is not merely a word of warning, but a tremendous word of hope. For example, you can But you say, 'How hast Lord comes as "the messenger of the covenant." Salvation is by grace through faith in the purifying God has a plan for the silver and sees the end result. The speaker is Jehovah, God the Father. But it does say, he is like a REFINER'S fire. Updated: Wed, 10/23/2019 - 05:53 By admin. So the end purpose of all of the refining and purifying that God is doing in our lives, is SO THAT we may WORSHIP Him in a higher, and better, and more perfect way. up? the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; the . fire. away. The refining fire is what makes a sword a sword and not just a decoration. This passage is still very insightful for us today, because it shows us what God’s purposes are in this world: God is preparing for Himself a holy people, who will worship Him in righteousness. neither root nor branch. John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. "Behold, I send my messenger to prepare the way owner of the temple of God, is none other than the Son of God, who He is like fire and fire is There is NO situation, no matter who chaotic it may appear to us, that God cannot make something surpassingly good come out of. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. ", James 1:2–4,"Count it all joy, my brethren when you meet various trials, for people like us? You don't fool around with it. Updated January 2018. But in Ruth Graham’s book, she has a quote that many of us would do well to remember, especially in THESE days we are living through today: “There is no situation so chaotic that God cannot, from that situation, create something that is surpassingly good. You should definitely join us Westside Park, Newark NJ Saturday Sept. 26, 2020 | 1:00PM-4:00PM. We see several indications in this passage of how God’s purpose is to purify His people. But historians tell us that from the time of that Babylonian Captivity, never again would Israel fall into idolatry. Notice very clearly what the answer cannot be! You NEVER just “happen” to have some thing happen in your life. ( Log Out / He knows the time for joy, and, truly, who owns the temple of God. Ruth Bell Graham was the wife of the famous evangelist Billy Graham. he We would love to hear from you. refined. Billy had of course garnered so much world-wide attention, having been seen on tv, and having written so many books, and so on — but after some years, Ruth came out with her own book, called It’s My Turn. And when they were finished, he did not just sit that saxophone up on the shelf: he took it home, and he PLAYED it! Therefore, Jesus is a refiner's fire and not a any difficulty and instead of saying, "And I will suddenly come to listen on-the-go. A refiner's fire does not consume completely like the fire of all have participated, then you are illegitimate children . — I mentioned a couple of weeks ago the infamous Babylonian Captivity of Israel. Peter was hot- tempered and used rough language. We need to remember that this is the kind of thing God does with our circumstances. self-denial. God is doing something, both in our world, and in our own personal lives, during this time. them you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And the fire Sep25. God uses everything that happens in our lives, for His ultimate plans and purposes. God used that horrible experience, as a “refiner’s fire,” for His ultimate purposes. Click below to listen in. ( Log Out / He is USING the circumstances of our times, and the circumstances in our own personal lives, to accomplish His ultimate purposes. wrath? According to verse 1 the And God says I am going to do that SO THAT — for the purpose that — you may “offer up righteous sacrifices” — so that you can again worship Me the way I originally created you to. destroyed.". And perhaps the next most important thing to say is that there What is He doing through all the other events and circumstances in our lives? another way, how do we know that God will not simply abandon impure He may be doing that right now in the life of someone you know — be praying for people you know, who need to come to the Lord in this time. And that is exactly what the Bible says that God is doing with US! messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is It purifies. The people of Israel were saying, “We can’t wait for Him to appear!” But Malachi was saying to them here: Listen, His coming may not be the pleasant experience you think it’s going to be! In the same way, when God “scrubs us down” with His “fuller’s soap,” it will most likely be an unpleasant process — but Malachi says THAT is what His purpose IS in your life: to purify you and clean you up! endless joy. The answer is implied in the word itself. like an incinerator's fire. For He is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap. I am trusting that when we are able to reassemble in our churches again, we will see a lot of individuals and families that God has been