HOCF SERMON 2023

The Pleasing Offering (Gen 4)

THE PLEASING OFFERING

Genesis 4:1-5

 Adam[a] made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain.[b] She said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth[c] a man.” 2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel.

Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. 4 And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering, 5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.

Hiligaynon:

 Pagkatapos sadto, naghulid si Adan sa iya asawa nga si Eva kag nagbusong siya. Sang nakabata na si Eva, nagsiling siya, “Nakaangkon ako sang bata nga lalaki paagi sa bulig sang Ginoo, gani ngalanan ko siya nga Cain.”[a] 2 Kag sang ulihi nagbata liwat si Eva sing lalaki kag gin-ngalanan niya nga Abel.

Sang nagdako na sila, si Abel nangin manugbantay sang mga karnero kag kanding, kag si Cain iya nangin mangunguma. 3 Isa sadto ka adlaw, naghalad si Cain sa Ginoo halin sa iya patubas. 4 Si Abel iya nagkuha sang kamagulangan sa iya mga kasapatan kag gin-ihaw niya, kag ginhalad ang pinakamaayo nga bahin sa Dios. Nalipay ang Ginoo kay Abel kag sa iya halad, 5 pero wala siya nalipay kay Cain kag sa iya halad. Kag tungod sini, nagkusmod si Cain kag puwerte gid ang iya kaakig.

SERMON:

Good morning Church! Today, in place of Pastor Pearl, because nga sensitive ang iya nga pregnancy,I will be delivering the message of the Lord to you. Are you ready to listen to the Word of God?

Today,  our Word speaks about the time when Eve gave birth to two children Cain and Abel.

Cain was a farmer and Abel was a tending the flock.  One day Cain offered some of his produce to the Lord and Abel offered the fat portion from the first born of his flock.  And so the Lord was pleased with Abel’s offering but the Lord was not pleased with Cain’s offering.  And because of that, Cain got jealous of Abel and was angry at Abel that later on in the chapter he killed him.

NOw the question is, why was the Lord pleased with Abel’s offering but He was not pleased with Cain’s offering.  Pareho lang man sila naghalad pero ngaa nalipay ang Ginuo kay Abel pero wala Siya malipay kay Cain?

Ini tungod kay si Cain basta lang nagkuha sang iya igahalad pero si Abel ya, naghalad sa Ginuo gikan sa kamagulangan nga sapat akg ang iya nga ginhatag sa Diyos amu ang pinakamatambok kag pinakamanami nga parte.  

Amu nga nalipay ang Ginuo sa halad ni Abel pero wala siya malipay sa halad ni Cain kay wala man lang niya ginhatag ang pinakamanami nga parte sang iya nga patubas. 

You see, today the Word is teaching us a very important lesson about how to properly give to the Lord. kag timing man kay season of giving kita subong. So maglearn kita kung ano ang sakto kag nagakaigu nga paghatag sa Ginuo.

Last Sunday, when I was invited to preach the Word of God sa Jesus Triumphant and Abundant church sa ila nga anniversary, after sang service, may nagpalapit sa akon nga 2 ka babaye.

Hambal sang isa ka babaye, “Pastor, I feel the HOly Spirit in you. I need your advice. I have a concern about tithing.  Kay sa amon nga church, gina require gid kami na maghatag 10%. Ang akon bana seaman kag wala man ko ya trabaho, ang akon bana indi pa man sold out sa pag practice sang tithing, nahuya ako maghatag kay basi magreklmo ang akon bana, kag nagapaobra kami sang balay. Galing kay te, recently daw hard up gid kami, so indi ko makahatag sang full gid nga 10% pero gahambal ang amon pastor nga kung indi ko kuno maghatag sang buo na 10% ma curse ako.  Nahadlok ako pastor.  Ano gid man bala ang sakto sini?  Kay daw burden gid ini sa akon.  Please advise.”