Teaching Outline

GPNAZ TEACHING OUTLINE – JULY 27, 2025
More Wisdom for 2025: Malachi: What I know about God?
The Word of the Lord: Malachi 2:1-9

Five Fatal Flaws of the Priest in Malachi’s Day

• They dishonored God’s holiness. 

Look at verse 2: “If you do not listen and if you do not resolve to honor my name,” says the Lord Almighty, “I will send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings.” Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not resolved to honor me.”
 
 

• They departed from the way.

 

• They destroyed others.

Look at the second half of verse 8 – “and by your teaching have caused many to stumble. Whether we like it or not, others are watching us.”

• They desecrated the covenant.

“You have violated the covenant with Levi, says the LORD Almighty.”

• They were despised by the people.

Look at verse 9 – “So I have caused you to be despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not followed my ways but have shown partiality in matters of the law.” They were people pleasers - they valued what the people thought more than what God did.
 
One of the lessons of Malachi is a lesson in the failures of the priests.
                                      We want to learn from their mistakes and search our hearts
to make sure we don’t fall into any of the same traps.
 
Have I failed to view God with great honor?
Have I failed to follow God’s ways?
Have I hurt others by my bad example?
Have I lost my passionate commitment to following God?
Have I lost respect for others through the compromises I've made in my life?