A Question for You

1. A question for you: When life is HARD, will I still rejoice? (Habakkuk 3:1-19)


2. The answer: I have REASON to rejoice!

What keeps me going when life is hard?

1. God has a PURPOSE for my trial (Hab 3:1-2)


2. God is FOR me (Hab 3:3-15)


3. My best days are AHEAD (Hab 3:16-19)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Habakkuk 3:1-19

1. Which do you think people (in general) associate more with God: His wrath or His mercy? (Hab 3:2)
    
2. Why is it so hard to worship God (go to church, sing, read the Bible, etc) in the times we need Him the most?
    
3. How did Habakkuk settle on rejoicing in the Lord even on the eve of national destruction (Hab 3:18)? How can we apply this?

Breakout Questions:
Pray for one another.

A Question from God

1. A question from God: What are you DOING?


2. The answer: I am walking in FAITH!

The Path of the Flesh:

1. PRIDE: ME first! (Hab 2:4)


2. GREED: Gotta have MORE! (Hab 2:5-8)


3. EXPLOITATION: I will do WHATEVER it takes to get what I want! (Hab 2:9-14)


4. SENSUALITY: Whatever makes me feel GOOD! (Hab 2:15-17)


5. IDOLATRY : ANYTHING but the Lord! (Hab 2:18-20)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Habakkuk 2:4-20

1. How do you know if you are walking by faith or walking in the flesh?
    
2. When someone is on the path of the flesh, how can they truly come to their senses and get off that path?
    
3. Why does receiving Jesus mean that a believer will not face the judgment of God?

Breakout Questions:

1. Pray for someone you know that is on the path of the flesh.

What are you doing?

1. A question for God: What are you DOING ? (Hab 1:12-2:1)


2. The answer: You are going to have to TRUST ME ! (Hab 2:2-4)

One word to embrace when God doesn't make sense: FAITH
Remember what is true about God!

1. Recite the Characteristics of God. (Hab 1:12)


2. Read what God has Declared. (Hab 2:2)


3. Rest in what God has Promised. (Hab 2:3)

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Small Group Questions ­(Whole Group):
Read Habakkuk 1:12-2:4

1. How would you define faith to someone who is not a believer? Be specific!
    
2. Why does God require us to live by faith? Why doesn’t He just always act obviously and immediately?
    
3. Tell of a time you saw God turn what LOOKED like a mess into redemption.

Breakout Questions:

1. What characteristic of God and/or promise of God do YOU need to embrace right now?
    
2. Pray for one another.

Where are you?

1. A question for God: Where are you when we need you? (Hab 1:1-4)


2. The answer: Wait and see! (Hab 1:5-11)

Three truths to embrace while you wait:

1. Waiting now means something BIG is coming.


2. Sometimes the ANSWER doesn’t look like the ANSWER.


3. SUFFERING always comes before GLORY.

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Habakkuk 1:1-11

1. Is it wrong to question God?
    
2. What social injustice bothers you the most? (anything such as abortion, homosexual marriage, corporate greed, political corruption, etc?)
    
3. How do you react when God seems silent? Do you have a “standoff” with Him (ie you stop praying) or do you pray even more fervently?
    
4. Can you look back on a situation in your own life when God seemed to be silent, but afterwards He  brought an answer to your prayer? Tell of a time that you looked back and could see why God “delayed” in answering a prayer.

Breakout Questions:

1. What prayer do you want answer for right now in your life?

Wisdom in my Friendships

• Should I have unbelieving friends?
• When is it wise to associate with non-Christians?

Case Study #1 Ruth and Naomi Leading Towards the Lord (Ruth 1)

Case Study #2 Lot and Sodom Leading Away from the Lord (Genesis 13-19)

1. Unwise friendships first Disarm you (Prov 22:24-25)


2. Unwise friendships ultimately Destroy you (Prov 22:21-22)

Case Study #3

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Small Group Questions ­(Whole Group):
Read Proverbs 13:20

1. Proverbs 22:24-25 tells us that we become like those with whom we spend time. Why do you think this happens? That is, why do we naturally start to act like the people we are around?
    
2. If you realize a friendship is harmful (rebellion against God or “king”), how do you go about getting out of harm’s way? (Proverbs 13:20) Do you dissolve the friendship, spend less time with the friend...? How do you “break that off”?
    
3. What specifically would you do as a parent if you discovered your late adolescent or teen child had an unwise friendship (causing them to rebel, etc)?
    
4. How can you ensure that you are leading a person to the Lord instead of them leading you away from the Lord? How do you know who is influencing who?

Breakout Questions:

1. Do you have any friendships that have a negative effect on your walk with Christ? What are you going to do about it in light of the Word of God?
    
2. Pray for one another.