Pericope: Haggai 1:2-11 ESV 2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:

These people say the time has not yet come to rebuild the house

of the Lord.” 3 Then the word of the Lord came by the hand of

Haggai the prophet, 4 “Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in

your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins? 5 Now,

therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider your ways. 6 You

have sown much and harvested little. You eat, but you never have

enough; you drink, but you never have your fill. You clothe

yourselves, but no one is warm. And he who earns wages does

so to put them into a bag with holes. 7 “Thus says the Lord of

hosts: Consider your ways. 8 Go up to the hills and bring wood

and build the house, that I may take pleasure in it and that I may

be glorified, says the Lord. 9 You looked for much, and behold, it

came to little. And when you brought it home, I blew it away.

Why? declares the Lord of hosts. Because of my house that lies

in ruins, while each of you busies himself with his own

house. 10 Therefore the heavens above you have withheld the

dew, and the earth has withheld its produce. 11 And I have called

for a drought on the land and the hills, on the grain, the new wine,

the oil, on what the ground brings forth, on man and beast, and on

all their labors.”

Sermon text: Haggai 1:4 ESV 4 “Is it a time for you yourselves to

dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins? 

Sermon title: Rhythms That Makes $ense Pt. 3 Finish What

God Started

Point 1: God calls us back to His Priorities.

vs. 2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: These people say the time has

not yet come to rebuild the house of the Lord.” 

vs 4 “Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled

houses, while this house lies in ruins? 

Point 2: God uses frustration to get our attention.

vs.9  You looked for much, and behold, it came to little. And when

you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? declares the Lord of

hosts. Because of my house that lies in ruins, while each of you

busies himself with his own house. 

Verse 10 and 11  10 Therefore the heavens above you have

withheld the dew, and the earth has withheld its produce. 11 And I

have called for a drought on the land and the hills, on the grain,

the new wine, the oil, on what the ground brings forth, on man

and beast, and on all their labors.”

Point 3: God invites us to rebuild with him

vs.8 8 Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house, that I

may take pleasure in it and that I may be glorified, says the Lord. 

Point 4: God said I am with you Vs 12 13 14 … the high priest,

with all the remnant of the people obeyed. 13 … I am with you

declares the Lord. 14 … and they came and worked on the house

of the Lord of house, their God. 

Life Application:

1. Consider the weight of the invitation to finish what God caused.

2. Come closer to the heart of God.

3. Complete a pledge card.