11.17.19 - God's Faithfulness to Israel (Ruth 4)

Throughout the book of Ruth, we see God’s faithfulness to provide for his people.

  • There was famine, but God brought abundant food to Bethlehem (the house of bread).

  • There was childlessness, but God made Ruth’s womb fruitful.

  • Naomi had no one to care for her, but God gave her Ruth and Obed.

  • Israel was left without a king, but God provided David to unite and lead the nation.

  • Humanity is sinful, so God provided a king who would save us from our sins.

09.22.19 - Humble Growth

For those whom God has justified (legally declared to be in the right), he is also at work sanctifying (making holy) by removing our sin from us and causing us to go on to do good works. In order to sanctify us, God has given us the preaching of the Word (which we experience in Joyful Worship) as well as the church. Christians are members of one body, and we are all responsible for building each other up to Christian maturity.

09.01.19 - Thinking Biblically About Death

Creation: God created Adam and Eve fully alive, both spiritually and physically.

Fall: Adam and Eve rebelled against God, bringing physical and spiritual death on all of humanity.

Redemption: God is at work to restore his fallen creation. Those who trust Christ are made spiritually alive, even though we don’t experience full physical healing in this life. Christians who have died are fully spiritually alive, but absent from their home in the body.

Restoration: Believers look forward to the day when we will be fully alive, spiritually and physically. On that day, death will be defeated and we will live forever in our bodies with all those who are in Christ.