Peninsula Covenant Church
1/24/21 Message Notes
Message Title: Waiting on God in Troubled Times Date: January 24, 2021
Locations & Times
Peninsula Covenant Church
3560 Farm Hill Blvd, Redwood City, CA 94061, USA
Saturday 9:00 AM
Saturday 10:30 AM
Message Title: Waiting on God in Troubled Times
Date: January 24, 2021
Date: January 24, 2021
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Context of Habakkuk
What do you do when what you see with your eyes betrenays what you know in your heart?
What have you been waiting for God to do?
What do you do when what you see with your eyes betrenays what you know in your heart?
What have you been waiting for God to do?
"Then the Lord replied: "Write down the revelation..."
Promises by God that came true:
--Abraham and Sarah
--Jacob
--Joseph
--Naomi and Ruth
--David
--Zechariah and Elizabeth
--Mary
Promises by God that came true:
--Abraham and Sarah
--Jacob
--Joseph
--Naomi and Ruth
--David
--Zechariah and Elizabeth
--Mary
Asking "why?" is not a sign of faithlessness, but the opposite. It's leaning in, grabbing onto, and wrestling with God in the waiting.
It's Habakkuk-ing!
It's Habakkuk-ing!
We can trust that God will not be late.
"I will stand, watch, and wait for what the Lord will say to me"
"I will stand, watch, and wait for what the Lord will say to me"
PCC BENEDICTION
May you jump into the arms of Jesus and may He push out into the world. May you be healed as you participate in the healing of others. Not because you must, but because you may. This is why we were born!
May you jump into the arms of Jesus and may He push out into the world. May you be healed as you participate in the healing of others. Not because you must, but because you may. This is why we were born!
BEYOND SUNDAY
Trust the Lord, no matter what. Easier said than done...especially after living through 2020! Habakkuk’s message for God’s people around the world today is that followers of Jesus can, and must, trust in God no matter how tumultuous circumstances may become. However, trusting God is an ongoing process that involves wrestling, waiting, and worshipping Him. This week we focus on what it means to wait on God.
1. According to this week’s speaker, Pastor Scott Kirksey, both God’s action and inaction in the book of Habakkuk appear unfair. Have you witnessed or experienced a situation in which something was unfair? How did you respond?
2. Pete Scazzero, author of Emotionally Healthy Spirituality says that every one of us will go through a dark night of the soul, a time in our lives when we have more questions than answers. And a percentage of Christians won’t survive it, but will walk away from their faith. When you reflect on this statement, how does it make you feel? What do you do when what you see with your eyes betrays what you know in your heart? Reflect on Proverbs 3;5,6. How do these verses help you?
3. Read Habakkuk 2. Scott reminds us that in our walk with God, He doesn’t always do what we want or think He ought to do. And this leaves us with the question, “Why is God taking sooo long?” What have you been waiting on God to do? What do you do in the valley of waiting? Do you try to fix things yourself? Do you give up? Cry out to God? What encouragement would you provide for someone who has been waiting on God for a long time?
4. We are reminded of those in both the New and Old Testaments—Abraham and Sarah, Jacob, David, and Zachariah and Elizabeth—who also walked through trying times. While their circumstances were different, they too wrestled and questioned God, or even took matters into their own hands, but they had one thing in common—they never lost their faith. Reflect on Isaiah 40:31, and Hebrews 4:14-16. What do these verses mean to you?
5. In the midst of the storm, immersed in unfairness and surrounded by hardship, we see in Habakkuk 2:1 that Habakkuk surrenders to God in the following ways: 1. He stands, 2. He watches, 3. He waits. Which part of his behavior is hardest for you?
6. After the wrestling and the praying God responds to Habakkuk as seen in Habakkuk 2:2. What does He tell Habakkuk to do? Why do you think God gave Habakkuk these instructions? How does Habakkuk 2:3 give you hope?
Other Resources (see links below)
1. Watch a video overview of Habakkuk
3. Need support? - Get a coach, counselor or peer to walk with you
4. Need a group to grow? - Check out all the Winter Experiences 2021
Trust the Lord, no matter what. Easier said than done...especially after living through 2020! Habakkuk’s message for God’s people around the world today is that followers of Jesus can, and must, trust in God no matter how tumultuous circumstances may become. However, trusting God is an ongoing process that involves wrestling, waiting, and worshipping Him. This week we focus on what it means to wait on God.
1. According to this week’s speaker, Pastor Scott Kirksey, both God’s action and inaction in the book of Habakkuk appear unfair. Have you witnessed or experienced a situation in which something was unfair? How did you respond?
2. Pete Scazzero, author of Emotionally Healthy Spirituality says that every one of us will go through a dark night of the soul, a time in our lives when we have more questions than answers. And a percentage of Christians won’t survive it, but will walk away from their faith. When you reflect on this statement, how does it make you feel? What do you do when what you see with your eyes betrays what you know in your heart? Reflect on Proverbs 3;5,6. How do these verses help you?
3. Read Habakkuk 2. Scott reminds us that in our walk with God, He doesn’t always do what we want or think He ought to do. And this leaves us with the question, “Why is God taking sooo long?” What have you been waiting on God to do? What do you do in the valley of waiting? Do you try to fix things yourself? Do you give up? Cry out to God? What encouragement would you provide for someone who has been waiting on God for a long time?
4. We are reminded of those in both the New and Old Testaments—Abraham and Sarah, Jacob, David, and Zachariah and Elizabeth—who also walked through trying times. While their circumstances were different, they too wrestled and questioned God, or even took matters into their own hands, but they had one thing in common—they never lost their faith. Reflect on Isaiah 40:31, and Hebrews 4:14-16. What do these verses mean to you?
5. In the midst of the storm, immersed in unfairness and surrounded by hardship, we see in Habakkuk 2:1 that Habakkuk surrenders to God in the following ways: 1. He stands, 2. He watches, 3. He waits. Which part of his behavior is hardest for you?
6. After the wrestling and the praying God responds to Habakkuk as seen in Habakkuk 2:2. What does He tell Habakkuk to do? Why do you think God gave Habakkuk these instructions? How does Habakkuk 2:3 give you hope?
Other Resources (see links below)
1. Watch a video overview of Habakkuk
3. Need support? - Get a coach, counselor or peer to walk with you
4. Need a group to grow? - Check out all the Winter Experiences 2021
1. Video overview of Habakkuk
The Book of Habakkuk explained. From The Bible Project.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPMaRqGJPUU3. Need a group to grow?
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