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Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ / October 21, 2007
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It Pays To
Serve The
Lord!Malachi 3:13-18
Don McClain
Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ / October 21, 2007
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Some Think It ‘Pays Better’ NOT To Serve
God - (13-15)
Those Who Serve God
1) Have One another – (16)2) Are Heard By God – (16)3) Are Remembered By God
– (16)4) Are Precious In God’s
sight – (17a)5) Are Saved – (17b,18)
It Pays To Serve The Lord!
Malachi 3:13-18Don McClain
Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ / October 21, 2007
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Some Think It ‘Pays Better’ NOT To Serve GodMalachi 3:13-18 (NKJV)
13 "Your words have been harsh against Me," Says the Lord, "Yet you say, 'What have we spoken against You?' 14 You have said, 'It is useless to serve God; What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance, And that we
have walked as mourners Before the Lord of hosts? 15 So now we call the proud blessed, For those who do wickedness are raised up;
They even tempt God and go free.' "
It Pays To Serve The Lord!
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Some Think It ‘Pays Better’ NOT To Serve God
It Pays To Serve The Lord!
1) Psalms 73:12 (NKJV)
Behold, these are the ungodly, Who are always at ease; They increase in riches.
2) The rich fool – Luke 12:13-21
3) The rich man & Lazarus – Luke 16:19-25
(Verse 14) 'It is useless to serve
God; What
profit is it that
we have kept His ordinanc
e,
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Those Who Serve God Have One another – (16)
It Pays To Serve The Lord!
1) We Are Family – (Mat 19:29)
2) Worshipping Together Provides Encouragement & Edification – (Mat 18:20; Heb 10:24,25)
3) Serving God Together Produces Strong Relationships – (Acts 4:31-33; Rom. 12:10,11; Ep 6:21-23)
(Verse 16)
Then those who
feared the Lord
spoke to one
another,
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Those Who Serve God Are Heard By Him– (16)
It Pays To Serve The Lord!
(Verse 16)
. . . And the Lord
listened and
heard them;
1) “The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry.” – (Psalms 34:15)
2) “If anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him.” - (John 9:31)
3) What about those who do not serve the Lord? (Is. 59:1,2, John 9:31)
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Those Who Serve God Are Remembered - (16)
It Pays To Serve The Lord!
(Verse 16)
“So a book of
remembrance was written
before Him For those who fear the Lord And who meditate
on His name.”
1) “God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love” – (Heb 6:10;
2) God will never leave or forsake those who serve Him – (Heb 13:5)
3) Even the smallest of deeds are remembered – (Mark 9:41; Rev 22:12)
4) Those who serve God know this – (Col 3:24)
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Those Who Serve God Are Precious To Him - (17a)
It Pays To Serve The Lord!
1) We have been purchased with the blood of Christ – (Acts 20:28)
2) Those who serve the Lord are indeed special to Him, since we are being conformed into the image of Jesus – (1 Pet 2:9; Rom 8:29)
3) Those who are God’s purchased possession are guaranteed an inheritance – (Eph 1:14)
(Verse 17a)
“"They shall be Mine,"
says the Lord of
hosts, "On the day that I make
them My jewels.”
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Those Who Serve God Are Saved - (17b,18)
It Pays To Serve The Lord!1) Saved now in that we
have been forgiven of our past sins – (Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; 1 Pet 3:21; 1 John 1:9)
2) Saved eternally when we receive the inheritance promised -if we continue to serve the Lord and are faithful to Him – (Col 3:24; John 14:1-4; Rev 2:10; Ja 1:12; 1 Pet 5:4)
(Verse 17b,18)
And I will spare them As a man spares his own son who serves him." 18 Then you shall again
discern Between the
righteous and the wicked,
Between one who serves
God And one who does not
serve Him.
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Some Think It ‘Pays Better’ NOT To Serve
God - (13-15)
Those Who Serve God
1) Have One another – (16)2) Are Heard By God – (16)3) Are Remembered By God
– (16)4) Are Precious In God’s
sight – (17a)5) Are Saved – (17b,18)
It Pays To Serve The Lord!
Malachi 3:13-18Don McClain
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• The Lord Remembers Those Who Serve Him
• The Lord Values Those Who Serve Him
• The Lord Blesses Those Who Serve Him
• The Question Is – ARE YOU SERVING THE LORD?
It Pays To Serve The Lord!
Malachi 3:13-18Don McClain
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Matthew 16:24-27 (NKJV)24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 25 For whoever desires to
save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. 26 For what profit is it to a man if
he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 27
For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward
each according to his works.
It Pays To Serve The Lord!
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