SERMONS ON HOSEA
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An Unlikely Love Story (1 of 8)
by Jim Perdue
This morning, I'm beginning a brand new sermon series entitled Boundless: God's relentless love. It's a sermon series through the Old Testament prophecy of Hosea. Find the first chapter of the book of Hosea and let's read it together as we consider the sermon subject this morning, An Unlikely Love Story. READ TEXT. The last twelve books of the Old Testament are known as the Minor Prophets. They begin with Hosea and go all the way to Malachi. It's not that their message is minor, they're just shorter than some others. The first of these Minor Prophets is a man named Hosea. We do not know a great deal...
Hosea: The God with a Broken Heart (9 of 20)
by Roger Thomas
Introduction: It is an unbelievable story. Were it not in the pages of the Bible, we might think it something from the Jerry Springer Show, a soap opera, or a tabloid magazine. It is a story of romance, betrayal, and heartbreak. Perhaps chapter 3 contains the most poignant moment in the story. It could have happened like this: Maybe it was cool spring morning. The streets of the city are filled with the rush of busy merchants setting up their wares and shoppers looking for the best produce or just a good deal. The town square is more crowded than usual. Folk have come from miles around. This is the first Wednesday of the month: auction day...
The Strange Case of the Wandering Wife (38 of 54)
by Stan Coffey
INTRODUCTION: With the study of Hosea's prophecy, we enter upon 12 books known as the minor prophets. Remember the difference between the major and the minor prophets is not a matter of importance, but of the amount of material written. AUTHORSHIP: The name of the author, Hosea, like that of Joshua or Jesus means ''salvation.'' Hosea was sent to the ten northern tribes called Israel and prophesied in the reign of Jeroboam II of Israel. He lived in this northern kingdom when the splendors of Jeroboam's brilliant reign of 41 years were beginning to fade into the black midnight of Israel's captivity. DATE...
Power with God! (1 of 2)
by Jesse Hendley
''Power With God Because of Power in Prayer'' is our subject today. In the Book of Hosea, chapter 12, we have a tremendous expression. Verse 3, ''He had POWER with God.'' There are worlds of people who want power with men, physical power, intellectual power. But, friends, the most powerful man in the world today is THE MAN WHO HAS POWER WITH GOD.This refers to a man by the name of Jacob and goes back to the time when Jacob wrestled with the angel on that lonely night. He was absolutely alone and running from the wrath of his brother Esau, whom he had tricked. He ran to God for protection. Because of his own sin, Jacob wrestled alone with the angel of God until the dawning...
Forget the Fads! (4 of 6)
by Dennis Marquardt
INTRO: Remember the hoola-hoop? How about bell-bottoms? Those who lived at the time they came out just knew that the world had finally arrived at ''cool.'' Fads have always come and gone, and with each fad there is the perception that this is the really cool thing that the world has been waiting for; yet, each one comes and each one goes! Fads are created to give zest to life, and then we get bored again and look for something new and different to give zest again to our life; hence a new fad! History is replete with examples of fad doctrines and teachings too, each new doctrine flourishes for a time and then fades away to be...
When Is Revival Necessary?
by Rex Yancey
Timing is important in many things we do. We have developed clichés like ''We must strike while the iron is hot.'' The meaning is that the opportunity is a passing one. We either act on it or lose the opportunity the time offers. In our text, these words were addressed to the Northern Kingdom of Israel around 750 B. C. The prophet Hosea married Gomer and had three children with her. She prostituted herself in the worship of Baal, which was a fertility cult. Hosea is hurt terribly by her desertion. Her decision led her to slavery. Hosea is instructed by God to go to the slave market and redeem her. This experience between this couple represents...
The Minor Prophets…Who Were They? (1 of 17)
by Chris Brown
The Problem With Prophets…Then And Now: 1 Kings 22:1-36, 2 Timothy 4:3 You can always find a “prophet” to tell you what you want to hear. Keeping It Simple: Deuteronomy 18:9-22, Exodus 7:1-6 Prophet = One who speaks for someone else Minor Prophets = Simply shorter books, not less important Old Testament Prophets were: - Preachers who said what God told them to - Motivating in the present, more than predicting the future - More concerned about revealing God, than future events The Who What Where & When: Hosea (part 1): Hosea 1-4, Exodus 19:1-6, Ephesians 5:25-33 Hosea’s bizarre and heartbreaking...
God Is a God You Can Trust (1 of 8)
by David Cawston
Introduction: It is impossible for us to fully understand the one whom we worship and adore, whose will we desire to obey. He is infinite. He is also our sovereign Lord. He is full of tender mercy, even though we sometimes question that, given our shortsighted view of life. Strange as it may seem, our God stays faithful, constant, and ever-present in and over our lives, even when we cannot sense His presence, even when we question his plan, even when we have disobeyed Him, blown it royally and are suffering the consequences. This is not only true personally but it is also true nationally. A nation can slide into a series of moral...
God's Loyal Love (1 of 2)
by Doug Tegner
Something deep within us is moved when we see a loyal love spurned. Turn to HOSEA. Begin series on MINOR PROPHETS. Setting Time of outward prosperity Successful in wars Increased projects in the land Multiplied fortresses Agriculture Flourished Expansion of the land; had annexed new territory But people substituted outward (external) forms for the inward realities All types of sin were rampant. Great moral and spiritual decline was evident. Hosea preaches during this lowered spiritual life and moral decline. Story: READ 1:2-3 First recorded command of God to this prophet Marry this woman know for her...
