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Sunday, October 29, 2023
SERIES: “TOUGH LOVE \ TENDER MERCIES”
A STUDY IN MALACHI
LIVE: 11:00 AM EST
MESSAGE: FALTERING FAITH
Scripture: Malachi 3:13–18 ESV
Pastor Philip Miller
Scripture Reading Psalm 46 ESV
Psalm 46 ESV and Audio
God Is Our Fortress
46 God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way,
though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,
3 though its waters roar and foam,
though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah
4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy habitation of the Most High.
5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved;
God will help her when morning dawns.
6 The nations rage, the kingdoms totter;
he utters his voice, the earth melts.
7 The Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
8 Come, behold the works of the Lord,
how he has brought desolations on the earth.
9 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
he breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the chariots with fire.
10 “Be still, and know that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!”
11 The Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
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LIVE 11:00 AM EST
Sunday, October 22, 2023
SERIES: “TOUGH LOVE \ TENDER MERCIES”
A STUDY IN MALACHI
LIVE MESSAGE: FALTERING FAITH
Scripture: Malachi 3:13–18 ESV
Pastor Philip Miller
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MESSAGE: FALTERING FAITH
Sunday, October 29, 2023
SERIES: “TOUGH LOVE, TENDER MERCIES”
A STUDY IN MALACHI
MESSAGE: FALTERING FAITH
Scripture: Malachi 3:13–18 ESV
Pastor Philip Miller
Scripture: Malachi 3:13–18 ESV
Malachi 3 ESV and Audio
Robbing God
13 “Your words have been hard against me, says the Lord. But you say, ‘How have we spoken against you?’ 14 You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God. What is the profit of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the Lord of hosts?15 And now we call the arrogant blessed. Evildoers not only prosper but they put God to the test and they escape.’”
The Book of Remembrance
16 Then those who feared the Lord spoke with one another. The Lord paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the Lord and esteemed his name. 17 “They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, in the day when I make up my treasured possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him. 18 Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.
SERMON NOTES
Sunday, October 29, 2023
SERIES: “TOUGH LOVE, TENDER MERCIES”
A STUDY IN MALACHI
LIVE MESSAGE: FALTERING FAITH
Scripture: Malachi 3:13–18 ESV
Pastor Philip Miller
In this sermon, we explore the 6th and final dispute between God and the people of Israel. Previously, God was pouring out His heart in an appeal to the people to “test me in this” so that He would pour our His blessing on them, and to “return to me, and I will return to you.” But how will the people respond?
In this passage from Malachi 3:13–18, the people respond in two very different ways. One group turned to one another and said it’s time we take God at His word, and repent and return to Him. The other groups turned to one another and said, what’s the point? These people doubled down on their faltering faith.
This passage serves as a reminder to Israel and us that God hears our words, God discerns our hearts, and God remembers our deeds.
1) God Hears Our Words
When it comes to God, nothing escapes His notice.
We need a God of final justice far more than we realize. First, because the justice of God gives life meaning. And second, because the final justice of God is the grounds for non-violence.
2) God Discerns Our Hearts
When it comes to God, true motives are laid bare.
God discerns the hearts of those filled with resentful obligation, and the hearts of those who fear and esteem His name.
3) God Remembers Our Deeds
When it comes to God, all shall be brought to account.
Takeaway:
History has an arc, and it bends toward Jesus.
One day, we will stand before Him and the books will be open. In that day, will you find your name written in the Book of Life?
Benediction
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 ESV
1 Thessalonians 5 ESV and Audio
Final Instructions and Benediction
23 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.
Image: Reformation Day October 31, 1517 and Inspirational… Images
PASTOR TO PEOPLE
Reformation day is just around the corner. While our kids are going door-to-door collecting candy, it’s important that we not forget that over half a millennia ago, Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany on October 31, 1517. Luther intended to start a theological dialogue, but instead a movement was born that became known as the Protestant Reformation. At the heart of the Reformation stood the five Solas. These doctrinal distinctives characterized the gulf that existed between Reformers like Martin Luther, Philip Melanchthon, John Calvin, and Ulrich Zwingli over and against the teachings of the 16th century Roman Catholic Church.
Sola Scriptura means “Scripture alone” and expresses the conviction that God’s inspired Word is the only unerring, all- sufficient, and final authority for the faith and practice of the church.
Solus Christus means “Christ alone” and holds forth the beautiful truth that Christ and Christ alone is the basis upon which sinners are justified in God’s sight.
Sola fide means “faith alone” and maintains that those who believe in Christ receive His saving redemption only through faith.
Sola gratia means “grace alone” and proclaims that all of salvation, from beginning to end, is only by God’s grace.
Soli Deo gloria means “glory to God alone” rightfully asserting that God alone deserves all glory, honor, and praise for our salvation.
I thank God for those brave souls who recovered the beauty of the Gospel and sacrificed to bring reformation to the church. May we cling always to God’s saving work revealed in the Scriptures alone, by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, to the glory of God alone!
For in the Gospel, we are loved, more than we know!
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