Ruth 3:1-18

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Ruth 3:1-18

Ruth, The Threshing Floor, and the Leap of Faith

March 21, 2021 • Dr. Peter Radford

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In chapter 3, Naomi directs Ruth to take a huge leap of faith. She sends Ruth, a Moabite widow, to the threshing floor to propose marriage to a wealthy landowner. What could go wrong?  That is part of the message from this text. So much could have gone wrong with this leap of faith:

• Ruth’s leap was risky because it pushed against social norms.

• Ruth’s leap was risky because her request may have been rejected.

• Ruth’s leap was risky because it could have been misinterpreted.

But it all went so right…by chance, right? No, God’s fingerprints are all over this chapter. The lesson that is being driven home is that confidence in God’s Sovereignty leads to bold steps of faith.

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.