Hope X “Hope Silenced” Ever dealt with silence? Mal 4:4 “Remember the law of my servant Moses, the statutes and rules that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel. Mal 4:5 “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes. Mal 4:6 And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.” *Imagine a life with no living direction if direction is what you have had.* No more prophets Nothing but text No more prompting Life without the spirit. _-Faith with no spirit leads to legalistic religion._ Mal 4:4 “Remember the law of my servant Moses, the statutes and rules that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel. -When there is no spirit causing momentum we tend to do only what we know. This leads to religion. -Jesus came to fulfill the law *What this leads to-* Rules with no life change Sin gauging Apathy and complacency Resentment because of hypocrisy _-God leaves them two things - HOPE and WARNING_ Mal 4:5 “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes. Mal 4:6 And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, -There is an awesome day coming- -There is an answer to your pain and guilt *Questions.* 1. What are some things that grabbed you in the message? 2. How have you seen people or even yourself experience spiritless endeavors? 3. Why does rule following not work? 4. What will be the result if we as a church do not see the spirit move? 5. What will be the result in our life if we do not see the spirit move?