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A moments on the lips . . . Food: a life time on the hips Gossip: a deadly poison that drips Encouragement: a healing balm that one sips The Setting: 25 In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. 1 In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the…

A love story in the making Setting: Time of the judges, a time of immorality, idolatry, war, people did what they thought was right ( Rut1:1 , Jud21:25, 17:6) It is a time of famine in Judah and we will start in Moab ( Rut1:1 ) We will see inner-mixed marriages that was not according to the law ( Deut23:3…

Hope in the Harvest Ruth 1 Purpose of Ruth Relationships Finding a Man Loyalty/Devotion Friendship Sovereignty and Provision of God Ruth 1:1–5 (CSB) 1 During the time of the judges , there was a famine in the land . A man left Bethlehem in Judah with his wife and two sons to stay in the territory of…

Ruth 1-4 President Theodore Roosevelt once said: The good mother, the wise mother...is more important to the community than even the ablest man; her career is more worth of honor [the career of motherhood] and is more useful to the community than the career of any man, no matter how successful. The challenge…

Exegetical Point: Homiletic Point: Intro What would it take for you to turn back on everything you know? What would it take for you to switch loyalties? low value of loyalty in our age Loyalty - it’s importance In Bible loyalty is the difference between life and death, blessing or curse. In OT Loyalty…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

Hope in the Darkness Ruth 1:1–10 “During the time of the judges, there was a famine in the land of Judah. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah went to live as a resident foreigner in the region of Moab, along with his wife and two sons.(Now the man’s name was Elimelech, his wife was Naomi, and his two sons…

Introduction: This morning we are going to begin a study through the Book of Ruth. The story of Ruth is a story of faithfulness, second-chances, grace, dignity, but above all, it is the story of the faithfulness of God. We don’t deserve God’s faithfulness. It is in the goodness and grace of God that…

Let’s open in prayer before we begin. Heavenly Father, We come before you with hearts full of gratitude for the gift of friendship. You, who are the ultimate Friend, have shown us the way to connect with one another in deep and meaningful ways. As we gather today to explore the beauty of spiritual friendship,…

Countdown Video: Thank you for joining Faith Vision Christian Ministries Faith Vision i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. We are loving God , Loving People living by faith Thank you for joining us today , Please set everything aside…

As Ruth, Orpah and Naomi begin their journey back, they reach a crossroads. Come and explore what it is that leads Naomi to try and turn her daughters-in-law back, and what it is that helps Ruth keep going. Lots to learn.

When I was going through my Greek class in seminary, my professor gave us an illustration about what to expect as we began studying the grammar. He told us that would could expect to be living in a constant state of heavy fog around the concepts were would be studying at a given time. We would study,…

7 So she set out from the place where she was with her two daughters-in-law, and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah. 1. Get on the road to _where you want to go_ 9 The Lord grant that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband!” Then she kissed them, and they lifted up…

Finding Your People 6 Then she arose with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the fields of Moab that the Lord had visited his people and given them food. Having left judah withher husband, due to a famine, Naomi heard that the Lord had come to the adi of Judah.…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 9, Session 5 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., June 2022. 3 Considerations for the dating of the writing of Ruth: First any dating of Ruth should take…

This morning we are celebrating the women in our life that help raise you, teach you, and care of you. Mother’s have played an important roll in all of our life. Some are still here and other have gone on. For some people it can be a difficult time. There women who have experienced infertility or miscarriages…

Now it came about in the days when the judges governed, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the land of Moab with his wife and his two sons. The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife, Naomi; and the names of his two sons were…

From Giving Up To Getting Up For the next few weeks I want to take a look at the books of Ruth and Esther. If anyone is interested, I have a bible study guide that you can use to dive deeper into these two books with learning and life application. One of the biggest things that stands out to me about…

Moving forward in our exploration of becoming more Christ-like by growing in the Fruit of the Spirit, we come to the virtue of faithfulness. Our first thought about faithfulness is usually related to our faithfulness to God, and that is good. But God also calls us to faithfully carry out our relationships…

Introduction: The Bible is full of accounts involving difficulties in the lives of people. It is clear that after sin entered the world in Genesis 3 that life started getting much more difficult. Today we see tragedy after tragedy. This very week we saw a tragedy at Oxford High School in Michigan where…

The book of Ruth is a delight: a short, punchy story of faith and courage in the face of difficulty, rewarded with an amazing happily-ever-after ending. Who could want more? But what does it have to do with us? How could we learn from such a simple tale? Let's dig into the first chapter of Ruth to find just how similar the lives of the ancients were to ours, and how much we can learn from them.

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…

Intro Today is the first of a two sermons where we are looking at the Power of Parenting. The second will be on Father’s Day. I’ve never preached a Mother’s Day sermon before. Truth is that Mother’s Day, as great as it is, isn’t a Christian Holiday. Also, Mother’s Day can be hard for folks. Folks that…

There are decisions that become defining moments in life. Those decisions that have negative outcomes can always be repented and returned from.

Life is full of difficult decisions. Naomi and Ruth had some really difficult decisions to make. Yet, by staying true to who they were, they were able to bring about blessings that no one could have imagined. I would have been difficult -- but without this story, we don't get David to become King, and we don't get Jesus to be born in Israel. Sometimes making the hardest decisions brings the biggest blessings.