THE TRAGEDY OF APATHY 7. ROBBING GOD! (Malachi 3:7-12)
1) RETURN! (v7)
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To the Lord of hosts
2) RESPOND! (v10)
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In obedience and in faith
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Bring in your tithes
3) RECEIVE! (v10-12)
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All of heaven’s blessings
1. THE NEED FOR JUSTIFICATION In Gen 3:23-24 we read of Adam & Eve being “put out” or ejected from the Garden of Eden. They were then outside of God’s Kingdom because of their sin. Every human being who has been born since that time is born outside God’s Kingdom. That’s why Jesus says to…
1. The Priority of Prayer (v1-4) Its Importance Its Content Its Outcome 2. The Proclamation of Truth (v5-7) By Declaration By Demonstration
Apologies – due to a technical problem there will be no sermons this week. 1. RAGE! v1 -4 A great persecution – Saul ravages the Church 2. REVIVAL! v4-25 Into Samaria – genuine conversions, counterfeit conversion. Simon the sorcerer full of bitterness and sin. The work of the Holy Spirit. 3….
1. This is the Day! Spiritual Illumination 2. This is the Child! Light for the Darkness Life through His death 3. This is it! He is all I need
TO: 1) ELITISM! (v8-10) Don’t be kidnapped by HUMAN philosophy & human tradition. You are complete in Christ 2) RITUALISM! (v11-15) It is not circumcision that matters but union with Christ 3) LEGALISM! (v16-17) Don’t let anyone pass judgement on you. You don’t need the shadow, you have the substance – Christ …
1. LOVE to the MAX (3:1) 2. ADOPTION to the MAX (2:28-9, 3:2) 3. FORGIVENESS to the MAX (3:5) 4. RESCUE to the MAX (3:8) 5. Children of God should live to the MAX in: a) PURITY (3:3) b) RIGHTEOUSNESS (2:29; 3:7,10) c) FAMILY LOVE (3:10) 6. Children of God…