Amen. https://www.workingpreacher.org/preaching.aspx?commentary_id=1335, Ruth and immigration from Bruce Epperly https://www.patheos.com/blogs/livingaholyadventure/2018/10/the-adventurous-lectionary-twenty-fourth-sunday-after-pentecost-november-4-2018/, Ruth. Ruth holds a thoroughly action-oriented, thoroughly pragmatic theology. Your Son proclaimed your reign and presence: preaching good news to the poor and release to the captives, Introduction. Our vocation is not a call to something spectacular. Her culture and her family were clouded in darkness. One team member spent time visiting people in their homes in a suburban community. It’s not about God’s actions or intents, but her own. They settle there and the two boys grew up and took Moabite wives. David is mentioned by name in Ruth 4:22, so the Book could hardly have been completed earlier than the time of David. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Each one of us is called be the love of God to someone who has not experienced God’s love in a real way. Ruth 1:1-18 I Will Follow. SERMONS & DEVOTIONALS ON RUTH by C H Spurgeon Back to index Page for Ruth. Better, far better, to be quiet and undemonstrative like Ruth, and to have the root of the matter in us, than to be impulsive and demonstrative like Orpah, and in the hour of trial to fail. that we may walk faithfully and joyfully in your way. Facing the Hidden Dangers that Threaten the Home; Why Do Some Walk Away? Use this food and money—and our very lives—to show the world your presence and your love. These were unsettled times in ancient Israel. Sermons on Ruth by Spurgeon. Here’s the point. Check your inbox or spam folder now to confirm your subscription. Goal $50 this week. Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Sermons Children’s Sermons Hymn Lists. (A sermon on Ruth 1:16-18) Posted on November 4, 2012 by Father Dave “But Ruth said, “Do not press me to leave you or to turn back from following you! Browse Sermons on Ruth 1:1-17. She chooses thereby the life of being a stranger in a foreign land. God Writes the Last Chapter Ruth 4:1-12 – September 6, 2020. The team members did projects over a nine month period and I read their journals. Subscribe to my newsletter and join 492 other subscribers. ( Log Out / Need to change “Piglet” in the story to “Tigger” if using the picture. 1 A l'époque où les juges exerçaient le pouvoir en Israël, il y eut une famine dans le pays. This week’s reading concludes the book of Ruth, which was begun last week. Empower us with your love, that we may meet and hear others where they are. You have friends. The Ten Commandments, or the Ten Words of Law and Promise show us the Key of our Calling. They are the author’s explicit means of establishing the book’s central crisis: Is Naomi right? Call me Mara, because I am bitter.”. The Key of G is God’s love for your neighbor. Or a feisty woman taking action? (Word study on “cling” https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/rth/1/1/t_conc_233014), At that moment, Ruth adds speech to her action. Naomi says God has turned against her (verse 13), and later she tells the women of Bethlehem, “The Almighty has dealt bitterly with me … brought me back empty … dealt harshly with me, and the Almighty has brought calamity upon me” (verses 20-21). Biblical Commentary Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: For the context for this passage, see the exegesis on verse 1. This is a story about a family who traveled to a new country to find a place to live because food was scarce in their land – a mother, a father, and their two sons. “Hello Pooh. Ruth was present with Naomi; see Pooh parable below about presence. Listen to Ruth’s words of love and loyalty, which are appropriate words for us today as the two of you exchange your vows of love and loyalty: Ruth said in the Old Testament book of Ruth 1:16-17, ‘Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. Pursued By Grace - Sermon #2. I want to end today with a super practical exercise. Risky Business Ruth 3 – August 17, 2020. When your Son was crucified, giving his life for the sins of the world. Are any of us really okay? They go to another country to find refuge, shelter, food, and water, only to be denied entrance. She is accompanied by her daughter in law Ruth, who is a foreign born Moabitess, and has no resources of her own. Ruth 1:1–19a; Luke 17:11–19. Sermon #1. One of the beautiful themes in the book is