3. MALACHI AND HIS TIME
• 536 BC - Remnants return to
Jerusalem.
• 520-516 BC - Haggai & Zachariah
encourages the people to rebuild
the temple
• Malachi ministers to the people
• 445 BC - Ezra teaches the
Scriptures to the people
HOW HAVE YOU LOVED US?

4. Malachi 1:6-14
V6 “A son honors his father, and
a servant his master. But if I am
a father, where is my honor?
And if I am a master, where is
your fear of Me? says Yahweh of
Hosts to you priests, who
despise My name.”
Yet you ask: “How have we
despised Your name?”

5. Malachi 1:6-14
7 “By presenting defiled food on
My altar.”
You ask: “How have we defiled
You?”
When you say: “The Lord’s table
is contemptible.”

6. Malachi 1:6-14
8 “When you present a blind
animal for sacrifice, is it not
wrong? And when you present a
lame or sick animal, is it not
wrong? Bring it to your governor!
Would he be pleased with you or
show you favor?” asks the LORD
of Hosts.

7. Malachi 1:6-14
9 “And now ask for God’s favor.
Will He be gracious to us? Since
this has come from your hands,
will He show any of you favor?
asks the LORD of Hosts.
10 “I wish one of you would shut
the temple doors, so you would
no longer kindle useless fire on
my altar!

8. Malachi 1:6-14
I am not pleased with you,”
says the LORD of Hosts, “and
I will accept no offering from
your hands.

9. Malachi 1:6-14
11 “For My name will be great
among the nations, from the
rising of the sun to its setting.
Incense and pure offerings will
be presented in My name in
every place because My name
will be great among the nations,”
says Yahweh of Hosts.

10. Malachi 1:6-14
12 But you are profaning it when
you say: “The Lord’s table is
defiled, and its product, its food,
is contemptible.” 13 You also
say: “Look, what a nuisance!”
“And you scorn it,” says the
LORD of Hosts. “You bring
stolen, lame or sick animals. You
bring this as an offering! Am I to
accept that from your hands?”
asks the LORD.

11. Malachi 1:6-14
14 “The deceiver is cursed who
has an acceptable male in his
flock and makes a vow but
sacrifices a defective animal to
the Lord. For I am a great King,”
says Yahweh of Hosts, “and My
name will be feared among the
nations.

12. EVERYTHING RISES OR
FALLS WITH LEADERS
When God has an issue
with Israel, He takes its
leaders into account.

13. EVERYTHING RISES OR
FALLS WITH LEADERS
When God seeks to effect
change, oftentimes in history and
Scripture, He begins by selecting
out the leaders and speaking to
them.

14. EVERYTHING RISES OR
FALLS WITH LEADERS
LUKE 6:40
A disciple is not above his
teacher, but everyone who is
fully trained will be like his
teacher.

15. EVERYTHING RISES OR
FALLS WITH LEADERS
Whoever you decide to follow,
you will become like him or
her.

16. EVERYTHING RISES OR
FALLS WITH LEADERS
Much of leadership is
caught, not taught;
it is through observing and
modeling.

17. WHERE IS MY HONOR?
Malachi 1:6
God has a question:
“Where is My honor?”

18. YOU’VE FORGOTTEN WHO I AM?
“Father”
reveals to us His affection for us
“Master”
reveals His authority over us
FATHER AND MASTER

19. YOU’VE FORGOTTEN WHO I AM?
He says,
“You have forgotten who I am.”
“Where is My fear?
Where is My honor?”
FATHER AND MASTER

20. YOU’VE FORGOTTEN WHO I AM?
GOD IS TO BE:
- Feared
- Respected
- Revered
- Honored with our life, our
wealth, our deeds, and our
days.
WHERE IS MY FEAR?

21. YOU’VE FORGOTTEN WHO I AM?
- Submit to
- Obey
- Follow
- Cherish
WHERE IS MY HONOR?
- Respect
- Esteem
- Value
- Defer to
- Elevate

22. WHERE IS MY HONOR?
IS YOUR LIFE HONORING
GOD?In this book, they keep arguing
with God. He asks a question,
they ask two more.

23. WHERE IS MY HONOR?
IS YOUR LIFE HONORING
GOD?It doesn’t matter what you say or
think. If God looked at your life,
would he say,
“You are honoring Me,” or
“You are dishonoring Me?”

24. THREE WAYS WE ARE TO
HONOR GOD
1. HE WANTS YOUR
HEART, NOT YOUR
MONEY

25. THREE WAYS WE ARE TO
HONOR GOD
HERE’S THE ISSUE:
God doesn’t want your money.
God wants your heart, and your
heart is an indication of your
money.

26. THREE WAYS WE ARE TO
HONOR GOD
JESUS SAYS:
“Where your treasure is, there
your heart is.” Matthew 6:21

27. THREE WAYS WE ARE TO
HONOR GOD
2. ROTTEN FOOD, LAME
OFFERINGS
God’s saying, “You’re conducting
your affairs with me in a way you
don’t conduct your affairs with
other. You’re taking advantage
of my kindness, and that’s not
right.”

28. THREE WAYS WE ARE TO
HONOR GOD
“You would never give these
things to people you love. Why
do you think I’m excited about
them?”

29. THREE WAYS WE ARE TO
HONOR GOD
3. NOT CHEAP, EVIL
God said, “Is that not evil?”

30. THREE WAYS WE ARE TO
HONOR GOD
8 “When you present a blind
animal for sacrifice, is it not
wrong? And when you present a
lame or sick animal, is it not
wrong?
Bring it to your governor! Would
he be pleased with you or show
you favor?” asks the LORD of
Hosts.

