Lesson Summary:

Haggai encourages the temple builders with great promises for a glorious future.

Focus Passage: Haggai 2

Outline and Lesson Goal

Principles and Applications

I. A Glorious Future for the Temple (Haggai 2:1-9)

Principle: God Magnifies Our Imperfect Efforts for His Perfect Glory.
Application: What work in your life is in need of the Lord’s presence and might?
Scripture Reference

10 Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness;
11 you will be enriched in everything for all liberality, which through us is producing thanksgiving to God.
2 Corinthians 9:10-11 (NASB)

II. A Glorious Future for the People (Haggai 2:10-19)

- Principle: God Blesses His People when they Repent and Walk in Obedience to Him.
- Application: Where do you want to see God’s blessings in your life today?
- Scripture Reference

“Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
2 All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you obey the Lord your God:
3 “Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country.
Deuteronomy 28:1-3 (NASB)

III. A Glorious Future for Zerubbabel (Haggai 2:20-23)

- Principle: God has a Purpose and a Glorious Future for each of His People.
- Application: What work has the Lord chosen you to do for Him?
- Scripture Reference

57 but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.
I Corinthians 15:57-58 (NASB)