Reading Numbers 11:1-9, 18-20, 31-34 My text for this morning comes from Numbers chapter 11 verse 5 in the Good News Bible. In Egypt…
There is a wonderful old hymn by George Matheson O LOVE THAT WILT NOT LET ME GO, I rest my weary soul in thee:…
It is remarkable that when Hosea married his wife Gomer he knew she was going to be unfaithful to him. It is even more…
Two weeks ago we thought about the special freewill offering God ordered for the work of building the tent of meeting. But just what…
As we look at scriptures like the book of the prophet Hosea, they can seem remote from our lives today. We read about the…
An hour to think about the last 18 months, to mourn for all we have lost and to give thanks for the good things…
When I planned this series of sermons on Israel’s Wilderness Years, I did not have in mind that we would be giving thanks to…
Hosea chapter 4 continues the prophet’s theme of God’s judgment on the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Hear the word of the LORD, you Israelites,…
What an amazing moment it must have been, when the Almighty God revealed himself in all his majesty and glory and splendour to his…
When we try to describe a person sometimes we will focus on the things they do. At other times we will talk about what…
There are few things which will inevitably damage and destroy a marriage, but adultery is one of them. Hosea had married an adulterous wife…
It was the greatest day in the history of Israel. On Mount Sinai, God Almighty was making his covenant with the descendants of Abraham,…
In 931 BC after the glorious reigns of David and Solomon, the nation of Israel split into two Kingdoms. The larger Northern Kingdom led…
The turning point and high spot in the film Excalibur comes on the day when all the battles are won. There is one land…
There is an old saying – familiarity breeds contempt. Sadly that can be as true of Christians as anybody else when it describes our…
The last eight verses of Peter’s first letter contain a warning, an encouragement and a promise. The whole letter was written to encourage Christians…
I have talked before about the popular but totally false gospel of health, wealth and prosperity. The mistaken and wrong idea that God will…
There are at least three wonderful verses in our Bible reading today which are well worth learning off by heart. I will save the…
Do churches in the 21st century really need ministers any more? You may have read about a recent Church of England report called Myriad…
This message is easier to follow on video. Here are the notes. Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other chesed…
LONGING FOR GOD 1 How lovely is your dwelling-place, LORD Almighty! 2 My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my…