North Main Street Church of God
The First Family
1201 North Main Street Ext Butler, PA 16001 10/02/2022
Locations & Times
North Main Street Church of God
1201 N Main St Ext, Butler, PA 16001, USA
Sunday 10:27 AM
Sunday Morning
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https://northmaincog.org/online/
Welcome
We are so glad that you joined us today at North Main Street Church of God. At North Main we exists to develop completely committed followers of Christ who... <br> Know Christ intimately, <br> Grow in Christ continually, and <br> Go for Christ daily
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Thank you for joining us today! Please check in here:
https://northmaincog.org/online-connection-form/Newcomers to North Main
If you are a newcomer, we’re so glad you’ve joined us! If you’re here in person, make sure to stop by the Welcome Center where we have a gift bag for you with some information about us and some delicious homemade chocolate chip COOKIES. For those online please visit the website below and make sure to click the COMMUNICATION CARD button and fill that out so we can send you a free gift!
https://northmaincog.org/onlineEvents
Our next Baptism service will be held on October 2nd, that’s just 2 weeks from today! If you’re interested in being baptized please sign up today at the Welcome Center or on the church website NORTHMAINCOG.ORG/EVENTS
https://northmaincog.org/eventsFall Fest
SAVE THE DATE! We would like to invite you and all your friends to North Main’s Fall Fest from 4-7pm on Saturday, October 22nd. This event is open to the community, and we’ll have food trucks, games, a CANDY TRAIL, music and more! Visit the Welcome Center this morning after service to pick up a few postcard invitations to share with friends! We’d also love for you to be a part of the candy trail at the Fall Fest. You can get more information about being a part of it at the Welcome Center or by emailing the church office at info@northmaincog.org.
https://northmaincog.org/event/8410870-2022-10-22-fall-fest/Discover North Main
Join us starting next Sunday morning at 9am for our first of four membership classes! If you haven’t taken this class yet or are new to North Main, this one is for you. Discover North Main is a 4-week class and you will be looking at what it means to be Jesus’ disciples, and what it means to make Jesus’ disciples through the lens of what is called the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20.
https://northmaincog.org/event/8256451-2022-10-09-discover-north-main/Connection Luncheon
Join us after Church today for our Connection Luncheon! On the Menu: Bacon Covered Meatloaf, Fresh Baked Rolls, Redskin Smashed Potatoes, Green Beans, and Apple Pie. If you’re new to north main or haven’t joined us for a luncheon yet, the meal is on us! <br> Cost: $6/adult $4/child and max of $20/household.
https://northmaincog.org/event/6577316-2022-10-02-connection-luncheon/Church Mobile App
Did you know North Main has a church mobile app? Access videos anytime from your device and never miss a sermon. Securely and easily give your tithes, offerings, and donations. Instantly register for upcoming events, and stay in the know of what's happening. Contact Us at any time with a simple message. Find others in the North Main directory. To download go to:
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Our Church's Bible Study library is available on RightNow Media. You can access over 20,000 discipleship videos for kids, youth, and adults. To sign up text NMSCOG to 49775 or follow the link below.
https://app.rightnowmedia.org/join/nmscogGive
Offering – You can give online at NORTHMAINCOG.ORG/GIVE, text "give" to (724) 313-2211 and, of course, on Sundays by using the secure drop boxes located outside the doors of the Sanctuary. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITHFULNESS.
https://northmaincog.org/give/
(Genesis 4:1-26)
Yearly Theme: “Patience is…”
Series Title: “Family Dynamics”
October 2nd, 2022
Quick question… Does this ever describe your family trips or vacations?
Let’s face it, every family has a level of dysfunction that is a result of the fall in Genesis 3. Paul reminds us in Romans that we have all sinned and fallen short of GOD’s glory. Given this fact, it’s not difficult to understand that family dynamics across the world have suffered as a result of sin and bear the marks of pain and trauma respectively. This doesn’t mean that everyone has experienced severe pain and trauma within their families, but it does mean that all families have some level of conflict from time to time.
In this series, over the next 5-weeks, we will be looking at several dysfunctional families of the Bible, and exploring the different core issues that caused breakdown and conflict within them. And I’m sure that many of us will be able to relate to their struggles, frustrations, and shortcomings. In addition to this, we will be taking a look at how GOD worked with, and through, those families to bring about His good and perfect will in the long run.
Today, we start with the first family of the Bible: Adam, Eve, Cain, and Abel. Let’s take a look…
noun,
1) jealous resentment against a rival, a person enjoying success or advantage, etc., or against another's success or advantage itself.
2) mental uneasiness from suspicion or fear of rivalry, unfaithfulness, etc., as in love or aims.
3) vigilance in maintaining or guarding something.[1]
It was Cain’s jealousy is what drove him to do the unthinkable. Not only did it cause a murderous feeling in the heart, but it also resulted in the act of literal murder toward his brother Abel.
Here’s the takeaway this morning:
Key Point: “Jealousy within families breeds dysfunction which leads to destruction.”
[1] “Jealousy Definition & Meaning.” Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com. Accessed September 28, 2022. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/jealousy.
Genesis 4:2b-7 (NLT), When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd, while Cain cultivated the ground. 3 When it was time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as a gift to the Lord. 4 Abel also brought a gift—the best portions of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift, 5 but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected.
6 “Why are you so angry?” the Lord asked Cain. “Why do you look so dejected? 7 You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.”
Genesis 4:8-11 (NLT), 8 One day Cain suggested to his brother, “Let’s go out into the fields.” And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother, Abel, and killed him.
9 Afterward the Lord asked Cain, “Where is your brother? Where is Abel?”
“I don’t know,” Cain responded. “Am I my brother’s guardian?”
10 But the Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground! 11 Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has swallowed your brother’s blood.”
Genesis 4:12-16 (NLT), 12 “No longer will the ground yield good crops for you, no matter how hard you work! From now on you will be a homeless wanderer on the earth.”
13 Cain replied to the Lord, “My punishment is too great for me to bear! 14 You have banished me from the land and from your presence; you have made me a homeless wanderer. Anyone who finds me will kill me!”
15 The Lord replied, “No, for I will give a sevenfold punishment to anyone who kills you.” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who might try to kill him. 16 So Cain left the Lord’s presence and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
The solution to overcoming the crouching sin of jealousy is to shift our focus off of ourselves and on to GOD, working to please Him in all that we are and all that we do.
Key Point: “Jealousy within families breeds dysfunction which leads to destruction.”
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1201 North Main Street Ext.Butler, PA 16001 (724) 285-4214 info@northmaincog.org
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9:00am - 4:00pm