Haggai Chapter One
verse 2 - "This people says"
The words My People are not used
The Lord did not identify with the Israel that disobeyed him
"The Time Has Not Come" - the people said this, but the Lord said the time has come.
It's Time.
Luke 19:41-44 - we can miss God's time
Haggai - means festive or festival. The Lord wanted Israel to celebrate
verses 3 - 4 - the Word of the lord continues through Haggai
Haggai
January 24, 2019 • Pastor Bill Strayer
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January 31, 2019 • Pastor Bill Strayer
Haggai Chapter One v5 - Consider Your Ways - means to set your heart on your ways Consider what they are doing and what their priorities are Haggai the prophet was sent to Israel because they had forsaken their spiritual priorities. They needed to put the Lord first. Matthew 6:33 - first means priority. verse 6 Putting the Lord first creates blessing Doing your own thing will not bring to you great progress You have sown much and bring in little - their harvest was not plentiful You eat and have clothes, but it is not enough Their needs were not met because they did not give - Philippians 4:19 You drink and are not filled - represents not being satisfied 2 Lessons To Learn: 1. Realize That Jesus Is God Of Everything God created and gave us everything Give back to God everything 2. Put Jesus First He blesses supernaturally - Malachi 3:6-12
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January 27, 2019 • Pastor Bill Strayer
1 Peter 1:3-5 Verse 3 - Blessed - means to celebrate with praise. To speak well of We are to celebrate and speak well of God the Father. 1. Speaking Well Of God The Father Can Be Difficult: Because of the picture we have painted of God the Father Comparing God the Father with our earthly father Comparing God the Father with some of our male authority figures Bad events that take place in our lives
1 Peter
January 20, 2019 • Pastor Bill Strayer
1 Peter 1:3-5 Verse 3 - Blessed - means to celebrate with praise. To speak well of We are to celebrate and speak well of God the Father. 1. Speaking Well Of God The Father Can Be Difficult: Because of the picture we have painted of God the Father (a.) comparing God the Father with our earthly father (b.) comparing God the Father with some of our male authority figures (c.) bad events that take place in our lives Bad events will take place in all of our lives To overcome these points: be healed get help dig into the Word of God Verse 3 We celebrate God the Father for redemption verse 4 . We can celebrate God the Father for our inheritance verse 5 We can celebrate God the Father for his return