Shasta Way Christian Church
What does Hosea have to say to us today? Is it relevant? How?
We are shifting gears and moving to look at the 8th Century Prophets, and today specifically Hosea. What does he have to say to us today?
Hosea 4:1-3, 6 NCV
Hosea 6:6 NIV
It is amazing what modern medicine can do to fix a heart.
Unfortunately modern medicine can do nothing for the divided heart.
1 Kings 18:21 NIV
Jeremiah 17:9 NIV
2 Corinthians 13:5 NIV
Symptoms of a Divided Heart.
2 Timothy 3:5: having a form of godliness but denying its power.
They have form but little power.
Mark 7:6 NIV
1 Samuel 15:22 NIV
The divided heart is cynical about Christ and the church but takes themselves very seriously.
The sad effects
Psalms 86:11 NIV
The future consequences
What does this sermon have to do with me? I hope it doesn’t apply to you.
The sad fact is that there are some among us who though they profess to be Christians, really are worshippers of Baal! That is what Hosea is talking about here.
Psalms 51:17 NIV
Jeremiah 2:13 NIV
Robert the Bruce: I DON’T WANT TO LOSE HEART!!! I want to believe as he does. I will never be on the wrong side again.
Maybe that’s the cry of your heart this morning. You’ve chased after everything you thought would satisfy your soul, and it’s left you empty--nothing. And maybe you even betrayed your savior to do it. You and I have been idolaters. We’ve built our own cisterns and they don’t hold water. They leave us empty-hearted.
Maybe you're even saying to yourself, "I DON’T WANT TO LOSE HEART. I want to BELIEVE. I will never be on the wrong side again."