OVERCOMING DISCOURAGEMENT: BE STRONG
Introduction The people of Israel were obediently rebuilding the temple as God commanded, and yet … A. THE REALITY OF DISCOURAGEMENT THAT CREEPS INTO OUR LIVES Discouragement creeps in when … B. THE PROMISE OF STRENGTH THAT COMES FROM KNOWING OUR GOD Strength comes when … Conclusion True strength is found in […]
OVERCOMING DISCOURAGEMENT: BE STRONG
Introduction 1. “Strong and Courageous People” 2. Two keys to overcome discouragement and become stronger in the Lord: A. LOOK BACK AT GOD’S UNBROKEN TRACK RECORD (vv. 4-5) B. LOOK FORWARD TO GOD’S UNFULFILLED PROMISES (vv. 6-9) Conclusion Jesus I come Sunday Worship Songs at cefc.ch/swsNext Week’s Topic: Haggai 2:10-19Next Week’s Speaker(s): […]
OVERCOMING DISCOURAGEMENT: BE STRONG
Introduction Discouragement is real even for us, the people of God, who have lots of encouragement from Scripture (e.g. Josh 1:9). Do you feel pungchek? Haggai spoke to God’s people who were discouraged as they were building the temple (vv. 1-3). This was not discouragement that resulted from disobedience, but discouragement that they struggled with […]
When we say YES to GOD
Introduction When we say “yes” to God … A. WE BECOME GOD’S PARTNERS IN HIS EXTRA-ORDINARY WORK (vv.12, 14b) B. WE EXPERIENCE GOD’S PRESENCE AND PROVIDENCE IN OUR ORDINARY LIVES (vv. 13, 14a) Conclusion Sunday Worship Songs at cefc.ch/swsNext Week’s Topic: Haggai 2:1-9Next Week’s Speaker(s): Deacon Irwin See (BPJ,) Rev Tan Kay […]
When we say YES to GOD
Introduction When we say “yes” to God, it’s about … A. COMING BACK TO THE CENTER: WHAT ARE WE SAYING YES TO? (v. 12) B. COMING BACK TO LIFE: WHEN GOD SAYS YES TO US! (vv. 13-15) Conclusion What is God calling you to say “yes” to? Sunday Worship Songs at cefc.ch/swsNext Week’s […]
When we say YES to GOD
Introduction Let’s see what it takes to say “yes” to God. And what happens when we say “yes” to God in the light of Haggai 1:12 -15. A. SAYING “YES” BEGINS WITH REVERENT HEARTS BEFORE GOD (1:1; vv. 12, 15) B. SAYING “YES” RESTORES HIS PRESENCE AND RELEASES HIS POWER (vv. 13-14) […]
Consider Your Ways
Introduction 1. Famously unfinished buildings in the world 2. Historical context of Haggai: After 16 years, the altar is bare, the foundation is overgrown, the people are distracted and there is a mission drift. 3. “Consider your ways” (vv. 5,7) — “Look at what’s happening to you!” (NLT), “Take a good, hard look at your […]
Consider Your Ways
Introduction 1. Prophets as covenant enforcement mediators 2. Prophetic disputations 3. “Set your heart upon your ways.” A. CONSIDER YOUR WAYS — FOUR ROADBLOCKS TO SPIRITUAL FOCUS 1. Insecurity — Exilic context (v. 1) 2. Self-security — Much doing, small satisfaction (v. 6) 3. Spiritual complacency — “It is not the time” (v. 2) […]
Consider Your Ways
Introduction Signs of spiritual stagnation … We can move past stagnation by God’s help when … A. WE TAKE STOCK OF OUR LIFE WITH GOD B. WE TAKE UP OUR ASSIGNMENT FROM GOD Conclusion Sunday Worship Songs at cefc.ch/swsNext Week’s Topic: Haggai 1:12-15Next Week’s Speaker(s): Ps Lee Da Win (BPJ,) Rev Dr […]
RE-BUILD!
Introduction 1. One word that describes the life of God’s people after the exile: re-build. 2. What was the exile? The Jews revolted against the Babylonian empire, and in 586 B.C. Jerusalem and its temple were burned. The best and brightest were taken captive to Babylon. In 538 B.C. Cyrus the Great (Persian king who […]
