Chris Taylor
May 10, 2026
Keltys Worship Service, May 10, 2026 (Mother’s Day)
Pastor Chris Taylor
Series Title: The Sovereignty of God in Suffering, Judgement, and Salvation
Text: Habakkuk 1:1-4
Title: Godly prayer
Big Idea: Godly prayer is birthed from a passion for God’s glory and a true hatred of evil.
A Short Introduction to Habakkuk
- 722 BC – Fall of Samaria (Israel to Assyria)
- 586 BC – Fall of Jerusalem (Judah to Babylon)
See Leviticus 26:27-39; Deuteronomy 28:15-68
- King Josiah – Judah’s last righteous King – ruled from 640-609 BC
- 612 BC – The Fall of the Assyrian Empire
- 605 BC – The Babylonian defeat of the Egyptian army at Carchemish
- 597 BC – Babylon invades Judah
What was the moral state of Judah at the time of Habakkuk’s prophecy?
See 2 Kings 23:31-32, 36-37; 24:8-9
Structure of Habakkuk:
Habakkuk 1:1-4 – Habakkuk’s first complaint
Habakkuk 1:5-11 – The Lord answers
Habakkuk 1:12-2:1 – Habakkuk’s second complaint
Habakkuk 2:2-20 – The Lord answers
Habakkuk 3 – Habakkuk prays
Key Themes:
- God’s sovereignty
- God’s justice
- God’s holiness
- God’s faithfulness
- Theodicy
- Eschatology
- Faith
- Prayer
Why this book?
See Habakkuk 2:4; Habakkuk 2:14; Habakkuk 2:20; Habakkuk 3:18-19
- What we learn in Habakkuk is the importance of a strong theological base.
What do we see in Habakkuk 1:1-4”
1. A passion for God’s ______
2. A strong displeasure over _______
See Psalm 119:136; Matthew 5:4
3. A proclivity for ________
A. Habakkuk prays from a place of relational _________
B. Habakkuk prays wth ________
C. Habakkuk prays with _______