Haggai 1:12-15 It's Time
It's time to obey the voice of the Lord - v12
The Lord speaks continually - Haggai 1:1,2,3, 7/2:6,11
Be careful of being overactive
Stay balanced - being idle or being too busy
Silence allows you to hear the voice of the Lord - it's time to go camping
Psalm 46:10 - seek silence, let the Lord pour in.
Obey and pour it out, seek silence again
Obey the voice of the Lord - Haggai 2:19 - to receive the blessings of the Lord
The voice of the Lord goes along with the Word of God - v12
What you are hearing must go along with the Word of God - Gal 1:6-9
It's time to experience the presence of the Lord - vs12b-13
It's time to get stirred up - v14
Everyone needs to be stirred up - the leaders and the people
v14 - stirred up - means to be http://awakened...shaken out of a slumber
1 Peter
February 24, 2019 • Pastor Bill Strayer
1 Peter 'The Word of God'
The bible speaks about love - v22
We need to love one another
Purified your souls - this speaks of salvation and being clean - John 15:3
*Clean Positionally - when anyone is saved, they are clean
*Clean Practically - the Lord keeps us clean through His blood
The result of being saved and reading the bible is that we will love people fervently
Fervently - means to love people deeply and with full energy
It is the picture of a horse at full gallup & a runner stretching toward the finish line
http://body...soul...spirit - every believer is 3 in one
vs23-25 - THE WORD OF GOD/BIBLE IS GOD'S WORD
The Bible was written by God Himself - 2 Peter 1:20-21
It is God speaking to humanity
The Bible Is described by two words
Logos - this is the written Word - v23
Rhema - this is God's Word coming alive and changing people - used in v25 twice
The Bible is incorruptible - v23
Haggai
February 21, 2019 • Pastor Bill Strayer
Haggai 'Let It Rain'
Verse 9- Israel went into captivity and returned home
They did not put the Lord first. They did not rebuild the temple
vs9-11 - Haggai says 2 Things would happen if Israel did not put the Lord first.
(1) He will blow away Israels' blessings
The Lord wants to bless His people, but disobedience causes a God reaction
The problem is never the Lord, but our disobedience to His Word and voice
(2) It will not Rain
v10 - there would not be an open heaven
v11 - there will be a drought and no rain at all
Why do we need spiritual rain?
(1) Because of the condition of our nation
(2) Because of the condition of the body of Christ in general
(3) Because we do not have much time left
The return of the Lord is going to happen quickly
1 Peter
February 17, 2019 • Pastor Bill Strayer
1 Peter 1:17-23
Rewards - verse 17
v17 - you - born again believers
We have access to the Father through prayer Making God our Father, makes us children of God
All humans are connected to God through creation
Only Christ followers are children of God
God's children will be judged by their Father
Every believer has received gifts from the Lord
Redemption - verses 18-21
v18 - Redemption - means to deliver and purchase by the payment of a price
Redemption is only through the blood of Jesus - v19
1 Peter
February 10, 2019 • Pastor Bill Strayer
1 Peter 1:14-16 Holiness
2 God Facts
God Fact #1
God has called us - v15
We were called to be saved - v15
Called - means to call out loud; call out
It speaks of an invitation
The Lord calls to anyone
It is a loud voice
We were called to be obedient - v15
Before we were saved, we were disobedient - Eph 2:1-3
At salvation we became obedient children
Obedient - means to comply/ pay attention/ surrender/ give in & bend the neck
Do not be conformed to your former life - means to assume the same visible form
Do not be like the world any longer
God Fact #2
God is Holy - v16
Holy means to be set apart or separated from evil and sin
It means to be different from the ordinary/be unique
There is positional holiness - vs15b-16
There is process holiness - vs15b-16
Haggai
February 7, 2019 • Pastor Bill Strayer
Haggai Chapter One
verse 7 - Consider Your Ways - means to set your heart on your ways
Israel was not putting the Lord http://first...the temple was still in ruins
Haggai was saying to consider your ways...consider your priorities
This was an invitation from Haggai - to obey & practice the principles of God
The Bible contains Gods' principles - 2 Peter 1:20-21
Other words are used for principles - Psalm 119:1-24
The Lords' principles do not change and work for anything & anyone
verse 8 - Put the Lord first with action and not just words
Take pleasure and be Glorified - obeying principles will please the Lord
John 8:29 Do only those things that please the Lord
1 Peter
February 3, 2019 • Pastor Bill Strayer
1 Peter 1:13 Take Action
The church at this time was suffering great trials, but Peter encourages them to move forward and take action.
3 Ways to take action to continue to move forward in your christianity
(1.) We must always think clearly - v13
We all think 50,000-60,000 thoughts every day
There are thoughts from the Lord - they go along with the Bible
There are thoughts from the enemy and flesh
Remember Several Things:
God thoughts are the only thoughts that will remain with you, grow and become stronger
Enemy and flesh thoughts vanish. God thoughts stay with us.
We cannot stop any thoughts from entering our minds, but you can stop them from entering into your heart and believing them
Ephesian 6:16...John 13:2 - fiery darts of the enemy
Wrong thoughts do not have to become sinful actions
Every believer receives sinful thoughts
Nothing is wrong with the believer who thinks wrong thoughts
Do not sin
Resist, replace and reveal = victory
Follow God thoughts