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First Things FirstFirst Things First

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Heilsgeschichte Heilsgeschichte

‘‘Salvation History’Salvation History’

What is your ‘salvation history’?What is your ‘salvation history’?

Where is your ‘salvation history’ Where is your ‘salvation history’ going?going?

Brief ReviewBrief ReviewThe historic return of God’s people The historic return of God’s people

from exilefrom exile

The five month ministry of the prophet The five month ministry of the prophet HaggaiHaggai

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Text - Haggai 1:1 - 15Text - Haggai 1:1 - 15

Haggai 1:1 – 4 Haggai 1:1 – 4

God is displeased with His people God is displeased with His people

and their choicesand their choices

To the leaders of God’s peopleTo the leaders of God’s people

‘‘This people’ stopped workingThis people’ stopped working

Why? Why? Ezra 4:1 – 5Ezra 4:1 – 5

Now, God speaks…Now, God speaks…

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The TempleThe Temple

Deut. 12:1 - 7Deut. 12:1 - 7Place where God and his people made Place where God and his people made

reconciliationreconciliation

Place where God’s people would Place where God’s people would regularly be reminded of their sins regularly be reminded of their sins

and their sacrifice needed to and their sacrifice needed to appease God in their sins.appease God in their sins.

Place to worship God. Praise God. Pray Place to worship God. Praise God. Pray to God. to God.

Cry to God. Be close to God. Cry to God. Be close to God.

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The TempleThe TempleA place where all the people would be A place where all the people would be

unified before Godunified before God

A place where God was the center of A place where God was the center of

His people’s existenceHis people’s existence

The place where all other god’s were The place where all other god’s were to be rejected and where the One to be rejected and where the One True God would be worshipped as True God would be worshipped as

the One True Godthe One True God

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ApplicationApplication

What are our Priorities?What are our Priorities?

What keeps us from centering on What keeps us from centering on Our Father as being the center Our Father as being the center

of our lives? of our lives?

What Idol is in the place of the What Idol is in the place of the ‘temple’ ‘temple’

of our hearts?of our hearts?

Do we understand the wonder, the Do we understand the wonder, the peace, the joy, the assurance, peace, the joy, the assurance, the hope of having God’s first the hope of having God’s first

things first? things first?