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  • Nate Buchner avatar

    Hidden Heroes Of Faith: Boaz Series

    Contributed by Nate Buchner on Oct 5, 2020
     | 1,770 views

    God uses the Old Testament concept of the kinsman redeemer, through Boaz, to demonstrate how we would be bought back by our Savior.

    A woman by the name of Naomi set off for Moab, a country just on the other side of the Dead Sea, with her husband and two sons at her side. This family had to leave behind their hometown of Bethlehem for a time because famine had struck. While there, in that foreign land, tragedy struck again and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • V. David Sedaca avatar

    Moab - A Dangerous Place

    Contributed by V. David Sedaca on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 96 ratings
     | 7,204 views

    The Book of Ruth is the history of a Jewish family, who, like the prodigal son of Luke fifteen, went into the far country of Moab and "there began to be in want.

    The Book of Ruth is the history of a Jewish family, who, like the prodigal son of Luke fifteen, went into the far country of Moab and "there began to be in want." Through the backsliding of a Jew (typified by Naomi) the poor gentile(Ruth) is brought into the land of blessing. There Ruth meets the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • V. David Sedaca avatar

    Goodness Of God

    Contributed by V. David Sedaca on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 121 ratings
     | 16,248 views

    As a student of God's Word, I am continually amazed of how He (God) works and has worked in the lives of many people, past-present and future, by the way which literally speaking is not future because He (God) has already revealed it to us.

    As a student of God's Word, I am continually amazed of how He (God) works and has worked in the lives of many people, past-present and future, by the way which literally speaking is not future because He (God) has already revealed it to us. As we study His word we can trace throughout the Bible, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Owen Bourgaize avatar

    The Most Beautiful Short Story In The World

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 250 ratings
     | 42,135 views

    Ruth’s love story tells of her "kinsman-redeemer" which points to Jesus as the Saviour of the world.

    THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SHORT STORY IN THE WORLD I think everybody likes to read a love story, especially if it’s true. The book of Ruth is such a story if it’s read at a superficial level and taken at its face value. It’s got all the ingredients: there’s a beautiful young girl who met a young man ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Finding Life, When Losing It

    Contributed by John Kah on Nov 25, 2000
    based on 136 ratings
     | 9,897 views

    A funeral sermon drawing upon the story of faith and story of redemption as presented in the book of Ruth.

    FUNERAL MESSAGE "Finding Life, When Losing It" Ruth 1:15-16 ____________ is what Boaz in the book of Ruth would call "A woman of excellence." She displayed that "excellence" to many people gathered here in this room this {morning}. She was a loving and faithful wife. A devoted and caring ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Patrick Lane avatar

    Fear And Family

    Contributed by Patrick Lane on Dec 20, 2000
    based on 85 ratings
     | 4,216 views

    Ruth’s story of irony and inclusion is also a reminder of God’s presence in the Christian community

    What’s your greatest fear?… Anyone here afraid of spiders? I used to be afraid of spiders. I’m ok with them now, but for a while…. Well I remember once in college I woke up in my old dorm and there was a garden spider on top of my covers, about 10 or so inches from my head. He was looking at me ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Wings Of Refuge

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 9, 2001
    based on 85 ratings
     | 6,037 views

    Funeral message for Mr. Ekerete Akpaete, a Nigerian immigrant who died very suddenly, in the arms of his infant daughter.

    To experience great loss is difficult enough. To experience that loss in a far country, with few who understand, few who are close, is even more difficult. And when that loss means that those who depend on you will need you even more, yet the resources to help them will be scarce – that is truly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    Ruth - A Woman Of Character Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jan 23, 2001
    based on 186 ratings
     | 36,010 views

    Ruth, a pagan widow through her faith becomes the key to Israel’s future and to God’s plan of salvation for the world

    Today we continue our series on Heroes of Faith, characters from the Judges, though no longer from the book of Judges. But the setting of our story in that era is made clear in the opening verse of ch 1 of Ruth: "In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land." Our author ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    Moving From Fatal Choices To Faithful Purpose

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Feb 13, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,383 views

    Our choices can defeat us but they do not have to cripple us

    "Attention, shoppers: Welcome to today’s marketplace, where consumers face a bewildering variety of choices. In grocery, we have 24 different bagged lettuces, 100 cheeses -- 20 of them cheddar -- plus 30 kinds of muffins, 24 flavors of coffee sold in bulk and 80 varieties of cereal in just the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • K. Edward Skidmore avatar

    The Family Tree Of Jesus Part 2 Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 13, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,963 views

    · Ruth represents the friendless ones who are victims of prejudice and poverty · Bathsheba represents those who have fallen into sin and must live with its consequences

    The Family Tree of Jesus Ruth and Bathsheba Matthew 1:1-17 Scripture Reading: Ruth 1:8-18 INTRODUCTION: Last week and this week, we’re looking at the lives of 4 women who are listed in Jesus’ family tree. Why were these specific women named in Matthew chapter 1 as ancestors of Jesus? ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Situations And Advantages Series

    Contributed by Joe Mack Cherry on Jun 29, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,719 views

    Boaz had several opportunities to exploit Ruth and Naomi but he chose to do the right thing.

    Situations and Advantages I. Introduction A.Text: Ruth 3: 1-14 1.Poor Boaz, not a chance. a.vs 3 b.Trapping men hasn’t changed much in 3100 years has it? c.Look pretty – smell nice – act vulnerable -catch ‘em sleeping. 2.Naomi was wise and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ray Ellis avatar

    "Turn Stress Into Strength"

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jan 10, 2005
    based on 23 ratings
     | 4,584 views

    There is a common experience for every person in all nationalities andcultures. Everyone experiences stress. By God’s grace and making wise choices we can turn stress into strength.

    “Turn Stress Into Strength” Ruth 1:1-22, 4:13-17 Romans 8:28 John 16:33 There is a common experience for every person in all nationalities and cultures. We all experience stress. We all have to learn to live with stress. The highest times of stress in a person’s life include: Death in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Steaven Snow avatar

    Don't Go Into Moab

    Contributed by Steaven Snow on Jan 27, 2005
    based on 40 ratings
     | 7,526 views

    The effects of making wrong decisions

    Don’t Go Into Moab TEXT: Ruth 1:1-8 1 Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. 2 And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin Litchfield avatar

    Ruth

    Contributed by Kevin Litchfield on Oct 14, 2005
    based on 31 ratings
     | 17,998 views

    This sermon is a part of a series on the book of Ruth

    Today’s message comes out of Ruth 3. Let’s take a quick review of what has led us to this point… Chapter 1: Naomi and her husband and sons move from Bethlehem to Moab because of a famine in the land. Yet Naomi’s husband dies. Her sons marry, but 10 years later, they too die. Naomi sets out to go ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ian Lyall avatar

    'your God Will Be My God'

    Contributed by Ian Lyall on Oct 28, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,475 views

    Ruth chose to follow Naomi back to Bethlehem, declaring "Your God will be my God". That decision had results far beyonf what Ruth might have draemed possible

    Ruth 2:1-20a In that reading from Ruth tonight, we actually had quite a big chunk of that book of four chapters, which has been described as of the most charming stories ever written. Certainly it sits here in the midst of the history books of the Old Testament, and it seems something very ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican