This Sunday we return to our series (verse-by-verse study) in the gospel of John. We are at chapter 9 looking at the entire chapter this week. In this passage, a man born blind is healed by Jesus after the disciples ask Jesus what is the source of his blindness. After the man washes in the…
This Sunday, we celebrate Resurrection Sunday. For our message, I want to look at the resurrection story from all 4 gospels. How do we put in order all the information each gospel writer gives? It’s an interesting study to see how they fit together, and to see how each person responds to the miracle of…
This Sunday, we take a break from our series in finishing Ruth and the gospel of John and focus on the cross and celebrating the Lord’s supper. Our text for this communion service is Matthew 26:57-68. Here we want to examine the illegal trials of Jesus after His arrest in the garden of Gethsemane. The…
This Sunday, we are now at chapter 4 of Ruth in our verse-by-verse study. In this passage we are presented with some more drama before we are shown that our heroes “live happily ever after.” Boaz wastes no time in resolving the issue with the nearer kinsmen redeemer, so he goes to the city gate…
This Sunday, we now come to chapter 3. This chapter presents to us an odd narrative (story) of a very romantic scene, but, due to cultural traditions seems very foreign to us. Here is where careful study and application of these Bible passages is very important and necessary for us to understand important lessons for…
Listen to full sermon here. For 2 Sundays we look at very important character qualities that Ruth and Boaz had that attracted them to each other. In this message we look at the qualities of Ruth. Do you have character qualities that make you attractive to others? Not, will you win a beauty contest, but…
Listen to full sermon here. For 2 Sundays we look at very important character qualities that Ruth and Boaz had that attracted them to each other. In this message we look at the qualities of Boaz. Do you have character qualities that make you attractive to others? Not, will you win a beauty contest, but…
This Sunday, we continue our series in the book of Ruth; we are now looking at chapter 1, verses 19 – 22. In this passage, our focus will be on attitude. Here Naomi and Ruth return to Bethlehem, the place of God’s blessing and Naomi is not happy, and she lets everyone know about her…
This Sunday, we continue our series in the book of Ruth; we are now looking at chapter 1 verses 6 – 18. In this passage, our focus will be tough choices in hard times. Here tough choices are made by Naomi, Orpah and Ruth. They have (all three) already made the choice to return to…
This Sunday, we continue our series in the book of Ruth; we are now looking at chapter 1 verses 3-5. Here, after looking at Elimelech last week, we now look closely at Naomi’s struggles, her decisions and her terrible losses. She moves out of the land of promise to Moab with her husband. Did she…