Questions to ask in the midst of challenging circumstances:
- How has God shown His love for all mankind?
- How has God shown His love for His people?
- How is God showing His love toward me?
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Sermon Notes for July 19, 2026
Ruth 3
Redemption at the Threshing Floor
Pastor Tom Yarbrough
Three questions to keep in mind as we read:
- How is God moving on behalf of the characters in the story?
- How is God moving on behalf of His people?
- How is God moving on behalf of all of mankind?
A Dangerous Plot
God accomplishes His will with or without means. But Ruth 3 reminds us that sometimes He sovereignly works through the initiative of His children to accomplish His will in their lives and in the world.
“In this intimacy we see something of the deeply personal and individual nature of saving faith. Certainly, to exercise faith is to transfer from one community (the world, ‘this corrupt generation’ Acts 2:40) to another community, the church. Nevertheless, each man or woman exercises faith alone; each of us needs to enter one by one through the narrow gate (Matt. 7:13).”
Christopher Ash, Teaching Ruth & Esther
“Some places we can only go with God by ourselves.”
Kelly Minter, Ruth
A Direct Proposal
“When I passed by you again and saw you, behold, you were at the age for love, and I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your nakedness; I made my vow to you and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Lord God, and you became mine.”
Ezekiel 16:8
“The Lord repay you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge!”
Ruth 2:12
“Wondrously show your steadfast love, O Savior of those who seek refuge from their adversaries at your right hand. Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings,”
Psalm 17:7-8
A Deep Promise
Boaz’s qualifications as a goel (kinsman-redeemer) for Naomi and Ruth:
- He was a relative
- He was able to redeem
- He was willing to redeem
A Divine Plan
“Like Ruth, we lost sinners were outside the covenant family of God, bankrupt, with no claim on His mercy. But God, just like Boaz, took the initiative and made a way for us to be made a part of His family apart from any merit of our own.”
Rev. J. Arch Warren, The God Who Welcomes the Stranger
Jesus’s qualifications as a goel (kinsman-redeemer) for us:
- He is our brother
For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
Romans 8:29
Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
Hebrews 2:17
Jesus’s qualifications as a goel (kinsman-redeemer) for us:
- He is our brother
- He is able to redeem
“…you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.”
1 Peter 1:18-19
Jesus’s qualifications as a goel (kinsman-redeemer) for us:
- He is our brother
- He is able to redeem
- He is willing to redeem
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.
Titus 2:11-14
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ
Ephesians 1:7-9 ESV
“Now when you have a redeemer who is bound to you by family ties, like Jesus, our elder brother, you have all his provisions and resources as well. How then can we be poverty-stricken? No more than Ruth could ever be poverty-stricken after she was married to Boaz – a picture of Jesus as our redeemer.”
Dale Ralph Davis, No Hopeless Future
Songs, Readings & Prayer for July 19, 2026
Songs
“Lift High The Name“ by Ed Cash, Fionan DeBarra, Keith Getty, and Kristyn Getty
“His Mercy Is More“ by Matt Boswell and Matt Papa
“The Lord Is My Salvation“ by Jonas Myrin, Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, and Nathan Nockels
“Here Is Love (Everlasting Praise)“ by William Reese, Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, and Matt Boswell
“Doxology” by Thomas Ken and Louis Bourgeois
All songs are used with permission. CCLI License no. 2003690
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Call To Worship: Psalm 100
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; Come before Him with joyful songs. Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; We are His people, the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; Give thanks to Him and praise His name.For the LORD is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations.
Classic Prayer: George Matheson
Restore my soul, O God. There are green pastures around me for which my eye has no lens; there are quiet waters beside me for which my ear has no chord; restore my soul. The path on which I go is already the path of your righteousness; open my eyes, that I may behold its windows. The place I call dreadful is even now the house of the Lord; the heavens shall cease to hide you when you have restored my soul. May I be content to know that goodness and mercy shall follow me without waiting to see them in advance of me.
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Discussion Questions for July 19, 2026
What do you think changed in Naomi as she shifted from passive grief to active planning?
Have you ever seen someone show costly, committed kindness when they may have had the right to look out for themselves instead?
The passage ends with waiting: “sit still, my daughter, until you learn how the matter turns out” (v 18). Where in your life are you between faithful action and uncertain outcome? How are you trusting God while living in between the two?
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