DIMINISHING RETURNS: WHEN THE SECONDARY BECOMES PRIMARY (1 OF 2)
by Scott Maze
Diminishing Returns: When the Secondary Becomes Primary (1 of 2)
Series: Diminishing Returns
Scott Maze
Haggai 1
Throughout the month of October, our church celebrates our 125-year heritage. And as we celebrate all that God has done for us, we know that God is continuing to do a great work even now. This past week a young man emailed me the following message:
''Scott,
I just felt the need to let you know what a blessing attending this church has been on our lives. It is still uncertain on if we will be relocated with my job. Regardless, if our time at Van Buren First Baptist is coming to an end, the few short months we have been attending have been nothing short of life changing for us as a family. We have always been ''in church'' but did not realize how dead we were spiritually. Personally, God has used the men in the Adult 2 class as examples to inspire me to actively seek out more of a relationship with the Lord. It has been great to be a part of a group of men who have such a passion for the God. I know that [my wife] feels the same way about the women she has bonded with.
God has used [this church] to bless me greatly and to wake me u [sic] to the fact that I was just going through the motions for many years. While I am sad to think about moving and having to leave this church family, I know that God is in control and has a plan for us, and that the course we are on now has been radically changed by God's grace and the fact that we started attending Van Buren First Baptist. Thank you again for opening your doors to us.''
Outside of the Old Testament book of Obadiah, Haggai is the smallest book in the Old Testament. At just two chapters, the book is a mere thirty-eight verses long. Little is know about the author of the book. Haggai himself is only mentioned in one place, the book of Ezra. My guess is many of you have never heard a sermon from this small book and may have never known of its existence.
In the second year of Darius (prono ...
Series: Diminishing Returns
Scott Maze
Haggai 1
Throughout the month of October, our church celebrates our 125-year heritage. And as we celebrate all that God has done for us, we know that God is continuing to do a great work even now. This past week a young man emailed me the following message:
''Scott,
I just felt the need to let you know what a blessing attending this church has been on our lives. It is still uncertain on if we will be relocated with my job. Regardless, if our time at Van Buren First Baptist is coming to an end, the few short months we have been attending have been nothing short of life changing for us as a family. We have always been ''in church'' but did not realize how dead we were spiritually. Personally, God has used the men in the Adult 2 class as examples to inspire me to actively seek out more of a relationship with the Lord. It has been great to be a part of a group of men who have such a passion for the God. I know that [my wife] feels the same way about the women she has bonded with.
God has used [this church] to bless me greatly and to wake me u [sic] to the fact that I was just going through the motions for many years. While I am sad to think about moving and having to leave this church family, I know that God is in control and has a plan for us, and that the course we are on now has been radically changed by God's grace and the fact that we started attending Van Buren First Baptist. Thank you again for opening your doors to us.''
Outside of the Old Testament book of Obadiah, Haggai is the smallest book in the Old Testament. At just two chapters, the book is a mere thirty-eight verses long. Little is know about the author of the book. Haggai himself is only mentioned in one place, the book of Ezra. My guess is many of you have never heard a sermon from this small book and may have never known of its existence.
In the second year of Darius (prono ...
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