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Minor Prophets,Minor Prophets,Major MessageMajor Message

Pastor Brett Peterson –Pastor Brett Peterson –

Our Winter Series at Living Our Winter Series at Living WaterWater

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12 Angry (Zealous) Men12 Angry (Zealous) Men

• A message that transcends timeA message that transcends time• A journey that will bring us into A journey that will bring us into

right relationship with Yahwehright relationship with Yahweh• A glimpse into the very character A glimpse into the very character

of Godof God• A winter we will spend with some A winter we will spend with some

mighty men of God as we peer into mighty men of God as we peer into their letterstheir letters

• A time to love, grow, and shine!A time to love, grow, and shine!2

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Review…Review…• Week One – Get Zealous for the Week One – Get Zealous for the

things of God! things of God! • Week Two – Week Two – 1Co 14:1 Pursue 1Co 14:1 Pursue

love, yet desire earnestly love, yet desire earnestly spiritual spiritual gifts, but gifts, but especially especially that you may prophesythat you may prophesy. .

• Week Three – Overview – Week Three – Overview – Courage, Faith, and Covenant Courage, Faith, and Covenant RelationshipRelationship

• Today – Hosea Part IToday – Hosea Part I3

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Hosea Hosea (710 B.C.)(710 B.C.)

•THEMETHEME: :

““GOD’S UNFAILING LOVE & MERCY, to ISREAL AND GOD’S UNFAILING LOVE & MERCY, to ISREAL AND THE CHURCH”THE CHURCH”(& YOU!)(& YOU!)

•VERSESVERSES::

(6:6) “For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, (6:6) “For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, & in the knowledge of God rather than burnt & in the knowledge of God rather than burnt

offerings.”offerings.”

Knowledge – intimate, experiential knowledge of God. - Knowledge – intimate, experiential knowledge of God. - as in the intimate knowledge you have with someone in a as in the intimate knowledge you have with someone in a

marriage.marriage.

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•Hos 2:19 "I will betroth you to Hos 2:19 "I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and you to Me in righteousness and in justice, In lovingkindness and in justice, In lovingkindness and in compassion, 20 And I will in compassion, 20 And I will betroth you to Me in betroth you to Me in faithfulness. Then you will faithfulness. Then you will know the LORD. know the LORD.

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It’s all about MarriageIt’s all about Marriage

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• Even when we are not.Even when we are not.

• Every time we sin, we have chosen to Every time we sin, we have chosen to be unfaithful to the Lord!be unfaithful to the Lord!

• 2Ti 4:3 For the time will come when For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; they will not endure sound doctrine; but {wanting} to have their ears but {wanting} to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, their own desires,

God is FaithfulGod is Faithful

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• Hosea loved Gomer.Hosea loved Gomer.• He forgave her past and courted herHe forgave her past and courted her• He won her heart, fell in love, & He won her heart, fell in love, &

married hermarried her• They had a son togetherThey had a son together• And then she started openly selling And then she started openly selling

herself again to the highest bidder.herself again to the highest bidder.• And we, like Gomer, do the same And we, like Gomer, do the same

thing to our Lord! Yet He loves us!thing to our Lord! Yet He loves us!7

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Shazam!Shazam!

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• Husbands, love your wives, just as Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, gave Himself up for her, 26 so that so that He might sanctify her, having He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, water with the word, 2727 that He that He might present to Himself the church might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.she would be holy and blameless.

Ephesians 5:25-27Ephesians 5:25-27

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• Rev 19:7 "Let us rejoice and be Rev 19:7 "Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made come and His bride has made herself ready.“ herself ready.“ 8 It was given to her 8 It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. righteous acts of the saints. 9 Then he 9 Then he *said to me, "Write, 'Blessed are those *said to me, "Write, 'Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.'"of the Lamb.'"

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• Then you KNOW Him. Experiential Then you KNOW Him. Experiential knowledge.knowledge.

• He has revealed Himself to you!He has revealed Himself to you!

• You long to stay faithful to Him no You long to stay faithful to Him no matter what the cost!matter what the cost!

• Jesus said, if you love Me, you Jesus said, if you love Me, you will…will…

Do you love Jesus?Do you love Jesus?

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Jhn 14:15Jhn 14:15 "If you love Me, you will keep "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. My commandments.

Jhn 14:16Jhn 14:16 "I will ask the Father, and "I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; He may be with you forever;

Jhn 14:17Jhn 14:17 {that is} the Spirit of truth, {that is} the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know because it does not see Him or know Him, {but} you know Him because He Him, {but} you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.abides with you and will be in you.

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Jhn 14:21Jhn 14:21 "He who has My "He who has My commandments and keeps commandments and keeps them is the one who loves them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him."disclose Myself to him."

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• 1Jo 2:31Jo 2:3 By this we know that we By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. keep His commandments.

1Jo 2:41Jo 2:4 The one who says, "I have The one who says, "I have come to know Him," and does not come to know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; and the truth is not in him;

1Jo 2:51Jo 2:5 but whoever keeps His but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him:know that we are in Him:

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•1Jo 3:241Jo 3:24 The one who keeps The one who keeps His commandments abides in His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. We know Him, and He in him. We know by this that He abides in us, by this that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has by the Spirit whom He has given us.given us.

•Abide – live with, dwell, Abide – live with, dwell, remain faithful remain faithful

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• Jhn 15:2 "Every branch in Me that does Jhn 15:2 "Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and not bear fruit, He takes away; and every {branch} that bears fruit, He every {branch} that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more prunes it so that it may bear more fruit. Jhn 15:4 "Abide in Me, and I in fruit. Jhn 15:4 "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither {can} you unless you abide in neither {can} you unless you abide in Me. Me.

