Message Notes
Who is
What is an
The larger story of
Background-2 Kings
God
Sin is an
Destruction and hope.
The question:
God is full of compassion, grace, and mercy.
Become God’s person/people today!
Living It Out This Week
Devotions for the week
The minor prophets may be short, but they are powerful. Hosea helps us to learn about who God is and also our natural tendencies to stray.
Sunday-Hosea 1.1-9: An interesting setting to begin our journey in Hosea. What truths do you see in these verses? How are we, God’s people today, like the nation of Israel in this chapter? Pray for God’s grace and mercy.
Monday-2 Kings 12.1-21: Hosea was in the northern tribe known as “Israel” and the southern section, “Judah”, was lead by Joash/Uzziah. How does this context of 2 Kings help us understand what is happening?
Tuesday-2 Kings 13.10-25: Just because things were not going well did not mean all was lost in Israel. Where do we find hope and truth in these verses? Notice also the setting Hosea was speaking in, the others who were around.
Wednesday-2 Kings 14.23-29: This is the king which is mentioned in Hosea 1.1. Verse 24 is the constant refrain of the leaders of the tribes of Israel. As the leader goes so did the people. Spend some time praying for the leaders in our world today.
Thursday-Romans 9.6-26: God’s sovereignty, compassion, mercy, grace and justice all co-exists and allows us, Gentiles, to be called “his people”. This should leave us in awe.
Friday-1 Peter 2.4-10: Peter uses the same words as in Hosea to pronounce the grace of Jesus upon all believers. Yet, we cannot go on as if we can do things our way. Life with Jesus demands we be different.
Saturday-Hosea 2.2-23: Join us in worship tomorrow! Pray for our worship tomorrow. Pray that our eyes would see the Lord! Invite someone to church.