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God's Answer to a Prophet's Second Complaint, Part 2

Habakkuk 1:12-2:20
At this point in our series, you might think that Habakkuk is beginning to sound like a complainer, but His complaints and laments arise because he is serious about three things – the glory of God; the holiness of God and His people; and his own abhorrence of sin and the terrifying prospect that God’s people would embrace it in defiance of the Lord.

God's Answer to a Prophet's Second Complaint, Part 1

Habakkuk 1:12-2:20
You can't expect the trains to run according to your timetable if you are using a train schedule from a different city. And yet, that's how we sometimes act with God – and how Habakkuk did as well. Our timetables are skewed by impatience, misconceptions, sin, and the limitations of human wisdom, but God's timetable is perfect because it is rooted in His wisdom, sovereignty, and power.

God's Answer to a Prophet's Complaint, Part 2

Habakkuk 1:1-11
God is big enough to handle your complaints, doubts, and concerns – but you had better be ready for the way He may answer you. There are some positive aspects of Habakkuk's complaint against the Lord – and yet, God's answer to him reveals Habakkuk's misunderstandings and some serious corrections that God needed to bring about in his life.

God's Answer to a Prophet's Complaint, Part 1

Habakkuk 1:1-11
Have you ever felt treated so unfairly at your job, by the police, or in a civil matter, that you filed a complaint? Today we will see how Habakkuk's serious grievance about Israel's idolatry and wickedness, and God's seeming indifference to it, compelled him to file a surprising complaint against the Lord Himself.

Meet the Prophet Habakkuk

Habakkuk 1:1-2
Eavesdropping in on a personal conversation is rude and socially unacceptable – but today we will make an exception. The book of Habakkuk is laid out like a conversation between the ancient prophet and the Lord, and we are invited to listen in and pay careful attention to Habakkuk's conversation with the Almighty.

If I Should Die Before I Wake: A Summation

2 Corinthians 4
Nothing – not even death – can separate God's people from Him. Join Dr. Harry Reeder on InPerspective as he reminds us that for the Christian, to be absent from the body in physical death, is to be present with the Lord as we await our future resurrection.

Unity and Diversity, Part 2B

Ephesians 4:1-16
Children don't want just one present under the Christmas tree – they want to see a diverse assortment of gifts to enjoy. Our heavenly Father has given His children a diversity of spiritual gifts to build up and strengthen the body of Christ. When we exercise God's diverse assortment of spiritual gifts in service to one another, we manifest authentic Christian love and unity.

Unity and Diversity, Part 2A

Ephesians 4:1-16
A football team will lose every game if everyone wants to play quarterback or catch passes, and nobody wants to block or play defense. They can only win if they come together and fulfill the unique roles and responsibilities that the coach has assigned to each player. We must recognize and embrace the unity AND diversity in the Body of Christ, and in the development and exercise of our spiritual gifts.

Unity and Diversity, Part 1B

Ephesians 4:1-16
God's Word urges us to “walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called” – but many Christians try to walk in a manner worthy to be called. Our acceptance with God is not based on how worthy a life we live, but on the absolute worthiness and perfection of the Lord Jesus Christ and His sacrificial atoning death on our behalf.

Unity and Diversity, Part 1A

Ephesians 4:1-16
You would not expect to see presents under your Christmas tree from a complete stranger. You typically receive gifts from people you know – and the same is true of spiritual gifts. God only gives the gifts of the Holy Spirit to those who belong to Him – those who know the Lord Jesus Christ and have spiritual union with Him by grace through faith.