My Redeemer Lives

August 31, 2025

My Redeemer Lives

Malachi 4:5-6; Luke 15:1-2

 “Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the Lord arrives. Malachi 4:5 

The people of God must get back to standing on the Word of God 

You must not steal 

You must not murder 

You must not lie 

The Word of God is not archaic, it is timeless 

For some people, the next coming of Jesus will be great, and for others it will be dreadful 

Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach.  Luke 15:1

People who weren’t welcome in the Temple were welcome with Jesus

This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them! Luke 15:2

His preaching will turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers. Otherwise I will come and strike the land with a curse.” Malachi 4:6 

85% of teenagers with behavioral disorders do not have a father  

70% of adolescents in drug and alcohol treatment centers have no father 

 90% of homeless and runaway children have no father  

Children without a father are 900 times more likely to drop out of school  

Over 90% of people in prison have no relationship with their father 

If we are not careful, we will project the image of our earthly father unto our Heavenly Father 

Jesus is proof that God has a heart for us 

Jesus help me have a heart that fully belongs to you

The essence of Christianity is not what we do for God, it’s what God has done for us