Sermon Notes
There is a principle in life that every human being operates under, whether we know it or not. Here it is: if we cling to our lives, we lose them forever. But, if we lay down our lives to follow Christ, we keep them forever. Jesus said it this way, “If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it” (Matthew 16:25).
Today we will see a man try to hang on to his estate, his name. And what is his name, by the way? That’s right, we have no idea, Scripture doesn’t record it; through trying to keep it, he has lost it. He’s No-Name! But then we see another man, willing to risk his own estate out of love, willing to ruin his good reputation by marrying an enemy Moabite. His name is Boaz! What is said about Boaz? “May you…be famous in Bethlehem” (Ruth 4:11). Let’s look at this story together ...