God is Not Done Using Your Life to Build His Church | Haggai 2:1–9
God is Not Done Using Your Life to Build His Church
“Godly Homes Make Great Churches”
The truth of God’s Word needs to be in charge of your life and change your life!
To Do This, there must be TIME
Time Reading the Bible
Time Learning the Bible
Time Listening to the Bible Being Taught
Time Obeying the Bible
Fear and Disappointment was keeping them from giving their ALL for God
Why Choose Obedience and Hope over fear and disappointment?
1. Fear & Disappointment kept them paralyzed them in the past (vs. 3)
Signs Paralyzed in Past
- Unhealthy memory of how much better
- Unrealistic expectations of new people.
- Unapproachable attitude about letting people in
- Unwillingness to hope
2. Fear & Disappointment prevented them from working (vs. 4)
“Groceries, Gas, Kids, Retirement. People made past commitments, did not keep.”
“We are in a mess – Worried God won’t keep promises.” “Why work, no one else is?”
“Why give, no one else is?”
“Why put myself out, plenty of other people to serve and they are sitting on their hands. They won’t even come to Sunday school or a night service.”
“I don’t make enough, don’t know enough, live too far, too close, no one speaks to me, too much baggage, too much ball, ballet, homework, etc.”
3. Fear & Disappointment persuaded them God was not with them. (vs. 5-6)
Why Choose Obedience and Hope over Fear & Disappointment?
- God is coming! GOD IS COMING!
- God is going to be glorified.
- God is enough and has enough
- God can handle your finances
- God will dazzle us with what He wants to do for His glory.
God asks you to
WORK
TRUST
BE ALL IN
Topics:
Church, dedication, Fear, growth, Obedience, Sanctification