Missions Focus: Please be praying for Brian and Christa Isidore, missionaries we support monthly who serve in Spain. We will be writing them encouraging notes today.
Local: Pray for opportunity to meet needs in your community.
Church: Pray for our February 2nd public launch of Corner Church downtown and a healthy Body of Christ in every community!

Communal Prayer is Tuesday at 9am in the Corner Coffee North Loop mixed use basement space.
Join the Cairo Missions missions trip prayer team. We have a team of six people going to Cairo on a short term missions trip in February. One way you can be a support is by joining our prayer team. Please sign up right now by using the QR code! Today, January 12, the team will be making breakfast at Corner Church North Loop. All donations will go towards the cost of the team’s trip.
Corner Church Youth will be having a dinner on Friday, January 17 at 7pm at the Woller home. Please let Scott Woller know if you are coming at 612.801.9233. Join us for dinner, fun, and conversation.
Corner Church Downtown Preview Services will be January 19 and 26 at 10am at Corner Coffee Downtown. (905 Nicollet Mall MPLS)
Sunday, February 2 will be Corner Church Downtown’s official launch of weekly Sunday services, 10am at Corner Coffee Downtown, 905 Nicollet Mall MPLS.
Spring Connection Groups start February 16. Start dreaming up what you want do and share it at corner.church/groups.
In 2025 we are wanting to send “Welcome to the
neighborhood!” postcards to people who are moving into our
communities. This is one of many things that your investment
in the Corner Church community goes towards. Thank you!

Haggai 1:2 • Not time
“These people say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the Lord’s house.’”

Haggai 1:4 • Focused on Their Houses
4 “Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?”

Haggai 1:5 • Give Careful Thought
5 Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways.”

Haggai 1:12 • Leap Into Action
12 Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Joshua son of Jozadak, 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 him. And the people feared the Lord.

Dialogue Questions:

On your announcement card, give each of these things a score between 1 and 10

1 - being it doesn’t really slow you down from doing things you want to do
10 - being it is an impenetrable obstacle to doing things you want to do

Fear of failure
Lack of confidence
Procrastination
Overwhelm
Unclear goals
Perfectionism
Anxiety
Negative self-talk
Lack of motivation
Feeling unprepared
Lack of support


What do the things that score high for you have in common?
What do the things that score low for you have in common?

Write on your announcement card:
Which one causes you to feel the biggest emotion?
Which one fuels the biggest action?

Personal desires
Beliefs
Sense of purpose
Desire to solve a problem
Wanting to help
Guilt
Shame
Obligation
Fear of punishment
Not wanting to disappoint


Dialogue Question:

What is essential for someone like you to make meaningful progress?

Dialogue Question:

How does long-term inactivity impact passion and purpose?

Dialogue Questions:

How does impossibility impact action?
How does being helped impact action?

A moment of quiet reflection • Use your announcement card

What is Jesus calling you back to?
What is Jesus wanting to help you with?

Dialogue Question:

What surfaces as you give a moment to listen to Jesus’ calling you back to something or offering His help with something?

Take It Deeper Questions:
Read Haggai 1:12-15, Matthew 11:28-30.
What can cause you to get stuck or stop progress?
What is helpful when you are stuck?
How does God help people when they are stuck?
How could God help you in this season of life?
How are you challenged, focused, encouraged, and/or confused by these texts?

Bible Reading Plan:
Haggai 1, 2
Ezra 1
Ezra 2
Ezra 3
Ezra 4
Matthew 11