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  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    Moving From Fatal Choices To Faithful Purpose

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Feb 13, 2006
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    Our choices can defeat us but they do not have to cripple us

    "Attention, shoppers: Welcome to today’s marketplace, where consumers face a bewildering variety of choices. In grocery, we have 24 different bagged lettuces, 100 cheeses -- 20 of them cheddar -- plus 30 kinds of muffins, 24 flavors of coffee sold in bulk and 80 varieties of cereal in just the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Tragedy Series

    Contributed by Jim Erwin on Dec 12, 2007
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    Tragedy can cause me to be better or bitter.

    Ruth 1 - Tragedy We are beginning a new series for Advent. Advent means "coming towards" in Latin. Advent means the days approaching the coming of the Christ on earth. We take these four weeks to celebrate the coming of Christ years ago. So you may be wondering why I am having us read from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Two Kinds Of Faith - Ruth 1

    Contributed by Tony Kwan on May 16, 2009
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    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

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    You Can't Cover Your Sin Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 8, 2009
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    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

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    Denomination: Other

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    "Being Full And Running On Empty"

    Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Mar 18, 2008
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    I question Naomi’s statement. Naomi said that she had left Bethlehem “full” and had come back to Bethlehem “empty.” If she had been so “full,” Why then, had she ever left Bethlehem to begin with? Empty? Didn’t Ruth just pledge to be at her side?

    Title: “Being Full and Running on Empty” Introduction: I question Naomi’s statement. Naomi said that she had left Bethlehem “full” and had come back to Bethlehem “empty.” If she had been so “full,” Why then, had she ever left Bethlehem to begin with? But it is the second part of that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Orpah Series

    Contributed by Darren Rogers on Aug 12, 2008
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    Orpah had the truth, but turned her back on God.

    Orpah – 10th August 2008 am Ruth 1:1-18 Orpah was a Moabitess, a member of an accursed race. She was born and bread in paganism. The gods of her people were fearful demon gods, the most feared of all these gods was Chemosh. The priests of Moab were powerful and cruel. If any disaster threatened ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    She Was Stedfastly Minded

    Contributed by W. Alderman on Aug 20, 2008
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    Message showing how Ruth returning with Naomi pictures the believer after salvation

    “SHE WAS STEDFASTLY MINDED” Ruth 1:1-18 W. Max Alderman INTRODUCTION: When Elimelech left Bethlehem-Judah, he left and then lost all… How easy it is to leave God’s best for only Satan’s good. Satan does not mind giving you only the good if he can keep you from the best. Elimelech, upon going to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    From Trouble To Triump - A Mother's Story

    Contributed by Rodney Kelley on Sep 14, 2008
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    Naomi saw trouble turn to triump when she turned back to God

    I. A Mother in Catastrophe - vs. 1-5 A. The Famine 1. The Setting 2. The Sin 3. The Seriousness of the Famine, Amos 8:11 B. The Failure 1. Disobedience, Joshua 23:7 2. Distrust 3. Defiled, Joshua 23:11-13 II. Mother’s Conviction - vs. 6-7 A. She acted on what she heard - vs. 6 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Nothing Just Happens

    Contributed by Bishop Johnathan Hester on Aug 28, 2009
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    There is a secret fraternity that exists amongst those who have been in pain that,,,that is mind-boggling,,, It transcends the color of your skin.... It transcends your background.... When you have been through certain things, you feel for other people w

    Nothing Just Happens Ruth 1; 6,18 6: Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread. 7: Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    Ruth: Quitting Is Not An Option Series

    Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Feb 10, 2009
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    This part 1 of a series on the life of Ruth. The theme is how God providentially moves in the lives of those who commit to Him.

    RUTH: QUITTING IS NOT AN OPTION Ruth 1:1-22 By Pastor Ralph Juthman INTRODUCTION: Illustration- Ladies/Men Answer this Question, what is the title of your favotite movie, TV show or book ( other than the Bible). There are obvious differences. Personally, I like movies/tv shows and books that ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Three Funerals And A Famine Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Apr 21, 2009
    based on 12 ratings
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    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

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Victor Yap avatar

    Love That Is Better Than Seven Sons Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 20, 2007
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     | 5,463 views

    Judges, Pt. 4

    LOVE THAT IS BETTER THAN SEVEN SONS (RUTH 1:1-18) 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

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    It Is Well With My Soul Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 20, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 9,762 views

    Judges, Pt. 5

    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

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Tom Fuller avatar

    Hope In The Hard Times Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Oct 7, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
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    Do you go through difficult trials that don’t seem to have any way out? So did Naomi, but God showed his love and an alternative she hadn’t thought of, like he does with us.

    Ruth was written in perhaps the 2nd half of the 12th century, making it contemporary with Jephthah and Samson of Judges 11 and following. This is important because if you didn’t know that you’d think there’s no way the events could take place concurrently with Judges. Judges is filled with ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Jason Jones avatar

    A Tale Of Three Widows Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 1, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
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    Exposition of Ruth 1:6-22

    Text: Ruth 1:6-22, Title: A Tale of Three Widows, Date/Place: LSCC, 4/30/06, AM A. Opening illustration: talk about weddings and the words of Ruth in v 16-17 B. Background to passage: After forsaking God and country and moving to Moab, as we saw last week, the hand of the Lord was against Elimelech ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist