by Charlie Wolcott
There is one thing Jesus did that triggered both the general population and the priesthood more than anything else: when He declared Himself to be God. Throughout the Gospel of John, Jesus gave Himself seven “I am” statements along with one very big “I AM” statement....
by Katie Erickson
She carried it back to town, and her mother-in-law saw how much she had gathered. Ruth also brought out and gave her what she had left over after she had eaten enough.
Her mother-in-law asked her, “Where did you glean today? Where did you work? Blessed be the man who...
by Charlie Wolcott
Twice in Jesus’ ministry, He sent His disciples out to practice proclaiming the message of hope and new life. He gave them the power to teach, to heal, to restore, to drive out demons, and to call for repentance. They likely taught many of Jesus’ parables and very...
by Katie Erickson
At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here. Have some bread and dip it in the wine vinegar.”
When she sat down with the harvesters, he offered her some roasted grain. She ate all she wanted and had some left over. As she got up to glean, Boaz gave orders to his men,...
by Charlie Wolcott
How did Jesus handle a question from His cousin, His forerunner, that indicated a shaken faith? When John the Baptist wondered if Jesus was indeed the Messiah or if there was another he should look for, Jesus had a dilemma. He could answer directly and say “Yes,” and...
by Katie Erickson
At this, she bowed down with her face to the ground. She asked him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you notice me — a foreigner?”
Boaz replied, “I’ve been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband —how you...
by Charlie Wolcott
There is an account in the Gospels where Jesus is pressed with urgency to heal someone on the verge of death only to be interrupted by a desperate woman who knew Jesus could heal when all else could fail. I am talking about the account of the raising of Jairus’ daughter...
by Katie Erickson
Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, "The LORD be with you!"
"The LORD bless you!" they answered.
Boaz asked the overseer of his harvesters, "Who does that young woman belong to?”
The overseer replied, "She is the Moabite who came back from...
by Charlie Wolcott
Jesus demonstrated some impressive control over things no human had ever done before. Elijah had commanded rain to not fall until he spoke another word, and Moses had called for hail to fall, but in two instances, Jesus demonstrated a control over nature that was above...
by Katie Erickson
Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a man of standing from the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.
And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the fields and pick up the leftover grain behind anyone in whose eyes I find favor. ”
Naomi said to her,...
by Charlie Wolcott
One of the sermons that has left a lingering effect on me is David Wilkerson’s “The Hunter From Hell.” The sermon is about how the enemy goes after the “precious life,” especially those young people whom God has called from an early age. Throughout the sermon, Wilkerson...
by Katie Erickson
So the two women went on until they came to Bethlehem. When they arrived in Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them, and the women exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?”
“Don’t call me Naomi,” she told them. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life...
by Charlie Wolcott
There is only one time in all of recorded Scripture that left Jesus stunned, shocked, and amazed. If there ever was a time that it ever be said Jesus was caught off guard, it was a single moment described in Matthew 8 and Luke 7: the healing of the servant of a Roman...
by Katie Erickson
At this they wept aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.
"Look," said Naomi, "your sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go back with her."
But Ruth replied, "Don't urge me to leave you or to turn back from...
