Luke recounts the practices of the early church as vital disciplines for spiritual health and communal flourishing.

Zephaniah’s prophesy of judgment and redemption serves not only as a foretelling of the return from the Babylonian exile but also as a foreshadowing of the broader salvation offered through Christ.

God’s promise of adoption for his people continues and transforms believers from slaves under the law to adopted children of God through Christ.

Zephaniah speaks of the promise of a remnant preserved by God’s grace as a refuge for his wrath. This remnant foreshadows the vast and diverse kingdom of Christ, encompassing people from every tribe and nation.

Confessing Jesus means affirming his identity as the Messiah, God, and Lord, as revealed in Scripture, and acknowledging our sinful nature and absolute dependence on Christ for salvation.

Zephaniah warns of impending divine judgment against Judah, Jerusalem, and the nations, highlighting both the global and localized consequences of sin and idolatry.

Jesus calls us to not fear men who can only harm the body and to instead direct our reverence to God