Ruth: The Message of Redemption & Revival (Message Listener Guide

An Introduction to the Book of Ruth: Session 1

(NOTE: Please disregard any reference to page numbers given in the DVD. These refer to an earlier version of note-blank, and not to this study guide.)

The story of Ruth is one of the most beautiful __________________ stories of all time.
This is also a story about ____________________________.
In the book of Ruth, we find women going through various _____________________ of life.
In Ruth we see almost every _________________ of ____________________ that a woman can experience.
Ruth is one of five women listed in the genealogy of Christ in Matthew 1.
To be related to Jesus is not a matter of being a good woman or a religious person, it’s a matter of being a sinner who knows something of the _____________________ of God.
Major themes in the Book of Ruth:
The _______________________________ of God.
The meaning of ________________________ love.
The ____________________that one can make.
The meaning of _______________________.
The Law of the Kinsman-Redeemer:
The kinsman-redeemer had both a _______________ and a _________________ to his impoverished relative.
The kinsman-redeemer could buy back land and __________________it to a relative.
The kinsman-redeemer could also raise up _________________ for his brother, to preserve the family name.

Running, Rebuke, Repentance: Session 2

The setting for the Book of Ruth is in the wicked days when the ______________________ruled.
Famine was unusual in this land. Bethlehem-Judah means “house of _____________________ and ___________________.”
The famine was a result of _____________________, so the solution was not in _____________________, but in ________________________.
The moment this family stepped out of God’s will, God began creating _______________________ to bring them back home and back to Himself.
God used two things to bring Naomi back:
His hand of _____________________________
News of ________________________ back home
Repent mean to ______________________ my mind, to realize I’ve been going my own way instead of ____________________ way.
When Naomi repented, she had to get up and ______________________ Moab.
Repentance is the first step in the process of ______________________________.
Our “Moab” is the places, things, and people to which we turn to get our _______________ met rather than looking to ____________________. Moab is the ______________________ for God in our lives.

Resolve: Session 3

Naomi was looking for _________________________ for herself and her daughters-in-law. This is a recurring theme in the Book of Ruth.
Bitterness of spirit produces _________________________ in our souls.
Rest is not a matter of a change in our ______________________ circumstances, but something God gives within our hearts.
The daughters-in-law are faced with a __________________________.
They could choose between the pathway of _______________________ and ____________________ or the pathway of ________________________ and _______________________.
If you’re willing to sacrifice immediate __________________________ to settle for long-term blessing, you will choose the pathway of commitment and compassion.
Ruth made a:
conscious, ______________________ choice. Her choice was a matter of _____________________ and ______________________.
choice based on _______________________ rather than feelings.
a steadfast, _______________________ choice.
______________________, lifetime choice.
________________ percent choice requiring total commitment.
_________________ choice.
The foundational choice to follow Christ does not eliminate smaller choices that we must make on a daily basis, but it does ______________________ them.

Resentment: Session 4

The outcome of our lives is not determined by what happens to us, but by how we ___________________ to what happens to us.
How we respond will be determined by our _____________________ of God.
Naomi had a faulty view of God. She did not see that the painful circumstances in her life were an expression of God’s ________________________.
Naomi responded to her circumstances in resentment and ____________________, and others became defiled by the overflow.
As a step to determine if you are bitter, ask:
Is there anyone in my life that I have never fully __________________________?
Is there any person or circumstances in my life for which I have never __________________ God?
Naomi, in the process of _________________________, needed a right view of God.
To be set free from bitterness, we need to:
Look ______________________.
Look ______________________.

Refuge: Session 5

In contrast to Naomi’s spirit of bitterness, we see Ruth’s response to her _____________________ circumstances.
In the Old Testament, God’s provision for the poor was that they should _____________________, and that the wealthy should ______________________ the poor to work.
Another title for this chapter might be ________________ and ___________________.
Ruth was diligent and __________________________. Even menial work, when done through love, can be a _____________________________.
From Ruth’s standpoint, she just “happened” to come upon Boaz’s field, but with God there are no ________________________.
Boaz tells Ruth to stay in his field—the “Field of ____________________.”
“God will rarely change my circumstances until He has used my circumstances to _______________ me.”
The “Wings of God” provide:
__________________________ (Psalm 17:8-9)
___________________________________ (Psalm 36:7-8)
_____________________ in the midst of the storm (Psalm 57:1)
help and ____________________ (Psalm 63:7)
_____________ in the midst of ____________________ circumstances (Psalm 91:4)
Three qualifications of a Kinsman-Redeemer are:
The man had to have the ______________________ to redeem—he had to be related.
The man had to have the ______________________ to redeem—the ability to pay.
The man had to be ______________________ to redeem.

Request: Session 6—Part One

Ruth wants nothing for herself; she is seeking an ___________________ for her deceased husband. She is fulfilling her _____________ to follow the ways of God in restoring her family name and family lands.
Ruth’s response gives us a key to successful marriage relationships—not based on personal happiness, but rather on _________________________, sacrifice, obedience, and ___________________________.
Ruth first found refuge under the shadow of God’s wings, and then she was able to find refuge under the garment of a _____________________.
Boaz, the kinsman-redeemer, says to Ruth, “Don’t be ____________________. I will do for you ________________ you ask.”
Ruth was known in the city as a woman of ________________________ character. She is a _________________ woman.
Women’s virtue should ___________________ men.
Virtue is a matter of the __________________, and it affects everything in our lives.
Naomi now counsels Ruth to __________________ until Boaz settles the matter.
God doesn’t fix every situation _______________________; sometimes we too must __________________.

Redemption & Restoration: Session 6—Part Two

The grace of God always has a ____________________________________!
The city elders pronounced a three-fold blessing to Boaz and Ruth:
A blessing on the __________________________
A blessing on the __________________________
A blessing on their _________________________
The women of the city told Naomi that she would ______________________ have a “goel” (redeemer) to care for her.

Our Redemption

Our condition: ___________________ and _______________________

Two biblical words that describe our situation:

__________________________________________

His intervention
The transaction: ____________________ of _____________________. I become His!

My part—by faith:

Acknowledge my __________________.

Appeal for grace.

Give myself and my situation fully to Him.

His part—the transformation

My _____________________________

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