GOOD NEWSfor the Bad Time

Malachi 3:7-12

What is the most popular topic in the Bible?

• FAITH– Mentioned 500 times

• PRAYER– Mentioned 500 times

• MONEY– Mentioned 2000 times!

ACCUSATION - Malachi 3:7-9

7 “From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’

8 “Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings.

9 “You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the whole nation of you!

GOOD NEWS – Malachi 3:10a

10a “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,” …

The Good News:

• God did not send destruction

• But God send an instruction– Offer to God 1/10 of income– So there will be resources in God’s house– A new beginning: go ahead and test God

RESULTS – Malachi 3:10b-12

10b … “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows.

11 “Then I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of the ground; nor will your vine in the field cast its grapes,” says the Lord of hosts.

12 “All the nations will call you blessed, for you shall be a delightful land,” says the Lord of hosts.

RESULTS – Malachi 3:10b-12

10b … “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows.

11 “Then I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of the ground; nor will your vine in the field cast its grapes,” says the Lord of hosts.

12 “All the nations will call you blessed, for you shall be a delightful land,” says the Lord of hosts.

RESULTS – Malachi 3:10b-12

10b … “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows.

11 “Then I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of the ground; nor will your vine in the field cast its grapes,” says the Lord of hosts.

12 “All the nations will call you blessed, for you shall be a delightful land,” says the Lord of hosts.

RESULTS – Malachi 3:10b-12

10b … “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows.

11 “Then I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of the ground; nor will your vine in the field cast its grapes,” says the Lord of hosts.

12 “All the nations will call you blessed, for you shall be a delightful land,” says the Lord of hosts.

RESULTS – Malachi 3:10b-12

• PROVISION (pouring out of blessings)

• PROTECTION (rebuke the devourer)

• PROGRESSION (the nations will come)

The Good News will come

when we obey God in our offering!

Proverbs 3:9-10 (NASB95)

9 Honor the Lord from your wealth

And from the first of all your produce;

10 So your barns will be filled with plenty

And your vats will overflow with new wine.

The Good News will come

when we obey God in our offering!

5 Levels of Giving

1. Incidental Giving (occasional $5-10 bills)

2. Regular Giving (1-2%)

3. More Substantial Giving (3-5%)

4. Tithing (10%)

5. Sacrificial Giving (> 10%)

The Good News will come

when we obey God in our offering!

RESULTS of our Giving:

• PROVISION (pouring out of blessings)

• PROTECTION (rebuke the devourer)

• PROGRESSION (the nations will come)

But that’s NOT the real Good News!

The REAL Good News

Malachi 3:7 (NASB95)

“From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts.

The REAL Good News

Malachi 3:7 (NASB95)

“From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts.

The REAL Good News is that we get to return to an intimate relationship with God,

a place where we really belong!

Hi Sinh Vì Con (TC#97)

1. Ta hi sinh vì con hết,

Huyết tuôn tim nầy tan tành,

Đem con ra từ nơi chết,

Chuộc tội đặng con lại sanh;

Ta đã phó tánh mạng cho con rồi,

Phó chi cho ta, con ôi? (2X)

Hi Sinh Vì Con (TC#97)

2. Nơi Cha ta ngự đẹp đẽ,

Ngôi ta sang trọng vô cùng,

Nhưng ta vui lòng lâm thế,

Đê hèn, buồn thảm, hư không;

Ta đã bỏ hết vì con kia rồi,

Bỏ chi cho ta, con ôi?