Theological Proposition/Focus: Sometimes God's timeline is a long timeline but that does not change his expectation that we faithfully complete the tasks he has given us.
Homiletical Proposition/Application: In the midst of a long project for the Lord we must make sure we do lose track of our priorities.
Introduction:
Image: Loving to tinker verses getting things done
Need: we need to consistently consider our priorities
Preview: today we are going to see that the people who returned from exile to rebuild the temple faced a major problem, were given a solution, a reason to solve the problem, and responded in a wonderful way.
Text: Haggai 1
Setting the Stage:
Body
The problem: procrastination, failure to finish well, wrong priorities (2-6)
Sub One
Image:
MTR:
The solution: get to it (7-8)
The reason: things just are not working right (9-11)
The response: God stirred people get busy working (12-15)
Conclusion:
Image: