The Hope of God's Reign
Series: Haggai: Consider Your Ways
Text: Haggai 2:20-23
God's reign is seen in two promised events:
- The judgment of the nations
- The triumph of the Messiah.
Reasons for our hope in God's reign:
- Because our God is the Lord of Hosts
- Because our God is faithful to his covenant promises
- Because the gospel is the power of God
- Because Christ is King
Now, therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways. ~ Haggai 1:5
The Hope of Holiness
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
Finding Your Significance in God's Plan
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
What Does it Mean to Consider Your Ways?
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.
Introduction to Haggai
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:
- Prophetic fog - intentional ambiguity; we don't get all the details
- 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