BIBLICAL BASIS: The Murder of Abel by Cain

FOCUS TEXT: Genesis 4:1-16

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Genesis 4:1-26; Leviticus 9:1-7; Mark 7:21- 23; James 1:14, 15

DEVOTIONAL READING: 1 John 3:9-18

KEY VERSE: Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him (1 John 3:15).

CENTRAL TRUTH: Sin is conceived in the heart before it is committed.

OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to identify ways we can guard our thoughts.

LESSON OUTLINE:
I. Principals in the Murder (Genesis 4:1-5)
II. Particulars of the Murder (Genesis 4:6-8)
III. Penalties of the Murder (Genesis 4:9-16)