4. A Match Made In Heaven Ruth 3 v 1 - 18

5. The Relationship Had Stalled
She can sulk
She can give up
She can get depressed
She can plead

6. The Relationship Had Stalled
Ruth got advice …
… from a married woman!
She made her interest clear
Together they made a plan
She let Boaz lead

7. A match made in heaven … Benefits Risks Response New home New status
New hope
Risks
Rejection
Exposure
Misuse
Response
He received her
He reassured her
He redeemed her

8. Providence Does God still do this today?
“When God, in his foreknowledge,
works things out beforehand
to provide blessing for us today”
Does God still do this today?

9. Providence “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?
Yet not one of them will fall to the ground
outside your Father’s care.
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
So don’t be afraid;
you are worth more than many sparrows”
Matthew 10 v 29-31
“And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love him,
who have been called according to his purpose”
Romans 8v28

10. Providence “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—
and this is not from yourselves,
it is the gift of God—
not by works, so that no one can boast. 
For we are God’s workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2 v 8-10

11. Providence What if we really believed those words?
“And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love him,
who have been called according to his purpose”
Romans 8v28
What if we really believed those words?

12. A match made in heaven … Benefits Fears Response
New home
New status
New hope
Fears
Rejection
Exposure
Misuse
Response
He receives you
He reassures you
He redeems you
“I am your servant, spread the corner of your garment over me; you are my redeemer”

13. Has your relationship with Jesus stalled?
A match made in heaven …
Has your relationship with Jesus stalled?