Ruth 3
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The Basic Story
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The Back Story
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The BIG Story
THE CREED! (vs 3-4) Christ died for our sins He was buried & raised on the third day THE CROWD! (vs 5-7) Over 500 eye witnesses THE CRUSADER! (vs 8-11) Paul who persecuted the church of God
1. DESPAIR! (v13-24) We had hoped…… (v21) Now they were crestfallen & disappointed 2. DISCOVERY! (v25-27) “And beginning with Moses and all the prophets…” (v27) The written word & the living Word. 3. DELIGHT! (v28-35) He opened their eyes He touched their hearts He fed their souls He changed their lives
1) THE HIGH! (Ex 4:28-31) Of Company, Unity, Expectancy 2) THE HURT! (Ex 5:1-21) Of Insult, Association, Havoc, Terror, Rejection 3) THE HOWL! (Ex 5:22-23) Of ‘Why?’ 4) THE HOPE! (Ex 6:1-6) Of God’s Word and Promise APPLICATIONS: 1. Go to the ‘Man of Sorrows’ with your disappointment 2. Take a different view of your…
Herod Agrippa II: 1. HIS FAITH! He believed the prophets 2. HIS FEAR! The fear of man brings a snare 3. HIS FOLLY! Persuaded but not converted
A Place of: 1) REFUGE 2) RECOVERY 3) REST
1) IN WITNESS! (v10-12) You say you love the Lord but in fact you love the world. You are unequally yoked. 2) IN WEDLOCK! (v13-16) Your spirit I see. You have divorced the wife of your youth 3) IN WORD! (v17) Your empty words and cynical attitudes….. God will judge