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Introduction: Good morning once again and welcome to Hope. At this time our children can be dismissed to children’s worship. I invite the rest of you to open your bibles or devices to Matthew 1 with one finger and Ruth 1 with the other. Leading up to Christmas Sunday we are spending the sermons walking…

Good morning! If I have not had the pleasure of meeting you my name is John and I serve Mission Church as the Senior Pastor. I am honored and humbled to be with you this morning… especially as we continue our current sermon series through the book of Ruth entitled, “From Ruin to Redemption.” The story…

Finding a resting place in Ruth 3

If you recall from last week, we saw that Naomi was so excited that Ruth had “stumbled” upon Boaz’ field and that he was treater her so well. One of the reasons for this excitement was that he was a “close relative of ours, one of our redeemers” We are going to see the significance of that statement…

Introduction: Redemption is a word we don’t use quite as often in today’s world. When we think of the word redemption today, we probably think about coupons! As helpful as saving a few dollars here and there is, this use of the word redemption pales in comparison to the Biblical use of this great theological…

Introduction: We live in a world that is restlessness. This comes in all kinds of forms. One is in the form of sleep. According to the CDC, at least 1/3 of Americans do not get the recommended amount of sleep (1). They are restless. We see that Americans also struggle with finding rest and contentment…

Naomi and her family Naomi and her family had relocated to Moab because there had been a famine. Ruth’s husband, Naomi’s son, had died; in fact, all of Naomi’s sons had died. Naomi returned to her ancestral land with her Moabite daughter-in-law Ruth. Ruth had committed to love and care for the well-being…

In the third chapter of Ruth, Naomi hatches a scheme to ensure Ruth is cared for. Her scheme sounds bizarre to our ears, and even lewd to ancient Hebrew ears. Will God honour such a scheme? Will Ruth go through with it? Join us as Malcolm takes us through this extraordinary episode in one of the most famous love stories of all time.

In the days when the judges ruled... 1 In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons. 10 Years in Moab 5 and both Mahlon and Chilion died, so that the woman was left without her…

God covers over us with his grace. The story of Boaz covering Ruth is an example of that covering.

Series for 2021 - Jesus is In! “He Is” goes through the books of the Bible highlighting things about Jesus, the Messiah In Ruth, the kinsmen-redeemer Personified in: Messiah would be a descendant of Boaz and Ruth ( Ruth 4:12-17 ) The life of Boaz - The Kinsman Redeemer ( Ruth 2:1 ) This book is like…

15 Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city. 16 And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to…

Introduction CAVEAT: This morning, we will be looking at Ruth 3. That might surprise you because it surprised me. I must confess that I had 100% planned to preach on Romans 8 , but do to some providential hindrance. AKA known as a glitch with the backup system that my Bible software company uses. My…

Recap: We are finishing the sermon series from the book of Ruth. Adversity and Redemption. The first sermon I preached about repentance. Naomi’s repentance of the decision to leave Bethlehem during famine brought her back into God’s people, where God was blessing, and into a season of harvest. The second…

Ruth has proposed marriage to Boaz and he said yes. It appears that the maiden from Moab and the bachelor from Bethlehem are going to wed. However, a closer relative than Boaz has the first right of redemption and therefore can marry Ruth. Boaz is determined to settle the issue ASAP (cf. 3:18) and so the stage is set for our seeing “the rest of the story.” If nothing is impossible with God, how are we to proceed? What are we to do? How should we act? Chapter 4 provides 3 lessons we should learn.

The Book of Ruth opens with three funerals but closes with a wedding. Not all of life’s stories have this kind of happy ending; but this little book reminds us that, for the Christian, God still writes the last chapter. In today's message Pastor Leger unpacks the correlation between Boaz and our Redeemer, Jesus Christ.

In the steps that Ruth takes, recorded in this chapter, we see the steps God’s people must take if they want to enter into a deeper relationship with the Lord. Like Ruth, we must not be satisfied merely with living on leftovers (2:2), or even receiving gifts (2:14, 16). We must want Him alone; for when we have Him, we also have all that He owns. It’s not the gifts that we seek, but the Giver.

Trust the hidden hand of God; he brings his sunrise to the worst nightmares.

Today we look at Matthew 5:7 and the beatitude about being merciful. Ultimately God showed us the greatest form of mercy through His son Jesus. Listen today as we look into the story of Ruth and Boaz to discover how great God's mercy is. This is a love story that conradicts everything the world paints as love and ends with a promise. Listen up and be encouraged! (The song played in this sermon at 36:10 is called "What mercy did for me" and it is performed by the band People & Songs)

The Story So Far Ruth 1 - Story opened with Naomi loosing everything (land, husband, kids) Ruth 2 - Ruth Gleans in the Fields of Boaz (kindness, mercy, compassion) Ruth 3 - Naomi has a plan - Boaz is a redeemer Go to the threshing floor (end of harvest) Let Boaz know you are available (mourning, need,…

Recap Ruth 1 Out of Despair Opens in Tragedy - Naomi, Famine, Death, Loss Ends with Hope - God has visited his people in Bethlehem Ruth 2 Into Hope Ruth Gleans for food God provision through his law - caring for stranger/poor “Just so Happens” Ruth goes to Boaz’s field… meets him Boaz shows God’s compassion…

Introduction Recap: A man from Israel, Elimelek, moves his family to Moab during a time of famine. He and his two sons die leaving his wife Naomi and her two daughter-in-laws. Naomi and Ruth return to Jerusalem in despair and meet Boaz who takes notice of Ruth and shows her great kindness. In this we’ve…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

Matthews Gospel: The promised Messiah

I think some here today or listening have had a hard week… maybe “hard” does not do it justice. Most likely some are dealing with things, circumstances, hurts, failures of the past… maybe "words” don’t describe it. We have looked at: Genesis : God is powerful creator and sovereign Exodus : He is salvation…