1. November 8, 2015
November 6, 2016

8. Malachi Love Rebuke Hope Ch. 1:1-5 Looking up Ch. 1:6-2:9
Looking in
Hope
Ch. 3:16-4:6
Looking Ahead

9. Malachi
Love
Ch. 1:1-5
Rebuke
Ch. 1:6-2:9
Against the priests

10. Malachi Rebuke Apathetic Irreverent Disobedient Cynical Hypocritical
Offensive

11. Malachi
Spiritual Apathy
Rebuked

13. 9 But you are a chosen generation, the praises of Him Who called you
a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim
the praises of Him Who called you
out of darkness into His marvellous light; 10 who once were not a people but
are now the people of God…
1 Peter 2:9

14. Timeline of Old Testament Prophets
One hundred years*
*Human nature forgets
previous lessons learned, necessitating reteaching.
Baker

17. The Fruits of Apathy indifference
No involvement; “someone else’s dream”; no effort
Self-centered; self-consumed; dance to your own drum
Lack of interest/physicality/emotion

18. The Fruits of Apathy Resistant to change Arrogance
Negligent in response
Unable to love
Unconcern

19. 6 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says to the priests: “A son honours his father, and a servant respects his master.

20. Build bonds that provide great strength and long-lasting unity
Honour
Respect
Comes when you recognize a person’s worth or value
Focuses on behaviour, doing the right thing
Comes from the heart
Acknowledges a person’s position
Attaches worth to that person
Teaches manners and proper behaviour in the presence of others
An appreciation for that person
Outward behaviour to make one look good to others
Build bonds that provide great strength and long-lasting unity

21. If I am your father and master, where are
6 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says to the priests: “A son honours his father, and a servant respects his master.
If I am your father and master, where are
the honour and respect I deserve?
You have shown contempt for My name!

22. ‘How have we ever shown contempt
“But you ask,
‘How have we ever shown contempt
for Your name?’

23. 7 “You have shown contempt by offering defiled sacrifices on My altar.
“Then you ask, ‘How have we defiled the sacrifices?’

24. “You defile them by saying the altar of the Lord deserves no respect.
8 When you give blind animals as sacrifices, isn’t that wrong?

25. he is!” says And isn’t it wrong to offer animals
that are crippled and diseased?
Try giving gifts like that to
your governor, and see how pleased
he is!” says
the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

26. I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
10 “How I wish one of you would shut the Temple doors so that these worthless sacrifices could not be offered!
I am not pleased with you,” says the
Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
“and I will not accept your offerings.”

27. 23 Therefore if you bring your gift
to the altar, and there remember that
your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar,
and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
Matthew 5:23-24

28. 11 But My name is honoured by people
of other nations from morning till night.
All around the world they offer sweet incense and pure offerings in honour of
My name. For My name is great among
the nations,” says the
Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

29. 12 “But you dishonour My name with
your actions. By bringing contemptible food, you are saying it’s all right
to defile the Lord’s table.
13 You say, ‘It’s too hard to serve
the Lord,’ and you turn up your noses
at my commands,” says
the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

30. “Think of it! Animals that are stolen and crippled and sick are being
presented as offerings!
Should I accept from you such offerings as these?” asks the Lord.

31. 14 “Cursed is the cheat who promises
to give a fine ram from his flock but
then sacrifices a defective one to the Lord.
For I am a great king,” says
the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
“and My name is feared among the nations!

32. Ananias
Sapphira

33. 7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows,
that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows
to the Spirit will of the Spirit
reap everlasting life.
Galaltians 6:7-8

34. “Listen, you priests—this command is for you!
2 Listen to Me and make up your minds to honour My name,” says
the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
“or I will bring a terrible curse against you.
I will curse even the blessings you receive. Indeed, I have already cursed them, because
you have not taken My warning to heart.

35. 3 I will punish your descendants and
splatter your faces with the manure
from your festival sacrifices, and I will
throw you on the manure pile.
4 Then at last you will know it was I
who sent you this warning so that
My covenant with the Levites can continue,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

36. and that is what I gave them. This required reverence from them,
5 “The purpose of My covenant with the Levites was to bring life and peace,
and that is what I gave them.
This required reverence from them,
and they greatly revered Me and
stood in awe of My name.

37. turned many from lives of sin.
6 They passed on to the people the
truth of the instructions they received from Me.
They did not lie or cheat;
they walked with Me, living good
and righteous lives, and they
turned many from lives of sin.

38. 7 “The words of a priest’s lips should preserve knowledge of God,
and people should go to him for instruction, for the priest
is the messenger of
the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

39. 8 But you priests have left God’s paths.
Your instructions have caused many
to stumble into sin. You have corrupted
the covenant I made with the Levites,” says
the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
9 “So I have made you despised and humiliated in the eyes of all the people. For you have not obeyed Me but have shown favouritism in the way you carry out My instructions.”

45. What Next? 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and
do the first works (renew),
or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—
unless you repent.

46. In remembrance
of me

47. Lord, take my life, and make it wholly Thine; Fill my poor heart with Thy great love divine. Take all my will, my passion, self and pride; I now surrender, Lord, in me abide.

48. O Holy Ghost, revival comes from Thee; Send a revival, start the work in me. Thy Word declares Thou wilt supply our need; For blessings now, O Lord, I humbly plead.

49. your labour is not in vain.
Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord
your labour is not in vain.