Mark 14:12-26; Jesus prepares the Passover meal to eat with his disciples but the celebration turns to sadness when Jesus tells them that one of the 12 will betray him. We are reminded in this passage the ones that are invited to eat with Jesus and be his friends are not the righteous.

Mark 14:1-11; We are going to worship something. In first century Jerusalem the religious leaders worshiped power, Judas worshiped wealth and a woman worshiped Jesus. Jesus is the only object of worship that is worth our worship.

Ruth 4:18-22; What can a list of name tell us about Jesus? A lot, actually. We see that God uses an ordinary family, full of sinful and broken people to redeem and restore the world.

Ruth 4:13-17; we come to the end of story for Ruth and Naomi and we discover that God has made them full. God always gives a happy ending to those on whom his favor rests...even if it doesn't seem like God loves you when time are difficult. Most importantly his great love is displayed in not just making us temporally happy, but eternally secure in Jesus.

Ruth 4:1-12; In this passage we see that God saves people in extraordinarily ordinary ways. Through a business transaction we hear of Yahweh's covenantal faithfulness to his people and his delight in using unexpected people and situation to fulfill his promises.

Ruth 3:1-18; This chapter is full of Suspense. Ruth and Naomi are left in suspense regarding Boaz. Boaz is left in suspense regarding the closer redeemer. Ruth volunteers to go into a dangerous situation, make herself vulnerable and exposes her great need. How will all of it turn out? The main thing we learn from this strange text is that we must trust that God will take care of us and wait for him to act.

Ruth 2:1-23; Hope is vital for our physical survival, but more importantly to survive and thrive Spiritually. And God gives his people that hope in ordinary and common ways.

Ruth 1:6-22; In the times of incredible pain and loss what we truly believe is revealed and tested. Naomi truly stands on the faithfulness of God, even when it seems he is against her and because of her good theology Ruth wants some of what she has.

Ruth 1:1-5; the short book of Ruth is a wonderful love story. Its also a book of wisdom teaching about how we should live while we wait for the King. But more than those things it is the ordinary story of God's extraordinary way of saving his people.

Romans 11:33-36; The Bible is all about the glory of God. The Reformers constantly talked about God's Glory. What's so great about God's glory any way? Rev. Hunter Brewer reminds us why we as a church are so focused on God's glory.