It’s no secret: lots of people are searching for jobs right now. Some folks have lost their jobs. Others have jobs, but...
Nothing could be more current than the Book of Ruth, the story of a family of refugees crossing borders in search of a new home and a better life.
This Bible commentary on Ruth reflects deeply on work, economics, and most of all, God's faithfulness.
The book of Ruth tells the extraordinary story of God’s faithfulness to Israel in the life and work of three ordinary people, Naomi, Ruth and Boaz. As they work through both economic hardship...
The story begins with a famine “in the days when the judges ruled” (Ruth 1:1). This was a time when the people...
Naomi and Ruth face agonizing hardship, but in God, hardship is not hopelessness. Although we encounter no obvious miraculous interventions in the...
God’s faithfulness underlies human productivity, but people have to do the actual work.
Prevention of harassment means not only creating a safe environment, but a productive one for those at...
The most important way God overcomes the barriers to our fruitfulness is through the actions of other...
The action of the Book of Ruth centers around gleaning, which was one of the most important...
Boaz was inspired to go significantly beyond what the law required in providing for the poor and...
In the remarkable episode of Ruth gleaning in Boaz’s field, we see a vivid demonstration of Boaz’s...
In instigating the courtship between Boaz and Ruth, necessity once again leads Naomi to move beyond the bounds of convention. She sends...
Redemption: The Peculiar Calling of Jesus' Followers at Work (Click to listen) Boaz accepts Ruth’s request to marry her if her next...
In Ruth 4:13, we encounter only the second instance in the book (in addition to Ruth 1:6) where an event is expressly...
The book of Ruth presents a powerful story of God at work, directing events from all sides to take care of his...
Women's work takes many forms. Among the women in the Old Testament, some served as midwives, some as either prostitutes or innkeepers, some as prophets, and one as the leader of the nation...
Is there a tension between “people needs” and “profit obligations”? Some employers will say there isn’t – looking after the one will...
Do you wonder if God has anything to say about your work? Explore key verses from each chapter of the Bible that...
How can a church integrate workplace issues into a normal structure of weekly preaching and small groups? This integrated series can serve as a model. The Ruth series, piloted by Reservoir Church in...
Week 1 introduces the congregation to the series on Ruth, as well as to the concept of Whole Life Discipleship. Senior Pastor...
This is the first sermon in the series: “Inspired: The Whole of Life with God in the Picture.” It was delivered by...
This content is part of the Ruth and Parables curriculum, an 11-week integrated sermon and small group series on faith and work...
Week 2 covers the topic of investing in other people, especially those people who seem like unlikely candidates for investment.
This is the second sermon in the series: “Inspired: The Whole of Life with God in the Picture.” It was delivered by...
Week 3 demonstrates how to bring a guest speaker into an integrated sermon and small group series. Val Snekvik, a guest speaker...
This is the third sermon in the series: “Inspired: The Whole of Life with God in the Picture.” It was delivered by...
Week 4 demonstrates how a pastor can integrate work stories from members of the congregation into the order of the service. (See this additional resource on how to conduct faith and work interviews...
This is the fourth sermon in the series: “Inspired: The Whole of Life with God in the Picture.” It was delivered by Steve Watson, Senior Pastor, at Reservoir Church Cambridge Massachusetts on October...
This is the fourth sermon in the series: “Inspired: The Whole of Life with God in the Picture.” It was delivered by...
Week 5 offers some real life examples of people doing work that they feel is for God in the course of their...
This is the fifth sermon in the series: “Inspired: The Whole of Life with God in the Picture.” It was delivered by...
Will Messenger of the TOW Project delivers the sermon for week 6. This sermon covers the biblical basis for the goodness of...
This is the sixth sermon in the series: “Inspired: The Whole of Life with God in the Picture.” It was delivered by...
In week 8 Senior Pastor Steve Watson talks about risk taking and planning for a legacy using...
This is the eighth sermon in the series: “Inspired: The Whole of Life with God in the...
Week 9 discusses the work of redemption. Senior Pastor Steve Watson uses Boaz’s actions in the book of Ruth to discuss how...
This is the ninth sermon in the series: “Inspired: The Whole of Life with God in the Picture.” It was delivered by...
Will Messenger of the TOW Project delivers the sermon for week 10. He offers his own perspective from the business world on...
This is the tenth sermon in the series: “Inspired: The Whole of Life with God in the Picture.” It was delivered by...
How might God want to use you to redeem others who are broken?
For the last week of this series, blogger Leah Archibald speaks about finding fulfillment in work from the point of view of...
How can a church integrate workplace issues into a normal structure of weekly preaching and small groups? This integrated series can serve as a model. The Ruth & Parables series, piloted by Reservoir...
