{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkings-way-sermons-with-dale-partridge.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F131-N6Dywvbp","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Genesis 4:25-26 - The Appointed Seed and the Birth of Prayer","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/8c340f9d-90a7-43f3-9151-d9b1a35d0de0/f578e866-3ce1-4c7b-95b4-5afaf61a884c/kw-dale-20thumb-20nail.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/5cda3792-3f4a-4b33-be07-f31359ddfb76\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Genesis 4:25-26 - The Appointed Seed and the Birth of Prayer\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"In the closing verses of Genesis 4, God reveals that human evil and tragedy cannot thwart His redemptive purposes. After the death of Abel and the rise of Cain’s godless civilization, hope appears lost for Adam and Eve. Yet God preserves the covenant promise through the birth of Seth—an appointed seed who continues the godly line that will ultimately lead to Christ. With the birth of Enosh, Scripture records the first instance of people calling upon the name of the Lord, marking the beginning of worship, prayer, and public reliance on God’s promises. This sermon contrasts the boastful violence of Cain’s line with the humble faith of Seth’s descendants and reminds believers that God often works through ordinary faithfulness rather than dramatic spectacle. In seasons of confusion, loss, or delayed clarity, God calls His people to trust His purposes and to call upon His name in faith."}