Malachi 3:6-12 The Citizen - Revision history

Wakefien: /* Second Corinthians 9:6 teaches that "Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously." */

2022-03-23T15:58:32Z

‎Second Corinthians 9:6 teaches that "Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously."

Wakefien at 15:57, 23 March 2022

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Wakefien: Wakefien moved page Malachi 3:6–12 The Citizen to Malachi 3:6-12 The Citizen

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Wakefien moved page Malachi 3:6–12 The Citizen to Malachi 3:6-12 The Citizen

Wakefien: Wakefien moved page Malachi 3:6–12: The Tithe Is the Lord's to Malachi 3:6–12 The Citizen

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Wakefien moved page Malachi 3:6–12: The Tithe Is the Lord's to Malachi 3:6–12 The Citizen

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‎Image: Rules vs. Legalism

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Wakefien at 13:57, 21 March 2022

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Wakefien: /* Principle: Citizenship warrents Obedience (8-10a). */

2022-03-21T13:54:45Z

‎Principle: Citizenship warrents Obedience (8-10a).

Wakefien at 20:39, 17 March 2022

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Wakefien: /* Principle: Citizenship warrents sacrifice (8-10a). */

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‎Principle: Citizenship warrents sacrifice (8-10a).

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 Recall the story of Melchizedek. After defeating a coalition of kings Abraham honored Melchizedek by paying him a tithe of the spoils of war. Significantly, Abraham paid a tithe or 10%. In the timeline, this precedes the Mosaic covenant by more than 400 years. In other words, long before the law was given there was a precedent for a tithe to be paid. I am not going to stand here and tell you that if you are giving 9% then you are sinning but I will say this. there is a clear command to give proportionately, even before the Law Abraham gave 10%, Second Corinthians 9:6 teaches that "Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously." If I were you, I would make 10% my baseline starting point.
-=====Second Corinthians 9:6 teaches that "Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously."=====
+====Second Corinthians 9:6 teaches that "Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously."====
 I have never met someone who is regularly tithing and wishes they were not. I have met plenty of people who don't tithe and are struggling to make it financially.

