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Previously in Hosea Since we are doing overview, survey of the books, it is good to do reminders of what we have already seen too. God’s illustration using Hosea and Gomer (1:1-3:5) You can see Israel’s rejection symbolized by the names of Gomer’s children (1:2-9) Jezreel - God sows; God scatters Lo-Ruhamah…

Love Story This morning is going to be different than any other study we have done together. Sit back tune in as we take a look at a love story. (insert- Love story picture here) There are movies that are love stories that come with some great loss. The first one is the movie love story from 1970, maybe…

Setting the stage Last week we look at a narrative view of chapters 1-3 now this week we are going to look at the biblical view. So we need to set the stage for it. At the time: Amos preaching in the Northern kingdom; this is also the time of Hosea, whose name means “salvation” Remember Amos was from…

Welcome back to part 15 of our Story Series - this chronological look at the Bible. Up to this point, the Creator God, whose creation chose to rebel and sin in the Garden, has graciously chosen a group of people to represent him. They have proven over and over again that they can’t live up to God’s standard,…

Social media is something that a huge percentage of the population follows, for many different reasons. According to Pew Research’s analysis of social media usage, on a compilation of 27 surveys and about 47,000 interviews among adult internet users and about 62,000 interviews among all adults conducted…

Spiritual Infidelity's Pain Hosea 2 +3 Morality, justice, loving kindness, and faithfulness. These are all words and concepts that are familiar to our culture’s understanding, but are woefully absent from existing in it. Immorality is not just the norm of our society, it is accepted, promoted, and awarded.…

Never before have a preached a message for those who are not here. For those that are, this will be a message for you to keep in your back pocket, should your future context warrant a second look and listen. Instead, this is for those of you who have fallen, drifted, turned away, abandoned, questioned,…

When I was young boy, I decided that I was going to have some fun at the expense of some morning doves that made a nest in our crab apple tree. A bird was sitting on the next so I jumped u[, grabbed a hold of the branch and bounced on it until the bird flew away. I had my fun so I walked it away. It…

Intro What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; You may have heard or read this phrase before, anyone know where it comes from? Shakespear - Romeo and Juliet - Juliet is trying to convince herself after meeting Romeo that if he only had a different last name,…

The Dawn Of A New Day 1 “Come, let us return to the Lord ; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up. 2 After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him. 1 Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 14, Session 2 © 2019 LifeWay Christian Resources. Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A. Summary and Goal With great power, God delivered the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, led them for forty…

God Visible and Invisible At the close of last week I noted that the “Word of YHWH” as a visible appearance of God as a man. This could lead to several questions. One of those was how a first-century Jew would have parsed the idea of Jesus being the “Word made flesh.” True, there was Old Testament precedent…

This Torah Portion: Gen 25:19 - 28:9 Introduction In the previous Torah portions we talked about God calling Abraham out of his country and family We talked about the tests that Abraham faced - tests which are not passing or failing tests, but a benefit to us We also heard last two weeks how Messiah…

The heavenly Father is always ready to give what we need; sometimes the question is if we are ready to receive it.

Last time we saw a portrait of God as the grieving father broken over His wayward son. God had brought discipline on Israel for their idolatry. This was something that was very difficult to do. As a father, he knew Israel needed punishment, but he wrestled emotionally in carrying it out. A loving parent…

“The Work of the Enemy” Pastor James Montgomery Boice once said, “Some sections of the Bible give us Grand Theology, some move us to Grateful Responses to God, the Parables ask us if there has been any Real Difference in our lives.” Is your life different today? In other words, as you pick up God’s Word…

This Torah Portion: Gen 32:3 - 36:43 Messengers Introduction In the previous Torah portions we talked about God calling Abraham, Isaac and Jacob to make a covenant with them We also heard how God also uses his daughters: Sarah - Abraham’s wife, Rebekak - Isaac’s wife We have been talking about how the…

Resurrection in the OT is “rare” Direct references to resurrection—coming back to life after physical death—are rare in the OT. The example of Elijah resurrecting a boy simply describes it as a return to life (חַי, ḥay ; 1 Kgs 17:22–23 ) with a restoration of the boy’s living essence (נֶפֶשׁ, nephesh…

Vayalech He went Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Deuteronomy 31:1-30 It also includes HALFTARAH: Hosea 14:1-9 Mic 7:18-20 Joel 2:15-27 Intertwined Gospel: Matt 18:21-35 In our previous Torah portion we talked about the covenant of God What it means to stand in front of God instead…

“Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem” ( Luke 13:22 ). Jesus knows that when he gets to Jerusalem, he is going to die. So, if you expect Jesus to use His final teaching opportunities to share happy thoughts, you don’t know him very well. With a sense of…

Proposition: Through the message of the Messiah God offers His people hope for the future. Question: How does God’s message of the Messiah in the minor prophets offer us hope? Jesus offers us hope through: 1). Reversal (Hosea) 5 Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the Lord their God,…

Often we think that we are the ones who approach God; in fact, it is God who approaches us. How does your life form a response to God?

(S1) — Wedding Ceremony Joyous celebration…Vow/promise of love...Holy mystery…Sacred union...ordained by God…God’s desired relationship with people — A Covenant of love (S2) — Broken love caused by unfaithfulness Story of two marriages — Both take risky love Hosea who risk the consequences of being wed…

Introduction God’s never taken by surprise. His plan is perfect God announced to Abraham of His plan for Israel to go in captivity and eventually into the wilderness Then He said to Abram: “Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they…

Romans 11:25-36 As Paul writes these chapters he is letting the Christians in Rome know that it is a surety that God will Redeem Israel. God loves is unchangeable. If Israel will call upon the name of the Lord they will be saved. This is evident in their history, and it will be true in their future.…