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Title: Open your Bible to the book of Ezra


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They stopped working for about 14 years.
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for about years.
They stopped working
WHY?
Then, the prophet Haggai
Adversaries Discouraged Troubled Frustrated Fright
ened Government Interference Lack of
Diligence Lack of Determination Laziness Focus on
Personal Needs
Open your Bible to the book of Ezra
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Renewing Our Commitment
to His Work
  • Ezra 511-16

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Consider Your Ways
Haggai 15, 7
  • Where are you?
  • Are you in Christ?
  • Are you serving Him faithfully?
  • Are you serving Him daily?
  • Are you serving Him diligently?
  • Are you serving Him gladly?
  • Are you serving Him passionately?
  • Are you serving Him acceptably?

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Consider Your Ways
Haggai 15, 7
  • Where are you?
  • How is your relationship with God?
  • Are you where you need to be?
  • Are you where you should be?
  • Are you where you want to be?
  • Are you where you thought youd be?
  • Are you where you are thought to be?
  • Are you where you are going to be?
  • Are you where you can be?

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Consider Your Ways
Haggai 15, 7
  • Where are you?
  • How is your relationship with God?
  • Where is God in your life?
  • Where are your priorities?
  • What place does God truly have in your life?
  • Is He where He wants to be and demands to be?
  • In the way you spend your time, money, energy,
    etc.?
  • In the commitments, plans, investments you make?

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Consider Your Ways
Haggai 15, 7
  • Where are you?
  • How is your relationship with God?
  • Where is God in your life?
  • Are you prospering?
  • Physically?
  • Financially?
  • Intellectually?
  • Emotionally?
  • Relationally?
  • Spiritually?

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Consider Your Ways
Haggai 15, 7
  • Where are you?
  • How is your relationship with God?
  • Where is God in your life?
  • Are you prospering?
  • How much are you doing?
  • Do you think it is enough?
  • Can you do more?
  • How much more can you do?
  • How much more will you do?
  • When?

Do you think this is enough?
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Consider Your Ways
Haggai 15, 7
  • God says
  • Consider your ways Hag. 15, 7
  • Let us search out and examine our ways Lam.
    340
  • Examine yourselvesprove yourselves 2 Cor.
    135
  • Let each one examine his own work Gal. 64
  • Measuring/comparing to others not wise 2 Co.
    1012
  • The Lord knows your works Rev. 22 315
  • God will not forget your work and labor Heb.
    610
  • Hell give to every one acc. to his work Rev.
    2212
  • The word of God is the only mirror that will
    give us a true reflection of our ways Jas.
    123 2 Cor. 318

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Be Strong Work For I Am with You
Haggai 24-5
  • True strength comes from
  • The Lord Josh. 19 Eph. 610 Ezra 55
  • Trusting in the Lord with your all Prov. 35-6
  • Numbers (surrounded by brethren) 1 Pet. 24-5
  • Dealing with overcoming resistance 1 Jn. 214
  • Doing right Prov. 1029 Isa. 4524

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Be Strong Work For I Am with You
Haggai 24-5
  • Work, in Gods eyes, is not an option!
  • We are created for good works Eph. 210
  • Our faith is made perfect by works James 222
  • God wants us to
  • Be prepared for every good work 2 Tim. 221
  • Be ready for every good work Tit. 31
  • Be useful for every good work 2 Tim. 221
  • Be doers of the work James 125
  • Maintain good works Titus 38, 14
  • Be fruitful in every good work Col. 110
  • Be zealous for good works Titus 214
  • Abound in the Lords work 1 Cor. 1558
  • Be a pattern of good works Titus 27

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Be Strong Work For I Am with You
Haggai 24-5
  • Work, in Gods eyes, is not an option!
  • We are created for good works Eph. 610
  • Our faith is made perfect by works James 222
  • God wants us to be a pattern of zealous workers
  • We will be judged by our works Rev. 2012-13
  • God gives us the strength to do His work
  • I can do all things through Christ who
    strengthens me. Phil. 413
  • And God is able to make all grace abound toward
    you, that you, always having all sufficiency in
    all things, may have an abundance for every good
    work. 2 Cor. 98
  • All Scripture is giventhat the man of God may
    be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good
    work. 2 Tim. 316-17

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Be Strong Work For I Am with You
Haggai 24-5
  • God calls us to work and serve Him through
  • Evangelism Mark 1615
  • Edification Eph. 412-16 Rom. 1419
  • Benevolence Galatians 610
  • Worship John 423-24
  • Education Matt. 2819 2 Tim. 22

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I Will Bless You From this Day Forward
Haggai 215-19
  • Gods blessings are conditional!
  • We must consider our ways work for Him!
  • Gods blessings are guaranteed!
  • He will bless our work/efforts for Him!
  • He will bless our homes!
  • He will bless our lives!
  • He will bless Palm Beach Lakes!
  • Gods blessings are innumerable!
  • Count your blessings, name them one by one!
  • Count your blessings, see what God hath done!
  • And it will surprise you what the Lord has done!

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Commit Your Life to God Today!
  • Believe Jesus is Gods Son Acts 1631
  • Repent of your sins Acts 319
  • Confess your faith in Jesus Matthew 1032
  • Be immersed in water Mark 1616
  • Sins are forgiven Acts 238
  • Added to His church Acts 247
  • Registered in heaven Hebrews 1223
  • Be strong maintain good works Titus 38
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