Jacob's Well Church

The Spirit of Cain builds towers. What towers are you building?

This is a powerful conversation on the need to understand the Wrath of God and the role of Justice.

A Good God's righteous response to the Spirit of Cain is wrath. But a Merciful God has provided a way of escape in Jesus.

Cold showers, the lunar calendar, and ending daylight saving time.

A clear Christ-centered vision of what you will become is the key to overcoming a small, tragic, and meaningless life.
• Evaluate your current road– How did I get here? What choices led me here? What needs to change? What relationships have I harmed by my decisions?   
• Learn the art of delayed gratification. 
• Develop skills that lead to becoming like Christ: Rule of Life, Daily Offices, EHS, EHR, Prayer, Silence and Solitude, Small Groups, or support groups like Celebrate Recovery
• Take the next right step in your journey. If you are not sure, come to the next First Steps Class!

This week is about finding the practical takeaways from Cain and Abel’s story. 

The Spirit of Cain makes unwise sacrifices that lead us away from the goodness of God while blaming others for the consequences of our own actions and eventually seeking to destroy that which is good. What sin is crouching at your door? 

The Story of Cain and Able reveals a great deal about the human condition. 

The Spirit of Cain makes unwise sacrifices that lead us away from the goodness of God,  while blaming others for the consequences of our own actions, and eventually seeking to destroy that which is good. Offer sacrifices to that which is meaningful.

Today we discuss how a proper understanding of Sin can actually lead to hope, and point us to what we should have been aiming at all along.