Ruth: From Mara to Messiah | Ruth 4:9-17 | Mothers of Jesus

In this message, we look at the incredible narrative of the Book of Ruth. It’s a story we know, but often miss its whole point: securing the lineage of the Messiah. We start at the end, with the birth of Obed, the grandfather of King David, and work backward to understand the journey of faith and providence that made it possible.

When we first meet Naomi, she is consumed by grief and insists on being called Mara, which means "bitterness." Her situation—and that of her daughter-in-law, Ruth, a foreign widow—is utterly hopeless. Yet, through the loyal commitment of Ruth and the faithful, legal, and costly love of Boaz, the Kinsman-Redeemer, God completely reverses their circumstances.

Discover how God uses the seemingly insignificant and the painfully bitter details of life to carry out His most valuable possession: the salvation found in Jesus Christ.