Memory Verse for the Week: 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 my salvation. God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer’s; he makes me tread on my high places.

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INTRO: Habakkuk is less a sermon than it is a prayer journal …

TIMELESS WORTH, ETERNAL RULE
Why does it matter that the LORD is holy and beautiful?

DOWNSIDE-UP LIVING
How can our struggles with sin be traced to a demanding spirit?

REJOICING IN THE LORD
What can enable us to rejoice in the LORD like Habakkuk?

YOU CAN PRAY WITH US …

1. Worship the LORD that he is so sufficient that He is worthy of all trust, even in the midst of trying circumstances. Praise Him, Father, Son and Holy Spirit for His unrivaled, infinite worth.

2. How have you lived only relating to God in order to get what you ultimately want? Confess to Jesus your attempts to use Him rather than seeking to love Him, asking Him to forgive you and to change your heart.

3. Give thanks to Jesus for not treating us in light of our usefulness (especially given our sin) but for the miracle of Him finding us beautiful. Thank Him for bearing the costs of our sin on the cross and putting His worth and beauty upon us by His Spirit.

4. Who do you know that measures God’s goodness by their circumstances? Pray for them, asking the Lord to reveal His Grace and worth even when He doesn’t give them the circumstances they want.

5. Ask the Holy Spirit to bear in you His fruit of joy, to rejoice in the God of your salvation. Pray for such satisfaction in Christ that you really do find your sufficiency in Him rather than in your circumstances.

The Facilitator is a study tool designed to help you engage with the weekly sermon through the five elements we incorporate in our Community Groups; Get Acquainted & Sharing, Sermon Study, Mission, Worship and Prayer. This tool will be made available Monday morning to give us the opportunity to look back at what we heard on Sunday.