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ThruTheBible: Cain & Abel, the hidden story

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Podcast presented the evening of January 5, 2013 at Curwensville Alliance Church

In 2014, many people at Curwensville Alliance are going through the Bible — reading through it. Matt McCracken is doing a Q&A time with the material in Sunday School and Pastor Steve is preaching a sermon from the past week’s reading material on Sunday evenings.

This week we read the opening chapters of Genesis, John 1, and a Psalm. The message was from Genesis 4.

Genesis 4 begins with the story of Cain and Abel and their sacrifices. Many have questioned why God rejected what Cain brought. After all, it was what he had. And shouldn’t God accept what we have?

The answer can only be found if you dig a little below the surface and find the hidden story.

I thought about putting these on the main church website, but since they are teaching material more than sermons, I felt they might go well here on the Pastor’s Blog.

Enjoy the podcast. 

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Reading through the Bible in 2014…

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Today is the first day of 2014 and the first day of our Bible reading plan at Curwensville Alliance. Here’s how to get started.

Using a Device or the PC:

If you’re planning to read through the Bible with us using the Bible App, you will find the plan we are using here:

Using a Plan on Paper

If you forgot to pick up a paper-version of the plan in the church lobby, you can find one here:

Using an Abbreviated Plan

If you’re feeling like reading an abbreviated plan is better for you, you can find the paper version here:

Using a Bible with an Integrated Plan

If you’d like to purchase the book with the plan in it, you can find it here:
No matter how you do it, I hope you’ll join us as we read through the Bible in 2014.
Some other notes:
  • Matt’s first class begins this Sunday.
  • I’ll be speaking Sunday night on a select passage from this week’s reading as well.
May you have a blessed new year!
~Pastor Steve