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Ruth 3 : Unexpected Hope Ruth 3 “At that time, Naomi, her mother-in-law, said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home for you so you will be secure. Now Boaz, with whose female servants you worked, is our close relative. Look, tonight he is winnowing barley at the threshing floor. So bathe yourself,…

Intro Don’t take the easy way out. Naomi was an Israelite living in Moab, and she had a Moabite daughter-in-law named Ruth. Their husbands had died, they had no other children and so they were two widows out on their own trying to survive. They we vulnerable to starvation, to attack. Naomi hear’s the…

Woman of Character Ruth’s noble choice (1:1-22) Her love, dedication, devotion to Naomi She gave up home, religion to adopt Israel and the true God Ruth’s humble service (2:1-23) She exercised her right as a widow to glean providing sustenance for herself and Naomi She found favor with Boaz Ruth’s tender…

A Woman of Character In our journey through the story of Ruth we have already seen she is a woman of great character. She made a noble choice ( Ru1:1-22 ) to leave everything she knew to go with Naomi. She was of lowly service ( Ru2:1-23 ) gleaning in the field of Boaz to provide for Naomi and herself…

Torah Portion: Leviticus 25:1-26:2 Haftarah: Jeremiah 32:6-27 Review Shemini mikvah Tzaraat lashon hara The Great Day - Picture of Torah Readings Summary of the Passover Torah Readings Picture of the two prophecies. dry bones and Ingathering A Holy People Nakedness Picture Love Others as yourself Picture…

Ruth 4 : Hope Redeemed Ruth 4 “Now Boaz went up to the village gate and sat there. Then along came the guardian whom Boaz had mentioned to Ruth. Boaz said, “Come here, what’s-your-name, and sit down.” So he came and sat down. Boaz chose ten of the village leaders and said, “Sit down here!” So they sat…

As we look at last weeks description of Ruth, again we see the love story for her mother in law. Being in a foreign land and losing her husband, and two sons had left Naomi without any way of caring for herself and certainly not her two daughters in law. The difficult decision was made to go back home,…

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…

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…

Call to Worship I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord , and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare…

Intro Redeeming something. Not a word we use regularly in daily life, but an important biblical word. We need to know what it means. What do you think it means? Redemption is the idea of freeing or releasing someone or something through payment/claim. If I want an apple, i can go to the shop with money…

Introduction 7 Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning redeeming and exchanging, to confirm anything: one man took off his sandal and gave it to the other, and this was a confirmation in Israel. 8 Therefore the close relative said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself.” So he took off his…

1 Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, shall I not seek security for you, that it may be well with you? 2 Now Boaz, whose young women you were with, is he not our relative? In fact, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor. 3 Therefore wash yourself and anoint yourself,…

Rev 5:1-7 1 Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” 3 And no one in heaven or on earth or under…

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,…

INTRODUCTION . Do you remember that first person that you really wanted to get close to ? Maybe a girl or boy when you where in high school. You wanted to know them more. Talk to them on the phone. Wanted to see them and spend time with them. Men - bath, shave, get all dressed up, cologne. Ladies - bathed…

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…