that hesed meets hesed; that is, faithfulness engenders faithfulness, kindness meets kindness. No matter how difficult your journey has been, God has promised an eternally happy ending for his children. Most of the content on my site is free. THREE TOMBSTONES IN A WASHPOT. Intro: The book of Ruth opens with a tragedy and ends with a victory. “We just thought we’d check in on you,” said Piglet, “because we hadn’t heard from you, and so we wanted to know if you were okay.”, Eeyore was silent for a moment. She does not argue with Naomi’s perception of events, nor does she assert her own. To be ruthless means to be…without a friend, or to be without friendliness or compassion. Browse Sermons on Ruth 1:1-17. They were still young enough to marry into another family and be safe. Be even-tempered, content with second place, and quick to forgive. She chooses to leave all that she has known and to go to a place she’s never been, with no assurance of security. You know God loves you. Peace. Sermon Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 Happy Endings. When Elimilech died Naomi was a widow, but she was OK. She had two married sons to take care of her. The book opens with the verse, “In the days when the judges ruled” (Ruth 1:1). Ruth 4:13-17 A Restorer of Life. … Our story thus far – our Heroines Naomi and Ruth have returned to Israel from the distant land of Moab. Sometimes I feel like the world is ruthless. The book of Joshua tells the story of how a man named Joshua took over when Moses died and became the leader of the Israelites. Eucharist Prayer/Prayer of Great Thanksgiving. view DOC file: Sun, Oct 14, 2007 Twentieth S a Pentecost. May the LORD deal with me, be it ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me." If Naomi’s plight were indeed the thrust of the story, then one would expect the rest of the book to resolve this crisis, particularly at the end. Ruth 1:1-7. You may be here today and you feel connected. And when Boaz learns of Ruth’s loyalty to her mother-in-law, he blesses her: https://www.workingpreacher.org/preaching.aspx?commentary_id=1108. She simply communicates presence. Inside the house was Eeyore. They lived in the town of Bethlehem, which means house of bread. Continue. 1) Which may have appeared to be a good business decision 2) But ultimately left a wife and mother a widow and motherless in a strange land c. Ruth made a choice 1) To leave family and false religion, for the true God and His family 2) One that would have provide both temporal and eternal blessings - cf. Eeyore looked at them in surprise. This is a period in Israel’s history depicted as a state of continuous decline, where people did whatever was right in their own eyes … Continue reading "Commentary on Ruth 1:1-17" Ruth 1 Resources. You speak to us through the law and the prophets, demonstrating your love and care. Slide 18 Sparkling Ruth. Love is the answer - now what's your question? Do you see how we’ve skipped over two whole books? As Naomi remains convinced that her bitterness is solitary, she makes another appeal, urging Ruth to follow Orpah. Near the end of the book, the Bethlehemite women will articulate to Naomi what has been evident all along, that Ruth’s love is worth more than seven sons. Uncomfortable with the pain and needs of others, we may want them to just get over it. You can sum up the whole story with this one verse. After taking up Ruth 1:1-18 in the Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost, the lectionary now skips to 3:1-5 and 4:13-17. Pentecost 21, Proper 23, series C Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Hoopeston, IL. Introduction: Other than just a short genealogy which comprises five verses of names, we will finish the story of Ruth today. Subscribe. *Assurance of Pardon (from Colossians 3:15-17 The Message) The peace of Christ keeps us in tune with each other. This is precisely what happens. She was not Ruthless, and neither was Naomi. It is a story probably three thousand years old about a family in trouble, and I guess it’s because of this, that this story has such fascination for us even today. The first person I spoke to will not know that God loves them until someone like you demonstrates it to them. And she swears to do what four other people — Elimelech, Mahlon, Chilion, and Orpah — couldn’t do: to