1. Building god’s house First things First Haggai 1:1-15
1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-17;
1 Peter 2:5; Ephesians 3:21
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2. Making God’s House Your Priority
Evaluate Your Priorities (Hag 1:2-4).
Understand God’s Discipline (1:5-11).

3. Making God’s House Your Priority
Start Your Work (Hag 1:12-15).
They accepted the authority of Haggai’s word (1:12-13).
They acknowledged their fear of the Lord (1:12).
They allowed their spirits to be stirred (1:14).
They trusted in the presence of the Lord (1:13).
“They came & worked on the house of the Lord of host, their God” (1:14).

4. “Consider – give careful thought to – your ways” (Hag 1:5, 7).

5. Hope for the Discouraged Haggai 2:1-9
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6. 3 Reasons we get discouraged when building God’s House
The Work Seems Small.
The Work Is Hard.
The Work Is Long.

7. Remedy for discouragement
Right Attitude: Be Strong (Hag 2:4).
Right Action: Work (2:4).
Right Reason: His Presence (2:4, 5).
Right Outcome: The Work You Do For The Lord’s House Will Last (Hag 2:6-9; Heb 12:26- 28; 1 Cor 15:58).

8. The Gospel Plan of Salvation:
Believe the gospel of Jesus Christ
John 8:24; 20:30-31; Rom 1:16; 10:10
Repent of your sins
Luke 24:46-47; Acts 2:38; 3:19; 17:30-31
Confess your faith in Christ
Matt 10:32-33; Rom 10:9-10
Be immersed in water
Matt 28:19; Mk 16:16; Acts 2:38; Rom 6:3-4; 1 Pet 3:21
Live in obedient faith to God
1 Peter 1:14; Rev 2:10