Plan:
Ruth 1:1-5
a) Read
1 In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons. 2 The name of the man was Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went into the country of Moab and remained there. 3 But Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons. 4 These took Moabite wives; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. They lived there about ten years, 5 and both Mahlon and Chilion died, so that the woman was left without her two sons and her husband.
Ruth 1:1-5
b) Reflect
1 In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land, and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons. 2 The name of the man was Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went into the country of Moab and remained there. 3 But Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons. 4 These took Moabite wives; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. They lived there about ten years, 5 and both Mahlon and Chilion died, so that the woman was left without her two sons and her husband.
Ruth 1:1-5
c) Four Realities
Ruth 1:1-5
c) Four Realities
Ruth 1:1-5
1) Life is full of grief
c) Four Realities
Ruth 1:1-5
1) Life is full of grief
2) The Bible is honest
c) Four Realities
Ruth 1:1-5
1) Life is full of grief
2) The Bible is honest
3) Our instincts can be dangerous
c) Four Realities
Ruth 1:1-5
1) Life is full of grief
2) The Bible is honest
3) Our instincts can be dangerous
4) Sometimes the best way forward is to turn back
Matthew 12:34
God = KING
Self = KING
Action
Inner Man
2 Corinthians 5:9
(Feelings oriented)
(Gospel oriented)
Easy 🡪 Hard
Easier 🡨 Hard
with the flesh (Heb 11:25)
against the flesh (Gal 5:17)
Habits
Habits
(Gal 6:8)
c) Four Realities
Ruth 1:1-5
1) Life is full of grief
2) The Bible is honest
3) Our instincts can be dangerous
4) Sometimes the best way forward is to turn back