Hosea Foreword

Sermon on Hosea 2:8, 9

"MISUSED GIFTS" I. FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THE SOURCE OF OUR BLESSINGS. A. We need to remember, "Every good gift and every perfect gift comes from above." 1. "Don't tell me that God gave me this success. I worked hard for these things." a. Where did you get your strength? b. Who kept you healthy? 2. "I earned this by using my head." a. Where did you get your brains? b. Fine lin...

Sermon on Hosea 4:1

I. WHO WAS THE CONTROVERSY WITH? THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL. A. It was with His own people. 1. Being the people of God has great advantages. You have special privileges. a. No weapon formed against you shall prosper, this is the heritage of the people of God. b. Rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees their fruit. c. Peace in the land, you will lie ...

Sermon on Hosea 8:7

"REAPING THE WHIRLWIND" Intro: The northern kingdom of Israel is declining rapidly, it will soon fall to Assyria. The whirlwind of destruction will carry them away. I. "THEY HAVE SOWN THE WIND." A. Transgressed my covenant. 1. God had established the basis for fellowship. a. "Thou shalt have no other Gods before Me." 1. God wanted to be first in their lives. 2. They were wors...

Sermon on Hosea 8:7

LIFE AT SEED TIME I. RESULT OF CERTAIN SOWING TERRIBLE. A. Reap the Whirlwind 1. Sow wild oats -- de bauched, drunken. 2. Immoral theories go far beyond original intent. a. Ajullah. 3. Heresies in church lead to unexpected evils. a. Young man that devil made flies. b. Joe Jeffries. 4. Tolerance of sin in family. a. Eli. 5. Tolerance of sin in self. II. RESULT OF CERTAIN ...

Sermon on Hosea 8:7

I. THE LAW OF SOWING AND REAPING. A. Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived, God is not mocked, whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." 1. We reap in kind. a. If you are merciful, mercy will be extended to you. b. If you are forgiving, you will receive forgiveness. c. If you do not forgive, neither will you be forgiven. 2. It is amazing how many people are deceived on this ...

Sermon on Hosea 10:1

I. WHAT WAS MEANT BY A DIVIDED HEART? A. Israel was still acknowledging God, but they were worshipping Baal. 1. If they were polled it would have shown that 95% of them believed in the existence of God. 2. 87% of them attended a worship service sometime during the year. 3. 92% of them believed that religion was an important part of a persons life. 4. 90% believed that they shou...

Sermon on Hosea 10:12

"TIME TO SEEK THE LORD" Intro: The nation of Israel is facing a severe crisis. They have forsaken God. They forgot that it was God who had made them great. God's remedy for the sick nation. I. "SOW TO YOURSELVES IN RIGHTEOUSNESS." A. The actions and deeds of our lives are like seeds scattered abroad. 1. They have a negative or positive effect on those around us. 2. Some plant r...

Sermon on Hosea 10:12

TIME TO SEEK THE LORD Intro: This is a part of God's response to those Jews who in the last days will say, "Come let us return to the Lord." I. THE REASON FOR THEIR CALAMITY vs. 13. A. Ploughed wickedness, reaped iniquity. 1. Earlier accused of sowing to the wind. 2. Whatsoever man soweth. a. This is a basic law in nature. b. It applies to our own lives as well as in Botony...

Sermon on Hosea 10:12

"TIME TO SEEK THE LORD" Intro: In chapter 6 it tells of that remnant of God's people who will say, "Come let us return unto the Lord". This is a part of God's response to them. I. THE REASON FOR THEIR CALAMITY vs 13. A. They had ploughed wickedness, reaped iniquity. 1. That natural law of sowing & reaping. a. It applies in our lives as well botany. b. If I sow to my flesh. c....

Sermon on Hosea 12:2-4

Intro: Jacob was a twin, his brother came forth from the womb first, but Jacob was close behind his hand holding his brother's heel. Hence his name. I. UNLIKELY CANDIDATE FOR TITLE "POWER WITH GOD" A. He had taken advantage of his brother. 1. When Esau came in from the hunt weak and famished seeking Jacob's pottage. a. Jacob took advantage of him and demanded he exchanged his bi...

Sermon on Hosea 12:2-5

"VICTORY THROUGH DEFEAT" Intro: The day you are forced to cry out in despair "I can't do it" will be a day of tragedy or great victory, it depends upon what you do next. I. THE STORY: Jacob 90 year old man returning home, his reason for leaving home: he went out empty, he is returning a wealthy man. He has received disturbing news, Esau his brother is coming with a host. He takes ...

Sermon on Hosea 12:3,4

"PREVAILING WITH GOD" Intro: Story of interest: basic things of soul...a man wanting to get alone with God & God accommodating Him by becoming a man in order to meet him on his level. Theophanies I. THE SENSE OF HIS NEED. A. He was coming face to face with his past. 1. Past is not always behind us. 2. He is returning home after 20 years, but why did he leave home? 3. Hours tha...

Sermon on Hosea 12:3

I. JACOB THE MAN OF GREAT NATURAL RESOURCES. A. His name means supplanter. Literally heel catcher. Or one who overcomes by catching another mans heel. 1. He got his name from the events of his birth. He was the second born of twins. His mother had a hard pregnancy and when she inquired of the Lord concerning the difficulty, the Lord told her that there were two nations in her wo...

Sermon on Hosea 12:10

"I HAVE SPOKEN" Intro: The marvel that God, the infinite creator, would speak to finite man. God wants to speak with you. I. THE PURPOSE OF GOD SPEAKING TO MAN: A. To reveal Himself to man. 1. Man innately knows that God exists. a. "The fool has said in his heart, there is no God." b. Professing themselves to be wise, they become fools. 2. What is God really like? a. Can we ...

Sermon on Hosea 12:10

"HOW GOD SPEAKS" I. GOD DOES SPEAK TO MAN. "I HAVE ALSO SPOKEN" A. This is always a marvel to me. 1. That the creator and sustainer of the Universe would speak to me. 2. When I consider thy heavens... B. Yet it should not amaze me. 1. If He wants to guide me it is necessary that He tell me which path. 2. If He wants me to know His love it is necessary that He communicate it t...

Sermon on Hosea 13:9

"GOD OUR HELP" I. "O ISRAEL, THOU HAST DESTROYED THYSELF." A. How did Israel destroy herself? 1. By turning away from God. a. First commandment of the law, vs. 2, 4. b. So easy to shift priori-ties. c. So devastating to shift priorities. d. Jesus said, "Seek ye first..." 1. Life exists on two planes - vertical and horizontal. 2. Vertical axis is most important. 2. By turni...