Advent and the Affection of God (4 of 5)
by Drew Hunter
William Wilberforce was a member of parliament in Britain in the late 1700s and early 1800s. He dedicated his life to politics and the world was changed because of him. At this time in Britain slavery was widespread and the slave trade was in full force. The culture was corrupt in many ways. In his first few years in parliament, he said he didn't accomplish much of anything useful. But then he became a Christian. And when he became a Christian, everything changed for him. He dedicated his life to eradicating the slave trade and slavery from Britain. He wrote, ''The grand object of my parliamentary existence...may I be the...
A Love Worth Waiting For (3 of 4)
by Scott Maze
Merry Christmas to you all. Find Hosea 3, if you will - page 955 in your pew Bibles. I'm looking forward to tonight's Christmas celebration with the Cross Church. I hope many of you will join my family and me for a wonderful time. Centuries before Mary and Joseph, the Wise Men, or the Shepherds ... the story of Christmas was written across the pages of the Bible. Our story takes places seven centuries before appearance of Jesus at Bethlehem. Christmas was predicted and Christmas is a major turning point in the timeline of the plot of the Bible. Today, we seek the hidden truth of Christmas, concealed in the most unlikely of places...
Discover the Love of God (28 of 66)
by Tony Thomas
When Hollywood wants to tell a love story they hire an attractive, likeable, female personality, like Rachel McAdams (The Notebook); or Julia Roberts (The Runaway Bride); or Robin Wright Penn (Message in a Bottle); or Sandra Bullock (While You Were Sleeping). When God decided to tell a love story, he didn't choose a popular, female lead. He chose Hosea to love a woman who slept around. God gave Hosea an incredible ability to love, forgive, and love again. Before I tell you his story, here's another story that every Purdue fan will appreciate. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969 at...
The Adoptive Love of the Father (1 of 5)
by Drew Hunter
Hosea is a book about the love of God and the treachery of our wrongdoing. It is about the character of God and the character of us... and how the gap between the two magnifies his love for us. THE PATTERN OF JUDGMENT TO GRACE There is a pattern that the book of Hosea follows that we need to see from the outset. If we don't see this pattern, we'll miss the whole point of the book. The content of the book is deep, but the pattern is simple. It's a two-beat rhythm of judgment and grace. This pattern repeats itself several times through the book. We'll be walking through this in six sections, and this is the...
God's Judgment (5 of 6)
by Michael White
We love to take our credit cards into stores we like. Maybe it's shopping at the mall for clothes. perhaps its going to the hunting show in Harrisburg. Maybe you can't resist walking into harbor freight and seeing all of these things that you previously didn't know existed, now which you desperately need. For me that store is...
God's Divine Determination
by Jerry Watts
Look at the title of this message, ''God's Divine Determination.'' We all know about Determination. We are determined to do a number of things. In His holy, divine, and righteous love God will leave no stone unturned to bring His people to Himself. The sad truth is this, even with God's determination there will be those who reject His advances. How can this be? When God made man in HIS image - He gave us the right to choose, and we can choose to walk away. (READ TEXT) What an unusual story! To the modern day American mind, this story should not even be found in God's word. Words like harlotry, prostitutes, and whoredom, are...
The Gospel According to Hosea (4 of 6)
by Michael White
11 When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. 2 The more they were called, the more they went away; they kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols. 3 Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk; I took them up by their arms, but they did not know that I healed them. 4 I led them with cords of kindness, with the bands of love, and I became to them as one who eases the yoke on their jaws, and I bent down to them and fed them. 5 They shall not return to the land of Egypt, but Assyria shall be their king, because they have refused to return to me. 6 The sword shall rage against their cities...
Journey Through the Bible Week 38 (38 of 52)
by Donald Cantrell
The book of Daniel is often known for a few of its glamorous stories, which are known by most believers, but the vast majority of this book is about biblical prophecies, dreams, visions, and world changing events. There is much more to this book besides the test that Daniel and his friends passed in chapter one, the fiery furnace of chapter three, the time when Nebuchadnezzar turned into a wild beast from chapter four, the fiery furnace of chapter five, and the lion's den of chapter six. The first few chapters of Daniel deal with kingly dreams or heavenly visions, but the latter half of Daniel deals with his own personal dreams and...
Stage Five: The Rebirth of God's Chosen People Israel (5 of 12)
by Stan Coffey
We are studying Armageddon: The Cosmic Battle of the Ages. Today we are in stage five of the Battle of Armageddon as we are looking at seven stages of the War of Armageddon. Armageddon is not just a battle but it is in fact a war that will be fought during the last seven years of earth's history. At this particular time in the future when Armageddon takes place the final war that will be fought upon the earth, the church age will have ended. And the church as we know it will no longer be upon the earth. Now believers will be upon the earth, tribulation believers will upon the earth, the gospel will be preached upon the earth, it will be a...
Can a Broken Marriage Be Restored? (3 Of 18)
by Stan Coffey
INTRODUCTION: The breaking of a marriage or the loss of a marriage is one of the greatest tragedies of life. It is more tragic in its consequences than an accident, loss of health, loss of position, loss of income. The family's the basic building stone of society and yet today the family's under attack as never before. Almost one fourth of all children now live in a single parent home. Many young people have given up on the idea of marriage altogether. In 1970 there were 650,000Americans living outside of marriage. Today, there are almost 2,000,000 Americans living outside of marriage and yet there is no substitute for Christian marriage...
