How much does God love us - to what depths will He descend to reach us with his love? We have a picture of God's love in the Book of Ruth. There was a law in Israel that allowed from someone along with their property to be redeemed. This law of the kinsman redeemer had certain elements that had to be met for there to be redemption. This law is applied by Boaz to redeem Ruth.

Jesus Christ has redeemed us and will return to take us to be with Him forever. In His glorious kingdom we will be ruling and reigning with him. No more suffering, sorrow, pain or even death! That's a happy ending and what we'll talk about today on Bridging the Gap .

The book of Ruth is a very special love story. But the love that's on display is not merely a romantic love - it's much deeper. It's a picture of the love Jesus has for His bride the Church. And the Church's response to Jesus. So it's a love that is available for us today.

The Book of Ruth is a classic love story that's even been made into a movie. It truly is one of the most loved books in the bible, and it's one we can learn a great deal from. Let's do that now.

The book of Ruth recounts how God used a man named Boaz to provide for Ruth... And this woman named Ruth to provide for Naomi. We'll learn today on Bridging the Gap that God's provision is far more than the material and far more reaching than the immediate. God truly does exceedingly - abundantly - above all that we could ask or imagine!

Today on the program we'll be looking at God's redeeming plan for our lives, as seen through the story of Ruth. This book offers a beautiful portrait of redemption as we'll soon see. Ruth and Boaz are much more than a couple of people who fell in love at first sight. Their story reminds us all that God has an amazing plan for our lives, even when we feel like we're at a low point.

When we go through a great loss, there can be a tendency within us to turn bitter, and Naomi did at first. But she turned back to God. Today we're going to lift our eyes above the difficult circumstances, and see God's bigger picture. I think you'll find this greatly encouraging, for those inevitable hard times we all face. And just maybe you can relate to Naomi on some level today?

Today we begin a new series in the beloved book of Ruth. We can all remember times where we have felt at the end of our rope, and discouraged by what's going on around us. In Ruth, we find a woman named Naomi who lost all she had in her life. All those that were important to her had perished. Except one, a daughter-in-law who later continued the line of David, Solomon, and Jesus. It's a story of faith, loyalty and great romance.

Today the plan is to finish up our study of Judges, and we do so with encouragement to be salt and light in a dark world. Everyone did what was right in their own eyes, and there was no king in Israel. That statement in a nutshell describes the problem we find in final chapters in Judges. And clearly it describes what's going on in our world today too.

Today pastor Lloyd Pulley gives attention to Judges nineteen. In the days we're about to read about, there were a great number of people claiming to be a follower of God, but they were doing what was right in their own eyes. They weren't following the commands of God. We see that happening right before our very eyes don't we?