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Discuss one of the biggest reasons why yoyng people leave the church is because it does not adequately address the tough questions of life....
how life began
the ideal family model
the value of human life
the subject of abortion
gay and LGBTQ lifestyles
science versus miracles
evolution vs creation
why is there evil in the world
etc......
how life began
the ideal family model
the value of human life
the subject of abortion
gay and LGBTQ lifestyles
science versus miracles
evolution vs creation
why is there evil in the world
etc......
You Got Questions
Published on Aug 13, 2021
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
You Got Questions
God has answers
Discuss one of the biggest reasons why yoyng people leave the church is because it does not adequately address the tough questions of life....
how life began
the ideal family model
the value of human life
the subject of abortion
gay and LGBTQ lifestyles
science versus miracles
evolution vs creation
why is there evil in the world
etc......
how life began
the ideal family model
the value of human life
the subject of abortion
gay and LGBTQ lifestyles
science versus miracles
evolution vs creation
why is there evil in the world
etc......
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The best answers to the best life have not changed
What are your questions?
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The prophecy that Habakkuk the prophet received. Habakkuk’s Complaint. How long, Lord, must I call for help,
but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!”
but you do not save?
Why do you make me look at injustice?
Why do you tolerate wrongdoing?
Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds.
Therefore the law is paralyzed,
and justice never prevails.
The wicked hem in the righteous,
so that justice is perverted.
“Look at the nations and watch and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your day that you would not believe, even if you were told. I am raising up the Babylonians, that ruthless and impetuous people, who sweep across the whole earth
to seize dwellings not their own.
They are a feared and dreaded people; they are a law to themselves and promote their own honor. Their horses are swifter than leopards fiercer than wolves at dusk. Their cavalry gallops headlong; their horsemen come from afar. They fly like an eagle swooping to devour;
they all come intent on violence.
Their hordes advance like a desert wind and gather prisoners like sand.
They mock kings and scoff at rulers. They laugh at all fortified cities; by building earthen ramps they capture them. Then they sweep past like the wind and go on—guilty people, whose own strength is their god.”
Who is Habbakuk?
- One who embraces
- Press to the heart
- Just before 1st captivity
- "Neb" was on his way
- Asking Questions around 605 BC
No little about his personal story
Name means strong embrace
Press to the heart
Habakkuk was one who held his people close and saw it as his responsibility to bring his people's concerns before the Lord
Just the opposite of what a prophet is usually seen doing, which is bringing the message of God to people....
Saw a seemingly hopeless cultural environment fraught with evil now facing certain desruction with the impending arrival of King Nebuchadnezzar
If there ever was the ideal person to bring your questions about God, it would be Habakkuk, apparently a compassionate shepherd/prophet who felt the heartbreak of his people personally.
AND WHAT DO WE LEARN FROM HIM.....?
Looking for answers? Have questions? Connect with a loving shepherd who can join you in finding the answers and lifting your concerns to the Lord.
Name means strong embrace
Press to the heart
Habakkuk was one who held his people close and saw it as his responsibility to bring his people's concerns before the Lord
Just the opposite of what a prophet is usually seen doing, which is bringing the message of God to people....
Saw a seemingly hopeless cultural environment fraught with evil now facing certain desruction with the impending arrival of King Nebuchadnezzar
If there ever was the ideal person to bring your questions about God, it would be Habakkuk, apparently a compassionate shepherd/prophet who felt the heartbreak of his people personally.
AND WHAT DO WE LEARN FROM HIM.....?
Looking for answers? Have questions? Connect with a loving shepherd who can join you in finding the answers and lifting your concerns to the Lord.
Ask Questions
Habakkuk does....
How long.......vs. 1
2. Why
are you not saving those in distress?
3. What are you thinking....?
making me look at injustice
why are you looking at wrongdoing and doing nothing about it? (the meaning behind tolerate)
Do not hesitate to ask God questions
Express your frustration
Share your fears.....
2. Why
are you not saving those in distress?
3. What are you thinking....?
making me look at injustice
why are you looking at wrongdoing and doing nothing about it? (the meaning behind tolerate)
Do not hesitate to ask God questions
Express your frustration
Share your fears.....
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Real environment....
- I call.....no answer
- I pray.....no answer
- Trouble and sorrow
- Evil people reign
- Destruction
- Continual destruction
- Strife and conflict
verse 1-4.....
I call - God doesn't seem to be listening
I pray - people are not rescued rather keep on being injured and their homes destroyed
Immoral behavior leading to trouble and sorrow
God knows - tolderates - word for looking right at something evil and doing nothing
mischief
misery
travail
sorrow
caused by evil people
Destruction - robbery, ruin, violence abound
Sgrife and conflict - words describing verbal confrontations and physcial altercations
Real results....
- Legal system is...
- overwhelmed
- rendered ineffective
- appears feeble
- justice never prevails
Real results....
- Righteous are....
- surrounded
- outnumbered
- hemmed in
- influence hindered
Justice perverted....
unable to fulfill its intended and proper role
unable to fulfill its intended and proper role
Evil
the problem
The number 1 reason people think God is a joke
He is either non existent
or weak and uncaring.....
He is either non existent
or weak and uncaring.....
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God's Answer
will amaze you!
Draw your attention to the national level
God tells Habakkuk to look at the big picture
My plan will amaze you
you will be rendered speechless,
you will be dumbfounded
You will find it unbelieveable!
I am going to raise up the Babylonians...
King Nebuchadnezzar.....as my instrument of judgment, they are worse than the current sin among the Jews
God tells Habakkuk to look at the big picture
My plan will amaze you
you will be rendered speechless,
you will be dumbfounded
You will find it unbelieveable!
I am going to raise up the Babylonians...
King Nebuchadnezzar.....as my instrument of judgment, they are worse than the current sin among the Jews
Photo by Sam Schooler
Babylonians
- ruthless impetuous
- thieves feared
- self-promoting lawless
- powerful violent
- arrogant over confident
- slavers and guilty/careless
- swift destructive
- worship their own strength
ruthless - showing great hostilitly and animosity
impetuous - no self control, unpredictable, hasty, not the kind of people who think things through, but act instead
thieves - taking what is not theirs
feared and dreaded - panic sets in when they arrive
impetuous - no self control, unpredictable, hasty, not the kind of people who think things through, but act instead
thieves - taking what is not theirs
feared and dreaded - panic sets in when they arrive
Some Principles
- Don't confuse silence with God being out of of control
- God's timing is not our timing
- Evil has an expiration date
- Judgement is overcome by faith
Bablyon had an expiration date and so do evil nations
Evil rulers have an expiration date
2 Peter 3:6 ff 8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.
11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12 as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming.[b] That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. 13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
Evil rulers have an expiration date
2 Peter 3:6 ff 8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.
11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12 as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming.[b] That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. 13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