• It begins with giving yourself totally to It begins with giving yourself totally to Jesus!Jesus!

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Are you being faithful to Are you being faithful to our Lord Jesus Christ?our Lord Jesus Christ?

The Jews built their own The Jews built their own kingdoms/houses but kingdoms/houses but

neglected God’s neglected God’s house/kingdom.house/kingdom.

This message is relevant This message is relevant today!today!

Many churches are neglected!Many churches are neglected!

God’s temple is neglected!God’s temple is neglected!

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Is it our temple or God’s?Is it our temple or God’s?

•1Co 6:191Co 6:19 Or do you not Or do you not know that your body is a know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have within you, whom you have from God? You are not your from God? You are not your own, own,

•1Co 6:20 for you were 1Co 6:20 for you were bought with a price. So bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. glorify God in your body.

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We must grow!We must grow!

•Phi 3:12 Not that I have already Phi 3:12 Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Christ Jesus has made me his own.

•Phi 3:13 Brothers, I do not consider Phi 3:13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have attained it. But one thing I that I have attained it. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, straining forward to what lies ahead,

•Phi 3:14 I press on toward the goal for Phi 3:14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Christ Jesus.

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• She married Hosea, and then She married Hosea, and then continued to do what she had always continued to do what she had always done.done.

• Israel did the same thing.Israel did the same thing.

• What about you? You committed your What about you? You committed your life to Jesus Christ, were baptized life to Jesus Christ, were baptized signifying the death of your old self.signifying the death of your old self.

• Are you any different?Are you any different?

Gomer didn’t growGomer didn’t grow

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• But may it never be that I would But may it never be that I would boast, except in the cross of our boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. and I to the world.

Gal 6:15Gal 6:15 For neither is For neither is circumcision anything, nor circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new uncircumcision, but a new creation.creation.

Galatians 6:14-15Galatians 6:14-15

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• 2Cor 5:172Cor 5:17 Therefore if anyone is Therefore if anyone is in Christ, {he is} a new creature; in Christ, {he is} a new creature; the old things passed away; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. behold, new things have come.

2Cor 5:182Cor 5:18 Now all {these} things Now all {these} things are from God, who reconciled us to are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation,the ministry of reconciliation,

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• 19namely, that God was in Christ 19namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. the word of reconciliation.

2020Therefore, we are ambassadors Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, beg you on behalf of Christ, be be reconciled to Godreconciled to God..

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It’s all about His Bride!It’s all about His Bride!• Eph 4:11 And He gave some Eph 4:11 And He gave some asas apostles, and some apostles, and some asas

prophets, and some prophets, and some asas evangelists, and some evangelists, and some asas pastors pastors and teachers, and teachers,

• Eph 4:12Eph 4:12 for the equipping of the saints for the work for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; of service, to the building up of the body of Christ;

• Eph 4:13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith, Eph 4:13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ. the fullness of Christ.

• Eph 4:14 As a result, we are no longer to be children, Eph 4:14 As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; craftiness in deceitful scheming;

• Eph 4:15 but speaking the truth in love, we are to Eph 4:15 but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all grow up in all aspectsaspects into Him who is the head, into Him who is the head, eveneven Christ, Christ,

• Eph 4:16 from whom the whole body, being fitted and Eph 4:16 from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love. growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.

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For God’s temple (us) and For God’s temple (us) and His Church (His Bride)!His Church (His Bride)!

• (1Co 14:12) So with yourselves, since you (1Co 14:12) So with yourselves, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church.strive to excel in building up the church.

• (1Co 14:26) What then, brothers? When (1Co 14:26) What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.building up.

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• (2Co 13:10) For this reason I write these (2Co 13:10) For this reason I write these things while I am away from you, that when things while I am away from you, that when I come I may not have to be severe in my I come I may not have to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord has given use of the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.me for building up and not for tearing down.

• (Eph 4:12) to equip the saints for the work (Eph 4:12) to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,Christ,

• (Eph 4:29) Let no corrupting talk come out (Eph 4:29) Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.give grace to those who hear.

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We must use our gifts!We must use our gifts!• 1Ti 4:13 Until I come, give attention to the 1Ti 4:13 Until I come, give attention to the

publicpublic reading reading of Scripture,of Scripture, to exhortation to exhortation and teaching. and teaching.

• 1Ti 4:14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift 1Ti 4:14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was bestowed on you within you, which was bestowed on you through prophetic utterance with the laying through prophetic utterance with the laying on of hands by the presbytery. on of hands by the presbytery.

• 1Ti 4:15 Take pains with these things; be 1Ti 4:15 Take pains with these things; be absorbedabsorbed in them, so that your progress will in them, so that your progress will be evident to all. be evident to all.

• 1Ti 4:16 Pay close attention to yourself and 1Ti 4:16 Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things, to your teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will ensure salvation for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you. both for yourself and for those who hear you.

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•1Pe 4:8 Above all, keep loving one 1Pe 4:8 Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. a multitude of sins.

•1Pe 4:9 Show hospitality to one 1Pe 4:9 Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. another without grumbling.

•1Pe 4:10 As each has received a 1Pe 4:10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied good stewards of God's varied grace: grace:

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• 1Pe 4:111Pe 4:11 whoever speaks, as whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God serves by the strength that God supplies--in order that in supplies--in order that in everything God may be glorified everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. forever and ever. Amen.

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