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The Price of Giving God Your First and Best

April 10, 2026

Summary

Are we giving God your best or our leftovers? Malachi 1 exposes the hollow deception of bringing just enough to keep God off our backs. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller describes the high stakes of giving our first-fruits. God would rather shut the Temple doors than accept a cheap charade.  

This is part two of the sermon, “Withholding Worship.” 

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