stay. https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNTPFo4ZKfSRGq0EijuChdMiVfKPJA:1569283351663&q=images+world+communion+sunday&tbm=isch&source=univ&sxsrf=ACYBGNTPFo4ZKfSRGq0EijuChdMiVfKPJA:1569283351663&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiN4uiFlOjkAhVlneAKHcMFDj0QsAR6BAgHEAE&biw=1821&bih=876#imgrc=ZZw9lbZojHRjFM: https://5minutebible.com/ruth-is-from-moab-but-boaz-is-from-bethlehem-2/, https://www.patheos.com/blogs/walkandword/2019/09/interpreting-ruth-part-1/, https://www.cbeinternational.org/resources/article/priscilla-papers/book-ruth-exemplar-faith-communities, https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/rth/1/1/t_conc_233014, https://www.workingpreacher.org/preaching.aspx?commentary_id=413, https://www.workingpreacher.org/preaching.aspx?commentary_id=2123, https://www.patheos.com/blogs/livingaholyadventure/2018/10/the-adventurous-lectionary-twenty-fourth-sunday-after-pentecost-november-4-2018/, Seeds Resource Page Year 2/Mark – katyandtheword. You make us in your image. “I do” in weddings or “I believe” in the Creed). https://www.workingpreacher.org/preaching.aspx?commentary_id=413, Four-part sermon series on Ruth https://www.workingpreacher.org/preaching.aspx?commentary_id=2123. Promising prayer, we may not add the power of being present with others. Dr. David E. Leininger. Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Sermons Children’s Sermons Hymn Lists. Subscribe to this blog. You know that when something bad happens to you, someone has your back. Do you realize what Ruth did in this moment? Last week we saw that Moses led the people out of slavery and God gave them the Law. you raised him from the dead, breaking the power of sin and evil. Chuck Smith :: Sermon Notes for Ruth 1:16,17; 2:12 ← Back to Chuck Smith's Bio & Resources "REDEMPTION." Where you die, I will die— there will I be buried. Rev. What she says-does is powerful and it is poetic, lining out in nicely parallel lines like the best of Hebrew poetry. The Old Testament readings for this week and next come from Ruth. Only God sees the big picture while we see life through a keyhole. THREE OLD TESTAMENT LAWS. view DOC file: Sun, Oct 13, 2013 : Today is a day for outcasts. She confessed her faith in the true and living God. It is the story of how a pagan girl named Ruth came to be part of the covenant people of Israel. You speak to us through your Son, Christ Jesus. It seemed that the chances of her knowing the true God were very … ( Log Out / Recommends CEV. It occurred to Pooh and Piglet that they hadn’t heard from Eeyore for several days, so they put on their hats and coats and trotted across the Hundred Acre Wood to Eeyore’s stick house. Because Pooh and Piglet were There. Another writer called the story of Ruth "the Cinderella of the Bible." Naomi’s complaints are not rhetorical flourish. Ruth: God of the Moabs/Found Family/Outsider Ruth 1:1-17, Mark 3:33-35,Psalm 126 Ruth was present with Naomi; see Pooh parable below abo… The selections seem designed to evoke the whole short book. A childless widow in ancient Israel had to rely on the kindness of those around her. Ruth was redeemed. Primarily the notes are intended for the congregation to refer to and have not been edited. Ver. Alors un homme de Bethléem en Juda partit avec sa femme et ses deux fils; ils allèrent habiter pour un temps dans le pays de Moab # 1.1 l'époque où les juges exerçaient le pouvoir en Israël: c'est-à-dire aux environs de 1100 avant J.-C., voir le livre des Juges. 2 The man’s … It was about 500 years before the birth of Christ. Sermon Manuscript. Blue Hymnal,461, Prayer for Illumination (sung ) Blue Hymnal, #430 verse 3. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, we When her sons died she was not OK. Now she was poor, in foreign country, and without hope. Also note these verses from Matthew: “Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab (the harlot). Ruth 1:16-18 A Love Story. We journey on, believing, Renewed with heav’nly might, From grace more grace receiving, On this blest day of light. The genealogy in Ruth 4:18-22 suggests the latter part of that era. If you didn’t bring your own Bible, then grab the Bible in the pew and open it up to the table of contents. To be ruthless means to be…without a friend, or to be without friendliness or compassion. Today’s reading encompasses most of chapter 1, up to the point that Naomi and Ruth leave Moab. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), http://media.blubrry.com/stevethomason/p/www.stevethomason.