Andy Talks

Our life, our schedule, and everything else are dictated by the immediate. By the urgent. That’s what we worry about. That’s what we focus on. On the immediate and on the thing that is happening right now, at this instant. Today, we see the prophet Zechariah remind us of God’s call in the past to return to Him, and this reminder is that His word is constant and true. His word is eternal.  We should remember that. We should not be driven by the immediate, but we should stay rooted and firm in God’s constancy and goodness. We should keep our feet planted in the light of eternity. 

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We see God’s word through Haggai about what He is going to do for the people. There are so many wonderful glimpses today that point us to Jesus. We see the people told they will be blessed, since they have dedicated the Temple. This reminds us of Jesus; when we seek first God’s kingdom, these things will be added to us. Likewise, we are told that at this moment, the clean cannot make the unclean right. Yet, with Jesus, when He touches someone unclean, He is not made unclean, but in fact, quite the opposite. He makes the unclean person clean.  His holiness heals. For Jesus, no one is untouchable. 

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In our Summer series "Marks of the Church," Andy preaches about the mark of being "One."  We have one Lord, one Faith, one baptism. But what does it mean when the Nicene Creed says that the Church is One?

Verse 9 today is at the heart of this prophecy. Haggai tells us that the temple that is to be built will be even greater than the first temple that was built. That’s hard for the people to understand because Solmon’s temple was so great. But it is right; the temple that was built was even great. And we know, of course, that the greatest temple of all is the glorious Body of Christ.  As Christians, we are optimists. We know that God is always doing something. As much as we love and love and love to mythologize the past, God has something even better in store.  Let’s rejoice in what God is doing, and let’s do our part to be a part!

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So often, it’s easy to give God what is left of our time, not the best of our time; it’s easy to give God what is left of our resources, not what is best of our resources. Haggi tells the people today that after the Exile, they are comfortable; they have much, but they have neglected the house of the Lord. The time has come to rebuild. That is the same for us.  It is easy for us to be comfortable and for us to neglect giving God what is best. Yet, when we live that way, we find that no matter what we have, it’s never enough. We are never satisfied. It isn’t until we give God what is best that we find the abundant life He promises us. 

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Today, we see what we always see in the prophets and in all the Bible. We see grace. We see that God intends to save His people, to give them life and goodness.  God’s way is good, y’all. God is good. He will renew us with His life. He will rejoice over us.  He delights in us. But the path of life that God offers is a path of humility. Life is not found in power or in greatness. Life is found in humility, in service, and in God’s love. God wants that goodness for us. God wants us to truly live. His life, His commands are good, beautiful, and life-giving. God is always good. 

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Being corrected is one of the hardest and most important things in life. The Lord tells Jerusalem that He has tried, repeatedly, to correct them. To call them back from sin.  But, each time He calls, they refuse to listen. The more He calls, it seems, the less faithful they are. Correction is a painful, hard thing. I know I’ve never enjoyed it in my life. But it is essential. We cannot grow, and we cannot be faithful unless we are willing to be corrected for our errors by those who we love and trust. Today, who are the people in your life who can offer you correction?  Will you hear them when they do?

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Today, in Zephaniah, we see the word that there will always be a remnant. God will bring judgment against those who stand against Him. He will always, always have His remnant.  It’s tempting for us to think it’s just us. We are Elijah; we are all that God has left. But remember the Lord told Elijah that He had thousands reserved for Himself.  God always has something up His sleeve. As one of my professors told us years ago, we are never God’s last hope.

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In our combined worship service on May 26, 2024, Andy shares with us from Romans 5: 1-5. We talk today about the Trinity.  While there is much we do not understand, over very salvation is a Trinitarian act.  We are made right with the Father, through the Son, by the Spirit.

We often misunderstand what idolatry was in the Old Testament. Today, we see what it actually was in Zephaniah. The people never stopped worshiping the Lord.  They continued worshiping God. But, they did not fully trust in God. They doubted, they feared. So, they would worship this idol, too, just to be safe. Our idol is not some wooden statue on top of our mantle. Our idol is the thing that we are tempted to place in trust in instead of God. That’s what idolatry is.  Today, what is your idol? 

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