Series: Haggai: Consider Your Ways
Text: Haggai 2:20-23

God's reign is seen in two promised events:

1. The judgment of the nations
2. The triumph of the Messiah.

Reasons for our hope in God's reign:

1. Because our God is the Lord of Hosts
2. Because our God is faithful to his covenant promises
3. Because the gospel is the power of God
4. Because Christ is King

Now, therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways. ~ Haggai 1:5

Series: Haggai: Consider Your Ways
Text: Haggai 2:10-19

The Hope of Holiness

One: Holiness doesn't just happen.

Two: Sin never ultimately satisfies.

Three: Mercy makes for new beginnings.

Four: Grace gives blessing for nothing.

Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider your ways. ~ Haggai 1:5

Series: Haggai: Consider Your Ways
Text: Haggai 2:1-9

Finding Your Significance in God's Plan

Discouragement: A longing for obvious significance.

Encouragement: An understanding of present significance.

• God's presence with us
• God's purpose for us
  • Be strong
  • Work
  • Fear not

Encouragement: A hope in future significance.

• God will receive glory through Christ in the church.

Conclusions:

• Don't search for significance in shallow comparisons.
• Invest in God's agenda.
• Rest in the victory that will be fully revealed.

Now, therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider your ways. ~ Haggai 1:5

Series: Consider Your Ways
Text: Haggai 1:1-15

What does it look like to consider our ways?

One: Stop trying to justify your apathy.

Two: Examine closely the evidence of your priorities.

Three: Recognize the cause of your dissatisfaction.

Four: Take practical steps of worshipful obedience.

Four: Renew your mind with what God says.

Six: Yield to the Spirit's leading to do kingdom work.

Series: Haggai: Consider Your Ways
Text: Haggai

All Scripture is Profitable.

The Role of the Prophet: to reveal God's truth to the people by the Spirit.

Two Challenges:

1. Prophetic fog - intentional ambiguity; we don't get all the details
2. Prophetic form - the use of figurative language and a sense of imminence

The Big Question: What did the prophets say that stirred these people to do God's work?

The Theme of Haggai: Consider your ways!

Lessons for us:

• Trust God's control.
• Receive God's grace.
• Believe God's word.

Now, therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider your ways. ~ Haggai 1:5