by Justin Marple | Jan 24, 2010 | 2010 sermons, Ruth, SERMONS
Ruth 4 shows us what is in a name, a Scripture allusion, and a genealogy. For us the answer to all of these questions is Christ. A name is to be remembered — remembered is resurrection language — in other words, it is only important for us to be remembered...
by Justin Marple | Jan 17, 2010 | 2010 sermons, Ruth, SERMONS
Ruth 3 is a midnight madness situation. Naomi told Ruth to do something that was more than just very risky but downright dangerous. The passage has all kinds of sexual overtones so that we will not miss how messy this could have been. But thankfully because Ruth was a...
by Justin Marple | Jan 10, 2010 | 2010 sermons, Ruth, SERMONS
Ruth 2 introduces Boaz who makes Ruth feel lucky. She was lucky to come to his part of the field because he did not make excuses to turn a blind eye but saw her and had compassion upon her. She was lucky to come to his part of the field because he not only satisfied...
by Justin Marple | Jan 3, 2010 | 2010 sermons, Ruth, SERMONS
Ruth 1 leads us to reflect on this snowy day on the radical commitment of church membership — a radical commitment to one another. The passage shows many contrasts. Bethlehem means “House of Bread” and Moab is the people who would not give Israel any...
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