05102020 Lord Over the Best and Worst of Times Ruth 1:1-22

Ruth 1:1-5 1 In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land, and a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab. 2 The man's name was Elimelech, his wife's name Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem, Judah. And they went to Moab and lived there. 3 Now Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died, and she was left with her two sons. 4 They married Moabite women, one named Orpah and the other Ruth. After they had lived there about ten years, 5 both Mahlon and Kilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and her husband. BIG IDEA: GOD IS ALWAYS AT WORK IN THE BEST OF TIMES AND THE WORST OF TIMES TO BRING ABOUT HIS GLORY AND OUR GOOD. KEY QUESTION: HOW DOES GOD WORK IN THE WORST OF TIMES FOR HIS GLORY AND OUR GOOD? I. Act 1; Scene 1: The Emptying of Naomi 1-5; Jdg 21:25; Ru 4:17; Le 26:3-4 II. Act 1; Scene 2: The Response of Naomi 6-7 III. Act 1; Scene 3: The Proposal of Naomi 8-18 • The First Release 8-10 • The Second Release 11-14; Dt 25; • The Third (Final Release) 15-18 IV. Act 1; Scene 4: The Interpretation of Naomi 19-22; Ru 3:11; Ge 50:20; Ru 4:15 V. The Lessons from God • The Sovereignty of God Da 2:21, 4:35 • The Mysterious Providence of God Ps 34:19 • The Good Purposes of God in Every Single Life PASTOR MARK DEMIRE Grace THE COMMUNITY OF GOD IS LORD OVER THE BEST & WORST OF TIMES RUTH 1:1-22 MAY 10, 2020