When It’s Time to Walk Away

The Book of Ruth

Week 1

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 1:1, "In the days when the judges ruled…

Judges 21:25, “In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.”  

Ruth 1:1-2, "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. This man's name was Elimelek, his wife's name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were from Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to Moab and lived there." 

• (Husband) Elimelech 🡪 “My God is King” 
• (Wife) Naomi 🡪 “Sweet” or “Pleasant” 
• (Son) Mahlon 🡪 “Sick” or “Sickly”
• (Son) Kilion 🡪 “Frail” or “Tired”  

WHEN TIMES GET TOUGH, MOAB LOOKS TEMPTING. 

Ruth 1:3-5, "Now, Elimelek, Naomi's husband, died, and she was left with her two sons. They (2 sons) married Moabite women, one named Orpah and the other Ruth.    

After they had lived there about 10 years, both Mahlon and Kilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and her husband. 

2 Corinthians 6:14, "Do not to be unequally yoked with those who are non-believers."

Ruth 1:16, But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.” 

TO GET TO THE RIGHT PLACE, YOU HAVE TO LEAVE THE WRONG ONE. 

What one decision could you make, what one action can you take that would change the trajectory of your life and legacy?