Haggai

4th Dissapointment
Ye Clothe, but not warm

Lack of Warmth

Lack of Warmth
Body temperature 98.6% Reduced Blood circulation

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How can we keep warmth W a 1. Closeness 2. Contemplation r 3. Communion m t h

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Lack of Warmth
1. Closeness Who felt cold and had to warm himself? Peter - Mr 14:54 And Peter followed him afar off, . and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire. Jn 13:23 Now there was leaning on Jesus bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved. While one was warming with the adversaries, the other was warming by the foot of the cross.

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Lack of Warmth
Gen 18:23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?active Jam 4:8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.

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Lack of Warmth
2. Contemplation Ps 39:3 my heart burned within me; the fire was kindled in my musing: I spoke with my tongue, 4 LORD, make me to know mine end, When in our Christian life we lose its heavenly heat, the way of recovery is warming by meditation. Meditation is like the oil to the lamp of prayer.

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Lack of Warmth
Lord went up the Mount privately, then he prayed When our soul is upon the mount of meditation, it is in tune for prayer. In Meditation Spirit of God pours good thoughts into our soul In Prayer the Spirit of God pours out those thoughts to the Lord.

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Lack of Warmth
3. Communion Ec 4:11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? Warmth in Togetherness Warmth in Communion Ec 4:9 Two are better than one; . Ec 4:12 . and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

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Lack of Warmth
2 men went to Emmaus The Lord walks, talks & eats. Lk 24:15 Jesus himself drew near, and went with them V27 he expounded unto them in all the scriptures V30 as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. V32 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?

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Lack of Warmth
1Jn 1:3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

5th Dissapointment
Earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.

Lack of Resources

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Lack of Resources
1. Supply Lk 16:12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another mans, who shall give you that which is your own? Lk 19:17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. Vs 24 And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.

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Lack of Resources
Jn 6:27 Labour not for that which perisheth Mr 8:36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? 2Cor 5:15 they which live should not live for themselves but should live unto him that died for them and rose again.

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3. Store Ps 144:13 That are garners may be full, affording all manner of store. Mt 13:52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. Jer 2:13 For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

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Lack of Resources
Mal 3:8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. 9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. 10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

Disappointment S Summary: u 5 Disappointments m Not giving priority to the Lord and His business. m World become more attractive than our Lord. a 1Jo 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the r Father, but is of the world. y

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Disappointment
Lust of the flesh - Pleasures eat, drink and be merry Lust of the eyes Prestige / Pride - Clothe looks of life adornment external beauty etc Pride of Life Possessions - Wealth earn, earn and earn. They opted for the world - But never could enjoy it!!!

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Dissapointment
We put so much effort into material/earthly matters thinking that they will satisfy us, but they never do Instead: Mt 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. When David desired to build a house for the Lord, Lord said I will build a house for David.

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Mt 6:31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

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Dissapointment
Mt 6:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Col 3:2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.