Ruth
Ruth 1
Behind a Frowning Providence It’s good to be back with you today. It probably wasn’t the most appropriate thing to have a sermon on Islam on Mother’s Day. But I’m going to try to make up for that by spending the next month preaching from Ruth, who as an ancestress of Jesus was one of the most important mothers of the Bible. Ruth comes right after the Book of Judges, to which it was actually attached in the Hebrew Bible. …
Ruth 2
We Intend; God Superintends Southern Baptist preacher Jess Moody once said, “May the dear Lord teach me that the more candles on my birthday cake, the more like Jesus I am supposed to become.” Would that we all had such a goal and attitude! Unfortunately, there seem to be a lot of Christians who feel that getting saved is the sum total of the Christian’s experience. Once they make a profession of faith in Christ (and perhaps get baptized), they…
Ruth 3
Strategic Righteousness We come this morning to the 3rd chapter of the Book of Ruth, where the romance between Ruth and Boaz develops into full bloom. For the sake of those who haven’t been with us the past few weeks, this Old Testament narrative tells the story of an Arab girl from Moab who married a Jewish boy from Bethlehem. His parents, Elimelech and Naomi, had left Israel and traveled to Moab because of a famine. After Elimelech died, both…
Ruth 4
Drama at the City Gate We come today to the end of our month-long study of the Book of Ruth. We began this series with the observation that “everyone loves a good romance,” and last Lord’s Day we saw the relationship between Ruth and Boaz develop into a full-blown love affair. Even more importantly, we saw how their relationship serves as an incredible picture of the divine romance between God and His people. Ruth was a poverty-stricken foreign widow who…