“On the Verge of Return”

Rev. Jimmy McPherson - Hosea 14:1-9

We love a comeback story — until it slips away at the last second. In this Lenten message, On the Verge of Return, we turn to Hosea 14 and discover that Israel’s greatest failure wasn’t on a field but in the heart: “you have stumbled because of your iniquity.” Through vivid imagery of broken covenant, misplaced trust, and relentless divine love, this sermon explores how we still manufacture modern idols and trust our own “horses.” Yet Hosea’s final word is not judgment but invitation: “Return.” Even more astonishing, God gives us the words to come home. In a season of confession and renewal, we stand on the verge — not of defeat, but of mercy — and are invited to return to the love that has been pursuing us all along.

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