True redemption in your life only comes through Jesus
Big Idea:
Plan:
5 - Sequential Snapshots
-Ruth’s Redemption -Naomi’s Redemption -David’s Redemption
-Israel’s Redemption -Our Redemption
1 - Parting Conclusion
1 - Preeminent Question
Ruth 4:13-22
Five Sequential Snapshots
13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he went in to her, and the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son.
-Ruth 4:13
1) Ruth’s Redemption
Five Sequential Snapshots
14 Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without a redeemer, and may his name be renowned in Israel! 15 He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age, for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is more to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.” 16 Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her lap and became his nurse.
-Ruth 4:14-16
2) Naomi’s Redemption
Five Sequential Snapshots
17 And the women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.
18 Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron, 19 Hezron fathered Ram, Ram fathered Amminadab,
20 Amminadab fathered Nahshon, Nahshon fathered Salmon,
21 Salmon fathered Boaz, Boaz fathered Obed, 22 Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David. -Ruth 4:17-22
3) David’s Redemption
Five Sequential Snapshots
In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. -Judges 21:25
4) Israel’s Redemption
Five Sequential Snapshots
1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, 4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, 6 and Jesse the father of David the king. -Matthew 1:1-6
5) Our Redemption
One Parting Conclusion
Jesus can redeem your story
“I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, even though he dies, he will still live.” -John 11:25
One Preeminent Question
Is Jesus your Redeemer?