Reformation Baptist Church Wetumpka

In Malachi 2:10–16, God confronts His people over covenant unfaithfulness—both toward Him and within their marriages. Pastor Brandon Scroggins explains how faithfulness in the home is inseparably connected to our worship, our witness, and our walk with God.

Marriage is more than a human agreement. It is a covenant made before God, and the Lord Himself stands as witness to that covenant. This passage warns against marrying unbelievers, treating marriage lightly, abandoning covenant faithfulness, and attempting to worship God while knowingly living in rebellion.

But Malachi also points us beyond our own failures to the perfect faithfulness of God. Though we have been unfaithful to Him, Christ pursued His people, bore the judgment our sins deserved, and purchased His bride through His own blood.

The call is clear: repent, believe the gospel, pursue Christ, and seek faithfulness in your marriage, family, church, and worship.

What happens when God’s covenant people begin to live faithlessly toward God and toward one another? In Malachi 2:10–12, the Lord confronts His people with the seriousness of covenant treachery. Though they share one Father and one Creator, they have dealt faithlessly with one another, profaned what God has made holy, and attempted to maintain outward worship while disregarding covenant faithfulness in their lives. Pastor Brandon Scroggins shows how the problem develops like falling dominoes: doubting the love of God produces corrupted worship, broken relationships, compromised families, and ultimately the loss of God’s blessing. Yet the passage also points us toward the faithfulness of God and our need for the grace found in Jesus Christ and the New Covenant. This sermon examines three movements in Malachi’s warning: 1. Betraying God’s People Because believers have one Father and belong to one covenant family, our personal faithfulness has consequences for the whole body. Christianity is not merely an individual relationship with God—we are members of one another. 2. Profaning God’s Holiness Judah’s intermarriage with those devoted to false gods demonstrated a deeper spiritual betrayal. Scripture warns believers against covenant unions that compromise loyalty to Christ and reminds us that the church is now the temple of the living God. 3. Severing God’s Blessing Malachi closes this section with a severe warning against outward worship coupled with inward rebellion. God will not be mocked by religious appearances while His covenant is knowingly despised. The call is to remember whose we are. God has been faithful to His people, and those who belong to Christ are called to walk in covenant faithfulness toward Him, toward the church, and within the family.

📖 Primary Text: Malachi 2:10–12

🎙️ Pastor: Brandon Scroggins

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In Malachi 2:4–9, Pastor Brandon Scroggins examines God’s covenant with Levi—a covenant of life and peace—and the powerful contrast between faithful, God-fearing leadership and the devastating influence of those who turn aside from God’s ways. Throughout Scripture, God establishes covenants as the framework through which He relates to His people. In Malachi, the Lord reminds the priests of the faithful example they had received: men who feared God, guarded His truth, walked in uprightness, and turned many away from sin. Yet the priests of Malachi’s generation had corrupted that covenant, departed from God’s way, and caused others to stumble. This passage is not merely a warning for pastors and church leaders. It is a call for every Christian to consider the influence of his or her life. What fills our mouths? Do we guard the truth of God’s Word? Are we walking with God in peace and uprightness? Are our lives helping turn others toward righteousness—or causing them to stumble? Ultimately, the life and peace pictured in the covenant with Levi point us to Jesus Christ, our perfect High Priest. Sin must be put to death for true peace to exist, and Christ alone provides the atonement, life, and peace sinners desperately need.

Scripture: Malachi 2:4–9

Preacher: Pastor Brandon Scroggins

Church: Reformation Baptist Church

What kind of worship does God accept? In Malachi, God confronts His people—and especially the priests—for offering Him polluted, halfhearted, second-rate worship. They had grown weary of worship, treated the Lord’s table with contempt, and offered God what cost them little. Yet the Lord declares, “I am a great King,” and His name will be feared and made great among the nations. In this sermon, Pastor Brandon Scroggins continues through Malachi and examines the seriousness of worship before a holy God. Malachi’s vivid warning of “dung on your faces” exposes the shame of worship that dishonors God and refuses to take His Word to heart. But the passage ultimately points us beyond Israel’s failed priests and unacceptable sacrifices to Jesus Christ—the perfect High Priest and the spotless sacrifice through whom believers are reconciled to God and offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to Him. The sermon concludes with practical application for Christians and families: How should we prepare our hearts, homes, and lives for corporate worship on the Lord’s Day? Rather than approaching worship as a burden or afterthought, believers are called to come with reverence, faith, love, preparation, and eagerness to receive the Word of God. Scripture: Malachi 1:11–2:3 Pastor: Brandon Scroggins Church: Reformation Baptist Church

