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Babylon has been overthrown. There is a new nation in charge and a new king on the throne. In 538 B.C., Cyrus the new king made a proclamation and a written record of it, Ezra 1:2-5 “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, ‘The Lord , the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and He has appointed…

Torah Portion : Numbers 1:1-4:20 Haftarah : Hosea 1:10-2:20 Road Map Review Map 1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying: 2 “Take a census of all…

The people live in nice comfortable houses but the temple lies in ruins. Their lives are in order but their worship is neglected.

This is the last year in 2023, another year will soon behind us. It’s hard to believe! This church will have been going for 168 years old this April. I am currently the 28th pastor, including one pastor returning I came in December of 2019, and have now been here for four years. We made it through a…

Intro We are in a series title “It’s Complicated, but it doesn’t have to be.” 5 lies - which was a purity and living a pure life. NW - How to Heal toxic relationships. Boudreaux - B asked his wife Marie, if I die, are you going to get remarried. She said Baby, I don’t want to talk about that, but he…

Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lord their God had sent him. And the people feared the Lord . Then Haggai, the messenger of the…

Text : Haggai 1:1-15 Back Story In 586 BC, the Babylonian army destroyed the city of Jerusalem, along with the temple built by King Solomon. The surviving populace is exiled to Babylon. Fifty years later (537 BC) the Persians conquered the Babylonians and passed a decree allowing the Jews to return to…

Intro ; It has been asked of me lately is our church in financial trouble. And I respond that all our bills are paid and we have money in the bank [ share budget sheet ]. But I will tell you this morning that if our giving to the ministry continues on the path it is on since Covid, then I might well…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

Welcome Good morning everyone, today we are going to be looking at the book of Haggai together. Last week we looked at Nehemiah and how the walls of Jerusalem were built. Haggai takes place before Nehemiah, it is actually taking place during the book of Ezra. Now, if you’re asking yourself why we are…

TEXT: HAGGAI | THE FESTAL ONE There are 12 books that have been given this title of “Minor Prophets” Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi These 12 books cover a period of roughly 400 years. INTRO : In 586 BC, Nebudchadnezzar and Babylon had brought Judah…

Back in the land after 70 years of captivity. The land was in ruins. They found themselves so focused on the every-day things of their household, that they had not time, resources, or energy left for the LORD or the care of the temple. The Jews who returned from Babylon had been given to expect the very…

32 “Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure…

If we allow things in our lives that put us in bondage and glorify not God. we are dishonoring God and the temple of God. the spirit of God will not dwell in a temple that is unholy or defiled 13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be…

Introduction: God always has a chosen remnant that obeys Him and that He protects. There was a remnant in Genesis 6 as Noah and his family were delivered during the flood of the entire earth. In 1 Kings 19 Elijah was told by God that there was a remnant of 7,000 that had not bowed their knee to Baal.…

Brave Today we are continuing the music focused series called “Playlist” where we take popular songs and look for God’s truth in them. When Jesus taught, He would often do something similar. To help people see God’s truth, sometimes Jesus would use common cultural references to relate to the people and…

Introduction: Stop… And Consider Your Ways… We live in an extremely busy and frankly a self-absorbed culture. Between work schedules, vacation schedules, travel and local sports, entertainment, recreation, smart phones, social media, and countless other activities - people spend very little time considering…

Last week we left off with a cliff hanger The returned exiles could not make ends meet Haggai the prophet warned them that they have ignored the worship of the Lord Their lack of physical security was the result of spiritual deficiency The same can be said for me and you So what do we do about it? How…

History leading up to Haggai Northern Kingdom of Israel falls to Assyria in 722 B.C. Assyria then marched on Judah and Jerusalem Old Testament tells of a miraculous defeat of the Assyrians by God Nebuchadnezzar later conquers Jerusalem in 580 B.C. The Persians defeat Babylon in 539 B.C. Many Jews were…

Introduction Revival is always a hot topic amongst Christians. You’ll always hear someone say pray for revival… You’ll hear the pastors or leaders of ministries say revival is starting I can feel it… But what does the bible say? Haggai is a unique book in the bible, especially in the prophets because…

Introduction We will be in Haggai this morning. We finished 1 Peter last week, just a friendly reminder we record all those sermons, so if you desire you can go back and listen from the church’s website, fbcira.com. All the sermons I have preached are up unless we have technical difficulties. So Luke,…

Haggai 1 1 In the second year of Darius the king, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of Yahweh came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying, 2 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘This people…

Title : Rebuilding Had a different message in mind last week, but after praying, felt led to let that sit and stew on a back burner for a while, let it marinate a while longer… and today we’re diving into the minor prophet, Haggai. Text : Haggai 1:1-11 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth…

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. A Change Happens on the Outside 12 Then…

20 The word of the Lord came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month, 21 “Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I am about to shake the heavens and the earth, 22 and to overthrow the throne of kingdoms. I am about to destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations,…