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We all have weaknesses. If studying the book of Haggai revealed anything to us, it’s that. At times we all have the wrong priorities. At times we focus on the wrong things. We lose perspective. We doubt God’s promises and provision. We allow impure thoughts and impure desires and impure actions to enter our lives. In this message from the book of Hebrews we'll see how Jesus is presently able to help us in all of our weaknesses as He perfectly fills the role of our great high priest.

Words of encouragement mark the last message recorded in the prophet Haggai's book. It is a message of promise, a message of hope…and hope does not disappoint us!

Idolatry is valuing anything else in life above God. Whether it's a house, a career, a spouse, a child, a reputation, a hobby, an addiction--we all have an idol in our life that God is determined to remove. Haggai's charge to ancient Israel, and to us today, is that the people of God purify themselves of every rival to His place of preeminence in the heart.

We have seen that God has called us to live out the gospel as the mission for our life, knowing that He is with us always by the indwelling and empowering of the Holy Spirit. In this message we will examine one more element of having the proper perspective on our lives. We will see that faith is living in a way that is marked by His imminent return.

With this message we continue to see the power of God’s Spirit not only in our midst as in Haggai’s day, but now within us. How does our perspective on life change when we understand that we are indwelt with the Spirit of Christ?

In life, discouragement is inevitable, but having God's perspective makes all the difference in our responses, attitudes and actions. As we continue our study in Haggai we see God’s subtle reminder to Israel: “I am with you” despite the adversity you are facing.

Easter is about the most important event for the Christian faith, and it demands a response. It demands our lives. Wherever you are in your life, Christian or non-Christian, we invite you to consider the significance of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Are you willing to change everything in your life in response to the truth of Christ?

Haggai has probably rattled many of us already because we all know how busy and distracted we can be. In this message we see how a follower of Christ responds to God’s reprimand.

We live in the busiest age of the history of man. There is more information and demands on the average person than ever before. Therefore, there are more distractions than ever before that compete with our allegiance to Christ Jesus. This week we will begin a study of Haggai where we'll see the prophet confronting Israel on all their distractions and asking them to “consider their ways.”

When you look at the problems of poverty, injustice, lives torn apart by divorce, drugs, or tragedy, do you say, "I hope someone does something to help" or do you pray, "Lord, use me as your servant to help"? When we're confronted with a broken world all around us, we should cry out to God as the prophet Nehemiah did with weeping and contrition, and ask, "O God, hear my cries, and give me Your grace to make a difference." In this message, we here how Dhati Lewis, a church planter supported by LBC, felt that burden and prayed that prayer, and is now following God by faith to rebuild a community and bring the good news of Jesus Christ to inner city Atlanta.