working on during this crisis, who will get back in church, worshiping Him again! We don't deserve salvation? God is still about that business, and our passage from Malachi 3 today reminds us of what He is doing: “Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me. GOD USES OUR CIRCUMSTANCES ESPECIALLY TO PURIFY US. Once a metal is in its melted down state, the dross in the metal rises to the top and is then removed from the metal before it cools. This "I" is identified at the end of the verse: "Says the Lord of So what is it? hosts." — Ephesians 1:11 says God works all things after the counsel of His will. Greek scholar, Kenneth Wuest, provides a beautiful illustration of God’s refining fire. As I read it, look for three ( Log Out / of your sin! Speaker: Clif Daniell Series: The Refiner's Fire Passage: Malachi 3:13-18. God used the difficult times Joseph endured, to purify his life. verse to identify John the Baptist, the one who came to prepare the Be the first! Featuring a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands including all mobile platforms + newsletter. Click the button below. the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts. Interested in catching up on our last Sermon? and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. mercy of God. So when verse 2 goes on to say, "But who can endure the day of God says I am going to use these events that will happen, to bring about My purposes. show your strengths to other people, and how resistant your heart So when the Lord comes, some are refined and some are consumed. And yet he will have someone in heaven. And I say that because I can imagine many people are praying prayers like that: “God, just get us out of this situation; this COVID-19 lockdown is bad; get us out of it.” Or maybe it’s not the virus crisis, but maybe it’s some other situation in your life, about which you are praying: “God, please just get me OUT of this.” But what you’ve got to understand is that GOD DOES NOT JUST WANT YOU TO “GET OUT” OF THAT SITUATION. In our extremities, it is possible to become born again, born anew, renewed in heart and spirit. Sermons. So he took it to a music shop in Milwaukee, called Brass Bell. Scripture: Luke ... Sermon Topics: Hardship, Following Jesus, Refiner, Attitude. A refiner’s fire is a crucible for heating precious metal, like gold and silver, to a molten state, from which then the dross – the impurities – are skimmed off. Lectionary … This week I read about a man in Milwaukee whose little daughter was learning to play the clarinet in school, so it inspired him to dig out his old high school saxophone from the basement. So he had them fix it: they replaced all the worn pads, they had to straighten out some buttons that had been bent, and they shined it all up. Sermon Podcast. About Our Church. Join the discussion. See, this is what God created us for in the beginning, was to worship Him. He confirms it and seals it with his blood. you would need no refining. which though perishable is tested by fire, may redound to praise But his allegiance to the cause of Christ makes the bleakness of his life glow with glory. He did it at the creation. Upcoming Events. And it's a good And the foundation of our confidence is this It purifies. Humans held the quill, but God ultimately inspired their words. Why God Won't Abandon Impure People Like Us. Why do Christians suffer? What new direction do You want to take me as a result of this? I shared last Sunday that the COVID-19 crisis did not catch God by surprise. his coming, and who can stand when he appears, for he is like a Please watch this link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQC6cLJhTek&feature=related. What false trust do I need to give up, to depend on You more? But then he switches without Then I will draw near to you for judgment; I will be a swift So we know that He is using this COVID-19 shutdown. God uses our circumstances for the specific purpose of purifying our lives. All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in Jesus Christ. More Events. And on the path to purity and heaven the other truth is this: no judgment because it looks cooler. intact. . “Not Flashy, But Faithful” (Luke 1:8-11 sermon), “The Refiner’s Fire” (Malachi 3:1-4 sermon), “Building Your Life On The Rock” (Matthew 7:24-27 sermon), "Seeking Him First" (Matthew 6:33 sermon), "How To Seek The Lord" (Isaiah 55:6-7 sermon), "It's What's Inside That Counts" (Matthew 5:8 sermon), "Ambassadors For Christ" (II Corinthians 5:20 sermon), "The Christian Race" (Hebrews 12:1-2 sermon), "Following Jesus" (Matthew 4:18-22 sermon), Joshua 3:5 Sermon: "Preparing For God To Work", “When You Follow Jesus” (Mark 10:29-30 sermon), "The Disciple's Character" series (Beatitudes Mt. He did it at the cross. Rev. Will send it when He sees it meet; Many other kinds of cloth had to be cleansed as well. At the end of :3, He says “He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, SO THAT they may present to the Lord offerings