A Refiner and a Purifier | Malachi 3:1-6

What is God really doing when He allows affliction and suffering into our lives? In this expository message from Malachi 3:1-6, Pastor Brandon Scroggins of Reformation Baptist Church continues our verse-by-verse series through Malachi, showing that the God who promises to bring justice is also the God who refines and purifies His people through the fire — sanctifying us right in the middle of our suffering.

Picking up from last week's study of Malachi 2:17 ("Where is the God of justice?"), this message unpacks three movements in the text: the coming messenger of God (v.1), the purifying work of God (v.2-3), and the pleasing worship of God (v.4) — closing with seven practical, biblical answers to the question every believer eventually asks: why does God allow bad things to happen to His children?

KEY THEMES & TOPICS COVERED Malachi 3:1-6 sermon, the refiner's fire in the Bible, the messenger of the covenant, John the Baptist as forerunner, the Day of the Lord, sanctification through suffering, why God allows affliction, biblical theology of suffering and trials, expository preaching through Malachi, Reformed Baptist sermon on suffering, God's justice and mercy, purified worship, Malachi minor prophets series.

ABOUT REFORMATION BAPTIST CHURCH Reformation Baptist Church is led by Pastor Brandon Scroggins and is committed to the verse-by-verse, expository preaching of God's Word. Join us for our Hymn of the Month, Creed of the Month, and weekly exposition through the Scriptures as we grow together in the gospel of Jesus Christ.

SCRIPTURE REFERENCED Malachi 2:17; Malachi 3:1-6; Isaiah 40:3; Isaiah 57:14; Isaiah 62:10; Matthew 13; Matthew 16:27; Matthew 17 (Transfiguration); Isaiah 43:2; Hebrews; 2 Corinthians 12.

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