Sunday’s sermon from the Community Evangelical Free Church in Soap Lake, WA. Our text this week is Malachi 1:1-5. As we begin a new study in the Old Testament book of Malachi, we take some time to familiarize ourselves with some background and contextual information. Malachi is a book that is written around the time of Nehemiah after Israel has come back from Babylonian captivity. The people have once again forgotten God and have begun to live lives of corruption. Malachi is a prophet of God sent to expose the sins of the people and call them back. No matter where one dates the book of Malachi, the bottom line is that the people of God need to hear the Word of God, and the word that is brought to us through the prophet Malachi in these first few verse is that God relentlessly loves His people. Before God brings correction, He declares and reminds His people of His love. Today, we know God’s love has been ultimately demonstrated in the life, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus for our redemption. We pray that as you listen to this sermon, that you would be reminded of the love of God in Christ Jesus. If you have any questions or comments you can contact us at [email protected]