Series on Book of Ruth - Preached at Chicago Bible Fellowship - Feb 1, 2009
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Theme: Your people shall be my people, and your God my God
1. Run from God’s presence and Will (1: 1-4)
• Picture of Going away from God’s will
•Left Bethlehem to Moab
•From Blessing to Curse
From Fullness to Empty
•From Naomi to Mara
• Results
•1: Hand of Lord against me (1:13)
•2: Almighty dealt with me bitterly (1:20)
3: God testified against me (1:21)
2. Return to God ( 1:6 - 14)
•Return to God and be at the center of his will
• Prophets call to Israel – Hosea 6:1, Zech 1:3, Mal 3:7
• Repent First – Repentance needs for blessing
• Return to God, Return to God’s will and blessing
• Naomi picture of carnal Christian – looking for material (food).
3. Right Decision of Ruth (1:16)
• Your God is my God (1:16)
• Ruth a picture of a believer in Christ Jesus.
Ruth did not see Naomi, but she saw the only true God and made a decision to followed.
One Decision changed the life of Ruth, from Gentile to Jew, moved from curse to Blessing, from not knowing God to knowing the Living God, that same one decision will change your life and give you eternity with the Loving God who sent forth his son to be a propitiation, offering, payment for the sins of all who believe and come to him by faith.
For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all, s?bestowing his riches on all who call on him. 13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” - Romans 10:10-13
In Christ
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