Sermon outline: This is an abbreviated outline with the complete sermon downloadable at the bottom of the post.

Text: Hosea 6:1–3

Title: Then Shall We Know

Introduction: No prophet sacrificed more for his God than Hosea. He married a woman, Gomer, who would later become a harlot. She would dishonor her husband, violate her vows, and break his heart. The book of Hosea gives us a “graphic picture” of Israel’s backslidden condition, the gracious plea from Jehovah for them to return to Him, and a glorious promise of a restored relationship.

I. The Return Pled—vs. 1

A. The conditions requiring the return

B. The consequences resulting from the return

II. The Revival Produced—vs. 2

A. The timing

B. The truth

III. The Revelation Promised—vs. 3

A. The promise

B. The prerequisite