It Is Time to Build

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It Is Time to Build

• Lessons from Haggai

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Background

• Gods people returned from Babylonian Captivity
  in 538 B.C. (Ezra 1-2)
• They immediately laid the foundation of the
  Temple in 536 B.C., but soon stopped their work
  (Ezra 38)
• Haggai and Zechariah were sent to stir up the
  people to resume their work in 520 B.C. (Ezra
  51-2)
• The Temple was finished in 516 B.C. (Ezra 615)
• What caused the Lords work to stop for sixteen
  years?

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Three Hindrances to Building

• 1. Personal matters, misplaced priorities and
  materialism (Haggai 12-9 Mt. 633 1037-39
  Lk. 814 957-62 Jn. 434 94
  2 Cor. 85 2 Tim. 24)
• 2. Resting on past accomplishments and
  discouragement (Haggai 21-9 1 Cor. 1558)
• 3. Uncleanness (Haggai 210-14 1 Cor. 1533 2
  Cor. 614ff)

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The Lords Building

• The time (Hag. 12,4) is now to be busy
  building (Mt. 1618 Ac. 1516 Rom. 1520 1
  Cor. 310ff Eph. 221 412,16)
• Let us not allow these three hindrances to stop
  our building today Consider your ways
• Reset our priorities, dont rest on the past, and
  remain pure
• Our spirit (attitude) must be right
  (Haggai 112-14)