Summary:
Most people have at least one brother or sister. They will spend 1/3rd of their childhood free time with their sibling. These relationships are very important. Billy Wilson shares from the lives of Jesus and Cain to see how best to build up you sibling instead of killing them.
INFO: People's experience with siblings
INSIGHT: David Ferguson: Siblings shape who we are
Sermon Notes:
The first sibling relationship ended in tragedy
- Cain murdered Abel (see Genesis 4)
- Proverbs 27:4
But our sibling relationships can be great.
1) Support your Sibling
Jesus had a family
- Matthew 13:55
Jesus family didn't always understand him
- John 7:5
They weren't at the cross but became part of the early Church
- 1 Corinthians 15:7
- Acts 1:14
- Galatians 1:19
2) Live the Life - Before Them
You must not compromise Christ
- Matthew 12:46-50
3) Forgive their Faults
- Joseph forgave his brothers (See Genesis 50:20)
4) Learn to Love
Cain's failure was a failure to love
- 1 John 3:11-15
Love will protect
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
