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Which is easier to do... -- Hosea 6:1-6 -- Good Friday - B -- 1991
Which is easier to do, to make a sacrifice or to show mercy?
I wonder how the modern... -- Hosea 6:1-6 -- Good Friday - B -- 1991
I wonder how the modern Christian got hold of the heretical view that if you join the church and rea
Movie actress Bette Davis once... -- Hosea 6:1-6 -- Good Friday - B -- 1991
Movie actress Bette Davis once said about her father: "Daddy in his infinite knowledge always saw th
How proud we are that... -- Hosea 6:1-6 -- Good Friday - C
How proud we are that we are so progressively moving on down the road.
In the movie, Rainman... -- Hosea 6:1-6 -- Good Friday - C
In the movie, Rainman there is one particularly poignant moment.
On the eve of Yom... -- Hosea 6:1-6 -- Good Friday - C
On the eve of Yom Kippur there is a Jewish service known as "Gates of Forgiveness." From this servic
The prophet Hosea reminds us... -- Hosea 6:1-6 -- Good Friday - C
The prophet Hosea reminds us that God "has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us
Even weekend gardeners appreciate the... -- Hosea 6:1-6 -- Good Friday - C
Even weekend gardeners appreciate the role of spring and summer rains in the growth of flowers and v
For more than a year... -- Hosea 6:1-6 -- Good Friday - C
For more than a year, there has been a televangelist jousting tournament underway punctuated with mu
You have only to watch... -- Hosea 6:1-6 -- Good Friday - C
You have only to watch the weather report each night to discover that some things, no matter how muc
A story I read in... -- Hosea 6:1-6 -- Good Friday - C
A story I read in a devotional booklet, "Our Daily Bread," about an incident from the Korean War ill
A male German shepherd gave... -- Hosea 6:1-6 -- Good Friday - C
A male German shepherd gave freeway travelers in Los Angeles a poignant lesson in steadfast compassi
Verse six is an important... -- Hosea 6:1-6 -- Good Friday - C
Verse six is an important verse for Jesus.
For I desire steadfast love... -- Hosea 6:1-6 -- Good Friday - C
"For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God, rather than burnt offerings."

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Good Friday -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hosea 6:1-6, Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9, John 18:1-19:42 -- George M. Bass -- Good Friday - A -- 1989
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Things Of First Importance -- Mark 12:28-34, Hosea 6:1-6 -- John H. Will -- 2004
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