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First things First Haggai 1:1-15 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-17; 1 Peter 2:5; Ephesians 3:21. Building god’s house. Making God’s House Your Priority. Evaluate Your Priorities ( Hag 1:2-4 ). Understand God’s Discipline ( 1:5-11 ). Making God’s House Your Priority.
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First things First Haggai 1:1-15 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-17; 1 Peter 2:5; Ephesians 3:21 Building god’s house
Making God’s House Your Priority • Evaluate Your Priorities (Hag 1:2-4). • Understand God’s Discipline (1:5-11).
Making God’s House Your Priority • Start Your Work (Hag 1:12-15). • They accepted the authority of Haggai’s word (1:12-13). • They acknowledged their fear of the Lord (1:12). • They allowed their spirits to be stirred (1:14). • They trusted in the presence of the Lord (1:13). • “They came & worked on the house of the Lord of host, their God” (1:14).
“Consider – give careful thought to – your ways” (Hag 1:5, 7).
Hope for the Discouraged Haggai 2:1-9 Building god’s house
3 Reasons we get discouraged when building God’s House • The Work Seems Small. • The Work Is Hard. • The Work Is Long.
Remedy for discouragement • RightAttitude: Be Strong (Hag 2:4). • RightAction: Work (2:4). • RightReason: His Presence (2:4, 5). • RightOutcome: The Work You Do For The Lord’s House Will Last (Hag 2:6-9; Heb 12:26-28; 1 Cor 15:58).
Seek His Righteousness Haggai 2:10-19 Building god’s house
God only blesses the holy • Jesus: “Seek first…” (Matt 6:33). • “The Kingdom Of God”: Haggai 1– “Make God’s House your priority.” • “His Righteousness”: Haggai 2:10-19 – “God only blesses the holy.”
Contamination of sin • Is Holiness Contagious (2:12)? NO! • Is Sin Contagious (2:13-14)? YES! • Achan(Josh 7:10-15) • Ananias & Sapphira(Acts 5:11, 14) • HouseholdUtensils(2 Tim 2:20-21)
Consequence of sin • Emptiness(2:15-17). • Example: • Corinth (1 Cor 11:30-31) • King David (Psa 32:3-5, 1-2)
Remedy for sin • Remembrance. “Carefully consider” (2:15, 18). • Remember your emptiness. • Repentance. “From this day forward” (2:15, 18, 19). • Seek His righteousness
“All these things shall be added to you” (Matt 6:33) • Hag 2:19 • 19 Is the seed still in the barn? As yet the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yielded fruit. ButfromthisdayIwillblessyou.'"
The Gospel Plan of Salvation: • Believe the gospel of Jesus Christ John 8:24; 20:30-31; Rom 1:16; 10:10 • Repent of your sins Luke 24:46-47; Acts 2:38; 3:19; 17:30-31 • Confess your faith in Christ Matt 10:32-33; Rom 10:9-10 • Be immersed in water Matt 28:19; Mk 16:16; Acts 2:38; Rom 6:3-4; 1 Pet 3:21 • Live in obedient faith to God 1 Peter 1:14; Rev 2:10