Rev. Jon Herr - October 9, 2022
Ruth 1:6-22
This Sunday we return to the Book of Ruth chapter 1 and encounter three grievers- Naomi, Orpah and Ruth. As we hear their story, we are called to both sympathize as grievers with fellow grievers, and to discover how God plants "hidden graces" around grievers to demonstrate his goodness and grace. In so doing he invites us to discover him as he rebuilds us from grief into deeper, richer, more complete Christ-like people.
From Series: "Book of Ruth"
Each fall, we turn to an Old Testament text for our sermon series. Having concluded Genesis last year, we are fast-forwarding a bit in redemptive history to the book of Ruth this fall. Ruth is set after Moses led the people of Israel out of slavery and after Joshua led them into the land of promise. But instead of blessing, life has gone drastically wrong for Naomi and her family. Join us as we begin a new study in Ruth with a focus on the “frowning providence of God” that hides his smiling face—in Naomi’s life and our own.