JULY 6, 2025

Dr. Kevin Ueckert

Lead Pastor

Hosea 11-12

Read all of this week's passage together, and consider the following questions.  We encourage you to read it aloud as a group or individually before considering this week's questions.  




In this Sunday's message from Dr. Ueckert, we’re invited to see the tender, unwavering love of God through Hosea chapters 11–12. Like a perfect Father, God pursues His children—even when they rebel, run, and forget Him. Dr. Ueckert paints a moving picture of a God whose compassion is stirred, not by our goodness, but by His own faithful heart. Even in seasons of hardship and tragedy—like the recent flooding that has touched our community—this message reminds us that God never stops calling His wandering children back home.

1. Sunday we discussed God as a 'perfect father.' How does this image of God resonate with you personally?  Does it create comfort or tension based on your own experiences?

2. In Hosea 11:4, God says, 'I led them with human cords, with ropes of love.' What does this metaphor teach us about how God draws us to Himself?

3. Pastor Ueckert shared the story of Poppy the calf learning to trust him. How might God be 'fencing you in' or 'kneeling down to provide what you need' in your current season of life?

4. How do you typically respond when you don't understand God's ways, especially during difficult or tragic circumstances?

5. God's discipline is intended to bring healing, not punishment. How have you experienced God's discipline in your life, and what was the outcome?

6. What are some ways you find yourself 'prone to wander' from God? What typically draws you away from Him?

7. Dr Ueckert encouraged us to 'keep returning to the Lord.'  What practical steps can you take this week to return to God in areas where you've wandered?

Loving Father, thank You for Your relentless pursuit of us even when we wander. We confess that like Israel, we too often run from Your love, seeking comfort and solutions in places that can never truly satisfy. Thank You for Your perfect fatherly love that disciplines us not to punish but to heal. In the midst of life's tragedies and difficulties, help us to return to You again and again, finding refuge in Your unfailing compassion. Give us hearts to share Your love with others who are hurting and searching. May we be instruments of Your peace in a broken world, pointing others to the perfect Father who sent His Son to bring us home. In Jesus' name, amen.

Hosea 11-12

Read all of this week's passage together, and consider the following questions.  We encourage you to read it aloud as a group or individually before considering this week's questions.  




In this Sunday's message from Dr. Ueckert, we’re invited to see the tender, unwavering love of God through Hosea chapters 11–12. Like a perfect Father, God pursues His children—even when they rebel, run, and forget Him. Dr. Ueckert paints a moving picture of a God whose compassion is stirred, not by our goodness, but by His own faithful heart. Even in seasons of hardship and tragedy—like the recent flooding that has touched our community—this message reminds us that God never stops calling His wandering children back home.

1. Sunday we discussed God as a 'perfect father.' How does this image of God resonate with you personally?  Does it create comfort or tension based on your own experiences?

2. In Hosea 11:4, God says, 'I led them with human cords, with ropes of love.' What does this metaphor teach us about how God draws us to Himself?

3. Pastor Ueckert shared the story of Poppy the calf learning to trust him. How might God be 'fencing you in' or 'kneeling down to provide what you need' in your current season of life?

4. How do you typically respond when you don't understand God's ways, especially during difficult or tragic circumstances?

5. God's discipline is intended to bring healing, not punishment. How have you experienced God's discipline in your life, and what was the outcome?

6. What are some ways you find yourself 'prone to wander' from God? What typically draws you away from Him?

7. Dr Ueckert encouraged us to 'keep returning to the Lord.'  What practical steps can you take this week to return to God in areas where you've wandered?

Loving Father, thank You for Your relentless pursuit of us even when we wander. We confess that like Israel, we too often run from Your love, seeking comfort and solutions in places that can never truly satisfy. Thank You for Your perfect fatherly love that disciplines us not to punish but to heal. In the midst of life's tragedies and difficulties, help us to return to You again and again, finding refuge in Your unfailing compassion. Give us hearts to share Your love with others who are hurting and searching. May we be instruments of Your peace in a broken world, pointing others to the perfect Father who sent His Son to bring us home. In Jesus' name, amen.

Hosea 11-12

Read all of this week's passage together, and consider the following questions.  We encourage you to read it aloud as a group or individually before considering this week's questions.  




In this Sunday's message from Dr. Ueckert, we’re invited to see the tender, unwavering love of God through Hosea chapters 11–12. Like a perfect Father, God pursues His children—even when they rebel, run, and forget Him. Dr. Ueckert paints a moving picture of a God whose compassion is stirred, not by our goodness, but by His own faithful heart. Even in seasons of hardship and tragedy—like the recent flooding that has touched our community—this message reminds us that God never stops calling His wandering children back home.

1. Sunday we discussed God as a 'perfect father.' How does this image of God resonate with you personally?  Does it create comfort or tension based on your own experiences?

2. In Hosea 11:4, God says, 'I led them with human cords, with ropes of love.' What does this metaphor teach us about how God draws us to Himself?

3. Pastor Ueckert shared the story of Poppy the calf learning to trust him. How might God be 'fencing you in' or 'kneeling down to provide what you need' in your current season of life?

4. How do you typically respond when you don't understand God's ways, especially during difficult or tragic circumstances?

5. God's discipline is intended to bring healing, not punishment. How have you experienced God's discipline in your life, and what was the outcome?

6. What are some ways you find yourself 'prone to wander' from God? What typically draws you away from Him?

7. Dr Ueckert encouraged us to 'keep returning to the Lord.'  What practical steps can you take this week to return to God in areas where you've wandered?

Loving Father, thank You for Your relentless pursuit of us even when we wander. We confess that like Israel, we too often run from Your love, seeking comfort and solutions in places that can never truly satisfy. Thank You for Your perfect fatherly love that disciplines us not to punish but to heal. In the midst of life's tragedies and difficulties, help us to return to You again and again, finding refuge in Your unfailing compassion. Give us hearts to share Your love with others who are hurting and searching. May we be instruments of Your peace in a broken world, pointing others to the perfect Father who sent His Son to bring us home. In Jesus' name, amen.