HABAKKUK: THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH: A Survey of the Bible
Habakkuk: The Just Shall Live by Faith
A Survey of the Bible
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Habakkuk Chart - Wilson
Introduction to Habakkuk - Armerding
Habakkuk’s Psalm (Chapter 3) - Chisholm
Context: Who, Where, When and Why?
• Who composed Habakkuk?
• Who is Habakkuk’s audience
• When was Habakkuk written?
• Where were he and his audience?
• Why was he writing?
Content: How and What?
• How is Habakkuk organized?
• Prologue: The Oracle that Habakkuk the Prophet Received (1:1)
• Question #1: Why is God silent and justice perverted (1:2-4)?
• Answer #1: The Lord will use the Babylonians to judge Israel (1:5-11).
• Question #2: Since the Lord is just, how can He use a wicked nation (1:12-2:1)?
• Answer #2: The righteous must live by faith (2:2-20).
• Concluding Psalm of Praise: Trust the Lord and rejoice in Him while we wait (3:16-19).
• What is the message of Habakkuk?
Conviction: So What?
• Where does this fit?
- Habakkuk is an honest presentation of a faithful servant of God trying to make sense of the world around him.
- Habakkuk demonstrates that honest questions are fine as long as we are willing to hear God’s answer and eventually praise Him.
• What should we believe?
- God can handle our questions. Ask them.
- We often struggle to understand God’s work in the world around us.
- God’s answer are always best but not always pleasant.
• How should we behave?
- The righteous shall live by faith (Habakkuk 2:4 cf. Rom. 1:17; Gal. 3:11).
- Ultimately, trusting in God to control everything is the only way to live.
Next Steps
• Be honest with God about your struggle to understand Him and His ways.
• Perhaps even take a risk to be honest in community as well.
• Ultimately, trust God and recognize we must “live by faith”.
This Week’s Growth Guide
God’s Word is both central and critical to your spiritual growth. We invite you to utilize the Growth Guide during the week to further your application of the Truth from the message.
•. Monday - Habakkuk 1:1-11
•. Tuesday - Habakkuk 1:1-12-2:1
•. Wednesday - Habakkuk 2:2-11
•. Thursday - Habakkuk 2:12-20
•. Friday - Habakkuk 3:1-19
Home Church
Our Home Churches meet weekly to facilitate quicker relational depth, study the same passage taught
Sunday to help apply Scripture in the context of community, and pray with one another.
Home Church Questions
• Read Habakkuk 1:1-3:19 (Again. Yes, the whole book).
• What about the message captured your attention?
• Read 2 Kings 23:31-24:5. What was the religious and political situation that prompted Habakkuk’s oracle? How does this relate to the world we are living in currently?
• Habakkuk’s perplexed questions of “How long…” and “Why…” (1:2-3,7) reflected a wavering faith in the face of evil. What are some signs that may appear in one’s life that would suggest that their faith is wavering?
• When in your life have had that same feeling of bewilderment about God’s seeming slowness to act when you were (or are) pressed with difficult or evil circumstances?
• God provides His answer to His seeming slowness to act in 2:3, “wait for it.” How is waiting the ultimate test of faith? Why is it so hard to do?
• Habakkuk is weighed heavily with the idea that God would use evil forces against his people to who are less evil (1:13). What is God’s purpose in doing so, to punish or alternatively to prompt correction? In what ways might God do this in today’s world?
• Habakkuk’s resolve in the face of his “How…” and “Why…” questions is recorded in 3:17-19. How would you rewrite these verses in the context of today’s world?
• How does this response reflect the LORD’s description of the righteous as one who lives by his faith (2:4)?
• Pause and have someone pray for your group and our church that we can be a people with this kind of faith.
Finances
Weekly Budget 32,692
Giving For 10/08 31,452
Giving For 10/15 31,096
YTD Budget 523,077
Giving 449,542
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Operation Christmas Child
Here are two great ways to pack shoeboxes towards Fellowship’s goal of 8000 children receiving boxes.
Check out the the Go Store in downtown Conway where your dollars go further enabling you to pack more boxes. Check them out at conwaygostore.com. Prefer to shop from home? OCC provides a way to pack a box online that still counts towards the Fellowship goal – go to tinyurl.com/2xw49ft6 to get packing.
We also need lots of help pulling off Collection Week, Nov 13-20. You can get all the information about OCC as well as signing up to serve at fellowshipconway.org/occ.
New to Fellowship?
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Join us for fellowship 101
We invite you to join us Sunday, October 29, at 9:00 a.m. to learn more about Fellowship. If you’re new to Fellowship, join us in the conference room (first floor) to hear what God is doing and where He is taking us. During this time, you will meet some of our ministry leaders. Register at fellowshipconway.org/register.
Fellowship 201 - Core Doctrines of Fellowship
Fellowship 101 is designed to explore who we are as a church and introduce you to leaders of our ministries. This class is designed for anyone who has gone through Fellowship 101 in the last year and wants a deeper understanding of our beliefs. Together, we will go through core Christian teachings and how they apply to our daily lives. We would love to see you November 5 and November 12, 9:00 a.m. in the Library.
Fellowship Men’s Campfire - Saturday, November 3 at 5-9:00 p.m.
Come hang out with the guys at a Men’s campfire on Friday, Nov 3, from 5-9 pm at Fellowship. Men’s ministry will provide food, fire, and cornhole. Bring your lawn chair, other games and a desire to relax and fellowship. We do need a headcount, please register at fellowshipconway.org/register.
Fellowship Kids Hike Day - Saturday, November 11 at 10:00 a.m.
Grab your hiking shoes and pack a sack lunch. It is time to meet us at the Woolly Hollow pavilion for a short hike and scavenger hunt followed by lunch and treats. This is such a fun and simple way to spend time together as a Fellowship family enjoying some fresh air in the outdoors. We hope to see you there.
Feed the need
Fellowship will be hosting the Walmart Neighborhood Market. We are looking for 30 volunteers to help sort, box, and load food onto the truck; text Michael Harrison at 501-339-4222 or email to mharrison@fellowshipconway.org. Your participation in this one-day event will help feed thousands of people in Faulkner County and deliver a message of hope to struggling families.