Oakwood Church
Increase My Faith, God
Locations & Times
Oakwood Community Church
11209 Casey Rd, Tampa, FL 33618, USA
Sunday 7:00 AM
I. God’s goal is to increase my faith
Habakkuk 2:4b
“…the righteous will live by his faith.”
Habakkuk 2:4b
“…the righteous will live by his faith.”
I. God’s goal is to increase my faith
A. Faith is for everyday
Habakkuk 2:4b
“…the righteous will live by his faith.”
A. Faith is for everyday
Habakkuk 2:4b
“…the righteous will live by his faith.”
I. God’s goal is to increase my faith
B. Faith is depending on God not myself
Habakkuk 2:4
“See, he is puffed up; his desires are not upright – but the righteous will live by his faith.”
B. Faith is depending on God not myself
Habakkuk 2:4
“See, he is puffed up; his desires are not upright – but the righteous will live by his faith.”
II. My faith will increase as I recognize…
A. God is in control
Habakkuk 2:20
“But the LORD is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him.”
A. God is in control
Habakkuk 2:20
“But the LORD is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him.”
A. God is in control
1. My fear: God has lost control of my world
Habakkuk 1:3-4
“… Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.”
1. My fear: God has lost control of my world
Habakkuk 1:3-4
“… Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.”
Habakkuk 2:20b
“Let all the earth be silent before him.”
“Let all the earth be silent before him.”
A. God is in control
2. God’s reassurance: I haven’t moved
Habakkuk 2:20
“But the LORD is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him.”
2. God’s reassurance: I haven’t moved
Habakkuk 2:20
“But the LORD is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him.”
A. God is in control
3. My response: Rest in Him
Habakkuk 2:20b
“…let all the earth be silent before him.”
3. My response: Rest in Him
Habakkuk 2:20b
“…let all the earth be silent before him.”
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II. My faith will increase as I recognize…
B. God has a plan
Habakkuk 2:14
“For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.”
B. God has a plan
Habakkuk 2:14
“For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.”
B. God has a plan
1. My fear: God’s discipline will destroy me
Habakkuk 1:9-11a
“They all come bent on violence. Their hordes advance like a desert wind and gather prisoners like sand. They deride kings and scoff at rulers. They laugh at all fortified cities; they build earthen ramps and capture them. Then they sweep past like the wind and go on.”
1. My fear: God’s discipline will destroy me
Habakkuk 1:9-11a
“They all come bent on violence. Their hordes advance like a desert wind and gather prisoners like sand. They deride kings and scoff at rulers. They laugh at all fortified cities; they build earthen ramps and capture them. Then they sweep past like the wind and go on.”
B. God has a plan
2. God’s reassurance: I made you for My purpose
Habakkuk 2:14
“For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.”
2. God’s reassurance: I made you for My purpose
Habakkuk 2:14
“For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.”
B. God has a plan
3. My response: Join God in fulfilling His plan
3. My response: Join God in fulfilling His plan
II. My faith will increase as I recognize…
C. God is just
C. God is just
C. God is just
1. My fear: The guilty get away with their sin
Habakkuk 2:6b
“Woe to him who piles up stolen goods and makes himself wealthy by extortion! How long must this go on?”
1. My fear: The guilty get away with their sin
Habakkuk 2:6b
“Woe to him who piles up stolen goods and makes himself wealthy by extortion! How long must this go on?”
Habakkuk 2:9
“Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain setting his nest on high to escape the clutches of ruin!”
“Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain setting his nest on high to escape the clutches of ruin!”
Habakkuk 2:12
“Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by injustice!”
“Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by injustice!”
Habakkuk 2:5
“Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk, so that he can gaze on their naked bodies!”
“Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk, so that he can gaze on their naked bodies!”
Habakkuk 2:19
“Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Come to life!’ Or to lifeless stone, ‘Wake up!’ Can it give guidance? It is covered with gold and silver; there is no breath in it.”
“Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Come to life!’ Or to lifeless stone, ‘Wake up!’ Can it give guidance? It is covered with gold and silver; there is no breath in it.”
C. God is just
2. God’s reassurance: I will punish all wickedness
Habakkuk 2:7-8
“Will not your creditors suddenly arise? Will they not wake up and make you tremble? Then you will become their prey. Because you have plundered many nations, the peoples who are left will plunder you.”
2. God’s reassurance: I will punish all wickedness
Habakkuk 2:7-8
“Will not your creditors suddenly arise? Will they not wake up and make you tremble? Then you will become their prey. Because you have plundered many nations, the peoples who are left will plunder you.”
Habakkuk 2:13
“Has not the Lord Almighty determined that the people’s labor is only fuel for the fire, that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing?”
“Has not the Lord Almighty determined that the people’s labor is only fuel for the fire, that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing?”
Habakkuk 2:16
“You will be filled with shame instead of glory. Now it is your turn! Drink and let your nakedness be exposed! The cup from the Lord’s right hand is coming around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory.”
“You will be filled with shame instead of glory. Now it is your turn! Drink and let your nakedness be exposed! The cup from the Lord’s right hand is coming around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory.”
C. God is just
3. My response: Rest in God’s justice
Habakkuk 2:13
“Has not the Lord Almighty determined that the people’s labor is only fuel for the fire, that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing?”
3. My response: Rest in God’s justice
Habakkuk 2:13
“Has not the Lord Almighty determined that the people’s labor is only fuel for the fire, that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing?”
“I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day”
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I heard the bells on Christmas day their old familiar carols play, and wild and sweet the words repeat of peace on earth, good will to men. And in despair I bowed my head: “There is no peace on earth,” I said, “For hate is strong, and mocks the song of peace on earth good will to men. Yet pealed the bells more loud and deep: “God is not dead, nor doth He sleep; the wrong shall fail, the right prevail, with peace on earth good will to men."
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I heard the bells on Christmas day their old familiar carols play, and wild and sweet the words repeat of peace on earth, good will to men. And in despair I bowed my head: “There is no peace on earth,” I said, “For hate is strong, and mocks the song of peace on earth good will to men. Yet pealed the bells more loud and deep: “God is not dead, nor doth He sleep; the wrong shall fail, the right prevail, with peace on earth good will to men."