Malachi Haggai had called the people to rebuild the temple It’s now100 years after the temple had been built The people’s enthusiasm had worn off The people were disobeying God and wondering why they weren’t experiencing His blessing

7 Ways to Tell God “I Hate You”

Method 1: Question God’s Love (1:2-5) Method 2: Cheat at Worship (1:6-13)

Apart from You I will do anything, I will say anything, I will face anything apart from You I’m doing the “Christian” thing, and so I guess I’ll sing, But I’ll do anything apart from You. Lord, my leisure’s the air that I breathe, Not a promise you’ve given compels me; There’s so much on this earth that I need, Before I’ll be with You.

Blessed Be Your Name Blessed be Your name In the house that is plentiful Where the income of abundance flows, Blessed be Your name And blessed be Your name When I’m found in the marketplace, When I’m purchasing the gratuitous, Blessed be Your name Every felt need you pour out I’ll Turn back to praise; But if the creditors start calling in, Lord, Don’t expect me to say Blessed be the name of the Lord…

Method 1: Question God’s Love (1:2-5) Method 2: Cheat at Worship (1:6-13) Method 3: Show Partiality in the Way You Teach God’s Word (2:1-9) Method 4: Trivialize marriage (2:10-16) Method 5: Challenge God’s integrity (2:17-3:6) Method 6: Rob from God (3:7-12) Method 7: Express Contempt for Your Relationship with God (3:13-18)

“Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.” 1 John 3:18