Instead of moving forwards the people are stuck in the past and making comparisons with the way things used to be.

God’s people have forgotten who comes first and been diverted onto wrong priorities.

Zephaniah paints a picture of an alternative future, where hope for our world is found in God’s justice and love.

Zephaniah paints a bleak picture of the coming Day of the Lord and what it will mean for the whole world...with no exceptions.

However far we feel we have fallen, however distant God may seem, we can be assured that God is for us, his character and his promises have not changed. There is hope for the future.

What sort of worship does God want? Is he at all bothered by the form of our worship, or is he looking for something else entirely

How is it that whilst Israel clearly understood that a special ruler, maybe even the Messiah, would come from Bethlehem, when he did, they completely missed it?

God promises that one day there will be a new leader who will rescue his people and build a new kingdom across the whole world

Prophets can be powerful people, so it’s disastrous when they deliberately use the gift for personal gain, instead of honouring God by courageously saying what he tells them to say.

Corrupt leaders spread sin like a disease when they fail to live by example and model godly behaviour and attitudes.