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Sermon in a nutshell: Shouldn’t I Seek Security for You? (Ruth 3:1-6) God wants us to enjoy a blessed life. To maintain our blessings or to restore our lost blessings, we have to (1) come back to God with humble confession and trust, (2) examine what we still have, (3) value the things and people…
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Sermon in a nutshell: Shouldn’t I Seek Security for You? (Ruth 3:1-6)
Sermon in a nutshell: Shouldn’t I Seek Security for You? (Ruth 3:1-6) God wants us to enjoy a blessed life. To maintain our blessings or to restore our lost blessings, we have to (1) come back to God with humble confession and trust, (2) examine what we still have, (3) value the things and people…
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Sermon in a nutshell: May the one who noticed you be blessed! (Ruth 2:18-23)
Sermon in a nutshell: May the one who noticed you be blessed! (Ruth 2:18-23) My prayer is that all of our church members live happy lives, meaningful lives, and abundant lives. Since our God, our Father in heaven, wants us to have the best life, I also pray for that. So, I am repeating the…
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Sermon in a nutshell: Ruth 2:1-17 “She ate, was satisfied, and had left over.”
Sermon in a nutshell: Ruth 2:1-17 “She ate, was satisfied, and had left over.” God wants us to enjoy a blessed life. God has provided everything that we need to have an abundant life. We need to restore God’s blessings for us in our lives. That is why we have studied the Book of Ruth…
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Sermon in a nutshell: You have a sign of Hope! Ruth 1:19-22
Sermon in a nutshell: You have a sign of Hope! Ruth 1:19-22 God works in our lives in mysterious ways. If I am allowed to use our Methodist theology, God works in our lives through “prevenient Grace.” God offers blessings to us even before we ask. One example is sunshine. God created the sun and…
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Sermon in a nutshell: Ruth 1:6-18 “Wherever You Go, I Will Go.”
Sermon in a nutshell: Ruth 1:6-18 “Wherever You Go, I Will Go.” Last Sunday, we examined the “root cause” of the famine in the land (Bethlehem). When people do not worship God as their king and do whatever they like, they can experience financial crises and loss of hope. We try to be our own…
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Sermon in a nutshell: Ruth 1:1-5 “There was a famine in the land.”
Sermon in a nutshell: Ruth 1:1-5 “There was a famine in the land.” God wants us to have an abundant life. We should enjoy all the things that God provides for us. However, many times we do not have such joy in our lives. Why? What went wrong? Where did it start? The Bible…
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Would you smile for me?
Don’t say a word! Would you smile for me While you are brewing new coffee for me? Don’t say a word.! Would you smile for me While you are lending your ears to listen to my long— complaints? Life is hard, The world is confusing, I cannot make any sense of it! Don’t say…
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Hidden Roots
Hidden Roots I pretend that I have no bitter roots Hidden in the core of my existence, I act at times like a stranger to myself “I should hide them!” “Who would find them?” The more I struggle to cover them up The more clearly they show up in my agonizing memories.…
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Sermon in a nutshell: Matthew 28:16-20
Sermon in a nutshell: Matthew 28:16-20 Today we celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord. The best way to celebrate this eternal life is to live it. We want to live this eternal life as it should be lived. What is the best way to live it? Right before Jesus ascended to heaven He gave the…
