March 22, 2026
South Windsor · 12:00 p.m.
Newington · 2:00 p.m.
New Britain · 4:00 p.m.
Hymn
I Know Not Why God’s Wondrous Grace
D. W. Whittle
I know not why God’s wondrous grace
To me is daily shown,
Nor why, with mercy, Christ in love
Redeemed me for his own.
But “I know whom I have believed,
And am persuaded that he is able
To keep that which I’ve committed
Unto him against that day.”
I know not how this saving faith
To me he did impart,
Nor how believing in his word
Wrought peace within my heart. Refrain
I know not how the Spirit moves,
Convincing us of sin,
Revealing Jesus through the Word,
Creating faith in him. Refrain
I know not when my Lord may come,
At night or noon-day fair,
Nor if I’ll walk the vale with him,
Or meet him in the air. Refrain
Scripture Reading
Genesis 4:10-15
The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. 11 Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”
13 Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is more than I can bear. 14 Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
15 But the Lord said to him, “Not so; anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.
Message
The State of Man
We must see ourselves with the characteristics of man. Even today, God is reaching out to man in sin, being separated from God.
1. Everyone suffers from a common cause of problems.
…1) Ro 3:10,23 — the root cause = sin
…Ge 2:17 Sin is not believing God’s Word and disobeying the covenant they have with God.
…Ge 3:1-6 They left God.
…Ge 3:16-20 They live with suffering.
…2) Ge 3:1 They fell into the temptation of Satan.
…Jn 8:44 They became children of the devil.
…Mk 5:1-10 Satan destroys homes.
…Ac 16:16-20 He destroys individuals.
…Mt 12:25-29 He destroys nations and families.
…2Co 4:4-5 He blinds the minds of those who do not believe.
…Rev 2:9-10 He works in organizations, deceiving through trials and persecution.
2. The problems of mankind continue to this day.
…1) Ge 4:4-5 The problem of Genesis 3 also came to Cain and Abel.
…2) State of man separated from God:
…(1) Lives with continuous resentment (Ge 4:10).
…(2) Lives under curses (Ge 4:11).
…(3) Lives and works in vain (Ge 4:12).
…(4) Lives with regret (Ge 4:13).
…(5) Lives with anxiety (Ge 4:14).
3. God gave man an opportunity (Ge 4:15).
He gave us a way to overcome the power of death and receive salvation. Today is the day to receive salvation.
4. He gave us a solution to life’s problems.
…1) Ge 3:15 He promised that the offspring of the woman would destroy the head of the serpent.
…2) 1Jn 3:8 Christ came to destroy the work of the devil.
…3) Jn 1:12 When we believe and accept His name, we receive the authority to become children of God.
5. What is the secret of the doors of evangelism and church growth?
…1) Col 4:2-3 Prayer movement: Children of God must stay alert in prayer. We must pray for evangelists and pray that the doors of evangelism open and that Christ is proclaimed.
…2) Eph 6:10-20 The “acceptance (life) movement” is the best spiritual warfare.
There are so many people who have never heard the gospel. We must open a Word movement in 1,000 places so that everyone can hear the gospel. God has prepared disciples who will carry out re-challenge, re-generation, and re-creation in the field. The only way to block darkness is through the gospel and the evangelism movement.
Forum and Prayer