Malachi Foreword

Sermon on Malachi 1:2

I. "I HAVE LOVED YOU, SAITH THE LORD." A. "For God so loved the world He gave..." 1. God's love unfathomable. Rom. 8:35. 2. Unsearchable riches of love. Eph. 3:17. B. His love manifested by: 1. Our calling. a. Why should God allow you to hear? 2. Our salvation. a. Provision made for our sins. 3. Our present position. a. Sons of God. 4. Our future reign. a. Preserving our...

Sermon on Malachi 2:9

I. The condition of the people. A. "The burden of the word of the Lord to Israel." 1. These are the people who had returned from the captivity. 2. The captivity was intended to teach them to keep the commandments of the Lord. 3. God begins with His declaration of love for them. a. But they even challenge this. B. The people were not honoring God, they had no reverence for Him....

Sermon on Malachi 3:8-11

"PROVIDING GOD" Intro: First sermon from this text or on this subject very sensitive. "Church is a money grabber," "All they talk about is money." If you are new today or hold that concept, I hope you put nothing into the offering and if you did please don't ever do it again. Giving is the privilege of the believer. Passed over this text again, but God spoke to me about it. I was r...

Sermon on Malachi 3:13-17

"GOD'S CONTROVERSY WITH MAN" Intro: The book of Malachi deals with many controversies God had with the people. I. "YOUR WORDS HAVE BEEN STOUT OR STRONG AGAINST ME." A. "What have we said against you?" 1. They had made two basic charges against God. a. It doesn't pay to serve God (verse 14...) b. The wicked are better off than the righteous (verse 15...) B. I have heard people...

Sermon on Malachi 3:16,17

"GOD'S JEWELS" "THE SERVANT OF THE LORD" Doctor, Lawyer, merchant, chief, rich man, etc. So man makes his classification. God makes only 2. I. THE TWO CLASSES OF PEOPLE VS. 18. A. "HIM THAT SERVETH GOD." B. "HIM THAT SERVETH HIM NOT." - VS. 18. C. NOT difficult for you to tell where you are in this rating. 1. You know whether you are serving Him or not. 2. "No man can serve ...

Sermon on Malachi 3:16,17

"GOD'S JEWELS" I. MAN'S PROPER ATTITUDE TOWARD GOD. "THEY THAT FEARED THE LORD." A. Different types of fear. 1. Phobia's which are debilitating. 2. Fear which is caution. 3. Fear which is a reverential awe. a. This is the type of fear meant in our text. b. When I look at the universe. c. When I look at a flower. d. When I look at a baby. B. "To fear the Lord is to depart f...

Sermon on Malachi 3:16

I. "THEY THAT FEARED THE LORD." WHAT IS IT TO FEAR THE LORD? A. It is to be in reverence and awe of the holy, eternal, almighty, God who has created our universe. B. The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy and the evil way, and the forward mouth do I hate. Prov.8:13 C. Come ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. What man is he that...