A God who is With His People (1:13) 13 Then Haggai, the messenger of the LORD, spoke to the people with the LORD’s message, “I am with you, declares the LORD.” As God exposes the sin of Israel and calls them rebuild the temple, He also gives them a promise of His presence. In 1:13 […]
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A God Who Calls Us to Good Works (1:8) 8 Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house, that I may take pleasure in it and that I may be glorified, says the LORD. God calls his people to good works. We are not saved on the basis of our good […]
A God who Disciplines Us and Withholds Blessings (1:9-11) 9 You looked for much, and behold, it came to little. And when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? declares the LORD of hosts. Because of my house that lies in ruins, while each of you busies himself with his own house. 10 […]
The Beautiful Church and the More Beautiful Church “He has made everything beautiful in its time.” (Ecc 3:11a) The church is beautiful. Clothed in the righteousness of Jesus Christ, she bears the splendor the God-Man. Filled with the Holy Spirit, her members display love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Marked by […]
A God Who Exposes Our Sin (1:3-6) 3 Then the word of the LORD came by the hand of Haggai the prophet, 4 “Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins? 5 Now, therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: Consider your ways. 6 […]
A Speaking God (Haggai 1:1-2) ESV Haggai 1:1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of […]
1. A God Who Rules Over All History (1:1) ESV Haggai 1:1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to […]
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Haggai 1 Sermon
Here’s the audio and sermon note for my sermon on Haggai 1 “Build the House!” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. Haggai 1: “Build the House!”Intro: 586 B.C.: temple burned to ground and Jews carried to exile in Babylon -In 539 King Cyrus frees the Jews and allows as many interested to go […]
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Book of Haggai Study
Recently, we had an event where members of our church read through the whole book of Haggai aloud and then used questions to better understand the text. We called it ‘hot dogs and Haggai.’ Here’s an outline of our time together: PRAY READ HAGGAI OUT LOUD Some Questions to Work Through Together in Small Groups: […]
Today there seems to be an aversion to the suggestion that some of our suffering may be due to our own sin. This is partly justified. We see the error of Job’s friends, who believed Job’s suffering was due to his sin (it was not). We hear other people’s insensitivity by suggesting that a puzzling […]