Sermon Outline 8.30.2026

Text: Haggai 2:1-9
Title: When the Work Looks Small
Big Idea: We can work courageously because God is present, God owns everything, and greater glory has come in Christ.

I. God’s presence is greater than our visible weakness (vv. 1–5)

• Comparison produces discouragement.
• God commands the whole community to be strong.
• God’s covenant and Spirit remain.
• Faithful work is significant because God is with us.

II. God’s resources are greater than our apparent lack (vv. 6–8)

• God shakes creation and nations.
• The nations and their treasures serve his purpose.
• All silver and gold belong to him.
• Limited resources never limit divine sovereignty.

III. God’s promised glory is greater than the remembered past (vv. 7–9)

• God himself fills the house with glory.
• Christ brings greater glory than Solomon’s temple.
• Christ is the true temple and giver of peace.
• His kingdom alone remains unshaken.