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    This document discusses four biblical stories that illustrate the difference between following God's way versus human ways of doing things. It covers: (1) Cain and Abel's sacrifices, where Abel's sacrifice by faith was accepted by God; (2) Enoch walking with God and being taken to heaven without experiencing death; (3) Noah building the ark exactly as God commanded, showing faith and obedience are important; (4) the Tower of Babel, where people's pride led them to forget God and he stopped their building by confusing languages. The overall message is that God has the right to tell us how to live and worship, and we should follow his guidelines and do things his way.

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    4 - My Way vs. God's Way

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    This document discusses four biblical stories that illustrate the difference between following God's way versus human ways of doing things. It covers: (1) Cain and Abel's sacrifices, where Abel's sacrifice by faith was accepted by God; (2) Enoch walking with God and being taken to heaven without experiencing death; (3) Noah building the ark exactly as God commanded, showing faith and obedience are important; (4) the Tower of Babel, where people's pride led them to forget God and he stopped their building by confusing languages. The overall message is that God has the right to tell us how to live and worship, and we should follow his guidelines and do things his way.

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    This document discusses four biblical stories that illustrate the difference between following God's way versus human ways of doing things. It covers: (1) Cain and Abel's sacrifices, where Abel's sacrifice by faith was accepted by God; (2) Enoch walking with God and being taken to heaven without experiencing death; (3) Noah building the ark exactly as God commanded, showing faith and obedience are important; (4) the Tower of Babel, where people's pride led them to forget God and he stopped their building by confusing languages. The overall message is that God has the right to tell us how to live and worship, and we should follow his guidelines and do things his way.

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    4 - My Way vs. God's Way

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    This document discusses four biblical stories that illustrate the difference between following God's way versus human ways of doing things. It covers: (1) Cain and Abel's sacrifices, where Abel's sacrifice by faith was accepted by God; (2) Enoch walking with God and being taken to heaven without experiencing death; (3) Noah building the ark exactly as God commanded, showing faith and obedience are important; (4) the Tower of Babel, where people's pride led them to forget God and he stopped their building by confusing languages. The overall message is that God has the right to tell us how to live and worship, and we should follow his guidelines and do things his way.

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    Getting to Know God

    Lesson 4: My Way vs. Gods Way



    I. Cain and Abel bring offerings to God. (Genesis 4:1-5)

    A. Compare and contrast Cain and Abels sacrifices:
    Cain Abel

    Fruit (vegetation) Meat (animal)
    Some (not best) Fat portions (best)
    Not by faith By Faith
    __Rejected by God Accepted by God
    Both:
    Given as worship to God.
    What they had worked to produce.

    B. Abels gift was accepted because it was offered
    by faith. (Hebrews 11:4)
    1. Romans 10:17 - faith comes by hearing the
    message.
    2. Abel knew the right way to worship because
    he listened to Gods message.

    C. God has a right to tell us how we should worship Him.
    1. We cant just worship however we feel is right.
    2. God must have told Cain and Abel how to worship.
    3. God gives instructions on how to worship Him.
    a. God gave very specific commands in the
    Old Testament. (Exodus 26:1-6;
    Leviticus 11:4-6; Deuteronomy 22: 4,5, 9-11)
    b. God gives us guidelines in the New Testament.
    1) Ephesians 5:19 - Sing
    2) Matthew 6:9-13 - Pray
    3) I Corinthians 11:23 Lords Supper
    4) I Timothy 4:13 reading scripture
    5) Hebrews 10:24-5 meeting together
    4. If our worship is to be acceptable we must follow
    Gods guidelines. (John 4:23)
    a. in spirit - with the right attitude
    b. in truth - doing it Gods way







    Questions for discussion:

    ! What was different
    about Cain and Abels
    offerings?

    ! What was the same?


    ! Why do you think God
    did not accept Cains
    offering?


    ! How do you think Abel
    knew the right thing to
    do?





    ! Is there a right way and
    a wrong way to
    worship?

    ! How should we decide
    how to worship?

    ! Read the following:
    Ex. 26:1-6; Lev. 11:4-6,
    Deut. 22: 4,5, 9-11. Why
    was God so specific
    when telling the Jews
    how to live and
    worship?


    ! Why is God not as
    specific in the New
    Testament?
    II. Enoch Walked with God.
    A. Enoch is in the line from Seth to Noah. These are the men
    who called on the name of the Lord. (Genesis 4:26)
    B. Enoch did not have to experience death. (Genesis 5:24;
    Hebrews. 11:5)
    1. Walking with God means to have a relationship
    with God.
    2. When we know God we will live as God wants.
    3. The same thing that happened to Enoch could
    happen to us. (I Thessalonians. 4:15-17)

    III. Noah shows his faith by building an ark.
    A. The earth becomes evil and God decides to destroy it.
    B. Noah was a righteous man who walked with (knew) God.
    C. God told Noah to build an ark. (Genesis 6:9ff)
    1. Noah did everything just as God commanded him.
    2. If Noah had changed anything he would have
    drowned.
    3. Noahs belief alone was not enough to save Him.
    D. Noahs life shows that faith and obedience are both
    important.
    1. Noah inherited righteousness because of his faith.
    (Hebrews 11:7)
    2. Righteousness is not earned, its given.
    E. God made a covenant with Noah (Genesis 9:8ff)
    1. God promised to never destroy the world by a
    flood.
    2. The sign of Gods covenant was the rainbow.

    IV. The people build a tower to themselves.
    A. After the flood God told people to multiply and fill the
    earth. (Genesis 9:1)
    B. The people stayed together and decided to build a
    tower.
    1. They wanted to make a name for themselves.
    2. Their pride made them forget about God.
    C. God put a stop to the tower.
    1. He confused their languages.
    2. He scattered them over the face of the earth.
    (possible separation of races)

    Conclusion: God has a right to tell us how to live. We should do
    things His Way.


    Questions for discussion:

    ! What does it mean to
    walk with God?

    ! What would you do
    differently in order to
    walk with God?

    ! How would it feel to be
    taken up to heaven?

    ! How do you think God
    felt about destroying the
    world?

    ! Was Noah Perfect?

    ! What does this story
    teach us about the
    relationship between
    faith and obedience?

    ! Will faith in God alone
    save us?

    ! How can we inherit
    righteousness?

    ! When you see a rainbow
    what do you see?
    " Something pretty
    " The color spectrum
    " Gods signature

    ! What was the sin of the
    people who built the
    tower of Babel?

    ! Why did God put a stop
    to it?

    ! How do you think the
    different races got
    started?

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