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 =Introduction:=
-==Image: Rules vs. Legalism==
+==Image: Rules vs. Legalism the image of staying on the trail during a long hike without enough water.==
 Unfortunately, we tend to swing like a pendulum, from one extreme to the other. One such case occurs in the realm of law and grace, or legalism and liberty. You see we are under grace. That is we enjoy God's unmerited favor and can never achieve righteousness by perfectly following a bunch of rules. However, that does not mean there are no rules. In fact, there are a number of rules we should follow, it is simply the case that following a bunch of rules does not make us more righteous.
-So how should we think about rules? I like to think about rules as trail markers. Emily and I love to go on hikes. A couple of years ago Emily and I were hiking and it was hot. We had been excited to get out on the hike and as a result had not really talked about some critical questions like: how far, how long, and who was responsible for what aspects. It was a very hot day and the sun was beating down. I grabbed my bag and a couple of bottles of water and Emily grabbed her bag and the dog. About an hour into the hike Emily asked if we could stop for a water break. We sat down and I took out my water and started drinking. Emily asked me for a drink of water and that was when I realized the problem. Emily thought I was bringing all the water and I thought we were splitting the water carrying responsibilities. I had brought enouch water for me but nor for Emily and the dog. Have you ever made a bad decision worse?
+So how should we think about rules? I like to think about rules as trail markers. Emily and I love to go on hikes. A couple of years ago Emily and I were hiking and it was hot. We had been excited to get out on the hike and as a result had not really talked about some critical questions like: how far, how long, and who was responsible for what aspects. It was a very hot day and the sun was beating down. I grabbed my bag and a couple of bottles of water and Emily grabbed her bag and the dog. About an hour into the hike Emily asked if we could stop for a water break. We sat down and I took out my water and started drinking. Emily asked me for a drink of water and that was when I realized the problem. Emily thought I was bringing all the water and I thought we were splitting the water carrying responsibilities. I had brought enough water for myself but not for Emily and the dog. Have you ever made a bad decision worse?
 Well we looked at where we were and how far back we needed to travel and realized it was going to be tight. However, the trail had been winding and so I suggested what if we just hike straight back, that was a bad idea. The underbrush was thick, the rocks were steep. Once we traveled about 1/2 we decided the only way to do this was for me to take all the remaining water and hike the rest of the way back. Load up with a bunch of water and then return to help Emily and the Dog. Going off the trail was a bad idea!
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 ==Need: We need to tithe!==
 ==Subject: Giving/Tithing==
-==Preview:Within Malachi 3:6-12 we are going to see two principles and a call to action in light of those principles.==
+==Preview:Within Malachi 3:6-12 we are going to see that being a citizen of heaven comes with certain rules, that these rules neccesitate obedience, and that we should step out in faith and obey.==
 ==Text: Malachi 3:6-12.==
-==Setting the Stage:==
+==Setting the Stage: (Post Babylonian cativity, return 536 BC, new temple 516 BC, Nehemiah returns in 432 BC, Xerxes king, heavy taxes)==
+===Post Babylonian cativity, return 536 BC, new temple 516 BC, Nehemiah returns in 432 BC, Xerxes king, heavy taxes===
 Malachi was written to a Jewish remnant in Palestine. After the fall of Jerusalem to Babylon, the people were deported. In 536 BC some of the people were allowed to return and in 516 BC a new temple had been constructed. Nehemiah who had come to help rebuild the city returned to Persia in 432 BC. Xerxes was king and he imposed heavy taxes on Palestine. Malachi wrote to the people in this context.
 The theme is one of patient hope in God and special emphasis is placed on God's demand for justice. Malachi taught that spiritual apathy is unacceptable before God. God has plans for the future and expects his people to change their attitude and worship him through faith always trusting that he is sovereign. God’s standards have theological, social, and ethical implications and God expects his people to live by those standards.
 Malachi's style is one of asking good questions and significantly, Malachi is the last prophet to write before John the Baptist comes on the scene more than 400 years later.
 In Malachi 2-3:5 the prophet noted several areas where Israel had failed to obey God: false teaching (2:7), unfaithfulness to each other (2:10), unfaithfulness to one's wife (2:14), profaning the sanctuary with idolatry (2:11), toleration of exploitation of the defenseless (3:5). Israel had messed up but one area which really stood out to God was Israel's refusal to give God what he demanded.
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 ===MTR: Ask God to search your heart.===
+=====Psalm 139:23-24 Search me====
 In Psalm 139 David talks about God's ability to truly know him. God knows his inner being. God knows what no one else knows. God knows the thoughts of his heart. Then David says something profound in verse 23 and 24. "Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." David asks God to search him and root out anything unpleasing. We need to do the same. No matter who you are, no matter what you have done, no matter what you have thought, God remains faithful to you and he is waiting for you to come to him with an open heart. He alone can root out the evil, he alone can fix your heart.
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 In fact, God had implemented several checks and balances so that the people might remember that they were merely stewards and needed God. Some of these checks included taking Sabbath rest, making regular sacrifices, and the tithe. Did you catch that? The tithe served as a reminder, a reminder that God was the owner and a reminder that God is faithful. When the people tithed they placed themselves under God and trusted that he could take care of them even if they only had 90% of what they had produced.
-====the offering תרומה was a way to show love for God====
+====The offering תרומה was a way to show love for God====
 In addition to the word tithe, we are also introduced to the word for offering (תרומה). The word is related to the Hebrew word for "be high" and carries the idea of lifting something up as in setting aside or lifting it out of man's domain and into God's domain. Offering are always made to the Lord. The point here is that God deserves both tithes and offerings. I think that at times we don't distinguish enough between these two. You see, we think of both as charitable giving, a way of showing our love for God. But that is not entirely accurate. The tithe is simply what we are supposed to do. The offering is a way of showing our love for God.
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 Recall the story of Melchizedek. After defeating a coalition of kings Abraham honored Melchizedek by paying him a tithe of the spoils of war. Significantly, Abraham paid a tithe or 10%. In the timeline, this precedes the Mosaic covenant by more than 400 years. In other words, long before the law was given there was a precedent for a tithe to be paid. I am not going to stand here and tell you that if you are giving 9% then you are sinning but I will say this. there is a clear command to give proportionately, even before the Law Abraham gave 10%, Second Corinthians 9:6 teaches that "Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously." If I were you, I would make 10% my baseline starting point.
 I have never met someone who is regularly tithing and wishes they were not. I have met plenty of people who don't tithe and are struggling to make it financially.

