Guest Speaker Mel Davis

Nov 26, 2023

Gary Brooks preaching

“A Tale of Two Hearts” Malachi 3:13-18
Jud Brooks – 11/12/23
The hardened heart - “it is vain to serve God” – (v13-15)
-Consistently questions God (v13)
-Sees faith in God as being primarily about personal gain (v14)
The softened heart - “those who feared the Lord” (v16)
-Seeks the wisdom of others (v16)
-Has a humble fear of God (v16)
The Lord pays attention to the humble – “the Lord paid attention and heard them” (v17)
-God observes and is honored by humble service (v18, Heb 13:16)
The Lord will make the humble His treasured possession – “they shall be mine, they will be my treasured possession” (v17)
-He will give them new hearts. (Jer. 31:33)

“Return to Me”
The Heart of God in Giving Malachi 3:6-12
Jud Brooks – 11/5/23
1-Robbing2-ObligationGod wants our worship, not our religion.
3-WithholdingA note on tithing (2 Cor. 9:7-8)
A note on "blessing" (1 Pt. 1:3-4)

Marriage and Covenant

Charge: Faithless to one another. (v10) "Have we not all one Father?"

Charge: Faithless to the Lord. (v11-12) "Profaned the sanctuary of the Lord."

Charge: Faithless in marriage. (v13-16)"Let none of you be faithless to the wife of your youth."Favor for the Faithless. (v16)"Guard yourselves in your spirit and do not be faithless."

Jud takes a break from the series on Malachi this week to address the attack in Israel, focusing on a Biblical perspective and the Christian response.

Malachi = "my messenger"The purpose of Malachi is two fold; 1-Look back on the OT and apply its messages. 2-Look forward to the NT and the promise of the coming reign of God.1-"The word of the Lord."2-"I have loved you, says the Lord" 3-"How have you loved us?" 4-Jacob or Esau (Israel or Edom) 5-You shall say, "Great is the Lord.""God loves us the way we are, but too much to leave us that way." - Leighton Ford