SUNDAY TEACHING NOTES
November 8, 2026 (Sunday Worship @ 9:00am and 11:15am)
MALACHI | Week 5: The Messiah Is Coming
TODAY'S TEXT: Malachi 3:13-4:6
GOD WILL SEND 'ELIJAH' (4:6)
WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
JESUS, THE CURSE-BREAKER
TWO GROUPS OF PEOPLE (3:13-17)
- Context: Malachi prophesies about 100 years after the Israelites begin to return and rebuild Jerusalem. They believed that everything would be okay once they returned home. But it wasn't. Famine, high taxes, weak economy, fractured marriages, and failed religious leadership divided the Israelite people into two groups.
- Group one was _____________________ with God.
- “Where is the God of justice?” (2:17)
- “It is futile to serve God …the arrogant [are] blessed …evildoers prosper.” (3:14, 15)
- Group two remained _____________________ in God's promises.
- They “feared the LORD” and “honored His name.” (3:16)
THE DAY OF THE LORD (3:18-4:6)
- God calls it the “...day of the LORD comes.” (4:6)
- The day of the LORD will bring both and healing.
- God will “distinguish between the righteous & the wicked.” (3:18)
- God will come “like a refiner's fire” (3:2) and burn away the wicked like “stubble.” (4:1)
- God will “rise with healing in its rays” (4:2) and the righteous will “frolic like well-fed calves.” (4:2)
- Same day. Same God.
Two groups. Two outcomes.
- “I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great...day...” (4:6)
- Why Elijah? He was known for confronting the people with a ___________________________.
- “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him…” (1 Kings 18:21)
- Note: The Day of the LORD is one prophesy with two fulfillments. John the baptist fulfilled the first part when he prepared the way for Jesus (Luke 3:16). Jesus' s will fulfill the second part at His second coming by bringing final judgment and complete healing.
WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
- Make a _________________________.
- Shallow roots cannot hold when the ground shifts.
- You cannot follow Jesus halfway and develop deep roots.
- “…or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction.” (4:6)
- God's warning means we that we can always church.
JESUS, THE CURSE-BREAKER
- The last word of the Old Testament is "destruction" or "curse". The New Testament begins with Jesus breaking the curse.
- “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us.” (Galatians 3:13)
- We don’t get to choose whether the ground shifts.
We do get to choose where we put down our roots. Choose Jesus.
If you'd like a New Songs packet for August-December 2026, please contact the office or see Sean-Alex.
You can listen to the new songs on these playlists:
Spotify Acapella | Spotify Instrumental or YouTube Acapella | YouTube Instrumental
You can listen to the new songs on these playlists:
Spotify Acapella | Spotify Instrumental or YouTube Acapella | YouTube Instrumental
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