Habakkuk 2:1-5. Waiting on God is normal and it requires us to be active. Two easy ways to wait are: 1) Look ahead to God's promise and 2) Look back to the cross.

Is there a way to experience contentment that is not anchored to our ever changing circumstances? When life gets hard or disappointing is contentment really an option? The small book of Habakkuk answers those hard questions in a powerful way.  In this new six week series we learn together how we can experience contentment in troubling times.

Luke 4:42, 5:15-16, 6:12, 11:1,4. Psalm 5:1-3, 51:1-2, 63:1. Reasons FOR praying: 1) Prayer gets us closer to God. 2) In prayer God changes us. 3) In prayer we participate with God's work. Reasons we DON'T pray: 1) We've sinned and we think God doesn't welcome us. 2) Not trusting God for anything bigger than what we think we can accomplish ourselves. 3) We're not hungry for God as we are satisfied with lesser things.

Luke 2:8-38 (Also referenced: John 3:16-17, 4:9-10, Matthew 5:14-16). Jesus came to server everyone: religious and non-religious, educated and uneducated, young and old, married and unmarried, rich and poor, Jew and Gentile, you and me. How does God come to us? He speaks to us, he gives sign, and He makes His presence known when we seek Him.

Isaiah 9:2, 5-7(Also referenced: Isaiah 8:21-22, 53:5; John 1:9). Christ brings the light to our lives. The light gives life, reveals truth, and brings joy to our lives. We respond to the light by living it in a humble and strong way.

John 1:1-5. Who is Jesus? He is with God, is God, has been with God from the beginning, and is the Creator of everything. He came to give life and give light to all of mankind.

1 Thessalonians 5:23-28. In the last message of the A Moving Faith series, the subject of sanctification is examined and how it works for our good and God's glory.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-21(Also referenced: John 6:7-8; Philippians 4:4-7; James 1:2-4; Colossians 3:16; Habakkuk 3:17-19). This section of Thessalonians examines eight explicit commands given on how to experience God throughout your daily walk.

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, John 3:16-18. Be prepared for the day of the Lord's return! Although we don't when He is coming back we know who is coming and who we are because of what He did when he first came to save us. So arm yourself today with faith, love, and hope of salvation.

1 Thessalonians 1:9-10, 4:13-18, 1 Corinthians 15:20. Death was not part of God's original plan for humanity and came about only as a result of sin entering the world. Christ, having conquered death through His resurrection, is our hope for life.