Order of Worship for April 5, 2020

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Family Prayer

Old Testament Scripture Reading: Proverbs 3:1-12

Song: I Will Wait for You (Psalm 130)

Song: Everlasting God

Song: Be Thou, My Vision

New Testament Scripture Reading: Colossians 2:6-15

MESSAGE from Habakkuk 1:1-11

Habakkuk: From Fear to Faith

A Strange Providence

Habakkuk 1:1-11

1. Habakkuk's cry vs. 1-4

2. God's response vs. 5-11

    a. unexpected answers to prayer vs. 5-6

    b. unusual means vs. 6-11

Song: There is a Fountain

APPLICATION QUESTIONS

Children

1. What is a cry for help vs. 2?

2. What is a puzzle? With that illustration, how might God's ways be puzzling to us?

3. History lesson: Who are the Chaldeans? (Parents use this opportunity for students to make the connection with history and the Bible).

Parents

1. What sorts of prayers have you been praying during this pandemic?

2. Do you believe God caused the COVID-19 why or why not? If not, how do you respond to passages like Isaiah 45:5-7, Lamentations 3:37-39, Amos 3:6, even Job 2:9-10

3. What does it mean "God doesn't plan the ends without the means?"

4. How has this particular sermon built your trust in the Lord's sovereignty?