Occasional Sermon – Tristan Merkel

Tristan Merkel | Ruth 1

SERMON NOTES
FINDING  GOD’S  REST
Ruth 1;  Hebrews 6:4-12

Three  women  searching  for  rest  (v 8-13)

1.  Orpah  looked  for  rest  in  Moab  (v 14-15)

– Old  life  (Luke 5:36-7)

– False  gods  (2 Kings 3:26-27)

– No  commitment  (Hebrews 6:4-6, 11-12)

2.  Ruth  looked  for  rest  in  Yahweh  (v 16-18)

– A  covenant  forged  by  God,  cf.  Philippians 2:12b-13

– New  direction,  new  home,  new  people,  new  god…  total commitment

3.  Naomi  brought  back  empty  by  the  sovereign  God  (v 19-22)

– Come  to  God  empty,  cf.  Matthew 5:2-6

– Loved  by  a  sovereign  God,  cf.  Romans 8:28

Don’t  trade  God’s  blessing  for  the  poor  fare  of  Moab!

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