Levi Matteson - June 28, 2026
Noticed by the Right Person
Pastor Levi Matteson talks about Boaz's grace for Ruth, from Ruth 2:8-16, including:1 the wrong kind of seeing crushes us; gracious seeing restores us (Ruth 2:8-9),2 Ruth's question reveals the shock of grace (Ruth 2:10),3 "under whose wings" names the true refuge beneath Ruth's life (Ruth 2:11-12),4 Boaz becomes the visible form of the refuge he proclaims (Ruth 2:9, 14-16),5 grace does not merely keep Ruth alive; it brings her to the table (Ruth 2:14),6 the hidden generosity of Boaz shows how grace works beneath our work (Ruth 2:15-16), and7 Boaz is good news, but he is not good enough (pointing to Christ).This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, June 28, 2026.
Scripture References: Ruth 2:8-16
From Series: "Sunburnt"
You know how it goes. You're out in the sun – laughing, living, not thinking about anything except how good the day is. And then you go inside, and the pain hits. You didn't feel it happening. You were having too good a time. But the sun was doing its work the whole time. Some of life's hardest seasons are exactly like that. Things were fine. And then you went inside. And suddenly you couldn't ignore what the heat had already done. This summer we're walking through the book of Ruth – the story of a woman who got burned by life and had to figure out what to do with the damage. If you've ever been blindsided by something you didn't see coming, this is for you. Because here's the thing about a sunburn: you don't heal it by going back outside. Healing finds you when you're finally covered up.