“On the Verge of Return”

The John Knox Presbyterian Church Podcast · Feb 22, 2026 · 20m

Rev. Jimmy McPherson - Hosea 14:1-9 We love a comeback story — until it slips away at the last second. In this Lenten message, On the Verge of Return, we turn to Hosea 14 and discover that Israel’s greatest failure wasn’t on a field but in the heart: “you have stumbled because of your iniquity.” Through vivid imagery of broken covenant, misplaced trust, and relentless divine love, this sermon explores how we still manufacture modern idols and trust our own “horses.” Yet Hosea’s final word is not judgment but invitation: “Return.” Even more astonishing, God gives us the words to come home. In…