.21). 21 And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them. 3. Hope For Eternal Life, (vv.22-24). 22 Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out...

1) God, the I AM 2) A God merciful and gracious 3) A God slow to anger 4) A God abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness 5) A God who keeps steadfast love for thousands 6) A God who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin 7) A God who will by no means clear the guilty, who visits the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children to the third and fourth generation Implica...

Psalm 69:9

Paragraph 4 From this original corruption, whereby we are utterly indisposed, disabled, and made opposite to all good, and wholly inclined to all evil,11 do proceed all actual transgressions.12 11  Rom. 8:7 ;  Col. 1:21 12  James 1:14–15 ;  Matt. 15:19 Paragraph 5 The corruption of nature, during this life, does remain in those that are regenerated;13 and although it be through Christ pardoned and...

1. Jesus Rose On The First Day Of The Week, (vv.1-3). 1 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 2. Jesus Rose Bodily, (v.3). 3…but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 3. The Angel...

The text before us grants us; Christ Died… 1. For The Weak, (v.6). 2. For The Ungodly, (v.6). 3. For His Enemies, (v.10).

1. The Love Of God For His People 19…He first loved us. 2. The Result Of The Love Of God For His People 19 We love…

1. Pray For Them 2. Present The True Gospel To Them 3. Understand Their Beliefs 4. Express Care For Them 5. Establish Common Ground With Them

Paragraph 3 They being the root, and by God's appointment, standing in the room and stead of all mankind, the guilt of the sin was imputed, and corrupted nature conveyed, to all their posterity descending from them by ordinary generation,6 being now conceived in sin,7 and by nature children of wrath,8 the servants of sin, the subjects of death,9 and all other miseries, spiritual, temporal, and ete...

1. Punishment For The Snake, (vv.14-15). 2. Punishment For The Woman, (v.16). 3. Punishment For The Man, (vv.17-19). 4. Promise Of Salvation, (v.15).

We face the day of judgment without fear by; 1. Being Perfected In Love (vv.17-18) Being perfected in love means; a. We have confidence for the day of judgment, (v.17a) 17a By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, b. We look like the judge, (v.17b) 17b…because as he is so also are we in this world. c. We do not have fear, (v.18a) 18a There is no fe...

Why is this movement a cult? 1. It Defiles The Gospel 2. It Has A Wrong View Of God 3. It Misuses Scripture 4. It Elevates Human Authority

1. Shame, (v.7). 7 Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths. 2. Sinful Fear, (v.8). 8 And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. 3. Utter Confusion, (vv.9-...

1. The Christian Acknowledges Their Sin 2. The Christian Exposes Their Sin 3. The Christian Confesses Their Sin To The LORD 4. Consequences of Acknowledging, Exposing and Confessing Sin Psalm 32:5 5 I acknowledged my sin to you,     and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”     and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.  Selah

They have this privilege through; 1. Their Possession Of The Holy Spirit, (v.13). 13 By this we know that we abide in Him and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. 2. Their Confession Of The Son Of God, (vv.14-15). 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world. 15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he i...

Why is this movement a cult? 1. It Distorts The Gospel 2. It Ignores, Confuses, Adds to And Demeans The Scriptures 3. It Elevates The Authority of Man Over God’s Authority

The background of temptation (v.1) The strategy of the tempter (vv.2-5) The commission of the Sin (v.6)