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Ruth 2:1-23

Understanding Series

Michael S. Moore

... such favor in your eyes that you notice me—a foreigner? the narrator resolutely keeps our attention focused on two themes. The first is favor. Ruth wants to know (as do we) why Boaz lavishes upon her such undeserved favor. The narrator uses here the same word used by the narrator ... contemporary language, it is much easier for a white male judge, John B. Scott, to fine a poor black woman, Rosa Parks, for disorderly conduct (refusing to give up her seat to a white man) than it is to challenge the evils of a ...

2. Heroes

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... the streets and gawk at them, pester them for autographs. Paparazzi lurked around every corner, snapping photos of the park visitors. Reporters rushed up and asked for interviews. Visitors were ushered into a theater where they could enjoy a ... DECISIONS. The Italian fisherman John Napolii chose to put the lives of his fellow human beings over his own financial well-being. Ruth Foisy chose to face embarrassment over a mistake she made when she was a teenager. The African-American corporal chose to sacrifice ...

3. The Surrogate

Matthew 1:1-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... us! In the movie, there’s a large museum-like solid stone structure. It sits in the middle of the dinosaur park, but everyone in it is safe behind steel-trap labs and safety-glass look out centers. The dinosaurs are “safely secured.” ... 3 (a genealogy and signs of the Messiah) Minor Text Genesis 38: The Story of Tamar Joshua 1-6: The Story of Rahab The Story of Ruth Numbers 9: All shall keep the Passover, one Passover for resident and native 2 Samuel 11-12: The Story of Bathsheba (the wife of Uriah) and ...

4. Bread for the Journey

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Thomas C. Willadsen

... father of Jesse who was the father of David, a former ruddy shepherd boy, composer of psalms and a great king — that guy. Ruth was quite literally the first convert to Judaism. Her journey from her home - the beginning of which we covered in today’s ... we can work through, with difficulties that we overcome together, by working as a team.” That moment when we leave the church parking lot’s gravitation field always gives me a frisson of excitement. The other moment comes either on the last night or the ...

5. The Surprising Twist to the Story

Ruth 4:1-12

Sermon

... easier. It is an unforgettable picture when a bus drives into a circular parking lot, where a visit will be made to a tomb, to see that the entire surface of the parking lot had been covered with a thin layer of wheat; this is a ... and, "when they get to know each other better," they would get married. That is a familiar story, isn’t it? And doesn’t it appear that Ruth was ready to enter into that type of a relationship from what is told by the story teller? It did not happen because Boaz was a man ...

6. The Future Of The Church!

Matthew 11:25-30

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... Guitar Costumes: Contemporary Time: The present Cast: BARNEY WILLIS -- a college student REV. WILLIS --his father MRS. WILLIS -- Barney's mother RUTH WILLIS -- Barney's sister. BARNEY: (ENTERS WITH GUITAR AND CROSSES TO CENTER STAGE. RETURNS TO GET STOOL AND RETURNS TO ... 's not much to say about the future of the Church. I've got this friend. He dropped out of school and now he's a park ranger. He loves it. Close to nature and all that. He says he's close to God. Well, anyway, he goes to this church and the ...

7. Do You Have The Glory?

John 17:20-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... man of the hour. The next week, he could swiftly fall out of favor. Bradshaw described the girl who ran the cash register at the parking garage where he kept his car. Sometimes she would greet him with a big smile and a cheery greeting. If the game had not gone ... It's an oak tree," said one. "No. It's a locust," said another. "No, dummy, it's a walnut," said still another. "I know," Ruth heard little Bunny exclaim, "it's a morning glory and that's the glory coming up." (8) My most fervent prayer is that you ...

8. The Triumphant Christ

Revelation 1:1-3

Sermon

King Duncan

... I'll just take it." Whereupon she picked up her cupiddecorated inkstand and, fitting it in her case, closed it. Miles on their way Ruth got to thinking about what they had done and started to laugh. "What's so funny?" Grady wanted to know. So, laughing, the women ... was shot and killed. A man named Edward Vasquez was charged with the crime. But Vasquez claimed he had been across the parking lot buying a burrito from a lunchwagon. When Vasquez went to trial two years later, the evidence was sketchy. The jury ...