31. THE WIDOW’S GENEROSITY
LUKE 21:1-4
Helookedupandsawtherich
droppingtheirofferingsintothetemple
treasury.Healsosawapoorwidow
droppingintwotinycoins.“Itellyouthe
truth,”Hesaid.“Thispoorwidowhas
putinmorethanallofthem.Forall
thesepeoplehaveputitgiftsoutof
theirsurplus,butsheoutofherpoverty
hasputinallshehadtoliveon.”

32. THE WIDOW’S GENEROSITY
It’s not about how much you
give, but it’s about how much
you give out of what you have.

33. THE WIDOW’S GENEROSITY
What’s happening in
Malachi 1?
God puts resources in the hand
of the leader, and then the
leader clenches their fist rather
than share, they don’t have the
Father’s heart.

34. ABOUT GIVING
FOUR QUESTIONS
ABOUT YOUR GIVING
1. HOW IN THE WORLD CAN
YOU JUSTIFY GIVING GOD
YOUR SIN AND NOT YOUR
WEALTH?

35. 4 QUESTIONS ABOUT GIVING
Why would you enthusiastically
give God your sin and
begrudgingly give God your
wealth?
Why would you give him the
worst gladly and give him the
best begrudgingly?

36. 4 QUESTIONS ABOUT GIVING
2. HOW CAN YOU GLADLY
RECEIVE FROM GOD AND
NOT GLADLY GIVE TO GOD?

37. 4 QUESTIONS ABOUT GIVING
3. WOULD YOU RATHER GIVE
GOD YOUR MONEY OR SAVE
IT UP TO BUY A ROPE LIKE
JUDAS DID?

38. 4 QUESTIONS ABOUT GIVING
THE STORY OF JUDAS:
He didn’t give generously.
He stole continuously.
He saved up all
his money so he could go
buy a rope and hang himself.

39. 4 QUESTIONS ABOUT GIVING
Sometimes giving keeps you
from buying a rope.
It keeps you from spending
money on things that are going
to kill you.

40. 4 QUESTIONS ABOUT GIVING
4. JESUS WAS NOT A LAME
SACRIFICE, SO WHY WOULD
YOU THINK THAT JESUS
WANTS A LAME SACRIFICE?

41. 4 QUESTIONS ABOUT GIVING
John 3:16
For God so loved the world in
this way: He gave His One and
Only Son, so that everyone who
believes in Him will not perish
but have eternal life.

42. 4 QUESTIONS ABOUT GIVING
The Old Testament sacrificial
system was to foreshadow the
coming of Jesus. You bring a
sacrifice without spot or blemish.

43. SHUT IT DOWN
The relationship is in trouble
when God says:
“I love you; there’s nothing about
you that I enjoy.”
That’s like doing church and the
people say “We like it.”
But God says, “I don’t.”

44. SHUT IT DOWN
The temple was the center of
worship and witness for the
entire Old Covenant.
The Temple is God’s visible
dwelling place on earth.

45. SHUT IT DOWN
v10 “I wish one of you would
shut the temple doors, so you
would no longer kindle useless
fire on my altar!

46. SHUT IT DOWN
ROUTINE and
RITUAL
VS
LOVE and
DEVOTION

47. CHEATING THE LORD
“Shall I accept that from your
hand? says the LORD.
Cursed be the cheat who has a
male in his flock, and vows it,
and yet sacrifices to the LORD
what is blemished,”

48. CHEATING THE LORD
It’s not that they can’t give;
it’s that they won’t give.
God says,
“I gave you a nice animal for a
sacrifice, and you gave me the
lame one!
We cheat when we don’t give
God our best.

49. WEARY OF MINISTRY
WE HONOR GOD WITH:
- our WEALTH
- our WORK
- our WEARINESS

50. WEARY OF MINISTRY
2 TYPES OF WEARINESS
1.Weariness OF ministry
2.Weariness FROM ministry

51. WEARINESS OF MINISTRY
WEARINESS OF MINISTRY
- Just going through the motions
- Became hardhearted
- Got sick of it
- Hit his or her lid
- People are a burden

52. WEARINESS OF MINISTRY
EXAMPLE:
Planting a Church
is like delivering a new baby.

53. WEARINESS OF MINISTRY
The first temple was destroyed and
then the second temple was built.
that generation worked hard to
make it happen but then their kids
and grandkids are sick of it.
They don’t have any idea of legacy
or sustainability.

54. WEARINESS FROM MINISTRY
WEARINESS FROM MINISTRY:
You’re going to be tired and
exhausted

55. WEARINESS FROM MINISTRY
Ministry is more like parenting.
Somebody gets saved - it’s like a
baby being born.
Now you’ve got to love them,
were them, and grow with them,
and look after them for the rest of
your life, and that’s going to be
exhausting and wonderful
because you get to see life.

56. WEARINESS FROM MINISTRY
Pour your life out growing
weary from ministry.

57. WEARINESS FROM MINISTRY
WE HONOR HIM BECAUSE
HE’S A GREAT KING

58. Malachi 1:11
11 “For My name will be great
among the nations, from the
rising of the sun to its setting.
Incense and pure offerings will
be presented in My name in
every place because My name
will be great among the nations,”
says Yahweh of Hosts.

59. Malachi 1:11
WHAT IS GOD DOING ON
THE EARTH RIGHT NOW?
WHAT IS GOD UP TO?

60. Revelation 7:9
Revelation 7:9
After this I looked, and there was
a vast multitude from every
nation, tribe, people, and
language, which no one could
number, standing before the
throne and before the Lamb.

61. Revelation 7:9
They were robed in white with
palm branches in their hands.
And they cried out in a loud
voice:
Salvation belongs to our God,
who is seated on the throne,
and to the Lamb!