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  • W Pittendreigh avatar

    Faithfulness Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Sep 8, 2002
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    Hosea saw a parallel between the spiritual illness that infected his marriage, and the spiritual illness that infected his nation.

    Where is God? The economy of the nation is collapsing. Companies are going out of business. Families that were once thriving are now struggling. Where is God? The morality of society is in decline. People cheat one another. They look out only for number one. What’s happening to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Casualties Of War

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jul 15, 2001
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    Response to the Wedgewood shootings One need not have the prophetic gifts to read the signs of the times.

    Amos 7:14  Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:  One need not have the prophetic gifts to read the signs of the times. Well, here we are again mourning another act of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Is God Ignoring Our Nation? Series

    Contributed by Jim Luthy on Aug 14, 2001
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    Is God ignoring our nation? The evidence might make us wonder if the God of all creation has forgotten us.

    Is God Ignoring Our Nation? Hosea 4 Pastor Jim Luthy Is God ignoring our nation? The evidence might make us wonder if the God of all creation has forgotten us. I offer our environment as evidence. We in the church like to call it creation, giving God glory for it, but also leaving him ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Going Through The Motions

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 8, 2001
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    God wants us to do more than just go through the motions of faith.

    INTRODUCTION  Have you noticed that in Church, we do not spend much time in the Old Testament?  Today we are going to spend some time in the book of Hosea.  In the Old Testament the nation of Israel was called to be a nation of priests. Israel was to be a bridge between ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Understanding The Times

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 11, 2001
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    The line has been drawn, & the battle is on. But do we realize it? Are we people who understand the times & know what should be done? You see, there are four areas in which this battle is being fought.

    MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Updated & Revised: 2022) TEXT: 1 Chronicles 12:30-32 Acts 17:22-34 A. Tomorrow is officially designated as a holiday celebrated in many communities by a variety of solemn observances. All across the U.S. people will gather in parks ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Hindrances To Worship Series

    Contributed by Jeff Seaman on Apr 24, 2001
    based on 157 ratings
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    Why is our worship sometimes hindered

    A Worship—Filled Life Part 4 Hindrances to Worship Pastor Jeff Seaman Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. (NIV) SIX HINDRANCES TO WORSHIP 1. PRIDE is a hindrance you must overcome to be a true worshiper. Luke 9:26 26 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Perishing People

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Mar 9, 2001
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    A look at perishing people groups.

    Perishing People We often sing "Rescue the Perishing" in our churches. It is normally sung as an invitation or during an evangelistic service. We think of the perishing people as the ones who do not believe in Christ and will perish in their sins should they die in unbelief. Indeed, that is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Will We Return To The One We Have Forgotten?

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Oct 14, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 5,277 views

    During times of prosperity it is so easy to forget about God, but He has not forgotten about us. Will we return to the One we have forgotten?

    Will We Return To The One We Have Forgotten? Hosea 4 A strange, but refreshing phenomenon is taking place in our country. If you watch the news, read the newspaper, or pick up copies of your favorite magazine at the grocery store then you are being bombarded with stories about faith, God, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Hypocrisy

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 27, 2005
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    In this chapter God brings a charge of disobedience against Israel (v. l). The religious leader had replaced true worship of God with ritual prostitution. The nation had gone down hill spiritually and morally, breaking the laws God had given to them. The

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: He made free use of Christian vocabulary. He talked about the blessing of the Almighty and the Christian confessions which would become the pillars of the new government. He assumed the earnestness of a man weighed down by historic responsibility. He handed out pious ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Obedience

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 27, 2005
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    "Whoredom and wine and new wine" (v. 11) are the sins that commonly accompany idolatry. These sins dull the sensitivity and understanding so that the people no longer wish to even retain God in their thoughts. Instead of consulting the God who made the tr

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: I once talked with General Charles M. Duke, a former astronaut who went on the Apollo 16 mission to the moon. I asked, “Once you were there, weren’t you free to make your own decisions and carry out your own experiments. He smiled and said “Sure, if I didn’t want to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Recall Notice

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Jul 3, 2005
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    Could america be headed down the raod to recall? It appears she is moving away from Her Godly foundations what can we do if indeed there is a recall? Find out in this sermon the symptoms of the recall and the solution

    French writer Alexis de Tocqueville, after visiting America in 1831, said, "I sought for the greatness of the United States in her commodious harbors, her ample rivers, her fertile fields, and boundless forests--and it was not there. I sought for it in her rich mines, her vast world commerce, her ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Going Through The Motions

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 14, 2004
    based on 88 ratings
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    In Hosea 4, we see that there are several consequences of not having an intimate relationship with God

    INTRODUCTION  In the Old Testament the nation of Israel was called to be a nation of priests. Israel was to be a bridge between the nations and God. This is what the church today is supposed to do. 1 PETER 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Takling Tough Prophecy

    Contributed by Michael Durst on Jan 26, 2006
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    An in depth look into Hosea and what he has to say about us fulfilling our part of the covenant.

    How many of you here this morning have ever had a speeding ticket? How many of you had to go to court for that ticket? Well, I certainly remember my one and only ticket. I was 17 years old and a senior in high school. I was taking a college class at Old Dominican each morning and so every day ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Paul George avatar

    Do You Agree Or Disagree - Part 3

    Contributed by Paul George on Nov 25, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,412 views

    Do you agree or disagree there is an important element missing in our society?

    Do You Agree Or Disagree - Part 3 Hosea 4:1-6 Do you agree or disagree there is an important element missing in our society? We are not coping with all the stress of the age. Our brain and body is breaking down under the stress. In our overcrowdwd world there is a sense of loneliness engulfing us. ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Bishop William Bryant Wilmore, Jr. avatar

    The Preacher & The Prostitute

    Contributed by Bishop William Bryant Wilmore, Jr. on Aug 2, 2003
    based on 402 ratings
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    God loves us even though we mess around with other gods. It’s the message of love and forgiveness God taught Israel through the marriage of Hosea and Gomer.

    2The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD. 3So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim. If it happened in today’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist