The Hand of the Lord: 1. is mighty. 2. is dangerous and deadly against His enemies. 3. empowers His servants. 4. can be heavy to discipline His people. 5. will help His people. 6. will always be with His people today.

Time with Abba - Bible Reading Schedule Jan l Feb l Mar l Apr l May l Jun l Jul l Aug l Sep l Oct l Nov l Dec Date Psalms OT NT Proverbs 1/1 1:1-6 Gen 1:1-2:25 Matt 1:1-2:12 1:1-6 1/2 2:1-6 3:1 - 4:26 2:13-3:6 1:7-9 1/3 2:7-12 5:1 - 7:24 3:7-4:11 1:10-19 1/4 3:1-8 8:1 - 10:32 4:12-25 1:20-23 1/5 4:1-8…

when your pocket has a hole in it Haggi 1 Ever run out of money before you run out of month? Look and try to figure out if you have lost money because you know good and well could not have spent all that much money. Never be quite enough. May be that you have a hole in your pocket. As boy go to the store…

Introduction Review of last week: Much of 1 John discusses the subject of love. However, last week we looked at the kind of love that is not honoring to God; rather it is a love that He hates. The apostle John says, "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world,…

CONSIDER YOUR WAYS TEXT Haggai 1:1-11 (5, 7) INTRODUCTION: A. This is God’s plea to His people for their life of neglect B. We all have a tendency to be slack in our duty toward God C. Let us hear this message to Israel as if it were spoken to us I. consider your ways in relation to God’s cause A. The…

Title: God’s Call For Commitment. Text: Haggai 1:1-15. CIT: God accepts no excuses for a lack of commitment from His people. Theme: God wants our total commitment to His work as a priority in our lives. Purpose: Commitment/Rededication/Revival. Introduction Have you noticed that pressures, demands, expectations,…

Time with Abba - Bible Reading Schedule Jan l Feb l Mar l Apr l May l Jun l Jul l Aug l Sep l Oct l Nov l Dec Date Psalms OT NT Proverbs 1/1 Ps 1:1-6 Gen 1:1-2:25 Matt 1:1-2:12 Prov 1:1-6 1/2 Ps 2:1-6 Gen 3:1 - 4:26 Matt 2:13-3:6 Prov 1:7-9 1/3 Ps 2:7-12 Gen 5:1 - 7:24 Matt 3:7-4:11 Prov 1:10-19 1/4…

God’s desire is that all people should seek after him and find him. Those who seek God with all their heart are rewarded, but those who fail to seek him do so to their eternal loss.

Old Testament Survey Dr. Berrey Tuesday, February 08, 2005 Intro lecture 1:06 PM Class intro know everything related to things on the study guide the questions will be detailed sometimes things will come from footnotes chapter content points not necessary to know outline points Introduction to the Old…

A Call to Repentance Responsive Reading – Luke 13.1-5 hymn - Text: Zechariah 1.1-6 Introduction: The main purpose of Zechariah’s prophecy is to provide encouragement, hope and solace. Nevertheless, there is no more fitting beginning than sounding the keynote of all true spiritual activity, to repent…

Haggai: Introduction-Structure, Text and Themes

How to Get Back On Track Spiritually This is a story of how God’s people had gotten off track spiritually and now with God’s help were seeking to get back on track spiritually. The city of Jerusalem had been destroyed and God’s people had been captured and hauled off into Babylonian captivity in 605BC.…

In the OT the terms of the covenant with God were constantly broken by Israel by acts of idolatry and disobedience. The consequence was God’s judgment, which eventually included exile.

Placing God As the Top Priority Produces Blessings. I. God’s People Decide to Adjust Their Priorities. (Haggai 1:1-15) A. God’s People Are Guilty of Neglecting Priorities. (Hag. 1:2-11) 1. The LORD accuses His people of sin (Hag. 1:2-4) a. The LORD accused Israel of denying the temple’s priority (Hag.…

Doctrinal Statement Theology Proper of Jason Button April 17, 2002 Theology Proper – The Doctrine of God The Existence of God Because I believe that the Holy Scriptures are God’s only and final written Rev. of Himself to man, I have presupposed that God exists. More specifically, this presupposition…

A Call to Action Haggai 1:1-11 1/7/07 AM The book of Ezra opens with liberation decrees by Cyrsu in 538 B.C. and the last event of the book occurred in the 1st month of the 8th year of King Artaxerxes, 457 B.C.. Ezra covers a period of 81 years. Chapters 1-6 focus on events surrounding the 1st return…

INTRODUCTION: § Called for a drought upon Ahab and Israel because of their rebellion and their worship of Baal. § The drought would last 3 years, bringing both famine and disaster. § As soon as Elijah called for the drought, God sent him to the Brook Cherith. § There he would be sustained. (1 Kings 17:6)…

Isaiah 2:1-4 Life in the Millennium “The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations…

The Dilemma of Belief. Have you ever had those moments when you wondered, “Is this really true?” Maybe life has gotten difficult. Maybe you have come to the Derailment of your hopes and dreams like Joseph, Mary’s husband, when he found out that his betrothed bride was pregnant after all his time and…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Introduction The book of Haggai is a series of prophecies that Haggai gave over a 4 month period to the exiles who had returned from captivity. They returned by the decree of Cyrus, the king of Persia, in 538BC. Zerubbabel led a group of fifty-thousand Jews back to Jerusalem to begin the efforts of rebuilding…

Intro: John 1:50,51 Greater things you shall see – you shall see heaven open and the Angels ascending and descending on the Son of man. What was key to Jesus Life? A. He lived under an open heaven, filled with supernatural power, intimacy with his Father, strengthened by Angelic beings. Jesus Water Baptism…

God uses his word to help us get back on track with him.

Haggai 1:1-15 Stephen Caswell © 2005 Introduction In sport timing is everything. Golfers, cricketers and footballers all know the importance of timing. Timing is also important to businessmen who trade on the Stock Market. To maximize profits they must buy and sell at the right time. The same is true…

Scripture provides numerous examples of self-examination, and its results. In particular, self-examination is often portrayed as leading to repentance.