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Ruth 2:1-23

A Lesson in God's Sovereignty

March 14, 2021 • Dr. Peter Radford

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In chapter 2 of Ruth, God is on the move, but not in the way we might think. He does not part seas or send fire from heaven. Instead, He sovereignly works behind the scenes in Ruth’s life to bring about circumstances for her good and for His glory. This text teaches us important lessons about God’s sovereignty:

1. There are no mistakes for the child of God. (1-3)

2. True believers can never be in a place outside of the provision and protection of God. (4-17)

3. God uses believers confident in God’s sovereignty to remind others of God’s kind providence. (18-23)

In the end, the Big Idea of the passage is that the sovereign God works behind the scenes to orchestrate your circumstances for your good and for God’s glory.

Debunking Four Myths of the Church

July 18, 2021 • Dr. Peter Radford

Esther Narrative

July 4, 2021 • Dr. Peter Radford

This week we seek to capture the larger message of Esther in a single message. Pastor Pete wants to convey to you that while the sermon followed the general contours of the Biblical account, some details from this week’s message have been added to help the story move along. (For instance, Harbona is mentioned a couple times in the text, but we don’t know what his job was or if he was present for all the events presented in the message.) The goal of this week’s message is to help the story of Esther come to life.

Esther - Chapters 7-8

June 13, 2021 • Dr. Peter Radford

This text records for us the second banquet that Esther hosted for King Xerxes and Haman. At this banquet, Esther reveals her identity as a Jew and the plot of Haman is foiled. The lesson we draw from this text is that God watches over the righteous. We find three evidences of this in the text: 1. God positions the righteous according to his will to accomplish his purpose. 2. God brings the evil that the wicked intended for the righteous squarely upon them. 3. God answers the prayer of the righteous and protects them from harm.