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Ties in with previous verse, 5:15. There are three things that God desires from our text today. Remember that these three things are addressed to the covenant people of God, yet have relevance to the people of the new covenant — the church of the Lord Jesus Christ. Here is the first thing that God desires…

Good morning! Today we continue in our journey in our series of messages together entitled “The Heart of Worship” to discover more clearly what the true nature of worship is and looks like, taking Jesus’ word to the Samaritan women at the well in John 4 as our guide where he told her that the Father…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

Summary of Hosea, the book of God’s love. Hosea and Gomer The spiritual adultery of Israel . I. ‘Draw near to God ...’, 14:1-3. There is warmth in the emphatic form of the word, ‘Return’ in this last chapter of Hosea. In its other occurrences,in this book of prophecy, it has brought only disappointment…

Knowing God But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, And be found in…

Genesis 28:10-32:3 Hosea 12:12- 14:9 Review In our last Hafltarah We spoke of Jacob and Esau - and their purpose After speaking of Esau and Jacob, Summary of The Torah Portion: Genesis 28:10-32:3 10 Now Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran. Vayetze Picture Jacob leaves his hometown of…

Who is the God of Israel? Author: Hosea The prophet carried a relatively common name among Jews of his day. His name, Hosea, means “deliverance” or “salvation.” This was Joshua’s (Moses’ successor) original name ( Num. 13:16 ) before it was changed by Moses to Joshua (Yehoshua). Date: 755 - 735 BC. Audience:…

Leviticus 23:33-38 We continue to study the Fall Feasts Today is our last feast: Sukkot Road Map We will speak about the the connection between Sukkot and Shabbat We will speak about the Special Feast of the Lord We will take a closer look at the feast in which Jewish men are supposed to go back to Jerusalem…

We are all striving for something. I believe this is a lyric of a song but I am not certain. Basic needs: power/achievement, freedom/independence, fun/enjoyment, survival, and belonging. These are some of our basic needs and sometimes they compete with one another. Sometimes we want what we need. Sometimes…

TEXT: Hosea 1:1 | THE MERCY OF GOD TO AN ADULTEROUS PEOPLE INTRO : Intro about the minor prophets There are 12 books that have been given this title of “Minor Prophets” Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi These 12 books cover a period of roughly 400 years.…

As we have walked through Romans, we have come to Romans 10. Romans 9-11 deals a lot with Israel. last time we met, we worked through Romans 10:1-15 , today we are going to go back a little and see that Paul is giving us five reasons or proofs that the Gospel is not for Israel only. God loves the whole…

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…

Our Motives for Service 15 and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again. Our Motives Can Reveal Our Hearts 1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he became angry. 2 So he prayed to the Lord , and said, “Ah, Lord , was…

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,…

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…

I’m going to warn you up front tonight - this will be a bit long. If you have ever wondered about how the OT narratives relate to one another, well tonight we’re going to take a high level “look behind the curtain” at one “thread” that runs through the OT - the one foundation for all other “threads”…

The great prayer: Focuses: The glorification of Christ The spiritual safety of the Apostles The witness of the Apostles The sanctification of the apostles The Unity of the church Todays focus: The first four Big idea: In the moments approaching his greatest trial, Jesus concerns himself with his followers.…

Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. Who is Sarah? Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. And I will bless her and also give you a son by her; then I will bless her, and she…

God’s redeeming love From a narrative to an overview we have looked at God’s redeeming love the last couple of weeks, here is a reminder or two before we get into this mornings lesson. (Insert God’s-redeeming-love picture here) Hosea was a prophet to Israel (Northern kingdom) Hosea came on the seen as…

7s We are looking at the #7 this morning Why is 10 afraid of 7? Because 7 ate 9 Means completeness a complete set, fullness, rest there are 7 all through Gods creation the number 7 mathematically is a constant theme in the scriptures for the universe to be random and God’s word to be just a random putting…

Since the Fall our world functions abnormally, and humanity as a whole has run off the track on which God initially set it. At various times we all have to face this reality, which may challenge our hope, security, or joy. Sin takes its toll (health, relationships, world events, etc.). For the believer,…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

What has 2019 been like for you? How about this past decade? For most of us, it has been a mixed bag. Some highs, some lows. I always think of Paul’s philosophy of life as outlined in Phil 3.12-14 12 Not that I have already reached the goal or am already fully mature, but I make every effort to take…

This lesson was develop (heavily) from written and digital materials from Rick Warren's "Purpose Driven Life"