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13 And the Lord said: “Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men, 14 therefore, behold, I will again do wonderful things with this people, with wonder upon wonder; and the wisdom…

God’s encounter with Adam in 1 So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed. 2 On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work. 3 And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from…

We are on our last stop in the minor prophets: Malachi. There is debate as to whether the word Malachi is a proper name or a reference to an unnamed prophet. Malachi only shows up here in this book. The name means “my messenger,” leading some to support the idea that Malachi is not a proper name, but…

Proposition: Through the message of the Messiah God offers His people hope for the future. Question: How does God’s message of the Messiah in the minor prophets offer us hope? Jesus offers us hope through: 1). Reversal (Hosea) 5 Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the Lord their God,…

Exegetical Summary When God’s Priests compromise their charge and fail to honor God by walking in truth and teaching the people the Word of God, the people suffer and the priests blessings of peace and life are removed. Please open your bibles to Malachi chapter 2. We will be continuing to look at God’s…

Pre Worship Setup Bibles, Video, Slides, Prayer Pastoral Prayer Good morning thank you all for joining us this morning, in person and online. I am Pastor Kyle and I don’t know about you but I am thankful for the country we live in. What a great nation we are blessed to be in. That God has given us the…

The theme of our message this morning is on the idea of honor or reverence. This past week I was accosted with two ungodly examples of honor and reverence. 1). An add popped upon on my screen this week that told me it was pride month, and that I needed to “honor” pride month. What a contradiction of…

Do you ever question God’s love for you? The oracle of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi. “I have loved you,” says the Lord . But you say, “How have you loved us?” “Is not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord . “Yet I have loved Jacob but Esau I have hated. I have laid waste his hill country…

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Introduction Our thoughts show what we are. Mind Reader? We cannot read minds, we can only know what another is thinking by how they externalize their thoughts in their words and action. If we could read the minds of others, we would know how to…

Sin’s of the people Sin’s led to captivity for Israel. Sin’s led to captivity for Judah, even after seeing what happen with Israel. God sent messengers , prophets to proclaim so to call to repentance, but sometimes people quickly forget the past and return to old lifestyle they once repented of. Malachi…

Review Malachi - Author and Messenger He was the author & His name means My Messenger Theme: True worship is an expression to God from a good relationship with Him . It is not a deed done, or ritual, event, or religious practice. David H. Roper said, “The Israelites were experiencing a decline in the…

Reading Mal 1.6-11 Overview Malachi - Author and Messenger He was the author Name means My Messenger Key terms: Lord of hosts 24x “I will...” 12x My Name 8x “In what way” or “How” 7x Key beliefs: God as Father 1.6; 2.10 God is Master 1.6 God as Creator 2.10 Yet the people believed God had lost interest…

Intro Our culture has become more and more dishonoring. People show no respect to the flag, to the police, to their parents, to each other, and to themselves. 10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. We want to teach 6 “A son honors his father, and a servant…

The honor of God rests on the proper worship of the Lord by His priests who are called to His service. If we are called a nation of priests how much more should we teach the proper worship of the Lord? The command of the Lord is to guard yourself in your Spirit and to not be faithless

Introduction When the media talks about religious people, for the most part we are all lumped together as “people of faith.” and... increasingly, that is used to distinguish us from “people of science.” (( absurd distinction - a proper view of God only enhances one’s interest in actual science because…

Introduction Today we will look at the Lord’s Prayer. It probably won’t be the version that most of you have memorized. That one is over in Mt. 6 . Rather than this being an edited version of that prayer, this is almost certainly a different occasion being reported. It is helpful to have both of these…

Previously: Malachi’s burden ( Mal 1:1 ) God’s love for Israel ( Mal 1:2-5 ) God condemns polluted sacrifices ( Mal 1:6-14 ) This chapter starts by giving direction to the priests. We can apply this teaching to leaders at all levels. PRAYER 1 “And now, O priests, this command is for you. 2 If you will…

Intro: Have you ever doubted anything? Maybe you doubted your abilities, perhaps you doubted your lot in life, maybe you have even doubted God. Don’t worry, you are not alone in your doubt. It all started in the garden where Satan was able to deceive Eve into doubting the word of the Lord. No it did…

How was Jesus the perfect sacrifice? Did Jesus become a sinner? What did the sacrifice of Jesus cost?

Scripture tells us that Jesus, on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it. This was expected, but what He said after is what they were not expecting. In order to appreciate the unexpected, we need to know what the disciples expected and what Jesus in the end represented. There are two expectations that the disciples had, and one new truth that would change the course of humanity forever.

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Wednesday Night Sunday School online during the COVID-19 Virus.

Sound quality is poor due to equipment. New equipment was eventually purchased.

The book of Malachi is a 15-minute summary of the entire Old Testament. I’m not saying you should read it and not the rest of the OT, but you’ll find almost all of the primary OT themes in it. From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept them. Return to me, and…