Rooftop Church - Sermon Podcasts Heather Gain

As we end our slow walk through Genesis, let's reflect. We've learned that God created a good, ordered world, but humans have become violent and vengeful instead. With all the bloodshed, it leaves us wondering if there's any hope for humanity. Join us for our last message in this series to learn about Cain's descendant, Lamech, and why the Biblical authors tell his story.

After God punishes Cain and makes him wander the earth, he finds a wife and builds a city. Is this a good thing? We're left to wonder. Cain's city becomes an image of all the creativity and culture humans are capable of — and all the wickedness, too.

Following
Cain's murder of his brother, Abel, the Lord casts him even further from the Garden of Eden, where he will wander the earth. Cain is terrified of this punishment, but the Lord shows Cain mercy even in His justice.

Join us as we explore the climax of the Cain and Abel story. Is this simply a fight between two brothers or a story about the condition of those living East of Eden?

After
his offering is rejected, Cain has a choice to make. God knows it is an important moment and gives him advice that all of us should remember. Even after our sins and mistakes, we can still choose good. That doesn't mean we will, though....

In
Genesis chapter three, God warns Adam and Eve that calamity will result from their sin in the garden. In chapter four, we see what that calamity looks like and who it will affect. But we also see God sow seeds of hope in what is now a bloody and brutal world.