BUILD YOUR KINGDOM HERE 2. DEALING WITH DISCOURAGEMENT (Haggai 2:1-9)
1. Don’t Look To the Past (v1-3)
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Negative Nostalgia
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Don’t despise the day of small things
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Unfavourable comparisons between the present and the past undermine all incentives to persevere.
2. Hear God’s Promise in the Present (v4-5)
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Be strong!
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I am with you!
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This is My work – so it matters!
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You have the presence of the Spirit!
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Do not fear!
3. Believe the Facts for the Future (v6-9)
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I will shake
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I will fill
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I will grant peace
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God’s Kingdom Cannot Be Shaken
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The Architect’s Plans Cannot be Thwarted