Series on Book of Ruth - Preached at Chicago Bible Fellowship - Feb 22, 2009
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God’s Redemption – Is 41:14, 43:1,14.
Boaz is picture of Christ our Redeemer. (2:20, 3:9, 4:4-6)
Picture of Slave in the market, some lost because of debt.
•latron – Payment – Ransom. (Boaz paid a huge payment 4:6,10)
Christ paid with blood – Eph 1:7, I Peter 1:19)
Christ paid with his life – Titus 2:14
Paid in Full – not in part – Col 2:14
Price of our redemption is Christ our Lord – Very God died to pay.
•Exagarazw - Freedom ( Boaz freed Ruth from reproach, poverty, curse.)
Christ freed us from Curse (Gal 3:13, 4:3)
Christ freed us from Sin and Iniquity (Tit 2:14, Romans 6:18)
Christ freed us from power of death (Hos 13:14, Heb 2:14)
•agorazw – Buy (Hosea 3:2, I Cor 6:19,20; 7:23)
Christ bought us for himself – We are not our own – I Cor 6:19
Christ betrothed us to himself (2 Cor 11:2, Is 54:5, Revelation 5:9)
Christ Jesus is our heavenly Boaz, who redeemed us from debt of sin, by paying the ransom of his life and blood to belong to God. If you believe in his gift of his son Christ Jesus, that he died for our sins (I Cor 15:3), buried and rose from the dead for our justification (Romans 4:25), you will be saved.
In Christ
Bro.Samson S Boodala
http://sboodala.blogspot.com
http://www.chicagobiblefellowship.org
Monday, April 13, 2009
God’s Provision
Series on Book of Ruth -Preached at Chicago Bible Fellowship - Feb 8,2009
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God’s Provision
Ruth a picture of Believer/Church. Boaz a picture of Christ
• God provides us food – Psalm 145:16; 147:9
• Fills you with finest of Wheat – Psalm 147:14
• Those who seek lacks no good things – Psalm 34:10
• Christ our provider - Invitation to his table.
• Gives us Bread of life – John 6:35
• Gives us Living water – John 4:14, John 7:38
| Ruth | Boaz |
| Poor (2:2) | Rich (2:1) |
| Represents Believer | Represents Christ (Gal 3:13) |
| Need Bread | Bread of Life (2:8, John 6:35) |
| Came for grain | Bread, Water and Wine (2:14, Jn 4:14; John 7:38) |
| Foreigner(2:10, Eph 2:17) | Jewish Redeemer (2:20, Rev 5:5)
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God's Salvation
Series on Book of Ruth - Preached at Chicago Bible Fellowship - Feb 1, 2009
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Theme: Your people shall be my people, and your God my God
1. Run from God’s presence and Will (1: 1-4)
• Picture of Going away from God’s will
•Left Bethlehem to Moab
•From Blessing to Curse
From Fullness to Empty
•From Naomi to Mara
• Results
•1: Hand of Lord against me (1:13)
•2: Almighty dealt with me bitterly (1:20)
3: God testified against me (1:21)
2. Return to God ( 1:6 - 14)
•Return to God and be at the center of his will
• Prophets call to Israel – Hosea 6:1, Zech 1:3, Mal 3:7
• Repent First – Repentance needs for blessing
• Return to God, Return to God’s will and blessing
• Naomi picture of carnal Christian – looking for material (food).
3. Right Decision of Ruth (1:16)
• Your God is my God (1:16)
• Ruth a picture of a believer in Christ Jesus.
Ruth did not see Naomi, but she saw the only true God and made a decision to followed.
One Decision changed the life of Ruth, from Gentile to Jew, moved from curse to Blessing, from not knowing God to knowing the Living God, that same one decision will change your life and give you eternity with the Loving God who sent forth his son to be a propitiation, offering, payment for the sins of all who believe and come to him by faith.
For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all, s?bestowing his riches on all who call on him. 13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” - Romans 10:10-13
In Christ
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