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Hosea, Gomer, God, and Israel
Sermon by Kim MyersThe book of Hosea reveals God's profound and unending love for His people, Israel, despite their spiritual idolatry and rejection of His laws. Even as Israel turned to worship other gods, which He viewed as spiritual adultery, God's heart ached for them, unwilling to share their devotion with others, as He commanded, "You shall have no other gods before Me." Through the prophet Hosea, whose name means "Jehovah is salvation," God expressed His persistent love, mirroring it in Hosea's relationship with his unfaithful wife, Gomer, as a vivid lesson of His own bond with Israel. Despite Israel's waywardness, God's love remained steadfast, as He continually called them to repent and return to Him, showing a love that bears all things, hopes all things, and endures all things. God's heart churned with compassion, unable to fully abandon Israel to destruction, reflecting His deep desire for their restoration. Through Hosea's forgiving love for Gomer, God illustrated His own boundless love for His people, a love that never fails or stops, always pleading for their return and offering forgiveness no matter the depth of their sins.
An Undying Love
Sermonette by Clyde FinkleaEven though Gomer proved unfaithful, Hosea still loved her, buying her back from captivity and restoring her as his wife, just like God lovingly forgives.
The Doctrine of Israel (Part One): Origins
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughBecause Abraham trusted God, his descendants have received unprecedented blessings. If the Israelites would have kept God's law, they would have served as a model.
Why Israel? (Part Two)
'Prophecy Watch' by Richard T. RitenbaughIsrael failed to keep the covenant with God. However, God withheld one necessary, spiritual ingredient—the key dimension that makes the New Covenant work.
Loving Christ
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Participation in Christ's life is the source of all good. Regardless of what church group we are in, we must establish a relationship with Christ.
God is the Strength of My Heart
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsOnly by combining the head, heart, and will can we attain full growth and maturity, godly character, and a mirror image of Jesus Christ.
The Doctrine of Israel (Part Three): A Cycle of Rebellion
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIsrael consistently cycles through God's deliverance, apostasy through idolatry and immorality, God's chastening, national repentance, then deliverance again.
Radiating the Glory of God
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Mark SchindlerWe have been allowed the privilege of knowing God now. We need to radiate the glory of God as Moses radiated the glory of God by having been in His presence.
Learn to Fear God
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John O. ReidFearing God is equated with obeying or complying with God's instructions, voluntarily measuring all our thoughts and behavior against His Law.
Christian Marriage (Part Two)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe evil of the mixed marriages in the Book of Malachi was a spiritual defilement, yoking spiritual and worldly elements, intrinsically unequal.
Deuteronomy and Holiness
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)God has provided the God-plane marriage relationship to teach us how to submit to one another, sacrificing our self-centeredness for the benefit of our spouse.
Hosea's Prophecy (Part One)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsHosea was ordered by God to make a symbolic marriage to a harlot. This heartbreaking marriage portrayed Israel's unfaithfulness to God in spite of His care.
Where Do We Fit?
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The church exists because of what God has purposed and done, not because anything we have done. When pride exists within us, God can do nothing with us.
Hosea's Prophecy (Part Five)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsIsrael demonstrates divided loyalties, vacillating between God and the world, veering more toward the world, resembling a panting dog or a pleasure-bent prostitute.
Abraham (Part Four)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughAbraham is the only biblical character singled out as a type of God the Father. He is also the only one to be called 'friend of God,' and is a good model.