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Minor Prophets: Malachi 

Generosity and Gratitude

Malachi 3:6-18

A Changed Heart

• Faithful Love
• Not hypocritical
• Especially in marriage and toward those in need
• Fully Devoted
• Two Examples in today’s verses…

Signs of a Changed Heart

1. Generosity - Resources

• Repent / Return to the Lord
• Trust His Character
• Trust His Blessings
• Give the Tithes and Offerings

2. Gratitude - Words 

• Gratitude and Generosity reinforce one another
• Avoid Murmuring and Grumbling
• Negative words are contagious
• Encourage One Another
• Need to surround ourselves with those who fear and trust the Lord
• Look to His Book of Remembrance
• Remember the Lord’s Goodness
• God keeps a diary…so can we
• *When you give thanks, whom do you thank?
• Praise Him

You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, 

that though he was rich, 

yet for your sake he became poor, 

so that you through his poverty 

might become rich.- 2 Corinthians 8:9