May 5, 2014
Ruth’s determination to stay with Naomi was surely based on a combination of love and faith. Even though Naomi could promise her no husband and no future, Ruth was willing to leave Moab and follow Naomi to Bethlehem. Her faithful love was rewarded. The Lord provided a Kinsmen-Redeemer for her named Boaz. And Ruth the Moabitess was grafted into the line of Judah, eventually becoming the grandmother of King David and being included in the gospel lineage of Jesus.
May 6, 2013
The little books of Ruth and Jonah have much in common. Four chapters, literary works of art, easily seen as 4-act plays, and more… But more profound is that they both foreshadow great doctrines of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Both books show how God’s message of salvation is for non-Jews too. In Jonah it’s the Ninevites. In Ruth it’s the Moabite. Jonah’s 3-days in the fish foreshadows Christ’s time in the tomb and resurrection. And Ruth’s redemption by Boaz foreshadows Christ’s redemption of all who come to Him. In Boaz, we see the Hebrew “kinsman-redeemer,” — the one according to Levitical law that was to redeem a deceased kin’s wife and property. The Hebrew word is “ga’al,” and foreshadows Christ redeeming His bride, which is the Church. The redeemed Moabitess Ruth became the great grandmother of David, and therefore in the line of Jesus. Now that’s amazing redemption!
March 27, 2011 | Ruth 4 |
Pastor Gary Combs concludes the sermon series through the book of Ruth entitled “Redemption.” This message teaches how we may fully praise God for the work of our Redeemer, Jesus Christ.
March 20, 2011 | Ruth 3 |
Pastor Gary Combs continues his message series through the book of Ruth entitled “Redemption.” This message is taken from chapter 3 where Naomi talks to Ruth about finding rest in a kinsman-redeemer named Boaz.
March 13, 2011 | Ruth 2 |
Pastor Gary Combs continues the REDEMPTION series as he teaches through the book of Ruth. This message is taken from Ruth chapter 2 where Ruth seeks favor and finds it in the heroic figure of a man named Boaz. This Boaz is a Christological type that points towards Jesus the Redeemer.
March 6, 2011 | Ruth 1 |
Pastor Gary Combs begins a new sermon series entitled “REDEMPTION – God’s Redemption in the book of Ruth. This first message is taken from Ruth 1 and is entitled, “Out of Moab.” How do we respond to God’s loving call to leave the place outside His will and return home to Him?