September 19, 2010 - Hated by the World - pt 5

Family Worship Guide

Text(s) for Study: John 15:18-27, Genesis 4:1-5

Preparation for Worship:

We know that we are hated just as Christ is hated by the world. We have examined the Model for that hatred. Pray for your family as we look at how we testify to the world that its works are evil.

Read Genesis 4:1-5

- Cain and Abel both brought an offering to the Lord. What did Cain bring? (Cain brought fruits of the ground over time.)

- What did Abel bring? (He brought the FIRSTBORN of his flock.)

- Did Abel have to do anything to Cain to cause him to dislike Abel? (No. He simply worshipped God out loud, and Abel didn’t like it.)

Read John 15:18-27

“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me. If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin. Whoever hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father. But the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: ‘They hated me without a cause.’

“But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.

- Who will Christ send as the Helper as we bear witness about Him? (The Holy Spirit.)

Everyday Conversations (LOOK FOR opportunities to revisit the preached Word and the foundational truth(s) taught):

On Wednesday nights, we’ve been digging into Genesis. Because we are doing an overview of Genesis, we did not cover “Cain and Abel” specifically. This would be a great opportunity for you to engage the story of Cain and Abel with your children.

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