Each week we pray for our of the missionaries we support. This week's mission's prayer is for John and Maggie Wenzel are serving at the Clubhouse in Puli, Taiwan.

Each week we gather into smaller groups after service to go deeper into the word of God in a more personal way in our Come For More Groups. Find the questions here for those groups or for a great time of discussion around the dinner table with your family!

Title: God Rebuilds

Scripture: Haggai 1

Icebreaker: What is your favorite fall activity?

Summary: In this chapter, God calls His people to consider their ways after they have neglected the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem. The passage emphasizes the importance of prioritizing God’s house over their own comforts and the consequences of their actions, including economic struggles, which highlight their spiritual neglect.

Questions:

1. When have you found yourself getting so focused on your own life, plans, or comfort that you’ve neglected your spiritual priorities?

2. What are some modern equivalents of “paneled houses” (v.4) — things that can distract us from God’s purposes?

3. In verses 5–6, God points out that their hard work wasn’t producing much fruit.

How were their physical struggles connected to their spiritual neglect?

4. How can busyness or comfort become a subtle form of disobedience?

5. In verse 13, Haggai delivers God’s promise: “I am with you.”

What does that tell us about God’s heart even when He corrects His people?

6. How does obedience to God invite His presence and blessing in our lives?