The UnSafe Bible

When a child is adopted, it’s the choice of the family that adopts them to accept them into their family. In today’s message, Pastor Ken says the story of Hosea is an example of how Jesus adopts us into His family. He chose you. Jesus wants to be with you in eternity. All you must do is choose to follow Him and let Him lead your life. Have you chosen to follow Jesus? If you haven’t, there’s no better time than right now. He’s seeking you and wants to give you every opportunity to follow Him. Trust Jesus today!

One of the most common things we do as Christians is minimize our sin and try to make ourselves seem better than we are. Today, Pastor Ken says God doesn’t ignore our sin but has given us a way to be forgiven. He sent His Son as a sacrifice for all the wrongs you’ve done and are going to do. Jesus came so you can have a relationship with the Father. He loves you and wants you to trust in Him daily. Follow God wholeheartedly and live in the freedom He’s already given you. Find satisfaction in His love!

We’re living in a time when anxiety is at an all-time high, and people are trying to find solutions to it. In today’s message, Pastor Ken says God can give you peace amidst not knowing what’s coming next in your life. You must trust Him and allow Him to cover you with peace beyond all understanding. God loves you and wants you to have your hope rooted solely in Him. Even in the anxious times, trust that God has a plan for you and is constantly working things out for your benefit and your good.

When we’re born, we’re instantly surrounded by brokenness because this world is full of sin. Today, Pastor Ken says we can only overcome the world through Christ. When Christ becomes all we know and see, we’re freed from the things that enslave us. Sin’s rampant in the world, but God has given you the power to say no to sin and yes to victory through the death and resurrection of Christ. He loves you so much that He sent His Son as a ransom for all sins committed in the past, present, and future.

As Pastor Ken continues to teach through the book of Hosea, he’ll be challenging you to return to your first love and to do those good works you first did when you fell in love with Jesus. Our first love is the love Christ gives us for God and each other. Don’t allow your love relationship to cool into mere religion. You should be zealous for the truth, but that zeal should be tempered so that you are always “speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ”.  

Today, Pastor Ken will explain that there is overwhelming evidence for the existence of Jesus, both in secular and biblical history. The greatest evidence that Jesus did exist is the fact that literally thousands of Christians in the first century AD, including the twelve apostles, were willing to give their lives as martyrs for Jesus Christ. People will die for what they believe to be true, but no one will die for what they know to be a lie. Remember, if Christ was not raised from the dead, believers will not be either.

Today, Pastor Ken will remind you that God is the Designer and Craftsman of everything in the universe, and He created human beings a step above all the rest. By breathing His own life into that man, He created the man and woman “in His own image”. That means that human beings are more like God than any other created thing. We have an eternal spirit, just as God has. The wise person bows before the Creator and willingly submits himself or herself to the only One who truly knows how we are made. 

As Pastor Ken continues his teaching series through the book of Hosea, he’ll encourage you to put on the whole armor of God because the enemy is actively trying to destroy the Church. Thankfully, we are promised that the gates of Hell shall not prevail against the Church! The enemy uses all the same tactics and tricks. He uses your flesh against you and sends temptations your way that could cause you to take your focus off of Jesus. Remember, greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.  

Hosea’s wife, Gomer, practiced unfaithfulness as a lifestyle. When she conceived and bore children, God told Hosea to give them prophetic names symbolizing the Lord’s judgment on Israel. For example, Jezreel foretold a great massacre that would happen in that valley, and Lo-Ammi means “not my people,” signaling God’s rejection of Israel. Hosea warned of painful consequences, invasion, and slavery. Today, Pastor Ken will explain that Hosea’s message was clear—sin brings judgment! 

Conflict in Israel has been a reality whenever Israel has existed as a nation. Whether it was the Egyptians, Babylonians, Persians, or Romans, the nation of Israel has always been persecuted by its neighbors. Why is this? According to the Bible, it is because God has a special plan for the nation of Israel, and Satan wants to defeat that plan. Today, Pastor Ken will explain that satanically influenced hatred of Israel is the reason Israel’s neighbors have always wanted to see Israel destroyed.