Grace Community Bible Church Sermons

Pastor Rob Davis: Hag. 2:20-23

In Haggai’s 5th and final oracle (2:20-23) God encourages Zerubbabel (and all of God’s people throughout time!) to faithful service by revealing two aspects of His own character.

1. I am omnipotent.
   1. The mightiest of judges (vv. 20, 21).
   2. The mightiest of warriors (v. 22).
2. I am faithful (v. 23).

Sorry, I had posted last week’s sermon here instead of the new one.

Pastor Rob Davis: Hag. 2:10-19

In Haggai’s fourth oracle (2:10-19) he teaches the covenant community how to move from curses to blessings by asking them to look in three directions.

1. Look to the present: Assess your situation accurately (according to Scripture).
   1. Realize that there is no secondary transmission of holiness (vv. 10-12).
   2. Realize that there is secondary transmission of defilement (v. 13).
   3. Realize that your disobedience makes you defiled and this defilement transfers to both your work and your offerings making them unacceptable to God (v. 14).
2. Look to the past: Remember and learn from your past disobedience.
   1. I cursed the work of your hands (vv. 15-17a),
   2. But you did not return to me (v. 17b).
3. Look to the future: Trust me to bless you!
   1. Today: Everything looks the same (vv. 18-19a).
   2. Tomorrow: I will bless you (v. 19b)!

Pastor Rob Davis: Hag. 2:1-9

In Haggai’s 3rd oracle (2:1-9) God gives His covenant people 5 reasons to be encouraged.

1. Be encouraged because I know you are discouraged (vv. 1-3).
2. Be encouraged because I am with you.
   1. So take courage (v. 4a, b, c)
   2. So work (v. 4d)
3. Be encouraged because I am faithful (v. 5).
4. Be encouraged because I am sovereign.
   1. A sovereign Who will judge (v. 6)
   2. A sovereign Who will provide (vv. 7-8)
5. Be encouraged because the future glory of My house will be greater than the past glory (v. 9).

Pastor Rob Davis: Hag. 1

In Haggai 1:1-15 Haggai delivers his first 2 oracles from the Lord.

1. Oracle #1 August 29th, 520 BC (v. 1a) — God says: “Rebuild My house!� (vv. 7-8)
   1. Prophet: Haggai (v. 1b).
   2. Recipients:
      1. Zerubbabel the governor (v. 1c).
      2. Joshua the high priest (v. 1d).
   3. Content:
      1. Assessment of the reality of the remnant’s disobedience: Wrong priorities (vv. 2-4).
      2. Assessment of the results of the remnant’s disobedience.
         1. Financial & physical poverty (vv. 6 & 9a, b).
         2. Agricultural poverty (vv. 10-11)
      3. Assessment of the reason for the results of the remnant’s disobedience: You care more about your own prosperity than my presence! (v. 9c).
      4. Central command: Consider your ways, reconsider your priorities, and rebuild My house! (vv. 5, 7-8).
2. Oracle #2: September 21st, 520 BC (v. 15) — God says: “I am with you!� (v.13)
   1. Because God’s people obeyed His word with their whole hearts and feared Him (v. 12).
   2. Because God’s stirred up the spirit of His people (v. 14a, b, c).
   3. Because God’s people obeyed with their deed’s (v. 14d).

[Note: first minute or two, and final prayer, of the sermon were cut off because of audio problems; sorry about that.]