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Devotional: Ruth: 2:1-10

Devotional: Ruth: 2:1-10

Reflection Read again the interaction between Boaz and Ruth in the field: Ruth 2:1-10 - Especially those verses 7-10 Discussion Note in reading this that Ruth made her request to the foreman, who gave her no answer himself.  She then patiently waited.  He relayed her...

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Sunday Notes: Ruth: 2:1-10

Sunday Notes: Ruth: 2:1-10

(Rth 2:1 ESV) Now __________ had a relative of her husband's, a worthy man of the clan of Elimelech, whose name was __________. A worthy man - Gibbor chayil Judges 6:12, Judges 11:1, 2 Kings 15:20 Boaz is a man’s man. At this time in Israel there is not a formal army....

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Ruth: An Exposition: 1:14-22

This week we close chapter one of Ruth as they finish their journey from Moab to the people of Israel at Bethlehem.  The future still loos bleak, but the chapter closes with this glimmer of hope - even if it might be short lived. Sunday notes - click here Devotional -...

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Devotional: Ruth 1:14-22

Devotional: Ruth 1:14-22

Reflection John 17:10-20 10 All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. 11 And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one,...

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Sunday Notes: Ruth 1:14-22

Sunday Notes: Ruth 1:14-22

(Rth 1:14 ESV) Then they lifted up their voices and wept again. And __________ kissed her mother-in-law, but __________ clung to her. Following the last urge of __________ to go, to leave her and return to their homes She had nothing to __________ them If she loved...

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Devotional: Ruth 1:11-13

Devotional: Ruth 1:11-13

Reflection Ruth 1:11-13 (Rth 1:11 ESV) But Naomi said, "Turn back, my daughters; why will you go with me? Have I yet sons in my womb that they may become your husbands? (Rth 1:12 ESV) Turn back, my daughters; go your way, for I am too old to have a husband. If I...

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Sunday Notes: Ruth 1:11-13

Sunday Notes: Ruth 1:11-13

(Rth 1:11 ESV) But __________ said, "Turn back, my daughters; why will you go with me? Have I yet __________ in my womb that they may become your husbands? This time Naomi is more __________ The first request more gentle:  Ruth 1:8 Very much that parental position now...

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Ruth: An Exposition: 1:6-10

Ruth: An Exposition: 1:6-10

After their world falls apart, Naomi sets her mind on returning the the land, the people, and the faith she should have never left.  The road ahead is long and hard.  The road to redemption maybe even harder for an old woman and two forbidden girls. Sunday Notes -...

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Devotional: Ruth: 1:6-10

Devotional: Ruth: 1:6-10

Reflection Read:Luke 14:25-35 Discussion When you hear the word commitment, what comes to mind?  Maybe it is an agreement between an employer and employee for wages and work.  Maybe the vows of marriage between a husband and wife: until death do we part.  Maybe it is...

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Sunday Notes: Ruth: 1:6-10

Sunday Notes: Ruth: 1:6-10

(Rth 1:6 ESV) Then she __________ with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of __________, for she had heard in the fields of Moab that the __________ had visited his people and given them __________. Then she arose Genesis 4:8, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 17:7,...

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Ruth: An Exposition: 1:1-5

Ruth: An Exposition: 1:1-5

The book of Ruth opens with a whole lot of information in rapid succession.  We see very quickly a family looking for a better life outside of the direction God has given.  In the first five verses their lives are completely turned over, and over, and over again as...

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Devotional: Ruth 1:1-5

Devotional: Ruth 1:1-5

Reflection (Rth 1:1 ESV) In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons. (Rth 1:2 ESV) The name of the man was Elimelech and the name of his...

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Sunday Notes: Ruth 1:1-5

Sunday Notes: Ruth 1:1-5

(Rth 1:1 ESV) In the days when the __________ ruled there was a __________ in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in __________ went to sojourn in the country of __________, he and his wife and his two sons. After Moses and the wanderings After the Israelites arrive in...

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Ruth: An Exposition: Intro

Ruth: An Exposition: Intro

This week we begin a new series in the book of Ruth.  A fitting title might be The Road to Redemption as we see a family absolutely devastated by life events then restored by the grace of God. Join us s we journey through the short book of Ruth this winter. Notes -...

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Devotional: Ruth: Intro

Devotional: Ruth: Intro

Reflection Read Genesis Chapters 18 & 19 Discussion Have you ever made a snowball decision?  One that seemed small, insignificant, inconsequential at the time, but as it rolled along it became bigger and eventully was out of control?  We have proabaly all been...

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Sunday Notes: Ruth: Intro

Sunday Notes: Ruth: Intro

Going back 10 __________ Genesis 19:1-13 V. 8: Make note of these two girls Genesis 19:30-38 The sinfulness of this family results in the nations of __________ and Ammon Lot is the nephew of __________ Living in Sodom and __________ The cities destroyed by God Raining...

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Doctrines: God the Father

Doctrines: God the Father

This week we step through a doctrinal study of God the Father, one of our key 10 points to cover regularly.  God reveals Himself in His word so that we may know Him.  Follow along today. Sunday Notes: Here Devotional: Here

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Devotional: Doctrines: God The Father

Devotional: Doctrines: God The Father

Reflection God the Father has eternally existed in the past and will eternally exist forever in the future.  He alone is the sovereign creator and supreme ruler of everything.  He is unchanging, omnipresent,  omnipotent, omniscient and entirely holy in every capacity....

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Sunday Notes: Doctrines: God the Father

Sunday Notes: Doctrines: God the Father

Where did God come from? _________________________________________________ John 1:1-4; Genesis 1:1, 26-27 God was in the ___________ He was not created.  He did the ___________. ___________ were made in His image Exodus 3:14 I AM WHO I AM - I exist because I exist God...

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Devotional: Jesus

Devotional: Jesus

Reflection Sola Statement: Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the second member of the Trinity.  He is co-equal with God the Father and the Holy Spirit in all power, authority, and dominion in the universe.  He was co-creator and rules over all creation from heaven. ...

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