July 22, 2024
July 28 | Discovery Questions
These Discovery Questions are for use with this week’s Lookout Bible Lesson, “She Brought Joy” (Esther 9:18-32; 10:1-3), by Mark Scott.
Articles for tag: Haggai 1
September 5, 2016
The Eternal and Spiritual Significance of Work
By Eddy Sanders Your work has spiritual importance. I”m not writing that only to Sunday school teachers, small group leaders, elders, and preachers, but also to those with “regular” jobs. Work with spiritual and eternal significance applies to believers regardless of their job title. Yet, somewhere along the way, the divine side of work was separated from regular work and was perceived as less significant. The Old Testament scholar Christopher Wright raised this issue for me a few years ago. In The Mission of God”s People, he writes, “The great majority of believers do not get sent out as traveling
June 2, 2014
Lesson for June 8, 2014: Trust God’s Promises (Haggai 1:12″“2:9)
This treatment of the International Sunday School Lesson is written by Sam E. Stone, former editor of CHRISTIAN STANDARD. ______ By Sam E. Stone Only 38 verses long, Haggai is the second shortest book of the Old Testament (after Obadiah). It is filled with important teaching, however. In last week”s lesson, the prophet Haggai called the people back to their task of rebuilding the temple. They had ignored their responsibility for 16 years! His challenge had an immediate effect. The people accepted God”s message, and within 24 days the work was underway. The work was resumed with the right spirit
May 26, 2014
Lesson for June 1, 2014: Obey the Lord (Haggai 1:1-11)
This treatment of the International Sunday School Lesson is written by Sam E. Stone, former editor of CHRISTIAN STANDARD. ______ By Sam E. Stone After returning from Babylonian exile, the Jews laid the foundations for the temple but then did no other construction work. After encountering opposition, the people were discouraged from continuing. Sixteen years passed, and the work was still unfinished. Haggai and Zechariah were two of the prophets who served in this period. Some believe that Haggai was an old man who had seen the first temple (2:3) some 60 years before. J. McIlmoyle wrote, “There is a
