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A Romance For A Hopeful Heart
Contributed by David Gauthier on Jun 21, 2001 (message contributor)
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1. Finding God At The End Of Ourselves
Contributed on Jun 21, 2001
Trusting in the providence of God even when life doesn’t make sense.
Do you ever read Romance novels? I don’t – believe me! I’m not particularly interested in that kind of literature. I’m a “facts” man. I like non-fiction. I like theology. I like pastoral administrative type books too. I like the kind of books that put most people to sleep. But I found a ...read more
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2. Under The Wings Of God
Contributed on Jun 21, 2001
Finding refuge close to God’s heart.
As we left off last week, we saw how God had brought Naomi and Ruth through some very trying times. They had lost their husbands and were on a perilous journey back from Moab to Bethlehem. The lesson we looked at last week was that we have to come to the end of ourselves in order to find the ...read more
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3. There Is A Redeemer
Contributed on Jun 21, 2001
Claiming Christ as our Redeemer/Savior.
Today’s message comes out of Ruth 3. Let’s take a quick review of what has led us to this point… Chapter 1: Naomi and her husband and sons move from Bethlehem to Moab because of a famine in the land. Yet Naomi’s husband dies. Her sons marry, but 10 years later, they too die. Naomi sets out ...read more
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4. The Best Is Yet To Come!
Contributed on Jun 21, 2001
What God can do with a heart full of hope!
Last week, we looked at how Ruth stepped forward and in a bold move, visited Boaz at the threshing floor in the middle of the night to propose marriage. Scene 1: Taking Care of Business (vv. 1-12) Boaz went to the city gates where the official business was taken care of. In the presence ...read more