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Sermon: Chain links – Ruth 4:1-22
In this final chapter from the Book of Ruth, we see a happily ever after to a story that started out so bleak. We also see this book ending with pointing forward to the future king of Israel who would one day come as a result of Ruth’s marriage to Boaz.
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We’re moving to Connecticut!
I’ve accepted the position of senior pastor at Trinity Evangelical Free Church in Woodbridge, Connecticut and my family is set to move out east in late August or early September. Trinity is located in a suburb of New Haven, Connecticut and is a church that was founded in the 1880s. We’re excited to be moving…
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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…
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Josh Benner has pastored churches in Connecticut, Illinois, and Minnesota. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
Josh is passionate about preaching and teaching the Bible.
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