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Haggai: Staying Focused // Summer of Prophets // 08.02.26
Have you ever noticed how difficult it is to stay focused on certain projects we've begun? Or have you noticed how we can start out fired up for God and then lose that fire and eventually drift off into a lack of spiritual focus? Well, we now come to a prophet by the name of Haggai who is calling the nation of Israel back into focus. What focus you ask? They began rebuilding the Temple of God but after sixteen years of leaving Babylon they have gotten deterred. They are just like us. Sometimes we need a good hard push to get us back into spiritual focus and Haggai is just the prophet for the job.
MESSAGE NOTES:
Haggai: Staying Focused
1. In anything of value that we set out to do there will always be ______________________________
Ezra 4:21-24
Haggai 1:3-6
Haggai 1:9-11
2. Make God the ______________________________ of your life
Haggai 1:7-8
Matthew 6:31-33
Proverbs 4:23
3. Finish what ______________________________
Haggai 1:8
1 Corinthians 3:10-17
Discussion Questions – 08.02.26
Let’s begin by reading all of chapter one. It is only fifteen verses. It’s a quick read so read it about three times to get a good grasp. Write out the truths that jump out at you and any questions you might have to share with your group or personal study.
1.Israel has “lost focus” when it came to rebuilding the Temple. There are two types of people I’m currently talking to, so here are the two questions:
*Do you tend to lose focus on things you start? And if so why?
*If you are great at finishing what you begin. What is it that keeps you on task till completed?
2. We know from Ezra 4:18-24 that they were met with “opposition due to lies fabricated” by those who did not want to see the Temple rebuilt. The result being, they were ordered to stop building. My question, do you allow or have you allowed the words of others to stop you from finishing what you start? Explain
3. In Haggai 1:3-6 we find they neglected the house of God and “focused” only on building their own homes. This results in their money not covering their bills. What lesson do any of us need to learn from this? Explain
4. In Haggai 1:7-8, God says, “Go, bring, and build.” The point is, get back focused on God and His house. AND if you don’t then Haggai 1:9-11 will happen. So with that truth let’s look at Matthew 6:31-33. First write out the big truth Jesus is laying out in Matthew 6, then write out how this might fit with Haggai. Have fun
5. Back to Haggai 1:8 “Go, bring, and build.” NOW THINK: Go: Means you have to start. Bring: Means it will take effort, perseverance and endurance. Build: Means to finish what you start. In a current task or something God has asked you to do, which of the three are you in? Explain.
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