September 24, 2023 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 “Dumb-Founded” Service Overview: The message of Jesus seems foolish to those whose hearts are darkened to the power of its truth. Who Jesus is, what he accomplished, and what happens to those who put their faith in him is a transformative matter worth probing. Memory Verse for...
September 17, 2023 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 “The Devil’s in the Discord” Service Overview: There was a cult of personality in the church at Corinth that was causing all kinds of problems, and Satan loves nothing more than to help cultivate division in the church, and especially to divide the church over its leaders. ...
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...
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...
May 28, 2023 Hosea 3:1-5 “Go Buy Who!?!” Service Overview: Despite the fact that Gomer was had sold herself and was sleeping with another man, God tells Hosea to go and buy her back as a way of illustrating the fact that although Israel had prostituted themselves to other gods, he loved them enough to...