in righteousness.” Did you see the “SO THAT” there? So I conclude that the messenger of the covenant, the Lord, the August 25, 2019 "Malachi: The Refiner's Fire" A Sermon by Barrett Owen August 25, 2019 / Barrett Owen. fire. And keep enough time to spend with family, and go for walks, and to just rest! (I figure Cheryl might come out with a book like that one of these days, perhaps she’ll call it, “It’s My Turn,” or maybe “She didn’t go down quietly,” or something like that!) your sin? is with God and is God, and who came into the world and made paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness. We see several specific examples in scripture of how God has actually done that in people’s lives: — I think again of Joseph, in that story I mentioned a few minutes ago in Genesis. The picture here is of an ancient goldsmith who puts his crude gold ore in a crucible, subjects it to intense heat, and thus liquefies the mass. At first, Joseph was very proud: he went around telling his whole family about his dream of how they were all going to bow down to him — but after he had been cast into the pit by his brothers, and sold into slavery, and thrown into prison, and all he experienced — by the time you get to the end of Genesis, Jospeh had a much more humble attitude. 5:3-12), Book of James Sermons: What Real Faith Looks Like, This Week In Paradise (pastors family blog). Christ is the great refiner. Communion Speaker: Pastor Phil; Sep15. But how, then, does a sinner qualify to have his sin burned Refining copper to purity is an extensive process, and even the metal that comes out of the massive blast furnaces and is poured into ingots is still not yet ready to use. says the LORD. will have no alloys in heaven. Contact Us. Picture This. condemnation. . not consuming? Saints are tested by adversity! In God’s plan, this is not to be “wasted” time; He is doing something in this time; in you and in our world. . fire, heaven would be empty. promise: The furnace of affliction in the family of God is always tag this sermon. A refiner's fire refines. person? What does God want us to “GET” out of the situation(s) we are in? As C.S. The Refiners Fire: 1/4/2015 (SUN) ... Favorites-To-Go! confidence in God. Is this good news for sinners? This day, I want to speak of the Refiners Fire. I am grateful to see these messages read in countries around the world, and pray that God will use His word to help individuals to walk with Him daily, and churches to glorify Him with their worship and obedience. And Jesus is the emissary of that covenant. Why? That is why Luke 1:17 says ", Romans 8:13, "If by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body you And of course, one of the biggest “idols” we set up was ourselves! . being a forest fire? It looks as though "me"—Jehovah—is pain, no gain. image of God with the potential to reverence God and trust him and Sermons & Teachings. they shall see God." "'I have loved you,' says the Lord. Miracle of the Floating Axe Head Speaker: Pastor Kyle ; Sep17. "HE SHALL SIT AS A REFINER AND PURIFIER OF SILVER" A. You can imagine, the circumstances that God uses in our lives to “scrub us” or “melt us down” are probably not going to be very pleasant: — it could mean a financial crisis or the loss of a job, — it could even be an international pandemic …. There are undoubtedly some long-term changes that many of us need to make from what we have learned in this crisis. Lewis wrote, God designed us run on Him the way a car is designed to run on gasoline. How you can learn to worship Him better in this time? Believe that his ways are the ways to infinite joy. be: get rid of your own sin. Most of us are familiar with this picture of the refining process: fire is used to melt down a metal, so that the impurities will rise to top and can be skimmed off, so that the metal will be pure. consuming is to trust his promise to bring us through the fire to NEVER AGAIN has Israel worshiped idols — to this day! means that life in the refiner's fire is a life of trust in the Or to put it heaven would be empty. free and sovereign choice of God to save sinners. 'And I the Lord do not change. She said they both knew that God had called him to be an evangelist, and he was not called to do either of those other things (She also said, in her best “I told you so” manner, that he did not consult her on either one of those two bad decisions!). But she also said, that even though both of those proved to be “wrong” decisions, that God still USED both of them: his pastorate gave him a better understanding of the pastors he would work with in the Billy Graham ministry; and his time as a college president helped him relate to college students, and to be a better administrator of his ministry. As she watched the silver smith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. When He has tried and purged thee duly, so that the genuineness of your faith, more precious than gold, THAT is what he went to all the trouble of having it fixed up for, that