Sermons

The book of Jonah has always fascinated me, and we’re going to be spending some time now looking into the life and the ministry of Jonah. It’s really unfortunate that when people mention the word Jonah, that the automatic response is "the whale" or "the great fish." The book of Jonah is not about …

And now our Father, as we open the Word once again, we pray for the enlightening ministry of the Holy Spirit, the encouraging ministry of the Holy Spirit, and the enabling ministry of the Holy Spirit. May we practice what we learn. May it just warm our hearts and stir our wills. Deliver us, O God, …

Isaiah 53:8 reads like this: "He, Jesus, was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken." Now during these days we've been looking at the growing, enlarging circle of …

A lamb for the individual. God started that in Genesis 3 when He clothed our first parents with coats of skins. Blood had to be shed; innocent animals had to die that our first parents Adam and Eve might be clothed. This is a symbol, of course, a picture of being clothed in the righteousness of …

The Lord Jesus made a statement about Abraham in John 8:56 that is a key to Genesis 22. Jesus said, "Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day, and he saw it and was glad." Now, how could Abraham, who lived centuries before the birth and ministry of the Lord Jesus, ever rejoice in the day of our …

Did you know that you and I do not own anything? God is the owner of everything; we are just the users. Now when we act like we are the owners, that is idolatry. To realize that we are but the users is stewardship. This principle applied especially to the people of Israel. God not only owned their …

Naomi is now a different person. She’s put away her bitterness and her selfishness, and now she’s concerned for others, especially for her daughter-in-law Ruth. Naomi’s supreme desire now is that Ruth might have a happy future, and that means getting a husband and settling down.  Ruth 3:1-7: Then …

When Ruth went out to glean in the field, God providentially guided her to the field of Boaz. But at that time Ruth did not know who Boaz was. Little did she realize that one day she would be the wife of this mighty man in Bethlehem. We never know where even the so-called little decisions of life …

When you find yourself in difficult circumstances because of the disciplining of God or because of the disobedience of somebody else, you can make one of three decisions. You can decide to cover up—that's what Naomi did. Or you can decide to give up—that's what Orpah did. Or you can decide to stand …

The book of Ruth tells us about a family that fell apart. A woman who became bitter and angry at God and at life. It tells us how God rescued that woman and rescued you and me. You and I have a big stake in the book of Ruth because through the story given in the book of Ruth, we come to the Lord …