A Cake Not Turned

Hosea 7:6-8

“Ephraim is a cake not turned”

Overcooked and crunchy on one side

Gooey and slimy on the other

There are some striking SIMILARITIES of the sleeping cake boss and the sleeping churches.

I. They Are Careless With The Sheep. v.6

For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.

A former deacon spoke of his pastor of four years saying that he would visit everyone in a year.

The pastor is too busy hob knobbing with wolves in sheep’s clothing.

Some pastors practice football religion when they do this. (read Romans 2:15)

II. They Are Careless With The Scriptures. v.7

They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.

Here is the Bible’s command to the pastor: 1 Pet 5:2

Here is what most do:

Outline booklets

Commentaries

Attend meetings to steal others work

It is impossible to pastor a church and stay on the road for weeks at a time. Philippians 3:13 (“this one thing I do”)

III. They Are Careless With The Sermon. v.8

Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

Sharing the love of Christ to a lost and dying world is not the Gospel Message of Jesus Christ.

Acting like a Christian in front of lost people is not the Gospel message.

Believing like a Christian and living like the world is not the Gospel message.

1 Corinthians 15:3-4 IS the Gospel Message.

Conclusion:

How can this be fixed?

Take special care of the sheep.

Take special care of the Scriptures.

Take special care of the sermon.

Are you too crunchy or too soft?