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God covers over us with his grace. The story of Boaz covering Ruth is an example of that covering.

Romeward bound Paul had a heart for Rome and intended to go there, but first had to go to Jerusalem to deliver the love gift from the churches of Macedonia. Because of Prophesy he knew what awaited him and that is exactly what had happen. Tonight we look at another example of God’s protection and provision…

God as Shepherd The lord id MY Shepherd: Rod and Staff: God uses them to guide, to teach, to protect. The term šēḇeṭ is often used to indicate the common walking stick that can also function as a weapon ( Lev. 27:32 ; 2 S. 23:21 ; 2 Ch. 11:23 ). It was also used as a standard to identify military commanders…

INTRODUCTION: One of the darkest places to live, is a place where people worship false gods. Living in a society where there is no god is just as dark, but false worship has it’s own unique tragedy and emptiness. Western culture has lived apart from ancient paganism so long, that we don’t realize what…

Trouble in the Text: Jesus judges Israel’s leaders for being unfaithful & unfruitful. Another parable condemning the conduct of the Chief Priests and Pharisees in Jesus’ time. The landowner (God) plants the vineyard (kingdom of God; Isa. 5:2 ), has a wall built around it, had a winepress built, and has…

Your Truth We hear this a lot in our world today. Well, it’s my truth. Today you are going to be challenged by “THE TRUTH” to evaluate, “your truth”. In the Church of God we believe that he is the Truth. Truth comes from him. It is an outworking of who he is. It is not an arbitrary idea, but an unchanging…

I’m So Glad We Have Help! I’m of the age now that I have to admit, more and more, that I need help in more areas than I’d like to admit. That’s specially true in my spiritual life. I tend to plug along on my own power, relying on the talents and gifts God has given me, forgetting that those are just…

For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, Nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him. for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure. But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who…

Heirs with Christ

When reading the details of the Old Covenant do we apply "grace to me, law for thee" or "law for me, grace for thee"?

James is Killed, Peter is in Prison About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. He killed James the brother of John with the sword, and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread. And…

Series for 2021 - Jesus is In! “He Is” goes through the books of the Bible highlighting things about Jesus, the Messiah In Ruth, the kinsmen-redeemer Personified in: Messiah would be a descendant of Boaz and Ruth ( Ruth 4:12-17 ) The life of Boaz - The Kinsman Redeemer ( Ruth 2:1 ) This book is like…

The Law and Promise To give a human example, brothers: even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified. Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to your offspring,”…

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…

INTRODUCTION: You are what you believe. That is a statement from pop psychology, but there is some merit to it. I would suggest that our response to suffering, is often directly proportional to what we believe about God. Not what we know about God, because I am talking about more then just knowing some…

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…

Sometimes we feel like we are in exile from God and that we cannot ever return home. What does God say about that?

Original Rebel: I will be like God Trouble in God’s House The Original Rebel Outside of Genesis 3 . You were an anointed guardian cherub. I placed you; you were on the holy mountain of God; in the midst of the stones of fire you walked. “How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you…

The Superior: The Promise of Messiah 15 Brothers, I’m using a human illustration. No one sets aside or makes additions to even a human covenant that has been ratified. 16 Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say “and to seeds,” as though referring to many, but referring…

summary The focus in this episode is Ezek 28:1-19 . This is a controversial passage. he debate is over just who the prince of Tyre in vv. 11-19 is being compared to — i.e., what is the point of analogy? Many say that the prince of Tyre is being compared to Adam in Eden. This would mean that it is Adam…

The Reader for the Jewish audience, Jesus is the rightful receipient of promises and heir to the throne of David for all readers, He is the savior of all people. Only way to the Father Matthew does not try and paint over history or how He got here. The line of Jesus contains, Jews, Gentiles, Kings, prostitutes,…

As a follower of Jesus for a long time a person like myself can start to think, I’ve got this whole faith thing figured out. Most of the things where I fail at, where I sin are things that would never make the news, most people would think that there’s a problem with the person whose mad at me. The kind…

3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. 6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called…