Summary:
This sermon covers 3 main points:
(1) Why do we rejoice in the midst of tribulations?
(2) How can we have joy in suffering?
(3) What should we be doing to rejoice in tribulation?

The main theme of Haggai is to encourage the people to return to rebuild the temple. Even though the people had returned, the work stopped for 16 years. God therefore encouraged them through 2 prophets, one of whom was Haggai, the other Zechariah. The word of the Lord came to Haggai 4 times. The previous sermons covered the first 2 messages. This sermon will cover the 3rd and 4th.

Summary: What are some considerations for succession?

1. Choose successors based on their faith(fulness) and reverence, rather than their gifts (Neh 7:2; 2 Tim 2:2).
2. Guide our successors, as how Paul guided Timothy as his own son.
3. If we are asked to take up a work, be faithful, humble and willing to learn, even if we are unskilled in it.

Summary:

1. Am I a temple meet for God’s dwelling?
2. Let us build up a place to stir up love and good works!

Recently there was a talk by the PM about overcoming the crisis of the lifetime. He was talking about COVID-19. To say that this is a crisis of a lifetime is not an exaggeration because it is not just a health crisis but also an economic, social, and political crisis. Indeed, COVID-19 has been earth-shattering in many ways. There was a particular phrase that the PM mentioned, “There are tectonic shifts taking place.” For us Christians, is this the real crisis of the last days? No doubt, the external environment we live in is a very tough one but the real crisis for a Christian is not external but internal; it is spiritual. The real crisis is when we are not prepared to meet our Lord. We turn to Revelation 6:17;