Sermon Series: The Book of Ruth
Jan 19, 2025
Jan 12, 2025
Not only does God restore us, He restores us back to better than when He first created us. Just as Boaz redeemed Ruth, Christ redeems us and gives us a new identity among his covenant people.
Jan 5, 2025
True rest is found in Christ alone. Just as Boaz received Ruth even though she was a foreigner, Christ receives us even though we are sinners. When we come to Him in our need, He will protect us and provide for us from His abundance.
Dec 15, 2024
If God did not spare His own Son, how will He not also give us all things (Rom. 8:32)? God did not withhold from Ruth and Naomi, but visited them in His abundance. Like He did for Naomi, God can bring us out of bitterness and fill us with the hope of a coming...
Dec 8, 2024
In this message, we learn that Boaz is a Christ-like figure. Just as Boaz cared for Ruth, Christ cares for us out of His abundance and deals with us as His children, not as foreigners. Jesus does not ask for repayment, but for a life of gratitude and dependance.
Dec 1, 2024
God disciplines us, but only so that He might heal us. In this message, we learn that God shows mercy to Naomi even in her bitterness by disciplining her in love and graciously providing for her needs.
Nov 17, 2024
In this part of the story, Naomi leaves Moab and begins her journey home to Bethlehem. Although Naomi urges Ruth to go back to her people and her gods, Ruth shows unwavering loyalty to Naomi and to Yahweh. Ruth’s loyalty is only a shadow of God’s loyalty...
Nov 10, 2024
We begin our study of the book of Ruth by looking at the context of the story. In a time when there was no king in Israel and everyone did what was right in their own eyes, we focus in on a small town and a few ordinary people who were used by God in His grand plan of...
