There is a cry for justice in our culture today, but we are moving further away from the ability to understand what justice is as we push away the one true living God, our just justifier.
Read Romans 3:1-31
Redemption Accomplished
One man is trying to do the least he can, and by his actions he forfeits the opportunity to act in the Messianic role as a Redeemer. Boaz however is different, and accomplishes redemption. Through this Ruth is assured of a future and receives a new identity, as the wife of Boaz and a mother in Israel. An outsider to the covenant of grace has been brought in.
Read Ruth 4:1-22
God Confirms His Word in the Jordan
This sermon speaks on how God was confirming both His presence with Israel and His promise of victory in the promised land as He brought Israel through the Jordan river. Exploring God's relationship with His people it looks into both what God demands of us and reveals to us of Himself before looking at how the greatest promise He has given is confirmed with a greater wonder than the crossing of the Jordan - the sending of His Son to the cross to save sinners.
Read Joshua 3:1-17 (Text: 9-12)
Chasing Down Redemption
In Chapter 3 of Ruth, we see Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz, each in their own way, pursuing redemption for a lost family. We are reminded of Christ's active pursuit of us, and our active response to Him.
Read Ruth 3:1-18
The Gift of Leadership
Leadership in the church is a gift of the risen Christ. It is part of the way that He rules His people. Church leaders are to reflect the character of Christ in the way they lead.
Read Acts 20:25-31, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 & 1 Peter 5:1-4 (Text: Romans 12:8)
The Love of God for a Perishing World
In this passage we are taught that outside of God's salvation we are rebels against God and we will perish. The greatness of God's love is seen in the fact that He loved such a sinful world and that he made the greatest possible sacrifice - in giving His one and only Son.
Read John 3:1-22 (Text: 16-18)
Warn Him as a Brother
How do we interact with those who are under the discipline of Christ's Church?
Boldness in Judgment
A look at how perfect love casts out fear, the significance of a just judge and the power of the cross in light of Him.
Read 1 John 4:7-19
The Gift of Exhortation and Encouragement
This gift is important both for leaders and others in the church because we need one another to grow as Christians.
Jesus' Teaching about Salvation
In this passage Jesus teaches Nicodemus about salvation - what it is and how to receive it.
Read John 3:1-15