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Sermon-ST-101815-A-Call-to-Friendship.mp3, God Brings Down the Mighty and Lifts Up the Lowly | Mary’s Poem in Luke 1, Study the Gospel of Luke with Me in January, Things are Bad, God is Good | A Sermon from Joel 2:12-13, 28-29, Drawing Through Luke Episode 5: The Christmas Story. Christ’s living presence greeting, Through bread and wine made near. Ruth, a woman, and a foreigner at that, chooses to join her story to the story we’ve been hearing the last several weeks; she chooses to enter into Israel’s covenant with God. Ruth goes above and beyond the minimum requirements of the Law out of love for Naomi. The Burden and Bitterness of a Barren Life; Holding the Family Together When Your World Is Falling Apart; Virtuous Realities, Part 1 ; Virtuous Realities, Part 2; Love is in the Air ; A Heritage Builder; Scriptures: Ruth 1:6-22. and call us very good. We come because we want to be companions on the journey. John 1:17 – Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. She was not willing to abandon Naomi to a life of destitution. His wife was named Naomi, and they had two sons. Life seems Ruthless. O God, you create the vast universe and call it good. healing the sick, binding up the brokenhearted, More Narrative Lectionary Seeds Resources can be found here. Original resource by Barb Hedges-Goettl; please give credit if using/adapting; Maker of all things, you bless us with many gifts: our lives, our possessions, and our time and our talents. I am not going to use any slides or visuals for this sermon. Take three minutes to find someone you don’t know and introduce yourself. We come because it is not good to be alone. ( Log Out / Ruth will worship the God that Naomi believes abandoned her. The name Ruth means friend. Let’s connect things together. Ruth is a story of biblical proportions including everything from famine, widows, gleaning in the fields, levirate marriage, and justice at the gate to the birth of children of destiny. She comes closer to God and God’s ways through her deep love for her mother-in-law. It is right to give our thanks and praise. https://www.facebook.com/themaddieproject/photos/a.698470016946959/1794783897315560/?type=3&theater, Ruth: http://www.textweek.com/art/ruth.htm. Standard LSB C Readings: First: Ruth 1:1-19a Epistle: 2 Tim 2:1-13 Gospel: Luke 17:11-19 Psalm: Ps 111 (10) Naomi, an Israelite by birth, has lost both her husband and her sons and is returning in absolute poverty. 1. It’s not because I was lazy this week, or because I ran out of time. Children’s Sermons Hymn Lists. I just felt compelled to tell stories today and let words paint pictures. We journey on, believing, Renewed with heav’nly might. Grace is walking right beside Naomi, unseen, yet refusing to leave her. Thanks be to God for the Good News: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. The book of Judges, which comes right before Ruth, ends with inter-tribal conflict and these ominous words: “In those days there was no king in Israel; all the people did what was right in their own eyes” (Judges 21:25)…In this context, we get the book of Ruth, which is a tale about belonging, about blessing, about faithful love (in Hebrew, hesed), God’s faithfulness, incarnated in human beings. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Then Elimilech died, leaving Naomi a widow. World Communion Sundayhttps://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNTPFo4ZKfSRGq0EijuChdMiVfKPJA:1569283351663&q=images+world+communion+sunday&tbm=isch&source=univ&sxsrf=ACYBGNTPFo4ZKfSRGq0EijuChdMiVfKPJA:1569283351663&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiN4uiFlOjkAhVlneAKHcMFDj0QsAR6BAgHEAE&biw=1821&bih=876#imgrc=ZZw9lbZojHRjFM: Storyteller gives the whole story of Ruth. you may be here today and you feel like Naomi. Ruth 1:14: Cleaving with a Whole Heart (Devotional) Ruth 1:16: Deciding for God (Sermon) Ruth 2:2: Gleaning God's Riches (Devotional) Ruth … Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Or is Ruth evidence otherwise? We turn on the TV news and see images of hundreds of thousands of people streaming out of their countries because their homes and neighborhoods have been literally destroyed by war. Hear this. She said, “Don’t call me Naomi anymore. It’s your basic all-purpose garment. But the narrator sees things differently, attributing none of Naomi’s tragedies to God, not even the famine. 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