Peace With God Through Christ | Malachi 4 | Fill in the Blank Outline

Main Idea

The final words of the final prophet of the Old Testament give us a _______________ and a _______________ of the judgment God brings on sin and the peace he offers to all who turn to Him.

Why?

So that we would _______________  this peace and we would ________________  in this peace as we meditate on Christ’s first coming and await his return

 Malachi 4 | Malachi and His Message

• During the time of the ______________ from exile
  • Communicated as satirical _____________ and answer
  • A call for people to return to their _____________ and covenant

 Malachi 4:1 | A Message of Judgment

• Evil will not __________________ before God forever
  • “A day is coming, burning like an _________________ ….”
  • There is no ________________ found in worldly gain

 Malachi 4:2 | A Message of Peace

• A new day of _____________________ is coming
  • “The sun of ______________________ shall rise”
  • This day brings joy and __________________
  • “Leaping like ____________________ from their stalls”
  • God brings his people ____________________ and peace

Malachi 4:3–6 | A Promise of a Great and Awesome Day

• Godly ________________________ is remembered
  • The people look for God to still be at ____________________
  • God is bringing a time of ___________________ to his people
  • “For he himself is our ___________________ …” (Eph. 2:14)

 Malachi 4 | Celebrate Peace with God for Christmas!

• There is only one way to peace — through ________________
  • We long for peace, but our culture traffics in __________________
  • Christ has made us a royal ________________________
  • “Blessed are the ________________________…” (Matt. 5:9)