November 23, 2025

Provision – Haggai 2:10-23 – Rev. Justin Young

Main Idea: Hope in God.

Hope …

… not in your faithfulness (vv. 10-17)

… in God's faithfulness (vv. 18-23)

Announcements

🎄 Youth are invited to join our Christmas Project and Party on Saturday, December 20, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. We'll be serving at Shepherd Community Center's Christmas store (video) and then return to church for games and a gift exchange. Please bring wrapping paper, bows, or tape and / or canned items (such as canned meat and canned beans) to donate to Shepherd Community Center as well as a small gift ($10-$15 value; doesn't have to be new) for our gift exchange. There are 10 spots left for the service project and early registration closes Sunday, November 30, so please register today.

💧Baptism is an important next step in following the Lord. Our next baptism will be Easter Sunday, April 5. If you are interested, please contact Pastor Justin by the Wednesday, December 31.

❤️ Current 8th graders and older are invited to learn more and register for our short-term mission trip with Shepherd Community Center on July 5 to 10, 2026. During this week, we will learn about poverty, serve the community, and care for students. Registration closes Wednesday, December 31.

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This Week's Bible Reading

• November 24 - Psalm 38, Zephaniah 1-2
• November 25 - Psalm 39, Zephaniah 3
• November 26 - Psalm 40, Haggai 1
• November 27 - Psalm 41, Haggai 2
• November 28 - Psalm 42, Zechariah 1

(Complete plan here.)

Growth Group Guide

1. What is the hungriest you've ever been?
2. Read Haggai 2:10-17. How do these verses illustrate the waywardness of the people?
3. What are some ways people try to find hope in themselves? How have you tried to find hope in your own faithfulness? What was the result?
4. Read Haggai 2:18-19. Just as the people had to trust God's faithfulness while they waited for harvest, so we often must wait and trust God's faithfulness. What do you find most difficult about waiting?
5. Read Haggai 2:20-23 and Matthew 1:13. How does God work in and through Zerubbabel?
6. How do we continue to trust God's faithful provision in our lives knowing that we may never see that fruit in our lifetime?