20130526 when life falls apart
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Introduction to 7 week series in book of RuthTRANSCRIPT
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26th May 2013
Ruth 1:1-5 WHEN LIFE FALLS APART
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Joshua 24:31 Israel served the LORD throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had experienced everything the LORD had done for Israel.
Judges 21:25 In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.
In the days when the judges ruled …
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In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab. 2 The man’s name was Elimelek, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to Moab and lived there.
Ruth 1: 1-3
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Now Elimelek, Naomi’s husband, died, and she was left with her two sons. 4 They married Moabite women, one named Orpah and the other Ruth. After they had lived there about ten years, 5 both Mahlon and Kilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and her husband.
Ruth 1: 4-5
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1. Pray: God is good
2. Trust: God’s family
3. Believe: God’s promises
4. And … walk slowly
When life falls apart
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1. When life falls apart2. Unexpected friendship3. Undeserved favour4. Undercover love5. Unreserved kindness6. Unmerited grace7. When life comes
together
The Book of Ruth