"How Can I Give You Up?"

Rev James Maciver continues his study on God’s Questions looking at the question, “How Can I Give You Up?”' from Hosea 11:8-9 in this morning worship service livestreamed from his home.

Order of Service
Welcome
Reading: Hosea 11:1-12
Prayer
Children’s Talk: Bible Birds (10) – The Cockerel (Luke 22:34 and 60)
The Lord’s Prayer
Sermon “How Can I Give You Up?” , Hosea 11:8-9
Prayer
Praise: Psalm 130 (Scottish Psalter, page 421)
Benediction

Hosea 11:8–9

[8] How can I give you up, O Ephraim?
How can I hand you over, O Israel?
How can I make you like Admah?
How can I treat you like Zeboiim?
My heart recoils within me;
my compassion grows warm and tender.
[9] I will not execute my burning anger;
I will not again destroy Ephraim;
for I am God and not a man,
the Holy One in your midst,
and I will not come in wrath. (ESV)

Psalm 130 (Scottish Psalter)

1 Lord, from the depths to thee I cried.
2 My voice, Lord, do thou hear:
Unto my supplication's voice
give an attentive ear.

3 Lord, who shall stand, if thou, O Lord,
should'st mark iniquity?
4 But yet with thee forgiveness is,
that feared thou mayest be.

5 I wait for God, my soul doth wait,
my hope is in his word.
6 More than they that for morning watch,
my soul waits for the Lord;

I say, more than they that do watch
the morning light to see.
7 Let Israel hope in the Lord,
for with him mercies be;

And plenteous redemption
is ever found with him.
8 And from all his iniquities
he Isr'el shall redeem.