Malachi
GOD’S HONOR & WHY WE DISMISS IT Pastor David Beatty | Sunday, October 8, 2017 Malachi 1:6-8 6 A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? 7 Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the Lord is contemptible. 8 And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the Lord of hosts.
INTRODUCTION _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Honor: An expression of respect by words and actions; to confer dignity and value through willing submission to another. God has given Jesus Christ, the perfect lamb, to shed His blood for the forgiveness of sins. And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 John 2:2
FOUR SIGNS I’M BORED WITH GOD: 1. When I give God what I no longer _____________ or can use 7 Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar;
_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 2. When I give God what I would be ______________________ to give to others 8 And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the Lord of hosts.
_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 3. When I give God only when I get something in ___________ 10 Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 4. When I give to God with a heart of ______________________ & hesitation 12…The table of the Lord is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible. 13 Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it.
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I CAN PROPERLY HONOR GOD… Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. Romans 12:1
1. By _________________________ to His Word and Will The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Psalm 51:17 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord….To whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? Romans 6:11, 16
_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 2. By _________________________ worshipping Him Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD. Psalm 150:6
_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 3. By giving what ______________________ me And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. 2 Samuel 24:24
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CONCLUSION Commitment: “I will give God my best and first because he has given His best for me.”
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