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Haggai 1:1-15
1 In the second year of King Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of
the LORD came through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor
of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest: 2 This is what the LORD
Almighty says: "These people say, `The time has not yet come for the LORD's house to
be built.' " 3 Then the word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai: 4 "Is it a
time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains
a ruin?" 5 Now this is what the LORD Almighty says: "Give careful thought to your
ways. 6 You have planted much, but have harvested little. You eat, but never have
enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm.
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What do you hear in God's tone? Why?
You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it." 7 This is what the LORD
Almighty says: "Give careful thought to your ways. 8 Go up into the mountains
and bring down timber and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be
honored," says the LORD. 9 "You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little.
What you brought home, I blew away. Why?" declares the LORD Almighty. "Because
of my house, which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with his own house.
How do you feel about God's strategy?
10 Therefore, because of you the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth its
Tone: frustration, exasperation, firm kindness /
crops. 11 I called for a drought on the fields and the mountains, on the grain, the new
loving rebuke.
wine, the oil and whatever the ground produces, on men and cattle, and on the labor
of your hands." 12 Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the
high priest, and the whole remnant of the people obeyed the voice of the LORD their
God and the message of the prophet Haggai, because the LORD their God had sent
How might there have arisen a difference
him. And the people feared the LORD. 13 Then Haggai, the LORD's messenger, gave
between the people's understanding of God's
call, and God's actual call?
this message of the LORD to the people: "I am with you," declares the LORD. 14 So the
LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the
spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of the whole remnant
of the people. They came and began to work on the house of the LORD Almighty, their
God, 15 on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month in the second year of King Darius.
How do you think the people ended up
focusing their energies being `busy on their
own paneled houses'?
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SKETCHES of Leadership o o o o >
eading With Vision
Seeing Clearly :

> When of God becomes difficult,

it's easy to on our own terms.

> When we're of God, we

usually find some other to occupy our time.

> Biblical leaders help their communities get a corporate
vision from God, and help them in obeying

that vision when things get .

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ase Study
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> The following is a case study of the kinds of relationships you will likely have as
servant leaders. How would you exercise insight and foresight in this case?
Ask :
After being on staff for three years, Jerry began creating more space to hear God call
> What is your interpretation of this
turn of events in Jerry's life?
him to new mission fields on campus. As he did, he became aware of the number of
Indian students who didn't know Jesus, and had no one reaching out to them. With
new faith, Jerry began networking with these students on campus, meeting many of
Respond :
them quickly. A month into this new outreach, however, one of the Indian students
started a rumor that Jerry was a part of a cult. Wanting to dispel false impressions,
> What does Jerry need to see and to
do in order to continue to respond
Jerry avoided some of the skeptics, but continued going deeper with the receptive
to God's cal now?
Indian Christians. Two years later, the Indian small group Bible study was still going,
providing one of the only places for Indian Christians to grow on campus.
For reflection:
1. Has God given you a vision or a call in your ministry?
2. What are the paneled houses in your life that you need to watch out for?
3. How do you know when you're avoiding the call of God?
4. What is God giving you through Haggai that you can bring to your campus?
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Sketches of Leadership #23
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SKETCHES of Leadership o o o o >
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eading With Vision
Haggai 1:1-15
1 In the second year of King Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of
the LORD came through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor
of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest: 2 This is what the LORD
Almighty says: "These people say, `The time has not yet come for the LORD's house to
be built.' " 3 Then the word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai: 4 "Is it a
time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a
ruin?" 5 Now this is what the LORD Almighty says: "Give careful thought to your ways.
6 You have planted much, but have harvested little. You eat, but never have enough.
You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn
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wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it." 7 This is what the LORD Almighty
What do you hear in God's tone? Why?
says: "Give careful thought to your ways. 8 Go up into the mountains and bring
Frustration, exasperation, firm kindness,
down timber and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be honored,"
loving rebuke.
says the LORD. 9 "You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little. What you
brought home, I blew away. Why?" declares the LORD Almighty. "Because of my house,
which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with his own house. 10 Therefore,
How do you feel about God's strategy?
because of you the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth its crops. 11 I called
Initially, it can feel somewhat harsh, particu-
for a drought on the fields and the mountains, on the grain, the new wine, the oil and
larly when God says that he "blew away"
what they brought home. However, seeing
whatever the ground produces, on men and cattle, and on the labor of your hands."
the way that God uses difficult circumstances
12 Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the
to get their attention, and turn them back to
him, it's clear that this withholding is meant
whole remnant of the people obeyed the voice of the LORD their God and the message
to lead them back into fulfilling a vision that
of the prophet Haggai, because the LORD their God had sent him. And the people
will have them
feared the LORD. 13 Then Haggai, the LORD's messenger, gave this message of the
How might there have arisen a difference
between the people's understanding of God's
LORD to the people: "I am with you," declares the LORD. 14 So the LORD stirred up
call, and God's actual call?
the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son
The initial call was probably clear enough,
of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of the whole remnant of the people. They
but they probably encountered opposition,
came and began to work on the house of the LORD Almighty, their God, 15 on the
much like they do later in Nehemiah. When
this came, it felt easier to re-shape the call,
twenty-fourth day of the sixth month in the second year of King Darius.
rather than to admit that they were unwill-
ing to fulfill the call.
How do you think the people ended up
focusing their energies being `busy on their
own paneled houses'?
When they weren't moving forward with
God's call to build the temple, they had idle
time. Rather than lie around--which could
heighten their awareness of their forfeit--
they found something to occupy their time
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with the timber and building supplies they'd
already gathered for the temple.
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o o o o >
eading With Vision
Seeing Clearly :

> When of God becomes difficult,
obeying the call
it's easy to on our own terms.
reinterpret the call
> When we're of God, we
resisting the call
usually find some other to occupy our time.
activity
> Biblical leaders help their communities get a corporate
vision from God, and help them in obeying
persevere
that vision when things get .
difficult
C @
ase Study
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> The following is a case study of the kinds of relationships you will likely have as
servant leaders. How would you exercise insight and foresight in this case?
Ask :
After being on staff for three years, Jerry began creating more space to hear God call
> What is your interpretation of this
turn of events in Jerry's life?
him to new mission fields on campus. As he did, he became aware of the number of
Indian students who didn't know Jesus, and had no one reaching out to them. With
new faith, Jerry began networking with these students on campus, meeting many of
Respond :
them quickly. A month into this new outreach, however, one of the Indian students
started a rumor that Jerry was a part of a cult. Wanting to dispel false impressions,
> What does Jerry need to see and to
do in order to continue to respond
Jerry avoided some of the skeptics, but continued going deeper with the receptive
to God's cal now?
Indian Christians. Two years later, the Indian small group Bible study was still going,
providing one of the only places for Indian Christians to grow on campus.
For reflection:
1. Has God given you a vision or a call in your ministry?
2. What are the paneled houses in your life that you need to watch out for?
3. How do you know when you're avoiding the call of God?
4. What is God giving you through Haggai that you can bring to your campus?
INTERVARSITY ®
Sketches of Leadership #23
©2007 InterVarsity Christian Fellowship 6400 Schroeder Road, P.O. Box 7895 Madison, WI 53707-7895
tel 608.274.9001 email info@intervarsity.org web www.intervarsity.org