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This sermon by Bill Teubl examines the book of Haggai, focusing on God’s call to rebuild the temple as a parallel for spiritual renewal in the church today. The message centers on overcoming discouragement, relying on God’s Spirit, maintaining purity, and understanding God’s work of shaking nations to build His church and bring revival.
- [00:00:00] The sermon focuses on Haggai chapter 2, a book about rebuilding the temple, with context from chapter 1.
- [00:05:17] Haggai is a post-exile prophet; the people returned from Babylon/Persia to rebuild Jerusalem and the temple but lost focus.
- [00:06:47] The core message from Haggai 1:8 is an exhortation to prioritize building God’s house (“Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house”) over their own houses, as neglecting this led to God withholding blessing.
- [00:09:01] Haggai’s four prophecies occurred over about three months; the sermon focuses on the last three in chapter 2.
- [00:10:32] Specific names, dates, and genealogies in Scripture (like Zerubbabel and Joshua) affirm its historical accuracy and the reality of God’s work in time and place.
- [00:12:15] The message is addressed to both Zerubbabel (the governor/administrator) and Joshua (the high priest), showing the church needs both practical/governing gifts and spiritual/priestly gifts working together.
- [00:15:49] Some were discouraged because the new temple seemed less glorious than Solomon’s (Haggai 2:3), a warning against comparing our current work unfavorably to more glorious seasons or places in church history.
- [00:18:06] God’s command is to “be strong… and work, for I am with you” (Haggai 2:4), based on the covenant and His Spirit which has remained with His people since the Exodus (Haggai 2:5).
- [00:20:54] The Spirit is always in the midst of God’s people; the issue is whether we pay attention to, yield to, and are empowered by Him, rather than proceeding in self-effort.
- [00:23:36] While experiencing God’s presence is important, we must also learn to live by faith holding onto God’s word during seasons when His sensible presence is not felt, building a foundation for future anointing.
- [00:26:46] The church must believe God has given His Spirit to do the work of building the church.
- [00:27:30] In Haggai 2:6-7, God promises to shake the heavens, earth, and nations so that “the treasures of all nations shall come in” to fill His house with glory—primarily referring to people from all nations being saved and added to the church.
- [00:32:13] Through a parable about clean and unclean things (Haggai 2:10-14), God declares that the people’s work is unclean because they are unclean, calling for repentance so that their work for God can be clean and acceptable.
- [00:33:50] Repentance should be a normal, daily part of the Christian life, where we bring our failures to God as an act of worship, acknowledging He can transform them.
- [00:34:48] The final prophecy (Haggai 2:20-23) again mentions shaking, but with a different purpose: to overthrow the thrones and strength of kingdoms, meaning to defeat the demonic powers oppressing nations.
- [00:36:43] God promises to make Zerubbabel like a “signet ring,” a symbol of authority, indicating God will establish new, godly authorities in nations during seasons of shaking to bring revival.
- [00:38:47] While large-scale revivals are at God’s discretion, the church should pray and contribute to them, with hope for renewal even in local areas like the Hudson Valley.
Scripture References
- Haggai 1
- Haggai 1:8
- Haggai 2
- Haggai 2:1-23
- Haggai 2:3
- Haggai 2:4-5
- Haggai 2:6-7
- Haggai 2:10-14
- Haggai 2:20-23
- Acts 2
- Matthew 7
- Colossians 1
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