Beyond Concours

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.

Setting the Patterns

The opening chapters of Genesis set a number of patterns that are developed throughout Scripture. In this message, we learn how each pattern is broken by sinful humanity, but restored in Jesus Christ. When we live according to God’s design established at...

The Grace of Abundance

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...

Daniel Chapter 8: How Long, O Lord?

What do God’s people hold on to in the midst of suffering, darkness and the presence of evil?  Daniel 8 leads us to see that despite evil raging and transgressions rising, we can be assured of God’s sovereign reign, His wise judgements and His grace to...

Community Restoration Completed

The long spiritual and physical journey of the exiles of Israel that is recorded in the book of Ezra is concluded as the people address their sin with humble repentance. In this final chapter of the book, we are provided with a number of lessons that help us to find...