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A Sermon by Dr. Bob Griffin, Teaching Elder at Sovereign Grace Church
I. GOD’S BOUNTY IS IGNORED
A. CURSE
Mal 3:9 “You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, your whole nation.”
1. PENALTY (Jn 3:16)
2. PRINCIPLE
3. PRE-EMPTING THE LAW (Gen 14:18-20; 28:18-22; Heb 7:5-9)
B. COMMAND
Mal 3:10a Bring the full tithe into the storehouse
1. PRACTICES (Matt 6:33; Lev 1:2-3; Ps 116:12; Phil. 4:17)
2. PURPOSE (Ps 116:12; Phil 4:17)
C. CARE
Mal 3:10b that there may be food in My house.
1. PROVISION (Deut 14:27; I Tim 5:17-18)
2. PLENTY
II. GOD’S BLESSING IS UNNOTICED
A. COMPEL
Mal 3:10c And thereby put Me to the test, says YHWH-Tsabaoth
1 PROBATION (II Kings 18:22; Ps 9:10; 20:7; 31:6; 40:3-4; 91:2; 115:9-11; Prov 3:5; Is 12:2; Jer 17:7)
2. PERSEVERING (Mt 5:23-24; 6:14; Luke 7:47; 11:42)
B. CONTEST
Mal 3:10d if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.
1. PROVEN (II Kings 7, 4)
2. POURED OUT (Mt 5:17; 17:24)
3. PROSPERITY
III. GOD’S BENEFIT IS DISREGARDED
A. COVENANT
Mal 3:11 I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil, and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says YHWH-Tsabaoth.
1. PUNISHMENT
2. PROTECTION (Lk 6:38)
B. CONTRAST
Mal 3:12 Then all nations will call you blessed, for you will be a delightful place, says YHWH-Tsabaoth.
1. PRAISE (I Cor 16:1-3)
2. PLEASING (II Cor 8:1-9)