20130707 - Ruth when life comes together

7th July 2013

Ruth 4:18-22WHEN LIFE COMES TOGETHER

#7

Key issueHow do you keep trusting God when,

1. It’s hard…..seemingly hopeless?2. It’s mundane…..boring?3. It’s unclear….whether you’ve seen break through?

Key messageWe need a new perspective that Jesus is the true hero of the story. It’s this bigger view of God which allows us to trust God more with every area of our lives.

“18 Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron,19 Hezron fathered Ram, Ram fathered Amminadab,20

Amminadab fathered Nahshon, Nahshon fathered Salmon,21

Salmon fathered Boaz, Boaz fathered Obed,22 Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.”

Ruth 4:18-22

1. Perez 2. Hezron3. Ram4. Amminadab5. Nahshon6. Salmon7. Boaz8. Obed9. Jesse10. David

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• It’s hard?• Its’ mundane?• It’s unclear?

How do we keep trusting God when

The greatest hero• Causes the barren to conceive• Causes the heavens to be opened and famine to cease• Causes the those coincidental encounters • Causes the compassion for the helpless• Causes the foreigner and alien to be grafted into the family tree• Causes the hungry to eat• Causes the hopeless to find joy• Causes the widow to be remarried• Causes the greatest king to be born

Getting a new perspective

JESUS IS THE TRUE HERO

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Change in perspective

1. Big view of God2. Prayer 3. Obedience

We need a new perspective that Jesus is the true hero of the story. It’s this bigger view of God which allows us to

trust God more with every area of our lives.

Summary