God is at work through what looks like a series of coincidences to bring Ruth to the feild belonging to Boaz ... their kinsman redeemer.

God's Kindness in Hardship - While Naomi is unable to see it, but God has been with her every step of the way … through all her hardships.

Matthew gives us the shortest account of the resurrection of Jesus ... but tells us 5the important things that we need to know.

Matthew gives us the account of the crucifixion of Jesus ... but he knows that this is the cornoation of Jesus ...his crowning as King. But this is almost the opposite of what yo uwould expect in a coronation.

The motto for the scouts is "Be Prepared". In Matthew 24-35 Jesus tells his discples to "Be Prepared". He tells them what to be prepared for and how to be prepared for it.

What stands at the heart of this passage is Israel’s rejection of the authority of Jesus and culminates with a Parable that seems to sum it all up.

God's ways are not our ways. It a world that works on merit and pride/position Jesus says that the values in his Kingdom are very different.

Jesus talks about how to handle things when someone sins against you. All this talk about forgiveness leads to teh Parable of the Unforgiving Servant.

One of the things that stands out about Jesus is his compassion for people. We see it in the way he deals with the Canaanite woman ... as well as in the feeding of the five thousand. Jesus is driven by a love for people.

Matthew chapter 13 is devoted almost entirely to talking about the Kigdom that Jesus has come to bring in. In this series of Parables Jesus explains some important things about the Kingdom.