Hosea: Respond to God’s unfailing love for an unfaithful people.

The Savior’s Resolve (Hosea 11:8-11)

The New Year’s Resolution of Divine Love

1. _______________________ is He consistently faithful to the unfaithful?

2. _______________________ is He consistently faithful to do for the unlovely?

The ________________________ of Love’s Resolution (Hosea 11:8-9)

• God’s ______________________________ demands His ____________________________.

• God will _________________________ give up on His children (so make sure you are His child)

• God’s kind of compassion is rooted in the ____________________________ of his nature

The _________________________ of Love’s Resolution (Hosea 11:10-11)

• God’s ____________________________ leads you to _______________________________ .

• God takes great ____________________________ in restoring us from sin and brokenness (so

make sure you are growing as His child)

• God’s kind of compassion goes out of its way to love the ____________________________ ... and

give them His kind of ____________________________

How does God feel about the birth of His Son?

1. The Star . . . Guiding us to Jesus. The Time is Perfect.

2. The Kings . . . Asserting ‘Wisemen still seek Him.’ The Ambition is Perfect.

3. The angels . . .Giving out the message of Christmas. The _______________________ is Perfect.

4. Shepherds . . . Calling us to witness faithfully. The _______________________ is Perfect.

5. Gifts . . . Acknowledging our honor and love. The _______________________ is Perfect.

6. Manger . . . Finding blessing in unlikely places. The _______________________ is Perfect.

7. Virgin . . . Saving us by the entrance of the sinless Son of God into the world. The _______________________ is Perfect.

Hosea: Respond to God’s unfailing love for an unfaithful people.

The Son’s Risk, Christ Called Out of Egypt (Hosea 11:1; Matt. 2:13-15)

• __________________________:

o God’s Crazy Love for the ____________________________________________

o God Yearns over His people enough to __________________________________ History

• ___________________________:

o God’s Crazy Love through _______________________________________

Three Crazy Truths of Christmas

1. Craziness of an _______________________________________ God (Hebrews 4:16) 2. Craziness of a ________________________________________ Glory (Phil. 2:5-9) 3. Craziness for the ______________________________________ (Hosea 11:1)

o God Yearns over His people enough to __________________________________ History

• ___________________________:

o God’s Crazy Love for _______________________________________ (The Sovereignty of His Grace and The Efficacy of His Grace)

o God Yearns over His people enough to step into ___________________________ History

Hosea: Respond to God’s unfailing love for an unfaithful people.

Sowing and Reaping a Heart for God (Hosea 10) Diagnosing the Divided Heart (10:1-9)

Ingratitude (10:1)

Instability (10:2)

Indifference (10:3)

Infidelity (10:4)

Indignity (10:5-6)

Isolation (10:7)

Insecurity (10:8-9)

Discipline of the Divine (10:10-11, 13-15)

The _______________________________ Sin (unrepentant sin upon sin)

Determination of the Disciple (10:12)

Principle: Actively ______________________________ Your Walk with God Internally and Externally (10:12)

10:12a Sow with a view to righteousness, Reap in accordance with kindness;

#1. We are responsible for what we _________________________________.

10:12b Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to seek the Lord

#2. We are responsible to work the _________________________________.

10:12c Until He comes to rain righteousness on you.

#3. We are responsible to __________________________________ in there!

“By perseverance, the snail reached the ark...” Spurgeon

Hosea: Respond to God’s unfailing love for an unfaithful people.

A Spreading Root (Hosea 9)

Grass Roots of Sin

1. Sin of _________________________ (9:7, Judges)

2. Sin of Baal-peor (9:10, Wilderness)

3. Sin of Gilgal (9:15, Joshua)

Great Results of Sin

#1: Loss of __________________________________________ (9:1–2)

#2. Loss of Spiritual ___________________________________ (9:3–5)

#3. Loss of __________________________________________ (9:6)

#4. Loss of __________________________________________ (9:7–9)

#5. Loss of __________________________________________ (9:10–11)

#6. Loss of Divine ____________________________________ (9:12–17)

The great surprise of the incarnation is that Jesus is God’s plan of loss prevention!

Hosea: Respond to God’s unfailing love for an unfaithful people.

A Seismic Rift (Hosea 8)

Overwatch or Overun?

How does God deal with false leaders?

#1. A Swift _________________________________________________ (8:1-6)

Eagles of ______________________ or ______________________?

How does God deal with false hopes?

#2. A Wrathful _______________________________________________ (8:7)

Reap a _________________________ or a _________________________?

How does God deal with false securities?

#3. A Destroying __________________________________________ (8:11-14)

A _________________________ fire or a ______________________ fire?

Hosea: Respond to God’s unfailing love for an unfaithful people.

A Shallow Repentance (Hosea 6-7)

1. Shallow Confession (6:1-3)

1. More concerned for __________________________ than cleansing. (6:1)

2. More interested in the __________________________ fix than what would stick (6:2)

3. Mostly see forgiveness and restoration as a “__________________________” thing (6:3)

4. Mainly lean on religious __________________________ rather than righteous deeds

2. Shallow Character (6:4-7:16)

1. A Morning ___________________________ and _________________________ (6:4-11)

2. An Overheated ___________________________________ (7:1-7)

3. A Half-Baked ___________________________________ (7:8)

4. A Graying _____________________________________ (7:9–10)

5. A Silly ________________________________________ (7:11-12)

6. A Faulty _______________________________________ (7:13-16)

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

1. Two Perpetuators (1-10)

a. _______________________________________ Leaders

b. _______________________________________ Leaders

Here is His Case...

• ____________________________________ (vs 2, Basis of the divine sentence)

• ____________________________________ (vs 3, Clarity of the divine sentence)

• ____________________________________ (vss. 4-5, Necessity of the divine sentence)

Here is His Sentence...

• ____________________________________ (vss. 6-7, Price of the divine sentence)

• ____________________________________ (vss. 8-10, Certainty of the divine sentence)

2. Four Pictures (5:11-15)

1. The __________________________________________________ (5:11).

2. The __________________________ and _________________________________ (5:12).

3. The incurable __________________________________________ (5:13).

4. The rampaging _________________________________________ (5:14–15).

5:15 I will go away and return to My place Until they acknowledge their guilt and seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.