In Sermon Illustrations: "Ruth 1:1-4:20"

To Have The Peculiar Signature Of God's Favor Or ...  PRO

Contributed by Jerry Vargo on Dec 12, 2003

"To have the peculiar signature of God’s FAVOR or honor or cherishing value placed on you so that when he sees you there is a special value he has for you…In other words…God really likes you!" "When He likes you, there is such an influence that comes upon you that the charisma of God himself rubs ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 2:13

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Pentecostal

#8230; Discipleship Journal, ...  PRO

Contributed by Troy Borst on May 31, 2001

ILLUSTRATION… Discipleship Journal, 11-12/92 A recent survey of Discipleship Journal readers ranked areas of greatest spiritual challenge to them: 1. Materialism 2. Pride 3. Self-centeredness 4. Laziness 5. (Tie) Anger/Bitterness 5. (Tie) Sexual lust 6. Envy 7. Gluttony 8. Lying Survey respondents ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:15-16, Luke 14:25-33, John 5:1-47, Ephesians 6:1-3, Philippians 2:5-11, Matthew 16:27-30, James 4:13-17, Isaiah 43:1-21, Luke 18:35-41, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, 1 Kings 3:16-28, Mark 6:17-29, John 3:16, Romans 5:1-11, Matthew 10:1-15, Mark 13:1-8, 1 John 2:15-17, Proverbs 30:1-11, John 15:9-17, Romans 5:5, John 4:1-13, Ruth 1:16, Genesis 22:1-18, Philippians 2:5-12, James 1:13-18, Genesis 2:23  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Self Esteem, Patience, Lonely, Lord's Prayer, Losing Mother, Money, Grace, Abide In Jesus, Ahead, Busy, Call, Comfort, Companionship, Temptation Pride, Spiritual Gifts, Temptation General, Temptation  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

It Depends Whose Hands It's In  PRO

Contributed by Jeffrey Sturdivant on Jan 10, 2001

IT DEPENDS WHOSE HANDS IT’S IN A basketball in my hands is worth about $19 A basketball in Michael Jordan’s hands is worth about $33 million It depends whose hands it’s in A baseball in my hands is worth about $6 A baseball in Mark McGuire’s hands is worth $19 million It depends whose hands ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-6, Exodus 3:1-15, Philippians 4:1-9, Ruth 1:1-8, Philippians 4:8-9, Exodus 3:12-24, Psalm 30:11-12, 2 Kings 7:1-7, Matthew 13:3-23, Job 34:12-15, Philippians 4:11-13, Ephesians 4:31-32  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Be Still, Burning Bush, Conversion, Defender, Fear, Help, God's Omniscience, God's Omnipotence, God Brings Hope, God, Name, Seed, Self-Discipline, Protector, Problem, Sower  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Church Of God

Show Me The Mommy  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2005

SHOW ME THE MOMMY One of the latest reality shows in South Africa is called "Show me the Mommy." An eligible bachelor gets to go out with 3 moms and choose which daughter he wants to date based on his opinion of the mother. Which mom would have raised the most enjoyable girl to date? Moms, ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 3:1-6

Tags: Parenting, Mother's Day

Loyalty Means Nothing, Unless It Has At Its ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Loyalty means nothing, unless it has at its heart the absolute ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-16, Ruth 1:16-17, Ruth 1:16-18

Tags: Marriage General

Ignoring The Warnings  PRO

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 28, 2008

IGNORING THE WARNINGS Listen to this description of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in northern Ukraine: "There were two electrical engineers in the control room that night, and the best thing that could be said for what they were doing is they were 'playing around' with the machine. They ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:22-25, Ruth 1:1-15

Tags: Obedience

Denomination: Pentecostal

Using The Resources You Have  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 18, 2012

USING THE RESOURCES YOU HAVE At 12:55 pm the mayday call crackled through the speakers at the Flight Service Station on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. The desperate pilot of a Piper A22, a small single-engine plane, was reporting that he had run out of fuel and was preparing to ditch the aircraft in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30, Ruth 1:1-5

Tags: Grace, Stewardship, Investment, Value, Give Back  (view more)  (view less)

The Lonely Frog

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Dec 8, 2014

You’ve heard the one, I ‘m sure, about the lonely frog who goes to see a fortune-teller. He’s told not to worry. She says, “You’re going to meet a beautiful young girl, and she will want to know everything about you.” “That’s great!” the excited frog says. “When will I meet her?” And the psychic ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 2:1-13

Tags: Fate, Providence

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Abandoned At Seventeen

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Dec 8, 2014

One of the characters in Kent Haruf’s novel Plainsong, is Victoria, a seventeen-year-old girl who is four months pregnant. When her boyfriend finds out about her condition, he breaks up with her. And when her mother finds out, she kicks her out of the house and says to her, “You got yourself into ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 3:1-13

Tags: Support, Abandonment

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Church Without Mothers

Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on May 6, 2023

Church Without Mothers With Mother’s Day soon approaching, I pondered this thought… “What would the church be like if there were no mothers?” If the church had no mothers, there would be fewer children to share their embracing hugs and kisses which warm our hearts. If the church had no mothers, ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 5:16, Ruth 3:5-6, 1 Timothy 5:2, Ephesians 6:2-3, John 19:26-27, Genesis 3:20, Psalm 127:1-3, Proverbs 31:10-29, Isaiah 66:13, Romans 13:7, Proverbs 17:6, 1 Timothy 5:1-2, Proverbs 23:25  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Honor, Fellowship, Church, Mom, Mothers, Mother's Day, Congregation, Church Life, Mother, Examples, Honoring Mothers, Poems  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Mom's Apron

Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Aug 22, 2023

As I looked through the old photo album, my eyes fixed upon a picture of Mom in her blue Sunday dress wearing a soiled, yellow apron. I smiled as, in my mind, I returned. It seemed like just yesterday, For I had left on it my small handprints— From playing in Carolina red clay. Mom had called ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:2, Ephesians 6:1-3, Ruth 3:5-6, Proverbs 1:8-9, 1 Samuel 1:26-28, Titus 2:3-5, Song of Songs 8:2  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Aprons, Mom, Mothers, Mother's Day, Memory, Poetry, Examples  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist