James 1:19-27 “Hearers AND Doers of the Word” (Preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville, Illinois on 6/29/25). Intro: ‘I could never become a Christian; there’s too much hypocrisy in the church!’; How do we respond? -Jesus was also against religious hypocrisy; James, Jesus’ half-brother, was against religious hypocrisy -This portion of the letter […]
“I could never become a Christian; Christians are a bunch of hypocrites!” This is a common objection to Christianity. How could I believe in something where so many of its supposed followers do not practice what they preach? Yet the sentiment behind this—an opposition to religious hypocrisy—is actually rooted in biblical conviction. Jesus himself calls […]
Hosea 11:1-11 “Take Me Home” INTRO: A son grows up and abandons his father; Israel is like that to God; now they will go to exile away from home -But amazingly, God has a LOVE THAT WON’T GIVE UP on His people, and will one day bring them back! -THIS IS GOD: God has A […]
HOSEA 11 THOUGHTS Hosea 11 is one of the high points in the book of Hosea. After many chapters of mainly indictment and judgment (4-10), we see a chapter that speaks of God’s love, mercy, and redemption for a wayward people. Here we get a glimpse at the beautiful, astonishing, wonderful love of God for […]
Hosea 8-10: “Reap what you Sow” INTRO:REAP WHAT YOU SOW! -Agriculture: sow seeds in ground and reap the harvest later. -Analogy=Our actions (seeds) have consequences (reap the results). -Never change oil on car; Work at instrument daily; Choose sports/activities over church -ANALOGY IN HOSEA: Hosea 7:7; 10:13; 10:12 –CONTEXT: Preaching God’s […]
Hosea 6-7 “Repentance” Intro: Texting while Driving; Junk Food; Wreckless Spending –>Repentance Repentance=turning from one way of living/thinking/feeling to another way of living/thinking/feeling. -Christianity=Repentance is turning away from sin and unbelief and turn to God and His ways. -If we are to follow God, we must see both the goodness of repentance and our need […]
Hosea 4-5: “Knowledge of God” (Preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship on 5.11.25) INTRO: Atheists=God does not exist; Agnostics=God cannot be known. -Philosophical agnostics; Practical agnostics; Religious agnostics -God’s Word shows us the great error and evil of this position: It is possible, right, and good to know God. –Man’s great problem: they do not […]
Hosea 2:2-3:5 “Spiritual Adultery & Shocking Grace” (Preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship, Naperville IL. on 5.4.25) INTRO: Story of man who discovered adultery of his wife: pain, shock, evil of infidelity. -Israel is like an adulterous wife—by going after idols—and God is calling her back to Himself through Hosea CONTEXT: Prophet Hosea called […]
WIFE OF GOD? A Contrast between Christianity and Mormonism Does God have a wife? How you answer this reveals what kind of God you believe in. It also demonstrates how wide is the divide between historic biblical Christianity and that of Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints). The accepted teaching of Mormonism is […]
