We live in a culture that has no sure foundation for marriage and family. The book of Ruth can help us examine the contemporary relational chaos, the nature of marriage, and the ways of God. It is not a story of triumphant romance, rather a story of redemption and discovery of God's unexpected gifts. Singleness, widowhood, childlessness, and other disappointments are clearly portrayed. Naomi in particular does not get the life she wished for and yet in the end her gratefulness is unmistakable.
The book of Ruth is a marvelous story with a powerful witness to the faithfulness of God. It begins with tragedy: drought, dislocation, and death. It ends with a baby and a genealogy that forecasts the birth of a king. Ruth is a story that draws us in. Surprisingly, we discover ourselves in the experiences of men and women who lived in a simple agrarian society 3000 years ago. Most importantly, the faithful care of a loving God is made abundantly clear. This sermon series will expand our sermons preached in 1997, available online.
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The Book filter will not find every sermon that touches on a particular book
it cannot find sermons where the book name does not appear in the Scripture References column, e.g. filtering on Luke does not find a sermon with reference Matthew – Revelation.
Scripture References in the catalog are not complete for all sermons for various reasons
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In the calendar browser that pops up, you can click on the month/year at the top to move by larger periods of time. For example, if January, 2019 is displayed and you click on it you can choose months in 2019, click again and you can navigate through years.
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