9. Motorcycles, Marriage And A Word From God

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... to get. Several of the bikers immediately headed to the parking lot. The air was filled with the throb of powerful engines. Then, with almost military precision, the bikes streamed out of the parking lot and straight toward the pastor. Only a few feet from ... we expect from bride and groom we have to turn to the words of Ruth, "Where you go, I will go . . . your people will be my people and your God my God . . ." And they are a promise Ruth made not to her husband but to her mother-in-law. Is it important ...

10. Ruth: The Problem of Grief

Ruth 1:1-8, 16-18

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... Because deep down mothers-in-law are really nice persons. There is no joke here. It's a radical statement of loyalty and commitment. Ruth commits herself to Naomi, to a new religion, to a new life, to a radical, different way of living. You are most likely ... are worthless—they don't sing or anything." Nevertheless I hung in there until I bought the birds. Then I took them to the park and set them free. Then S.D. Gordon leaned over the pulpit and said this: God saw Satan playing around with the people God ...

11. A Defeated Babe Ruth

John 21:15-25

Illustration

Brett Blair

... for one second. He picked up the boy, hugged him, and set him down on his feet, patting his head gently. The noise from the stands came to an abrupt halt. Suddenly there was no more booing. In fact, hush fell over the entire park. In those brief moments, the fans saw two heroes: Ruth, who in spite of his dismal day on the field could still care about a little boy; and the small lad, who cared about the feelings of another human being. Both had melted the hearts of the crowd. (Ted W. Engstrom, The Pursuit of ...

12. The Powerful Fragrance of Sharing and Caring

Philippians 4:10-20

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... , no matter what. With tears streaming down his face, the boy jumped over the railing and threw his arms around the knees of his hero. Babe Ruth picked up the boy, hugged him, set him back on the ground and gently patted his head. The rude booing ceased. A hush fell over the park. The crowd was touch-ed by the child''s demonstration of love and concern for the feelings of another human being. Yes, caring is a gift of God that can melt the hardest hearts. (1) As we open our scripture lesson today, we observe ...

13. The Door of Hospitality

John 12:1-8

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... people have a yes face and some have a no face. The President’s face said yes so I asked him for a ride.” From the parking lot to the pew, I want to build a congregation full of yes faces, those who welcome others into our midst. We cannot change people any ... can we think about loving strangers? When fallen TV evangelist Jim Baker was released from prison, he got a call from Ruth and Billy Graham. They helped him find a place to live and invited him to worship with them at Montreat Presbyterian Church ...

14. Holy Unto The Lord

Exodus 19:1-25

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... rose to their feet, put their hands together for an unrehearsed applause. Hank Aaron had just hit home run number 715, breaking Babe Ruth’s old record of 714. The people came to the stadium because they wanted to be present when Hank Aaron broke the record ... you are. The mountain is a holy place. It is life threatening if you persist and force your way up. J. Edgar Park once declared that, “The experience was designated to instill a sense of reverence in the people’s intercourse with God.’’ There ...

15. Love and Obey (Mother's Day)

John 14:15-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... to a heartless law. Neither is it a set of meaningless rituals that we are to adhere to. Christ did not tell us to park our brains at the door. We are not robots. Neither are we clueless children. A library aide wrote to Reader’s Digest some years ... plate. Aaron swung and connected. The crack of his bat echoed through the stands. The ball was gone. Home run. Babe Ruth’s record was shattered. The ballpark went nuts. “As Aaron rounded second base,” says Williams, “a couple of teenagers both white ...

16. An Invitation to Tired Souls

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... easy and my burden is light.” 1. “Kitty’s Daily Mews” Park System.” 3. Mort Crim, Second Thoughts One Hundred Upbeat Messages (Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communication, 1997). 4. Rebuilding Your Broken World (Nashville: Oliver-Nelson Books, 1988). 5. Ruth La Ferla, “Sleep, the Final Luxury,” New York Times, December 11, 2000. 6. Robert J. Morgan, Preacher’s Sourcebook Creative Sermon Illustrations (Nashville ...

17. Stamped with God’s Own Image

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

Albert G. Butzer III

... maternal mitochondrial DNA of King Richard III of England. As you may know, the King’s bones were discovered in 2012 under a parking lot in England on land that was once a friary. The bones showed signs of a spinal deformity the king was known to ... coin. The image on the coin did not belong to some hero of Jewish history. It was not the face of Abraham, Moses, David, or Ruth. Rather, the image on the coin belonged to a foreigner, the emperor of Rome, a constant reminder to the Jews that their land had been ...

