Wanted and Redeemed (4 of 5)
Series: Beauty for Ashes
Jeff Schreve
Ruth 4:1-12
If you have your Bibles, please turn to the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament, right before 1st Samuel. We are in a study in the Book of Ruth called Beauty for Ashes. And today, we want to talk about the subject of redemption.
He was born in 1838 and died in 1876. His name was Philip Bliss. He became one of the great singers and hymn writers of his day. We sing his hymns even today. He had a short life. Died at 38. He died on a train trip with his wife. He was on a train, and the train went over a bridge, and the bridge collapsed, and the train derailed. And he was saved from that accident, but then there was a fire on the train. And although he could get out, his wife was trapped. And he went to save his wife. And in trying to save his wife, both Philip Bliss and his wife perished in the accident. They found among his belongings a song that he was working on, maybe one of his greatest songs. You're familiar with the words. It says, ''I will sing of my Redeemer and His wondrous love for me; On the cruel cross He suffered, from the curse to set me free. Sing, O sing, of my Redeemer, with His blood He purchased me. On the cross He sealed my pardon, paid the debt, and made me free.'' The last song, the great song writer, Philip Bliss, ever wrote.
Well, in our study of the Book of Ruth that we've called Beauty for Ashes, which I think is a fitting summation of this book, because when you read it - short little book, four chapters - you can read the whole story inside of 10 minutes. It doesn't take long. But in that story we find ashes in chapter 1. We find heartache and heartbreak in chapter 1. There are three funerals in chapter 1. But although it starts out with loss and sadness, it ends with love and a shout of joy. It starts out with woe and the story ends with wow! And there is such an exclamation point at the end of the Book of Ruth. God is the God who gives beauty for as ...
Series: Beauty for Ashes
Jeff Schreve
Ruth 4:1-12
If you have your Bibles, please turn to the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament, right before 1st Samuel. We are in a study in the Book of Ruth called Beauty for Ashes. And today, we want to talk about the subject of redemption.
He was born in 1838 and died in 1876. His name was Philip Bliss. He became one of the great singers and hymn writers of his day. We sing his hymns even today. He had a short life. Died at 38. He died on a train trip with his wife. He was on a train, and the train went over a bridge, and the bridge collapsed, and the train derailed. And he was saved from that accident, but then there was a fire on the train. And although he could get out, his wife was trapped. And he went to save his wife. And in trying to save his wife, both Philip Bliss and his wife perished in the accident. They found among his belongings a song that he was working on, maybe one of his greatest songs. You're familiar with the words. It says, ''I will sing of my Redeemer and His wondrous love for me; On the cruel cross He suffered, from the curse to set me free. Sing, O sing, of my Redeemer, with His blood He purchased me. On the cross He sealed my pardon, paid the debt, and made me free.'' The last song, the great song writer, Philip Bliss, ever wrote.
Well, in our study of the Book of Ruth that we've called Beauty for Ashes, which I think is a fitting summation of this book, because when you read it - short little book, four chapters - you can read the whole story inside of 10 minutes. It doesn't take long. But in that story we find ashes in chapter 1. We find heartache and heartbreak in chapter 1. There are three funerals in chapter 1. But although it starts out with loss and sadness, it ends with love and a shout of joy. It starts out with woe and the story ends with wow! And there is such an exclamation point at the end of the Book of Ruth. God is the God who gives beauty for as ...
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