Sermons on Hosea

“To know God”

Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 01 Nov 2015 (also the engagement of dr Francois Louw and Catherine Langeveld) Hos 2:19-20 “I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion. 20 I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will acknowledge the #8221; Usually engagement…

“The Divided Heart”

Hosea 10 2 Their heart is divided; now they are held guilty. He will break down their altars; He will ruin their sacred pillars. Psalms 86 11 Teach me Your way, O LORD; I will walk in Your truth; unite my heart to fear Your name. The divided heart causes guilt before God. He hates…

“Walk in God’s Way”

Wedding of Rev E Stegen’s second youngest daughter, Dorothea, to Artur Schmunk and his youngest daughter, Esther, to Paul Gideon Proverbs 3 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Hosea 14 8 “Ephraim shall say, ‘What…

“God’s Marriage Proposal”

Engagement of Philemon Mwelase and Holani Xaba Hosea 2 16 “In that day,” declares the Lord, “you will call me ‘my husband’; you will no longer call me ‘my master.’ 17 I will remove the names of the Baals from her lips; no longer will their names be invoked. 18 In that day I will make a covenant…

“The Terrible Price of Sin”

Hosea 1 2 The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea. And the Lord said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the Lord. Hosea is the first book of the minor prophets. In the time of…

“God’s Proposal to You”

Engagement of Carl Stegen & Suzelle Vermaak Hosea 2 19 And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in loving-kindness, and in mercies. 20 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the Lord. Israel had…

“Betrothed of God”

Engagement of Daniel Matomela and Ntombi Maphanga It is not a small thing that the Almighty God shows this interest in us, insignificant humans. This should move us. It is only a fool who will turn down such an offer from Almighty God, to betroth us to Himself. In what godly fear ought we not…