Finding the Love You Want

The Book of Ruth

Week 2

Tim Bycroft, Lead Pastor  

THE POINT EXISTS TO WELCOME THE UNCHURCHED TO BECOME FULLY DEVOTED FOLLOWERS OF JESUS. 

Pointing People to God  

Pointing People to Jesus  

Pointing People to Community 

A church characterized by Love, Acceptance, and Forgiveness.

Ruth 1:16, "Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God."

WHEN YOU TURN AWAY FROM MOAB, YOU'LL FIND GOD'S BLESSINGS IN BETHLEHEM. 

Ruth 2:1, "Now Naomi had a relative on her husband's side, a man of standing from the clan of a Elimelek, whose name was Boaz." 

Ruth 2:2-3a, "And Ruth, the Moabite said to Naomi, 'Let me go to the field and pick up the leftover grain behind anyone in whose eyes I find favor.' Naomi said to her, 'Go ahead, my daughter.'   

So (Ruth) went out, entered a field and began to glean behind the harvesters." 

Ruth 2:3b, "As Ruth went out to gather grain behind the harvesters. AND AS IT HAPPENED,  she found herself working in a field that belonged to Boaz." 

WHAT IS THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD? WHENEVER GOD USES NATURAL CIRCUMSTANCES TO BRING ABOUT HIS SUPERNATURAL PLANS. 

Ruth 2:4, "While she was there, Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters.  “The Lord be with you!” he said. “The Lord bless you!” the harvesters replied. 

Ruth 2:5-7, “Then Boaz asked his foreman, “Who is that young woman over there? Who does she belong to?” 

And the foreman replied, “She is the young woman from Moab who came back with Naomi. She asked me this morning if she could gather grain behind the harvesters. She has been hard at work ever since…”

She's faithful to God. 

She's loyal to her family. 

She’s a hard worker. 

She honors God morally. 

Ruth 2:8-9, "Boaz went over and said to Ruth, “Listen, my daughter. Stay right here with us when you gather grain; don’t go to any other fields ... I have warned the young men not to treat you roughly. And when you are thirsty, help yourself to the water they have drawn from the well.”  

Verse 12, "May the Lord repay you for what you've done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge." 

Ruth 2:14, "At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here. Have some bread and dip it in the wine vinegar.”  When she sat down with the harvesters, he offered her some roasted grain. She ate all she wanted and had some left over."