Second Presbyterian Church Sermons

Love Story 26.02.2023 ↓

Love Story Hosea 3:1-5 And the LORD said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, even as the LORD loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes of raisins.” (Hosea 3:1) Big Idea : God reconciles us to himself by calling us, redeeming us, and sanctifying us.  Calling (v. 1) Hosea illustrates the way God calls si...

Therefore... 19.02.2023 ↓

Download a PDF of the sermon recap. Therefore… Hosea 2:2-23 “Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her. (Hosea 2:14) Big Idea : Because God loves his people in Christ, the Spirit pursues. . . Limits (vv. 6-8) In this pageant, Hosea’s tragic experience with Gomer parallels God’s with Israel. Hosea’s tough love f...

Meet the Family 12.02.2023 ↓

Download a PDF of the  sermon recap. Big Idea : God pursues unloveable people, conquers them with his love, and makes them his beloved. Unloved (1:1-7) God used Hosea’s life as an illustration of the spiritual state of the nation of Israel. First, God commands Hosea to go and take a wife from the Northern kingdom. Next, God tells Hosea the names his children will have, which are indicat...