Sermon Notes - Malachi 2:10-16 - Message Three: On Faithlessness

Main Point: We are to guard against faithlessness, especially in marriage, for the sake of our relationships with others and the Lord.

1. Charges of Faithlessness:

  -In the Community

  -In Worship

2. Examples of Faithlessness: 

  -Faithless Marriages

  -Faithless Divorces

Sermon Notes - Malachi 1:6-2:9 - Message Two: On Worship

Main Point: God deserves and demands our absolute best - anything less is unacceptable to him.

1. God's Charge and Israel's Questions: Dishonor (1:6-7)

2. God's Answer to the People: Unacceptable Worship (1:8-14)

3. God's Answer to the Priests: False Teaching (2:1-9)

Sermon Notes - Malachi 1:1-5 - Message One: On Love

Main Point: God shows his love for his people in his unconditional and glorious salvation of them.

1. An Introduction to Malachi (v. 1)

2. God's Charge: Love (v. 2a)

3. Israel's Question: How (v. 2b)

4. God's Answer: Election (v. 2c-5)

  -God's Unconditional Choice (v. 2c-3a)

  -Edom's Certain Destruction (v. 3b-4)

  -God's Limitless Glory (v. 5)

Sermon Notes - Discipleship: In the Home

Main Point: When Jesus is our top priority, we will prioritize discipleship in the home.

1. Connections (Titus 2:1-8)

  -The Church's Influence

  -The Parent's Influence

  -Modeling

2. Comforts (Matthew 28:18-20)

  -You Can Start Today

  -You Cannot Save Anyone

  -Christ Has Saved You

3. Challenges (Deuteronomy 6:4-9)

  -Time: Intentional Family Worship

  -Moments: Everyday God-Sightings

  -Milestones: Significant Commemorations

Main Idea: Commit to following Christ as His disciples—even if it costs us everything—because He is worth it.

A disciple is not… (v25)

- A disciple is not merely a part of the crowd, but a committed follower. 

- A disciple is not a super-Christian, but a Christian. 

A disciple is… (v26)

- A disciple is one who puts Christ over all things.

- A disciple is one who follows Christ in all circumstances.

Consider the cost of discipleship (v27-33).

Consider the cost that Christ paid for us.

Sermon Notes - James 5:13-20 - Faith and Salvation

Main Point: We are to live out our faith through prayer and care for one another.

1. Prayer (13-18)

  -The Prevalence of Prayer (13-15)

   -Pray in All Seasons (13)

   -Pray in Sickness (14-15)

  -The Power of Prayer (16-18)

   -Our Powerful Prayer (16)

   -Elijah’s Powerful Prayer (17-18)

2. Care (19-20)

  -Those Who Wander

   -How They Wander

   -The Results of Their Wandering

  -Those Who Care

   -How They Care

   -The Results of Their Care

Sermon Notes - James 5:7-12 - Faith and Patience

Main Point: We are to endure suffering with patience because of what awaits us in Christ.

Sermon Notes - James 4:13-17 - Faith and Presumption

Main Point: In all things we are to trust in God, not ourselves.

-The Issue at Hand (13)

-Our Uncertainty About Life (14)

  -Limited

  -Temporary

-God's Sovereignty Over Life (15)

-Our Presumption About Life (16)

-God's Call on Our Lives (17)

Sermon Notes - James 4:1-12 - Faith and Faithfulness

Main Point: God demands complete faithfulness to him, but gives us the grace needed for it, if we have the humility to receive it.

1. The Problem of Sinful Passions (1-3)

2. The Problem of Sinful People (4-10)

  -The Heart of the Matter (4-5)

  -The Hope of the World (6)

  -The How-To of Humility (7-10)

3. The Problem of Sinful Proclamations (11-12)

Sermon Notes - James 3:13-18 - Faith and Wisdom

Main Point: True wisdom is from above and leads to righteousness - false wisdom is from below and leads to wickedness.

-An Introduction to True Wisdom (13)

-False Wisdom (14-16)

  -Source

  -Marks

  -Results

-True Wisdom (17-18)

  -Source

  -Marks

  -Results