In this sermon from Matthew 26, guest preacher Brent Madding examines the striking similarities—and the eternal difference—between Peter and Judas. Both men were called by Christ, personally taught by Christ, witnessed His miracles, served in ministry, experienced satanic temptation, and publicly betrayed the Lord. Yet one was restored while the other was lost. What made the difference? Judas wanted the benefits that came from following Jesus, but Peter wanted Jesus Himself. Judas experienced guilt without true repentance, while Peter’s love for Christ produced brokenness, repentance, and restoration. This message calls every professing Christian to examine his or her heart. Are we merely attached to Christianity, or do we genuinely love Jesus Christ? It also reminds believers that although a true Christian may fall grievously, Christ preserves His people, prays for them, restores them, and strengthens them by His grace.

Primary Text: Matthew 26

Preacher: Brent Madding

Church: Reformation Baptist Church

Can we worship the true God in the wrong way? In Malachi 1:6–11, the Lord rebukes His people for offering careless, polluted, and halfhearted worship. Rather than bringing their first and best, they brought God what was unwanted and worthless.

Pastor Brandon Scroggins explains why God deserves our highest honor, reverence, preparation, and devotion. This passage calls us to repent of apathetic worship, seek God’s mercy, and rest in Jesus Christ—the spotless Lamb whose perfect sacrifice makes the worship of His people acceptable before God.

From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord will be great among the nations.

Scripture: Malachi 1:6–11
Pastor: Brandon Scroggins
Church: Reformation Baptist Church

The Unchanging Covenant Love of God

Scripture: Malachi 1:2–5

In this expositional sermon from Malachi 1:2–5, Pastor Brandon Scroggins examines one of the most profound declarations in all of Scripture: "I have loved you," says the LORD.

When God's people questioned His love because of difficult circumstances, the Lord responded by pointing them back to His sovereign covenant faithfulness. This message explores the assurance of God's love, His sovereign election, the relationship between God's love and holiness, and why believers must walk by faith rather than by sight.

Whether you are struggling with doubt, suffering, or questioning God's goodness, this sermon reminds us that God's love is not measured by our circumstances but by His eternal covenant fulfilled in Jesus Christ.

Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction: Love Stronger Than Death
05:07 - "I Have Loved You" (Malachi 1:2–5)
06:27 - God's Declaration of Covenant Love
10:20 - Love Before Command: Grace Before Obedience
13:16 - Why Does God Love His People? (Deuteronomy 7)
15:25 - "How Have You Loved Us?" Israel's Question
18:52 - How Has God Not Loved You?
23:29 - Walking by Faith, Not by Sight
26:06 - God's Loving Discipline (Hebrews 12)
28:15 - Assurance of Salvation & the 1689 Confession
31:24 - Jacob and Esau: God's Sovereign Choice
35:00 - God's Sovereign Grace Displayed
End - Final Exhortation & Gospel Application

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Key Themes

• Malachi 1:2–5 Explained
• The Covenant Love of God
• Assurance of Salvation
• God's Sovereign Election
• Walking by Faith, Not by Sight
• God's Loving Discipline
• The Faithfulness of God
• Reformed Baptist Theology
• Expository Preaching
• The Gospel of Jesus Christ

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Reformation Baptist Church
Central Alabama

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What should we do when our worship becomes routine, our hearts grow cold, and our confidence in God begins to weaken?

In this introductory sermon from the book of Malachi, Pastor Brandon Scroggins explains how God confronted a people who had returned from exile, rebuilt the temple, and resumed religious activity—yet had drifted into spiritual apathy. Their deepest problem was not political, cultural, or economic. It was spiritual.

Malachi speaks directly to many struggles believers still face today: doubting God’s love, offering Him our leftovers, growing weary in obedience, questioning His justice, neglecting faithful worship, and becoming comfortable with the world around us.

Through Malachi 1:1 and an overview of the book, this message explores the historical setting, prophetic purpose, major themes, and gospel hope of God’s final Old Testament prophet. Malachi’s message is both a warning and an invitation: return to the Lord, remember His covenant faithfulness, and look to Jesus Christ—the promised Sun of Righteousness who brings healing, reconciliation, liberty, and joy.

Sermon: Where to Turn When Worship Grows Cold
Scripture: Malachi 1:1
Preacher: Pastor Brandon Scroggins
Church: Reformation Baptist Church
Location: Central Alabama