GOD IS STILL AT WORK!

RUTH

GOD IS STILL AT WORK!

Ruth 4

 

 

 

HOW DID WE GET HERE?

 

  1. Faith involves risk .

  

 

 

LOOK WHAT GOD HAS DONE!

 

  1. “He will renew your life and sustain you…”

 

  

 

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

 

  1. What more are you waiting for Him to do for you to respond?

 

REDEMPTION

RUTH

REDEMPTION

Ruth 3

 

THE KINSMAN-REDEEMER SOLUTION

             Luke 24:13-27        Romans 15:4       Ruth 3    Exodus 22:16

  

 

JESUS: BETTER THAN BOAZ

 

  1. He became our Kinsman-Redeemer by choice.

Philippians 2:4-11     Hebrews 2:14-18

 

 

  1. He paid the full price  of redemption.

Romans 5:6

 

 

  1. He restores our lost inheritance.

Revelation 5:1-14

 

 

  1. He frees us from our slavery to sin.

Romans 7:21-25

 

 

  1. He gives us a new relationship and a new future.

 

CHARACTER

RUTH

CHARACTER

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REWIND:  Last Week’s Episode

 

 

BOAZ AND RUTH

 

  

FOUR LESSONS FROM THE FIELD

 

  1. God has answers that we don’t know about.

  

  1. Faithfulness will always be noticed and rewarded.

 

  1. It’s easier to steer a moving car than a parked car.

  

  1. Our work is a reflection of our worship.

 

THE ROAD HOME

RUTH

THE ROAD HOME

Ruth 1

 

SETTING THE SCENE

 

 

 

TAKING THE WRONG ROAD

             Ruth 1:1-5

 

             The wrong direction always goes to the wrong destination.

 

Dead ends and famines can be:

A mess we made.

 

A mess someone else made.

 

Setting the stage for a miracle.

 

Just life.

 

 

OVERCOMING BAD DECISIONS

  1. Pursue obedience more than comfort.

 

  1. The best new chapters begin with faith and honesty.