18. Thankless Jobs

John 10:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... stewardship committee. Any job where there is not much recognition or you are taken for granted can seem like a thankless job. Ruth Harms Calkin stated it well: You know, Lord, how I serve You With great emotional fervor In the limelight. You know how ... out of the hospital they wouldn't know what to do when they no longer received it. Sarah left the hospital and sat down on a park bench. And there she cried and cried. And then Sarah resolved to do something to show love and care to children who had no one else ...

19. Vetted

Luke 3:21-38, Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... Messiah. Nahshon’s son, Sala (or Salmon) would marry Rahab and bear Boaz, who would take as his wife, the Moabite widow Ruth. Nahshon’s generation then along with Salmon’s are the first generations to see the Promised Land. They settle in the ... . **Richard Bauchham, “Jude –the Relatives of Jesus.” See also Chapter 7 of “The Unquenchable Lamp of the Covenant” by Abraham Park, “Coming Out of Egypt” by K.C. Strider, and “The Family Tree of Jesus” by Curt D. Baker. ***The Jerusalem Talmud ...

20. Jubilaeum

Genesis 1:1-2:3, Genesis 2:4-25, Leviticus 25:8-55, Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the gutters of people’s lives. They accumulate on the windows. They accumulate in front of the doors. They clutter up houses and parks and roadways and chimneys until all you see everywhere is just dirt and death. But God’s breath redeems. When God’s holy ... 110: The Lord’s Power as Attested to by David, mentioned in Peter’s Sermon The Book of Ruth: The Covenant Promise and the Role of Ruth in Covenant Marriage Ezekiel’s Vision of Wind and Fire (1) Joel’s End-times Prophecy (2) Resurrection Life ...

21. Look and Live

Isaiah 44:24--45:25

Sermon

James Merritt

... ” that is owned by country music legend, Dolly Parton. Besides being a singer and a theme park owner, Parton is also an author. Her autobiography is entitled Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished ... Presley, or Michael Jackson, or Justin Timberlake. If you were to ask a sports fan, “Who was the Sultan of Swat?” They would tell you, Babe Ruth. But if you were to ask ministers who was “Prince of Preachers?” They would undoubtedly tell you, Charles Spurgeon. Before anybody had ever heard of the term ...

22. The Christian's Tears of Failure

Matthew 26:69-75

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... himself, for his opponents scornfully yelled while he was on the cross, "He saved others; himself he cannot save." The world remembers Babe Ruth as the famous home-run hitter. Not many people know that he struck out more times than he hit home runs - 1, ... . We can take a drink without becoming an alcoholic. A youth is positive he can pet his girl friend on a date in a parked car without going all the way. "Evil companionships will never corrupt my morals," we say. Then, pride goes before a fall. Rather, are we ...

23. Is God With You, Or Not?

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

... folded the next morning, making your own fire out of wood you gathered yourself. Now "roughing it" is finding a place to park your RV, a plug-in for your refrigerated drinks, your Beauty Rest mattress beds, and your electric stove in your twenty-five foot ... , we heard what sounded like music coming from her room. We thought she might have turned the radio on, but when my sisters, Ruth and Marge, and I tiptoed to her doorway, we found mother, with her head raised on two pillows, singing again! I think I ...

24. Pray Constantly

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

Two women met unexpectedly one day in the parking lot of a local bookstore. One had a great bundle of books in her arms. "What in the world are you ... In telling this parable Jesus is teaching the disciples to pray with persistence. HE IS ALSO TEACHING THEM TO PRAY WITH PATIENCE. Sometimes we become discouraged waiting on God. Ruth Stafford Peale, wife of Norman Vincent Peale, remembers a time long ago when they had just started their publication, GUIDEPOSTS. The magazine was new and struggling. Debts got ...

25. Full Barns--empty Souls

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... about us? Are we making the same mistake? We are a wealthy nation. Drive to the malls of our cities and you will see the opulence that is ours. Notice the parking lot filled with expensive foreign cars and SUVs. Drive through some of the better neighborhoods in the suburbs. And you will see that we have full barns. The only question that ... , MI: Zondervan Books, 1988) pp. 107-109. 4. Contributed. Source Unknown. 5. Illustrations of Bible Truths compiled by Ruth Peters, AMG Publishers, Chattanooga, TN, 1995.

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