Sermon 02-27-11 "Hearts and Priorities"

Today we listen to Haggai. When the first wave of Jewish exiles returned from Babylon to Jerusalem in 538 BC, they began to rebuild the temple but soon gave up. Inspired by the prophetic ministries of Haggai and Zechariah, they finally completed the task in 515. Haggai rebuked the people for living in “paneled houses” while the house of God remained in ruins. The rebuilding of the temple symbolized God’s restored presence among his people, unique among the nations of the earth.

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