Tune in as Pastor Josh concludes the sermon series through the book of Hosea this morning:

“Hosea calls us here to confess our sins, reject past objects of deceptive faith, and recognize that there is hope only in the sure character of God. Will we humbly admit our own need to receive from the only Savior?Genuine repentance is not bringing a gift in order to bribe or appease God, nor is it a feeling of sorrow or shame about getting caught for doing something wrong. It is not making a deceptive speech about turning over a new leaf when we can do nothing at all to change our own hearts. It is a genuine turning from a life of sin—a life lived for ourselves—to serve the one living and true God. Hosea’s final message to us is this: How do you read the words of this book? Do they enlighten or confound? Are they life or death?”

Tune in as Pastor Josh continues to teach from Hosea 13 this morning:

“Even in these passages of terrible judgment, we are reminded that, while God’s character is revealed in both justice and mercy, he delights in showing mercy and compassion. Eight times in the Old Testament Yahweh is announced and introduced as in Psalm 86:15: '...a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness…He is not quick to wrath, quick to judgment…Instead, in Hosea we see that God is prone to sudden rashes of compassion. You never know when he will just suddenly burst out in unexpected mercy…”

Tune in to hear Pastor Josh take us through Hosea 11-13 this morning:

“This passage also calls us to remember the past grace of God.  We can ensure proper relationship with God and avoid his condemnations by remembering; remembering, and not forgetting, what God has done for us. This is the purpose for many of the songs we sing, as we recall to each other, and to ourselves, the goodness of God expressed throughout the ages to his church. Our need and God’s power and goodness fit hand-in-hand. Our awareness of each grows in relation to the other. The more I am honest about the condition of my heart, the more I increasingly rely on God.  The more I am reminded of God’s goodness and mercy, the more I can afford to be honest with myself.”

Tune in as Pastor Josh preaches from Hosea 10-11 this morning:

“God’s explanation of his commitment to continue the covenant beyond the judgment is both passionate and profound: the unique holy quality of his deity. His disposition and behaviour distinguish themselves from what would be the normal human pattern. He is God, and not a man — so he has the ability to decide when and how to exact just punishment in his fierce anger.  Despite his terrible wrath, he has not lost control. If God was at the mercy of his emotions, Israel would be wiped from the face of the earth. But, thankfully, God is holy. He operates at a different level of action independent of human action and existence. And He has chosen to fulfill his sovereign plan that is guided by his love as well as justice.”

Tune in as Pastor Josh continues teaching us through Hosea:

“Church, those who genuinely belong to God are ‘created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them’.  All genuine people of God are created to be the fruitful extension of Jesus’ life and ministry, commissioned to bear the fruit of love. Jesus is the true vine.  He is God’s promise fulfilled to Israel.  For a long time it looked like Israel was cut off from God, but Jesus is the shoot that came from what seemed like a stump. Grafted into Christ, people from every nation, tongue and tribe become the true people of God.”

Tune in as Rev. Larry Handford preaches from Philippians 2 this morning:

“Jesus paid a high price for us. He owns us, we are his. That’s what rights we have. We have the right to be his…”

Tune in as Pete Hamm preaches a Christmas message from Habakkuk 2 this morning:

“And God keeps his promises: his promises to correct his people, to bring repentance, and to liberate those whom he loves. His promise also to judge Babylon for their wickedness. His promise to bring from Eve seed that will crush the head of the serpent…His promise to raise up the Son of David, an anointed king, who will conquer the nations. A promise to send a King who will suffer and die in our place.

God’s promises will stand and will be accomplished. God is faithful, and as a result we can have faith. There rests our salvation…”

Tune in to listen to Pastor Leighton’s short Christmas message adjoining the Christmas Program this year, regaling us of the simplicity and meekness of the King of Kings coming to be with us in the incarnation of Christ.

Tune in to hear Cody Dodd preach from Colossians 3:1-17 this morning:

“These are the attributes that we are called to grow into, as the Spirit of God is daily renovating our lives. Paul tells us to embrace forgiveness in all things, and most importantly to put on love…at first glance, these things sound great. And they are the types of scriptures we like to get printed on our coffee cups. But when we actually try to live out love and forgiveness - particularly to people that hurt us - we quickly see that this can be quite costly…”

Tune in to hear Pastor Leighton carry on his exegetical series through the Gospel of Mark on this First Advent Sunday:

“Christian, herein lies one of the biggest threats to the modern church. The dropping inconvenient verses, the constant shaping and reshaping of doctrine to suit what we as humans like, and the refusal to preach the whole gospel of God. And it’s rampant….Friends, itching ears have no problem finding smooth talking lips, for every group of people that just wanna hear easy soothing bible stuff, there are a dozen preachers and so called bible teachers ready to dole out such sap. And the world isn’t getting any better…the book of Hosea is hard, parts of Mark have been no picnic, but in working verse by verse, book by book through scripture, at the very least the whole counsel of God is being preached…”