“Does God Care About a Building?’”

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1) Jesus is our High Priest and the Holy Spirit dwells within every believer.

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2) It was in 586 B.C. that Jerusalem was overtaken by the Babylonians and the Jews were taken into captivity.

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3) About 18 years had passed from when the Jews had returned to Jerusalem and when they had stopped rebuilding the Temple.

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4) The focus was upon what they wanted, and their own comfort and they neglected God’s Temple.

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5) They planted much but harvested little. Again, who increases the crop? God.

6) Haggai says your wallet has holes in it, meaning you don’t know where all the money goes.

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7) God is saying rebuild the Temple so people come together to worship. It brings God pleasure and glory.

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