Sermons on Ruth 1:1-2:18:

The Truth About Ruth - Part 2: Working Your Destiny Series

Contributed by Victor Ramlall on Feb 26, 2013

Ruth,the ancestor of Messiah demonstrates the God's grace, guidance, and goodness in taking bad situations and turning them into triumph radiating His Glory

Ruth Chapter 2 In Chapter 1 we have the girl introduced to us! In chapter 2 we have the boy appearing! We know that the girl's not lazy! Ruth is not lazy! She goes looking for work. God's Welfare program requires that you get up off your fat rear and apply yourself. Notice it was not dependency on ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 2:1-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

Godisnowhere Series

Contributed by Tim Diack on Mar 5, 2013

Ruth has taken refuge in the God of Israel and has begun to experience His amazing grace for God's love never fails and He has not stopped showing His kindness to the living and the dead!

“GODISNOWHERE” - Ruth 2:17-23 - March 3, 2013 Series: From Heartache To Hope – The Redemption of Ruth - #6 Let’s try something right here at the outset. I want you to picture for a moment, two creatures that make their homes in desert places. One is a vulture – ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 2:17-23

Denomination: *other

Redemption Continues Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Aug 3, 2012

Reconciliation and Redemption are key subjects for these verses...

TEACHING BRIEF Date Written: July 23, 2012 Date Taught: July 25, 2012 Church: OPBC (Wed Night) FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS Title: A Study in the Book of Ruth Text: Ruth 2:4-13 NLT (read ALL passage here) Introduction: Last week we saw how redemption was happening for Naomi and Ruth & how this ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 2:4-13

Denomination: Baptist

Redemption Carries On Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Aug 5, 2012

Naomi and Ruth are astounded at the mercy and deliverance of God! At a low point in her life Naomi sees God's hand beginning to deliver her!

TEACHING BRIEF Date Written: July 24, 2012 Date Taught: August 1, 2012 Church: OPBC (Wed Night) FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS Title: A Study in the Book of Ruth Text: Ruth 2:14-23 NLT (read ALL passage here) Introduction: So far in our study we have learned about God’s redemption & last week ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 2:14-23

Denomination: Baptist

Three Funerals And A Wedding

Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Jun 3, 2014

Sometimes when one runs away from their problems God has a plan and they are running into their destiny

hree Funerals and a Wedding By the help of the Lord I plan to preach this at a youth rally tomorrow night in Wisconsin. Your prayers are appreciated Three Funerals and a Wedding Thank you Rev. Mike Faulk Ruth 1:14-18 KJV 14: And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:14-18

Denomination: Pentecostal

Circumstances Changed Character's Concepts Series

Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Jul 6, 2010

Naomi undergoes a changed perspective.

RUTH 1:20-22 CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGED CHARACTER’S CONCEPTS I. CHANGE: RUTH 1:20 A. Concepts. B. Character. C. Continuum. II. CIRCUMSTANCES: RUTH 1:21 A. Comparative. B. Charging. C. Constructive. III. ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-22

Denomination: Methodist

Fortunate Foreigner Finds Future Fulfillment

Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Aug 3, 2010

Ruth Finds happiness by working and obeying God

RUTH 2:1-3 FORTUNATE FOREIGNER FINDS FUTURE FULFILLMENT I. FAMILY: RUTH 2:1 A. Fortune. B. Famous. C. Forlorn. II. FOREIGNER: RUTH 2:2 A. Fervor. B. Fearless. C. Favor. III. ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 2:1-3

Denomination: Methodist

No More Bread

Contributed by Ben Irabor on Aug 9, 2010

Our constant claims of hot bread backed only by stale crumbs on frayed carpets of man’s tradition have left countless generation’s hungry, homeless, and with nowhere else to go but Moab.

No More Bread, “In the House Of God” The priority of God’s presence has been lost in the modern Church. We‘re like bakeries that are open, but have no bread. And furthermore, we’re not interest in selling bread. We just like the chit-chat that goes on around cold ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Loyalty Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Sep 4, 2015

Authentic relationships are enhanced when I am faithful to others regardless of what’s in it for me

We live in a culture where loyalty seems to be an increasingly less valuable commodity. We see that reflected in many areas of our lives: • We see that in our jobs. In my father’s generation, most people worked for one company for their entire adult lives. Although the average job ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Ruth

Contributed by John Mccormack on Aug 11, 2015

BOAZ WAS A TYPE OF JESUS CHRIST.

RUTH OBSERVATION: THE BOOK OF RUTH FOCUSES LARGELY ON A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RUTH. A MOABITE AND BOAZ A WEALTHY JEWISH LAND OWNER. MANY JEWS CREDIT SAMUEL FOR THE WRITING AROUND 1,000 B.C. INTERPRETATION: READ RUTH 1:16 (NASB) BUT RUTH SAID, “ DO NOT URGE ME TO LEAVE YOU OR TURN BACK ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:16

Denomination: Baptist

Walking In The Wilderness Series

Contributed by Tim Diack on Jan 21, 2013

In a time of famine, Elimelech and his family run from God to the land of God’s enemies, and pay a steep price as they do what seems right in God’s eyes. How will we respond in the time of our own “famines?”

Walking in the Wilderness - Ruth 1:1-5 - January 20, 2013 Series: From Heartache to Hope – The Redemption of Ruth - #1 Some years ago I was given, as a gift, a copy of the New Testament. I truly appreciate the thought that went into that gift, and the heart with which it was given, but ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-5

Denomination: *other

Take Your Eyes Off The Clock Series

Contributed by Bala Samson on Jan 26, 2013

On the contrary, we have illness to endure, uncertainty, angst, fear and delay lurking in every corner of our life. How do you survive those occasions?

Take your eyes off the clock Ruth 2:7”And she said, 'Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.' So she came and has continued from morning until now, though she rested a little in the house." Imagine that the world suddenly became simpler, cleaner, corrupt free, ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 2:7-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Road Less Travelled Series

Contributed by Tim Diack on Jan 28, 2013

Naomi, Orpah, and Ruth – three women standing at a cross roads in life. One will find restoration, one will write herself out of God’s story, and one will journey down the road less travelled. Which road will you choose?

The Road Less Travelled - Ruth 1:3-18 - January 27, 2013 Series: From Heartache to Hope - The Redemption of Ruth - #2 Quite a number of years ago now, an author by the name of Robert Frost, penned a poem entitled, “The Road Not Taken.” It’s a poem that tells the story of ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:3-18

Denomination: *other

Running On Empty Series

Contributed by Tim Diack on Feb 4, 2013

Naomi returns to Bethlehem despondent and embittered by sorrow and loss. What she fails to see, is what we often miss as well – that God is already at work behind the scenes!

Running On Empty - Ruth 1:19-22 - February 3, 2013 Series: From Heartache to Hope – The Redemption of Ruth - #3 As some of you will know, I have a sister. She lives in Calgary, and has a growing family of her own, so we don’t see each other very often – certainly not as ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:19-22

Denomination: *other

Ruth Scene 1 Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Feb 6, 2013

It appears that this little book was a small beacon of hope that would lead ultimately to Jesus through the line of King David. The three main characters are a bitter older Israelite widow who finds her way home, a redeemer, and a gentile woman who shows

50 cents for anyone who can tell me what book comes before or after the book of Ruth. The book of Ruth sits in a very interesting place in Biblical history. It is this tiny little book that sits between the dark ages of Israel during the period of the judges, when the nation was about as apostate ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-22