Category: Church
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Sermon: Pillars of the Christian Life: Discipleship
Who is your teacher? We live in a world where there is no shortage of people we might want to follow. For some, we have a political or intellectual figure who has influenced us. For some, we follow the trends of the day. For others, we’ve tried to draw from different sources or follow our…
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Sermon: Pillars of the Christian Life – Prayer. Ephesians 1:3-21
This week, we talk about the importance of prayer. If you had a direct line of communication to the White House, or to the front office of your favorite team, or to your favorite celebrity, you’d love that access. With prayer, the God of creation gives us access to himself but for so many Christians,…
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The Kinsman Redeemer – Ruth 2:18-3:18
Ruth meets Boaz, but Naomi doesn’t know it. Naomi is related to Boaz, but Ruth doesn’t know it. In this passage, it comes to light that Boaz is a relative and they hatch a plan to see if he will marry Ruth. He says he will, but there’s a catch that could derail the entire…
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The good harvest – Ruth 2:1-16
Ruth and Naomi have arrived in Israel. In an act of providence, Ruth “happens” to go into a field owned by a relative of her deceased husband. We see a man show extraordinary kindness to someone who was on the outside looking in of Israelite society. She wasn’t an Israelite and she was a poor…
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Homecoming – Ruth 1:6-22
Naomi has lost everything and she is fired to go to Israel and hope for a better life, but the fees an uncertain future. Her daughter-in-law Ruth has also had a life of difficulties, yet we see her faithfulness and trust in the Lord. Between these two women, we see two different pictures of how…
Josh Benner 