There is no substitute for the preaching and teaching of God's Word.

Each weekday on enjoying the journey, Scott Pauley leads us in a brief study of Scripture.

Today, on the weekend pulpit, we are happy to share a full-length Bible message given through Scott's

pulpit ministry. These messages were recorded live in a local church or gospel event in recent days.

It is our prayer that the message will be a help to you today.

And I want you to find the book of Hosea tonight, if you will.

I hope you are getting acquainted with this portion of scripture.

In the morning hours, we're dealing with lots of family things and very practical things.

But I like in the evening hours just concentrating on a portion of the Word of God because here's what I've come to believe.

The Word of God is what meets the deep needs of our life. So you don't need a family message.

You need a Bible message. You don't need my ideas. You need God's truth. Isn't that right?

And when I come to a meeting like this i start praying leading up to it lord show me where in the bible you want us to be and several

days ago as i prayed and prepared god led me to the book of osaiah now full disclosure i've not

preached a great deal from the book of ozaya and i'm kind of studying it along here as we go because the Lord's

using it in my life so I'm really just preaching to me and letting you listen is that all right

the word of God is wonderful when you come to the book of Osaya it is like the Lord reaches up and

pulls back the curtain and says let me show you my heart let me show you how much i love sinners people who failed

miserably let me show you where the hope is last evening we marked one great word in our bible

matter of fact just turned back a page we were in hosea chapter number four and we marked the very first

word it's repeated throughout the book it is the word here so we start to hear from god we want to know what it is god has to say to us this evening

i bring it to josea chapter number six and do another word now come to that word in just a moment

if you'll permit me i want to back up and read the closing verses of chapter five you do know

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