God’s faithful love toward His unfaithful people

Sources taken from: Brian Bell, Ron Daniel, David Guzik's &  Ray C. Stedman

Hosea 1
1 The LORD gave this message to Hosea son of Beeri during the years when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah, and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel. 
2 When the LORD first began speaking to Israel through Hosea, he said to him, “Go and marry a prostitute, so that some of her children will be conceived in prostitution. This will illustrate how Israel has acted like a prostitute by turning against the LORD and worshiping other gods.”

3 So Hosea married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, and she became pregnant and gave Hosea a son.
4 And the LORD said, “Name the child Jezreel, for I am about to punish King Jehu’s dynasty to avenge the murders he committed at Jezreel.5 In fact, I will bring an end to Israel’s independence.
I will break its military power in the Jezreel Valley.”

6 Soon Gomer became pregnant again and gave birth to a daughter. And the LORD said to Hosea, “Name your daughter Lo-ruhamah—‘Not loved’—for I will no longer show love to the people of Israel or forgive them.
7 But I will show love to the people of Judah. I will free them from their enemies—not with weapons and armies or horses and charioteers, but by my power as the LORD their God.”

8 After Gomer had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she again became pregnant and gave birth to a second son.
9 And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi—‘Not my people’—for Israel is not my people, and I am not their God.

10 “Yet the time will come when Israel’s people will be like the sands of the seashore—too many to count! Then, at the place where they were told, ‘You are not my people,’ it will be said, ‘You are children of the living God.’
11 Then the people of Judah and Israel will unite together. They will choose one leader for themselves, and they will return from exile together. What a day that will be—the day of Jezreel—when God will again plant his people in his land.
2:1 “In that day you will call your brothers Ammi—‘My people.’ And you will call your sisters Ruhamah—‘The ones I love.’

God’s promise on pouring on the Holy Spirit on you & me

Joel 2    God’s promise on pouring on the Holy Spirit on you & me

16 No, what you see was predicted long ago by the prophet Joel:
17 ‘In the last days,’ God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.
18 In those days I will pour out my Spirit even on my servants—men and women alike— and they will prophesy.

19 And I will cause wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below— blood and fire and clouds of smoke.
20 The sun will become dark, and the moon will turn blood red before that great and glorious day of the LORD arrives.

21 But everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved.’

Following the Leadership of Jesus

Luke 6:46-49

46 “So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say? 

47 I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. 

48 It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. 

When the floodwaters rise and break against the house, it stands firm because it is well built.
49 But anyone who hears and doesn’t obey is like a person who builds a house without a foundation. 

When the floods sweep down against that house, it will collapse into a heap of ruins.      

        

God of 2nd Chance to the Believer & Unbelievers

Read Jonah 3:1-10

1. God the Giver of 2nd chance v.1
2. The recipients
• Jonah
• Ninevites vv.2-3
3. The Medium
• The Gospel
• The HS
• Jonah v.4
4. The Results
• salvation v.5
• Change life vv.6-9
• Glory to God v.10

When pressed, press on!

Read text: Haggai 2:1-9

After returning from exile in Babylon, the Jews commenced rebuilding the temple, then ceased the work not long thereafter, largely because of opposition from the Samaritans. 

Sixteen years later God raised up Haggai to call the people back to the task at hand.

Upon his prodding, they began the work in September of 520 B.C. 

Barely a month had passed and the initial enthusiasm had waned once again. 

This time they were overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of the project and by the memories of how great Solomon’s temple had been. 

By comparison their efforts seemed embarrassingly small. Why bother to rebuild when you end up building a shanty on the ruins of the former temple. 

Haggai now speaks to the willing but discouraged workers. 

The enemy try to stop us whether the work of God in the church or in our own personal lives.

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