Sermon Title: Do You Honor God by Your Worship? (Part 1)
Sermon Text: Malachi 1:6-14
Sermon Purpose: To call the hearer to examine their worship of God in light of the Glory of God, which determines God's Blessing of His people.
Sermon Proposition: There are 4 aspects of defiled worship.
The people of defiled worship. v.6.
The children of the Father and His Honor. v.6a (John 1:12-13)
The servants of the Master and their respect. v.6b (Matt. 6:24)
The priest of the Nation and our example. v.6c (1 Peter 2:9-10)
The proof of defiled worship. v.7-8
The contemptible attitude. v.7 (Amos 5:21) The contemptible action. v.8 (Rom. 12:1-2; Acts 2:42-46; Lev. 22:17-30) The perspective of defiled worship. v.9-11
The perspective of repentence. v.9 The perspective of rejection. v.10 The perspective of relevation. v.11 (Eph. 2:11-16) The profanity of defiled worship. v.12-14
The quandary of worship. v.12 The quantity of worship. v.13a The quality of worship. v.13b-14 (1 Cor. 9:11-14; 1 Peter 1:13-16)