Sermons on Refuge
“Protect Me, Lord” Psalm 142:1-7
Theme: God is our portion and He is our protection.
Aim: Let David’s prayer be ours.
(1) Cry and Plead to God (Psalm 142:1)
(2) Complain to God (Psalm 142:2)
(3) God Is Our Refuge (Psalm 142:3-4)
(4) God is Our Protection (Psalm 142:5-7)
“Hear Me, Lord” Psalm 141:1-10
Theme/Aim: Pray that God would be pleased by our prayers, that he would protect us from ourselves, that would give us friends who correct us, and that He would be our refuge.
(1) Pray about Prayer (Psalm 141:1-2)
(2) Pray for Protection from Yourself (Psalm 141:3-4)
(3) Pray for Friends Who Will Correct You (Psalm 141:5-7)
(4) Seek Refuge in Yahweh (Psalm 141:8-10)
“God Redeems His People” Ruth 4:1-22
Theme: God redeems His people.
Aim: Put your hope in God’s redemption through Ruth’s great-great grandson; King David’s greater Son, Jesus Christ.
(1) A Proper Redeemer (Ruth 4:1-6)
(2) God’s Promise (Ruth 4:7-12)
(3) A Marriage (Ruth 4:13-17)
(4) Genealogy of Another Redeemer (Ruth 4:18-22)
“God Provides for His People” Ruth 2:1-3:18
Theme: God’s people are refugees who take refuge in God by seeking a Redeemer and waiting for redemption.
Aim: Take refuge from the trials of this world and from God’s eternal wrath in the Redeemer, Jesus Christ.
(1) The Lord Is a Refuge (Ruth 2:1-13)
(2) God’s People are Refugees (Ruth 2:14-23)
(3) God’s People Pursue a Redeemer (Ruth 3:1-15)
(4) God’s People Waiting for Redemption (Ruth 3:16-18)