CrossWay Church
April 27, 2025 - Malachi 1:1-5
These are the Bible passage and sermon notes for our Sunday morning worship services.
Locations & Times
CrossWay Church Battle Ground
311 N Parkway Ave, Battle Ground, WA 98604, USA
Sunday 9:30 PM
Malachi 1:1–5: God’s Divine Love
I) Background
A) Malachi was a contemporary of Nehemiah (around ____ BC).
1) The exiles had returned to Jerusalem and rebuilt the ____________.
2) The word translated ____________ in Malachi 1:8 is the same word used for Nehemiah in Nehemiah 5:14.
3) The offenses Malachi rebukes are the same issues Nehemiah sought to __________.
B) Very little information is given about the prophet Malachi.
1) His name literally means _______________.
2) It is clear that the LORD intended him to deliver a _____________ and serious message.
C) The book of Malachi is structured as a series of six _____________ between God and the people of Israel.
II) God Asserts His Covenantal Love for His People
A) God wanted Israel to be anchored in His steadfast, never-failing ________.
B) Yet, the people of Israel ______________ God's love.
C) God's response is to recount His relationship with __________ and Esau.
1) Jacob and Esau were __________ sons of Isaac and Rebekah.
2) Neither was particularly ____________ or deserving of God's favor.
3) Nevertheless, God chose to ____________ Jacob over Esau.
III) God Works in the Same Way Today
A) God wants believers to be anchored in His _________.
B) Our relationship with God is based on His divine sovereignty and _________.
1) Christians have different interpretations of this; it need not be _________.
2) This passage speaks of God’s unconditional ____.
3) There is a mystery in how God’s sovereignty and our human agency and ____ work together.
4) God’s Spirit opens our eyes to our own sinfulness and to the gospel message, and empowers us to declare our ____ in Jesus.
C) This creates a humility and ____ in us that we are adopted by God.
Adopted By God; With a heart full of love, someone brings that child home to cherish and raise, to make him or her a part of the family. That’s just what God does for the lost, fallen, and wandering people of this world. Adopted children do not do anything to merit their adoption. Likewise, we do not (indeed, cannot) take the initiative in being chosen by God. We are dependent on God’s unconditional electing love.
I) Background
A) Malachi was a contemporary of Nehemiah (around ____ BC).
1) The exiles had returned to Jerusalem and rebuilt the ____________.
2) The word translated ____________ in Malachi 1:8 is the same word used for Nehemiah in Nehemiah 5:14.
3) The offenses Malachi rebukes are the same issues Nehemiah sought to __________.
B) Very little information is given about the prophet Malachi.
1) His name literally means _______________.
2) It is clear that the LORD intended him to deliver a _____________ and serious message.
C) The book of Malachi is structured as a series of six _____________ between God and the people of Israel.
II) God Asserts His Covenantal Love for His People
A) God wanted Israel to be anchored in His steadfast, never-failing ________.
B) Yet, the people of Israel ______________ God's love.
C) God's response is to recount His relationship with __________ and Esau.
1) Jacob and Esau were __________ sons of Isaac and Rebekah.
2) Neither was particularly ____________ or deserving of God's favor.
3) Nevertheless, God chose to ____________ Jacob over Esau.
III) God Works in the Same Way Today
A) God wants believers to be anchored in His _________.
B) Our relationship with God is based on His divine sovereignty and _________.
1) Christians have different interpretations of this; it need not be _________.
2) This passage speaks of God’s unconditional ____.
3) There is a mystery in how God’s sovereignty and our human agency and ____ work together.
4) God’s Spirit opens our eyes to our own sinfulness and to the gospel message, and empowers us to declare our ____ in Jesus.
C) This creates a humility and ____ in us that we are adopted by God.
Adopted By God; With a heart full of love, someone brings that child home to cherish and raise, to make him or her a part of the family. That’s just what God does for the lost, fallen, and wandering people of this world. Adopted children do not do anything to merit their adoption. Likewise, we do not (indeed, cannot) take the initiative in being chosen by God. We are dependent on God’s unconditional electing love.