In this message, Andy Lovell explores Hosea chapters 11 to 13, revealing the heart of God as a perfect Father, one who is both just and deeply compassionate towards His people.

Drawing from passages such as Hosea 11, Andy highlights how, despite Israel’s repeated unfaithfulness, God’s response is not cold rejection but a mixture of grief, discipline and relentless love. Through vivid imagery, God is shown as a Father teaching His child to walk, stooping down to care, guide and provide, even when His people turn away.

The message unpacks how the struggles of ancient Israel mirror our own lives today. While the outward behaviours may differ, the underlying patterns remain the same, trusting in things other than God for identity, security and purpose. Whether through success, comfort, control or performance, we often reach for substitutes instead of the One who truly satisfies.

Andy also explores the reality that God, in His mercy, sometimes allows a “painful reckoning”, removing the very things we rely on so that we are drawn back to Him. What can feel like judgement is often, in fact, an act of loving discipline, calling us away from false supports and back into true relationship.

At the centre of this message is the unchanging nature of God. Unlike human relationships, God’s love is not conditional or resentful. As He declares, “I am God and not a man” (Hosea 11:9), His forgiveness is complete, His compassion is real, and His desire is always to restore His people.

This preach is both a challenge and a comfort, a call to recognise the patterns in our own lives, and an invitation to return to a Father who has never stopped loving, pursuing and leading us.

In this message, Nathan Shane continues our journey through Hosea, exploring the powerful call to integrity found across chapters 7 to 10, centred on the warning: “they sow the wind and reap the whirlwind” in Hosea 8:7.

Speaking into a time of peace and prosperity in Israel, yet deep spiritual decline, Nathan draws a clear parallel to our world today. God’s people had become outwardly religious but inwardly distant, revealing hearts that had drifted from relationship with Him.

This message confronts the reality that sin is not neutral. What we sow in our lives has real and lasting consequences. Through vivid imagery from Hosea, burning ovens, half-baked bread, senseless doves and the coming whirlwind, we are reminded that small compromises can grow into destructive patterns, and that idols, whether ancient or modern, will always promise much but ultimately lead us away from God.

Yet at the centre of this passage is hope. Nathan points us to Jesus, the one who steps in and takes the whirlwind we deserve. Drawing connections to the cross and passages like Isaiah 53, the message reminds us that while we sow sin, Christ bears the consequence, offering forgiveness, restoration and a way back to relationship with God.

The call of Hosea is not just to recognise our condition, but to respond. Rooted in Hosea 10:12, this preach invites us to break up the hard ground of our hearts, turn from false worship, and begin to sow righteousness in our lives.

This is a message of both warning and invitation, a reminder that God does not walk away from His people, but continually calls us back to Himself.

In this Easter Sunday message, Two Roads: The Road to Emmaus, Chris Speller unpacks the story of the two disciples walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus in Luke 24:13–35, a journey marked by confusion, disappointment and lost hope.

As the disciples walk away from the events of the cross, trying to make sense of what has happened, Jesus comes alongside them, though they do not recognise Him. Through this powerful encounter, we see how easily we can walk through our own seasons of uncertainty without realising that Jesus is present with us.

Chris explores how this journey reflects our own lives, moments where we carry questions, disappointment or unfulfilled expectations, often echoing the words, “we had hoped.” Yet the turning point comes as Jesus reveals Himself, moving the disciples from confusion to clarity, and from despair to renewed purpose.

Centred on the hope of the resurrection, this message highlights four key “signposts” for our own journey of faith: that we are completely forgiven, that we no longer need to fear death, that we are empowered by God’s Spirit, and that God’s love for us never fails. Drawing on passages such as Ephesians 1, Romans 4 and John 3:16, the message roots our hope firmly in what Jesus has accomplished through His death and resurrection.

This Easter preach is a call to recognise that we are not walking alone. Even when we do not see Him, Jesus is present, walking with us, opening the Scriptures, and inviting us into a living hope.

In this Mothering Sunday message, Sarah Speller explores the heart of God and what it means to reflect that heart in the way we love others.

Focusing on God’s nature as loving, compassionate and relational, this talk considers how His love is not something we simply receive, but something we are called to share. It invites us to think about how we carry that love into our everyday relationships and interactions.

As we reflect on Mothering Sunday, this message highlights the importance of expressing God’s love in practical ways, showing care, encouragement and compassion to those around us. It is a reminder that knowing God’s heart should shape how we live, and how we treat others.

In this message, Hannah Hylton continues our series in Hosea by exploring chapters 4 to 6, focusing especially on Hosea 6:1–6 and the invitation to truly know God.

Hosea reveals a powerful picture of God’s relationship with His people, like a marriage that has been repeatedly broken by unfaithfulness. Israel had turned away from God, pursuing idols and trusting in other solutions instead of seeking Him. Yet even in their wandering, God’s desire was never simply to expose their sin, but to restore them to relationship.

In this passage we see that God’s correction is not driven by anger, but by healing love. “He has torn us that He may heal us.” Like a bone that must sometimes be reset to heal properly, God lovingly convicts His people so that they can return to wholeness with Him. This message also distinguishes between conviction, which leads us back to God, and shame, which leaves us stuck and distant from Him.

Hannah also explores the difference between knowing about God and truly knowing Him. Hosea calls us to “press on to know the Lord”, to pursue relationship, not just information. God desires steadfast love and genuine knowledge of Him rather than empty religious activity.

This talk is a call to examine our own hearts, to turn away from idols and distractions, and to respond to God’s invitation to deeper relationship. As we bring our lives before Him in repentance and openness, we discover that His goal has always been restoration, intimacy, and life with Him.

In this message, we continue in Hosea, looking at chapters 2 and 3 and the picture of two broken marriages, Hosea and Gomer and ultimately God and His people.

We see how the relationship breaks down through unfaithfulness, self-sufficiency, and simply forgetting God. But what’s so powerful in this passage is that instead of walking away, God says, “Therefore… I will allure her.” He pursues. He speaks tenderly. He turns a valley of trouble into a door of hope.

This is a story about consequences, yes, but even more, it’s a story about covenant faithfulness. God doesn’t cancel His promises.

He restores. He redeems. He refines.

Hosea buying Gomer back is a beautiful picture of what Christ has done for us. We were bought with a price. And while restoration can be messy and painful, God’s goal is always intimacy and that we would truly know Him.

In this sermon, Philip Richardson ( a member of Freedom Church Romford, holds a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies, and serves as the Director of Theological Education for OMS), introduces the book of Hosea and unpacks the powerful message of chapter 1. Set in a time of political turmoil and spiritual unfaithfulness, Hosea’s life becomes a living illustration of God’s relationship with His people.

Philip explores Hosea’s marriage to Gomer and the symbolic meaning behind the names of their children, revealing both the seriousness of spiritual drift and the depth of God’s covenant love. Even in judgment, God’s desire is restoration and He pursues His people with mercy and faithfulness.

In this recording, we explore the heart of prayer, not just as words spoken, but as time spent in relationship with God. Drawing from 2 Corinthians 3:18, we reflect on how prayer invites us to behold the glory of the Lord and experience a deep, ongoing transformation.

Join us as we unpack what it means to be called God’s children, how spending time with Him changes us from the inside out and why even the messy, challenging moments in prayer are part of our journey toward spiritual growth. Through examples like Peter and Paul, we discover that transformation takes time, patience and faith.

Whether you’re new to prayer or have been walking with God for years, this episode encourages you to find rest in His presence and embrace the freedom found in being with God.