The Cross and Mercy

Pastor Bill Bush · Oct 20, 2019

Using the prophet Hosea as both messenger and living object lesson, the sermon demonstrates that God's love is profoundly undeserved, ultimately hope-giving, and desperately needed by every person. Just as Hosea faithfully pursued and bought back his unfaithful wife Gomer at great personal cost, God relentlessly pursues us despite our idolatry and rebellion. His love is not a reward for good behavior; it is an expression of His own unchanging character — and it finds its clearest expression in the cross, where justice and mercy meet in Jesus Christ.