Study Guide for Week of November 30, 2025
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Crossroads Community Group Guide
A. Welcome: Welcome everyone, especially new people, and read aloud the purpose of your group.
B. Purpose: Our purpose is to spread the Kingdom of God. We do this by multiplying groups of people who care for each as God's family. We begin by inviting new people to our group and building them to be followers of Jesus. Each person here has the potential to be empowered to start and be the leader of a new group and spread God's kingdom.
C. Worship Time (Optional): Spend a few minutes singing a worship song. Here is one you may want to use: I I Give You My Heart (or pick your own YouTube video that shows the lyrics.)
E. Upcoming Events: Crossroads Website
F. Review:
- How did you do with what you want to apply from last week?
- Who did you invite to the group for this week?
G. Opening Question (an icebreaker - a simple question to introduce the main theme):
- What qustions do people have for God in their lives when times are difficult?
H. Background Information for this study:
Habakkuk is one of the minor prophets in the Old Testament. It is called Minor only because of its size (only 3 chapters) not because of its importance. In fact it is one of the most powerful examples of trust in God despite negative circumstance found in the entire Bible,
During Habakkuk's time the Israelite people had turned away from God and society has become corrupt and evil. Habakkuk is a follower of God and lives a good life. He has questions for God about why God allows these things to be that way and why God allows evil people to prosper. This is chapter one.
In chapter 2 God answers and explains that He is going to judge the people by bringing the Babylonians to punish the Israelites. Now Habakkuk is really confused because the Bablylonians are even more evil and violent than the Israelites are. So Habbakuk again asks why. God responds that in the future they too will be judged and that God's kingdom will cover the whole earth.
In chapter 3 Habakkuk expresses his trust in God even though he does not understand. He decides to wait on God's timing and trust God. In verse 17 of chapter 3 a deer's feet on the heights refers to being sure footed and not slipping. Be sure to make it applicable to today and our questions and situations we need to trust God in.
First Section: Habakkuk 1:1-6. Habakkuk's question and God's answer.
Second Section: Habakkuk 2:1-14. God's promise to one day destroy all evil and establish His kingdom.
Third Section: Habbakuk 3:17-19. Habakkuk's decision to trust in God and God's timing.
In this study be sure to make a practical application to each section. Make application to your life including what you will do to tell other people the message.
J. Word: Read the scriptures above by section. Read it in smaller portions aloud together several times. (The goal is for everyone to understand the Bible story or verses by retelling them in their own words; keep at it until everyone knows the story or verses.)
1. What key (important) words do you see in these verses?2. Tell in your own words what happens in these verses.3. What are the details?4. What jumps out at you and catches your attention?5. What details can you add to what others in the group have said?
K. Discuss the following general questions together. (The goal is to use these general questions to guide a discussion. The leader should not speak for more than 30% of the time; let the group discover what God is saying to them.)
1. What catches your attention in these verses?2. What new thing did you discover in the story or verses that you did not know before?3. What did you learn about God (Father, Jesus or Holy Spirit) from the story?4. What do you learn about people from the story?5. What important lessons for us do you see in this story?
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