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Bible Text:
Subject: Poverty
Proposition: Spiritual Poverty
INTRODUCTION
Biblical Orientation:
Some people grow up in poverty and do not realize it.
All their neighbors were poor too and they think that is the way life is.
Later they find out that they lived in poverty.
Truth is, some realize they did not miss much
Spiritual poverty is different.
Spiritual poverty prevents joy.
Spiritual poverty destroys lives.
Spiritual poverty causes a person to experience hardship.
Spiritual poverty after having spiritual abundance is far worse.
Then a person knows what they are missing.
The Jews experienced this; perhaps you are or have too
God wants to turn our spiritual poverty into spiritual abundance.
Haggai is blessed to see this happen.
It would be wonderful to see all of TMB experience this.
God reveals how this can happen
Sermon Orientation:
The first part of the message commanded the Jews to consider their procrastination.
The second part of the message calls on them to consider getting to work.
They are living in physical (; ) and spiritual poverty because of their procrastination.
When God reveals truths to you; the important factor is how you react to what He has revealed.
They decided to hear, fear, and obey.
They did this because they realized a great and wonderful truth: “I am with you”
MAIN TEXT/EXPOSITION
I. THE WORK, THE WORK, THE WORK V 7-8
A. The Work, The Work, The Work
1.
I was once accused of trying to tell a man how to run his life
a.
He said “you preachers try to tell everyone what they should do”
b.
He was a song leader, I asked him to lead singing
2. Congregations may think ‘that preacher, he thinks all we should do is serve God’
a.
Let me tell you something: yep, I do; however, that matters not
b.
Here is what matters: God thinks you should give every bit of your life to serve Him
3.
After salvation, the work becomes highly important in life
a.
Failure is failure to work
b.
Just ask James (2:18)
B. Therefore, God Says “Consider Your Ways”
1. Twice God has said this, within two verses of each other
a.
That is not a preacher repeating himself
b.
That is God repeating Himself
2. What God says
a. “Consider your ways”
b.
The emphasis should be on “your”
i. “Your ways” are what you substitute for God’s ways
ii.
“Your ways” are not like His
iii.
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, Neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are my ways higher than your ways, And my thoughts than your thoughts”
c.
God sent the Jews home to work; God has left us on earth to work
i.
If we do not do His work, what are we?
ii.
On the road to spiritual poverty
3.
Your ways or His; one leads to spiritual abundance
C. Two Commands Of God To All His Children v 8
1. Go
a. Phase one of the work: start
i.
Until we start doing what God tells us to do; we are procrastinating
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The business of God goes unfinished
b.
Wood represents the materials of the work
i.
God has given us His Word and His Spirit
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It is up to us to utilize His materials
c.
We do not need more or better material
i.
We need to go get it
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We need to use it
2. Build
a.
They were to “build the house”
i.
We know it as the temple
ii.
It was the place where God met with man
b.
We need to build the house of our personal spiritual life
i.
There is no reason for us as Christians to be in spiritual poverty
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That is a choice, that is your choice, and if you choose it; it is a bad choice
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