Ruth: A Prequel to Christmas Present

"Today we begin a new preaching series that I've really been looking forward to! We are going to spend the next weeks leading up to and through the Christmas season, studying the OT book of Ruth. Let me explain why this is a great book to study as we prepare for Christmas -
The book of Ruth is a classic short story written over three thousand years ago. In the days when the judges ruled...
- A time when there was no central government or leader
- A time of moral and political chaos in Israel
- A very dark time spiritually, when the people of God repeatedly turned away
from God
- The neighboring peoples and nations were constantly harassing and invading
Israel. The time in which the story of Ruth takes place is one of the darkest in Israel's history."
-Senior Pastor Brian Long