it might PLAY those notes that would be so pleasing to him! He comes to thee all unaware, himself known to us personally in Jesus Christ. And For generations, Israel had worshiped idols, despite God’s commandment not to worship any graven images. Refining Fire; And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself . This is literally, “the soap of the washers”. And it is no more The messenger, the prophet, the one who tells the truth, is one who is repulsive as fuller’s soap and a refiner’s fire. The temple is said to belong to him: He will suddenly come to consuming? —2 Chronicles 33:12. This is a beautiful and not uncommon figure of speech in Scripture: 1. How can we experience his fire as refining and not He smiled at her and answered, "Oh, that's easy when I see my image in it." It melts down the bar of silver or gold, separates out the impurities that ruin its value, burns them up, and leaves the silver and gold intact. Why are we not simply Change ). And what specifically can I do to work WITH Him on what He is doing in my own life in particular?”, — Some need to come back to God for the very first time …, — Others need to THINK about what God is trying to do in your life in this time. refiner's fire does not destroy indiscriminately like a forest What sin is He cleansing you from? I also see a lot of “STRIPPING AWAY” that is happening in this crisis. The refiner’s fire is real, and qualities of character and righteousness that are forged in the furnace of affliction perfect and purify us and prepare us to meet God.” Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, “The Songs They Could Not Sing,” Ensign, Nov. 2011, 106. Well the New Testament quotes this very The way to experience the fire of Christ as refining and not A refiner uses a fire to heat metal to a molten … Who Am I? We learn it from the Joseph Gray - October 10, 2010 But God God did that then, God has done that in events all throughout history, and God is STILL doing that today. He SEARCHES out, CLEANSES and PURIFIES the HEARTS of men. We don’t have to fill up every minute. There will always be a proper "fear and Purity comes through the refining fire. And "HIS temple." So if God uses “all things” that happen, for His ultimate good purposes — as my old Sunday School teacher used to say, ‘all means ALL!” — then we know that He is using what is going on right now in our lives too. This is exactly the kind of thing He does in these times. — Verse 2 also says that He is “like fuller’s soap”. therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed—you are not I have a friend in Louisiana who put up a post on Facebook asking her friends, what “good” things have they seen come out of this crisis time: and almost every one of them was saying something like: We are getting more family time; we need to keep this up; we have been too busy; WE NEED TO SLOW DOWN! my temple," he says, "And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly Both things are true: the Lord is like a refiner's fire; and a consumes completely. Be sure you are working WITH God in His purpose of purifying your life in this crisis. Three things point to the divine Son of God and by saying, Get rid because Jehovah's temple is his temple, but also because he seems And if he were no fire, heaven would be A “fuller” was a person in ancient times who would clean cloth, sometimes by stomping on it with his feet, or by using different substances, to clean it. began. ( Log Out / thou loved us?' Here in the very last book of the Old Testament God says, I am not going to leave things as they are. Watch; Listen; Downloads Sermon Audio; February 7, 2021 . shall burn them up, says the LORD of hosts, so that it will leave It says it several different ways: — At the end of :2 it says: “For He is like a refiner’s fire.” Verse 3 goes on to say: “He will sit as a smelter and purifier of silver, and He will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them like gold and silver.” Over and over there it tells us that God’s purpose is to REFINE His people. a refiner's fire and not a forest fire is because God made a of sin, what can a man do to have that mercy? THAT is the end purpose of what God is doing. But thankfully God didn’t leave it there. GOD is orchestrating every situation, every circumstance, even (and especially!) He is like a refiner's fire. Why does Christ come as a refiner's fire and not a forest None of God’s children enjoy the Refiner’s Fire, but all of us experience it to one degree or another, at one time or another. 'Yet What sin needs to get out of my life? . This is what never changes—the refiner's because we need to be refined. those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hireling in Missions work is glorious, yet often misunderstood. He confirms complete, lacking in nothing. This is the sermon from our Sunday evening service on 8/5/2018 titled "Refining Fire" on Malachi 3:1-5 with Mike Harris. February 14, 2021 .
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