Oakwood Church

“And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples.”
Matthew 9:10

“As Jesus passed on from there he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he rose and followed him.”
Matthew 9:9

“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Matthew 9:12-13 (Hosea 6:6)

“When the LORD began to speak through Hosea, the LORD said to him, ‘Go, marry a promiscuous woman and have children with her, for like an adulterous wife this land is guilty of unfaithfulness to the LORD.’ So he married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.”
Hosea 1:2-3, NIV

“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Matthew 9:12-13 (Hosea 6:6)

Layers of Commitment to God

• Know God

“Come, let us return to the LORD; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.”
Hosea 6:1

Layers of Commitment to God

• Know God

“After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him.”
Hosea 6:2

Layers of Commitment to God

• Know God

“Let us know; let us press on to know the LORD; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the… spring rains that water the earth.”
Hosea 6:3

Layers of Commitment to God

• Know God > Love God

“What shall I do with you, O Efraim? …Your love is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes early away.”
Hosea 6:4

Layers of Commitment to God

• Know God > Love God

“Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets, I have slain them by the words of my mouth, and my judgment goes forth as the light.”
Hosea 6:5

Layers of Commitment to God

• Know God > Love God

“For I desire steadfast love [mercy] and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.”
Hosea 6:6

Layers of Commitment to God

• Know God > Love God > Obey God

“For I desire steadfast love [mercy] and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.”
Hosea 6:6

Layers of Commitment to God

• Know God > Love God > Obey God > Love People

“For I desire steadfast love [mercy] and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.”
Hosea 6:6

Layers of Commitment to God

• Know God > Love God > Obey God > Love People

“But like Adam they transgressed the covenant… As robbers lie in wait for a man… they murder on the way…”
Hosea 6:7-9

Layers of Commitment to God

• Know God > Love God > Obey God > Love People

“For you also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed. When I restore the fortunes of my people.”
Hosea 6:11