The first Sunday of each month we as a church approach the Lord’s Table. Our thoughts should be directed to not only the blessings that have been lavished upon us by the Father, in the Son, and applied by the Spirit, but also to remind us of the...

Last week we heard the divine declaration of God, “I have loved you.” The imperative that follows this command is that we must worship God with honor and fear. In our text for this week, Malachi chides the people for not responding to God’s love...

The context of this message is God confronting the people of Israel through the prophet Malachi for their spiritual apathy. It was not that they were denying or opposing God, they were simply ignoring his love for them. This “oracle” opens with the...