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Habakkuk 3:1-19 Scene 1: Earth shattering events may overwhelm you! The very foundations of your existence can be bought into question. In those circumstances what will you rely on? Think of the Christians who live in countries where their faith is either illegal or discriminated against. One minute…

Intro; This morning we come to the final chapter of this short but relevant Book of Habakkuk. As we saw how Habakkuk cried out to God concerning the sin among Israel and how God said He was going to judge them through a ruthless wicked people, we realize that God has not changed in His ways. You could…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

Introduction Audience: Written to Judah, but the conversation is between the prophet and God. Date: 626-590 BC. It was most likely written after the destruction of the northern kingdom, but before the Judaen exile. This was a period of decline and rebellion in Judah before they were judged. Author: Nothing…

Numbers 4:3 Chag Sameach Shavuot!! REVIEW TORAH GPS We continue to use the Torah as our guide to do our portions So far we have come from Genesis to now Numbers, and God has been at work We started talking about Bamidbar - in the wilderness / Numbers So far we can summarize what we have studied by Cumulative…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 15, Session 4 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources. Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Feb. 2023 Summary and Goal Habakkuk is a remarkable book that records the dialogue between a confused yet…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 15, Session 4 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources. Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., Feb. 2023 Summary and Goal Habakkuk is a remarkable book that records the dialogue between a confused yet…

Habakkuk writes: Habakkuk 3:17–19 (ESV) Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord ; I will take joy in the God of…

Trusting God Puts our Anxiety to Rest A Quick Recap: Habakkuk complains to God “How Long?” God’s Answer: I am going to punish the evil of my chosen people. I am sending the Chaldeans to wreak havoc in order to deal with Israel’s sin Habakkuk’s second complaint: The Chaldeans are so evil, how can they…

A troubling time. Judah just like Israel was under judgment from the Lord because of ungodly choices and living. They were looking like the world instead of being a light to the world. This is a oracle addressed in similar fashion as: Zephaniah and his prophesy to Judah (640-609 B.C.) Nahum pronouncing…

Theme: God knows what He is doing! 1Review Written by Habakkuk Q & A in chapters 1-2 While he got answers, they were not what he wanted or expected. How long was answered by: I’m already at work. How can you use evil people for your purposes was answered by: They will get judgment too as you see My sovereign…

Intro: Questions! We all have them! Much of the time we value them because we were created with a desire to know. If you have a 2 or 3 year old all the questions can be annoying. Answers to our questions give us the opportunity to make adjustments and shape our lives. We can get with reality, or choose…

Introduction: If you have your bibles let me invite you to open with me to the book of Habakkuk. We were introduced to Habakkuk in chapter 1 with Habakkuk’s complaint before the Lord. He was a prophet in Judah, surrounded by people who no longer had any regard for God’s Word. He cried out to God challenging…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Several weeks ago it was Friday the 13th, and it was a full moon, and most of us were finding out that the schools were being shut down because of the virus so our kids were stuck at home, and we were being quarantined as well, and all sporting events and other extra-curricular activities were canceled,…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

How can I be happy? Good morning and welcome to CrossWay. Today's sermon, from the book of Habakkuk, is a continuation of our sermon series in the minor prophets titled, Eternal Questions From the Minor Prophets. Don’t let the word minor fool you. It merely means that the writings of these prophets,…

Habakkuk ends his letter with a prayer acknowledging God’s sovereign ways. We may desire to align our will with God’s will, yet often it ends up with an attempt to bend God’s will to line up with my will. Habakkuk shows us how to get it right.

Intro into the Psalms Many scholars of the OT believe Psalm 1 sets the tone for the enitre 150 pslams and this psalm presents an overview and an introduction to the psalms and the psalmists. For instance, this initial psalm tells us that there are only two kinds of people - godly and ungodly, wise and…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

Today we are starting a series that I hope you will find interesting and engaging, but above all my hope and prayer is that this series will be a tool that God will use in your life to reach a lost and dying world. Today we are going to go back to basics and study the Good News. If you don’t feel comfortable…

This morning I would like you to open your bibles to the Minor Prophet book of Habakkuk… ugh more prophet books… they can be such a downer… Do We Need This? Do we need another prophetic book? Do we need to hear again how God is upset with sin? Do we need to hear about more grace? Do we need to hear God…

We continued our investigation of the question of why God tolerates the treacherous, and looked at the answer to why God will remain faithful to His promise to the patriarchs, to Israel, and the house of David.

Habakkuk 1:2–3 As we continue our Series on our Mindset we come to a sermon that I do not want to preach. A topic that many in this room are experiencing right now, and it is still fresh even in my life. Today I want to talk about grief. As I said, I did not want to preach this sermon, but I have to…