In this portion of scripture, Paul is reminding us of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Nothing gets lost in our heads faster than the gospel. We are constantly caught up with the troubles of everyday life, and therefore we need to be regularly reminded. Never get tired of being reminded of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Read 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 (Text: 1-2)
Luke, through this story of the Ethiopian, tells us that it is the gospel of God which changes the world. As it changed the Ethiopian, so will it change sinners today. Then they will show that change in our world.
Read Isaiah 56:1-8, Psalm 68:31 & Acts 8:26-40
In this sermon, the gift of giving is considered in the light of the fact that all of God's people are called to give generously.
Read Romans 12:3-8 (Text: 12:8)
This text speaks of Jesus as the light of the world. As such people respond to Him either by avoiding Him because they love sin or by coming to Him so God's work in them might be clearly seen.
Read John 3:1-21 (Text: 19-21)
A sermon focusing on the power and effect of Christ's work in granting forgiveness for our sins.
Read Colossians 2:6-23 (Text: 13-15)
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
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
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)
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
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)