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 ==Image: Rules vs. Legalism==
-Unfortunately, we tend to swing like a pendulum, from one extreme to the other. One such case occurs in the realm of law and grace, or legalism and liberty. You see we are under grace. That is we enjoy God's unmerited favor and can never achieve righteousness by perfectly following a bunch of rules.
+Unfortunately, we tend to swing like a pendulum, from one extreme to the other. One such case occurs in the realm of law and grace, or legalism and liberty. You see we are under grace. That is we enjoy God's unmerited favor and can never achieve righteousness by perfectly following a bunch of rules. However, that does not mean there are no rules. In fact, there are a number of rules we should follow, it is simply the case that following a bunch of rules does not make us more righteous.
 ==Need: We need to tithe!==

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 =Introduction:=
-==Image:==
+==Image: Rules vs. Legalism==
 ==Need: We need to tithe!==
 ==Subject: Giving/Tithing==

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		+	=Conclusion=
		+	Consider both the idea of a tithe and an offering. How are you doing with you tithe? Do you give proportionally to your income? What about your offering? Does your offering represent sacrificial worship to the Lord who saved you. I am reminded of what King David stated in

		+	====2 Samuel 24:24====
		+	But the king replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on paying you for it. I will not sacrifice to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen and paid fifty shekels of silver for them.
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		+	We should make sacrificial offering to the Lord our God.

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 ==Principle: Citizenship warrents Obedience (8-10a).==
-God calls the people out for robbing him. The wording "Will a mere mortal rob God?" in verse 8 carries the idea of incredulity. How could someone even think about doing such a thing as robbing the God of the universe?
+===Image: My House, My Rules===
 Recall that the idea behind Israel's inheritance of the land was actually one of Stewardship. The people never owned the land, rather they worked for the owner-operator God. As such, the people had a responsibility to God.

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-'''Theological Proposition/Focus:'''
+'''Theological Proposition/Focus: God is the ruler of all and deserves our obedience, especially in the area of finances.'''
-'''Homiletical Proposition/Application:'''
+'''Homiletical Proposition/Application: Those who would call themselves people of God must give to God what he demands.'''
 =Introduction:=
 ==Image:==
-==Need: ==
+==Need: We need to tithe!==
-==Subject: ==
+==Subject: Giving/Tithing==
-==Preview: ==
+==Preview:Within Malachi 3:6-12 we are going to see two principles and a call to action in light of those principles.==
-==Text:.==
+==Text: Malachi 3:6-12.==
 ==Setting the Stage:==
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 Malachi's style is one of asking good questions and significantly, Malachi is the last prophet to write before John the Baptist comes on the scene more than 400 years later.
 =Body=
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 God calls the people out for robbing him. The wording "Will a mere mortal rob God?" in verse 8 carries the idea of incredulity. How could someone even think about doing such a thing as robbing the God of the universe?
 ===God is supreme and deserves his tithe (8, 10a)===
 The word for Tithe (מעשׂר) here in verse 8 literally means a tenth. We will talk a little more about tithe later but here it is important to recognize that God expected Israel to set aside 1/10 of everything for God.
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 This is a hard passage because we really like to do things our own way. However, God really does not give an out here. The simple fact was that the people were wrong and God makes a very strong case that they needed to change.
 ===Failure to tithe brought consequences (9)===
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-===MTR: Determine to tithe===
+===MTR: Determine to tithe, choose to offer.===
 ==Call to Action: Step out in faith (10b-12)==
-===God is the ruler. Can we test him? (10)===
+===God is the ruler. He invited Israel to test him (10b).===
-===God is the ruler. Can he not bless? (11-12)===
 ===MTR: Evaluate your own finances and tithing===
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