Sermons on Rut 1:8:

"Turn Stress Into Strength"

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jan 10, 2005

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

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-22

Denomination: Free Methodist

Don't Go Into Moab

Contributed by Steaven Snow on Jan 27, 2005

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

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

The Favor Of God Will Produce Blessings!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 26, 2007

The Favor of God will Produce Blessings! We through life endeavor to get the favor of people. Whether we are in sales, trying to get the favor of an account or a young man interested in a young lady, a child with his father, a student with his teacher, w

The Favor of God will Produce Blessings! We through life endeavor to get the favor of people. Whether we are in sales, trying to get the favor of an account or a young man interested in a young lady, a child with his father, a student with his teacher, worker with his boss, etc. However, we should ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 44:1-3, Deuteronomy 7:7-8, Ruth 1:1-19, Deuteronomy 7:7

Feast Or Famine Series

Contributed by Mike Hullah on Aug 1, 2007

Ever experienced a famine in your life, a spiritual lack, a time of trial? What do you do? This sermons looks at how to turn your famine into a feast.

From Famine to Feast Ruth 1:1-14 In the first of this series we began to look at Abrahams life and to look at his example of the footsteps of faith he took. In Genesis 12 he left Canaan for Egypt because of famine. This sermon is a stand alone but answers the question how to turn your famine into ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-14, Ruth 1:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Going Back To Moab

Contributed by James May on Feb 11, 2004

The Book of Ruth gives us a picture of what could happen when a child of God turns back to the world of sin.

GOING BACK TO MOAB During a tour of a large manufacturing plant, a visitor noticed a man using a torch to cut through some sheets of steel. His pattern was carefully marked on the steel plate and he was very carefully following those lines so that his work would not be in vain. There was a ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A M Other's Legacy

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on May 12, 2006

A Godly mother prepares her children for this life and the next.

A Mothers Legacy Text: Ruth 1:1-18 Introduction 1. Read Ruth 1:1-18 2. Illustration: When the will of Henry J. Heinz, wealthy distributor of the famous ’57 Varieties’ line, was read, it was found to contain the following confession: ’Looking forward to the time when my earthly career will ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-18

Denomination: Methodist

Love That Is Better Than Seven Sons Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Aug 29, 2002

Ruth. Pt. 1

LOVE THAT IS BETTER THAN SEVEN SONS (RUTH 1:1-22) Sunday school teacher Tom and his family had been facing trials and tests that cause him to feel unworthy to be an adult Sunday school class teacher. Week after week he felt he was a total failure and kept wondering if each week was his last Sunday ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

It Is Well With My Soul Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Aug 29, 2002

Ruth, Pt. 2

IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL (RUTH 1:14-18) The hymn “It is Well with My Soul” was written by Horatio Spafford after a series of disasters struck his family. Spafford, a successful businessman and a close friend of the evangelist D.L. Moody, lost his only son at about the same time the Chicago fire in ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Things Christians Should Cleave To

Contributed by Gino Cascieri on Sep 26, 2002

A look at five things that Christians should cleave to.

“Things Christians Should Cleave To” Text: Ruth 1:6-14 Intro: I want to preach from v. 14 of our text, “…but Ruth clave unto her.” I am going to preach a message entitled, “Things Christians Should Cleave To.” The word “cleave” means – to stick, to adhere, to hold to. Cleave To Your Spouse – ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:6-14

Denomination: Baptist

Risking I All For Jesus Series

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 14, 2003

Being more than a survivor means risking everything for God’s sake

Listen to this comment I heard the other day. “We’ve adopted such an attitude of “risk avoidance” that I’m afraid we may well miss the next great advancement. We’re so afraid of failure that we may not pursue that next step.” This quote was from 1997 and was made on a TV show about “stealth ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Three Reasons Why Naomi Went From Sweet To Bitter

Contributed by Jerry Stepp on Nov 30, 2009

The Choices that SHE made caused her attitude to change as well as her outlook on life

Three (3) Reasons Why Naomi Went From Sweet To Bitter Ruth 1:1-22 Introduction; This book opens with a famine, and closes with a great feast. This book begins with a funeral, and ends with a wedding. Matthew Henry’s Commentary says… <>We find in this book excellent example of faith, piety, ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

You Can't Cover Your Sin Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 8, 2009

Deciding to 1)Cover up 2) Give up or 3)Stand up in the midst of difficulties.

A firestorm has been brewing as of late over revelations of lavish and questionable spending at eHealth Ontario, a provincial agency tasked with creating electronic health files. A freedom of information request revealed the agency spent $5-million in untendered contracts in only four months, from ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:6-18

Denomination: Other

Three Funerals And A Famine Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 21, 2009

God is a specialist in the unfeasible, in the impractical, in the nonviable, in the unworkable, in the unthinkable, in the unimaginable, and, in the inconceivable.

We had been living in New Jersey for about three weeks and were wanting to try out different things to get the “East Coast” experience. We both grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and honestly, New Jersey was a complete mystery to us. Some friends recommended that we eat at a diner, for diners ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Two Kinds Of Faith - Ruth 1

Contributed by Tony Kwan on May 16, 2009

Contrast two kinds of faith in Ruth chapter 1

Ruth 1 – two kinds of faith Ruth is one of my favorite books in the Bible. Ruth is a story about ordinary people, going through the vicissitudes of life. In the story of Ruth, we encountered a family (husband and wife: Elimelech, Naomi, their two sons: Mahlon and Kilion; and their wives: Ruth ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Don’t Lose Your Connection Pt. 2 Series

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Apr 25, 2010

A story of lost hope, expectation and security for a season.

Don’t Lose Your Connection Pt. 2 Ruth 1: 6-17 Vs. 6 Heard = is to be seeking to hear THAT answer – not listening Rom 10:17 faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Faith - produces hearing – Hearing - Produces ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:6-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational