September 10, 2023 1 Corinthians 1:4-9 “Grateful Thankful Blessed” Service Overview: Maybe a trite saying these days, but the idea of being thankful for the grace of God is nothing to treat flippantly. God’s grace in Christ Jesus is in fact the ultimate enrichment because it is one that belongs eternally to those who are...
August 27, 2023 Hosea 14 “The Great and Hopeful Return” Service Overview: Hosea foresaw a day when Israel could finally return to their Father and first love. And in this final chapter, we catch a hopeful glimpse of what can happen when a person or nation turns back to God. Memory Verse for the...
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July 23, 2023 Hosea 11:1-11 “Crazy Love” Service Overview: Those determined to reject God, should not expect him to bless them when they call out, but that is exactly what Israel tried to do. Yet, even though they had turned time and time again, God couldn’t help but love them and continue to pursue...
July 9, 2023 Hosea 9 & 10 “Sow Righteousness, Reap Love” Service Overview: Israel was special to God. He had chosen her from among the nations to be a holy people, a nation of priests. And at first, it looked as if good fruit was on the horizon, but alas, the people’s hearts soured....
July 2, 2023 Hosea 8 “Reaping the Whirlwind” Service Overview: The Bible speaks often about sowing and reaping, and when it does, it often uses the metaphor to reflect the natural consequences of people’s behavior. In Israel’s case, what they had sewn was idolatry and immorality, and what they were reaping was the natural...
June 25, 2023 Hosea 6 & 7 “Fauxpology” Service Overview: Although Israel seemed to acknowledge their need, their “repentance” was like that of the morning dew; there for a while, but gone when the heat was on. Their continued evil and corruption exposed their “repentance” for what it was; a simple desire for God...
June 18, 2023 Hosea 5 “Blinded Eyes, Blinded Walk” Service Overview: Israel’s corruption and arrogance not only blinded them from seeing their way back to God, it caused God to withdraw from them entirely. But even so, God would then sit on the sidelines until they might come to their senses and once again seek...
June 4, 2023 Hosea 4:1-19 “Stupid is as Stupid Does” Service Overview: Those who reject knowledge, reap what grows in the soil of stupidity. Israel had rejected the knowledge of God which naturally led to the corruption and degeneration of their society. Memory Verse for the Week: “Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but...
