"Where Is the God of Justice?"

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Sermon Notes
Sermon Series:  Malachi
Sermon Scripture:  Malachi 2:17-3:5

​The God of Justice Hears Criticisms of His Justice and Grows Tired (2:17)

• The priests had grown tired of worship.
• God had grown tired of the people’s ______________.
  • Prayer is when you complain about ______________ to God.
  • Grumbling is when you complain about ______________ to others.
• The Jews didn’t need justice… they needed ______________!

The God of Justice Will Send His Messenger and Suddenly Appear in His Temple (3:1)

• The Lord will send a messenger to prepare for his ______________.
  • This messenger was ______________.
    • He would command the people to ______________ from sin. (Matthew 3:1-2)
    • He would call the people to ______________ to the Lord. (Luke 1:16-17)
    • He would challenge the people to bear spiritual fruit. (Matthew 3:7-10)
• The Lord will serve as a messenger to enact a new ______________.
  • This messenger was ______________.
    • He promised the covenant through the prophets.
    • He fulfilled all the demands of the covenant in His ______________.
    • He suffered the penalties of the covenant in His ______________.
    • He secured the blessings of the covenant through His resurrection.
    • He announced the covenant at the _____________________.
    • He applied the promises of the covenant by the ____________________.

The God of Justice Will Deal With Sin on His Timetable (3:2-5)

• His coming is imminent, not immediate. (1)
  • It will be an _____________________ coming…
  • It will be to an _____________________ people…
  • It will be to an _____________________ nation…
  • It will be an _____________________ judgment…
  • Because He is the _____________________ God…
• Everyone will be accountable for his sin. (2)
• He will ______________ His people so they can serve the Lord. (2-4)
• He will ______________ those who never feared the Lord. (5)

The God of Justice Came in the Person of Jesus Christ

• No one can truly accuse God of being ______________.
  • Every person’s sin will be dealt with…
    • Believers’ sins were dealt with at the ______________.
    • Unbelievers’ sins will be dealt with in ______________.
  • What God’s justice demanded, God’s ______________ provided!
• Because of Jesus, God is both just and the justifier of the one who has ___________ in Jesus.