SF329 - PLAYING SINGLES IN A DOUBLES MATCH (Ruth 1 20-21)
@PAGE NUMBER = SF329
@TITLE = PLAYING SINGLES IN A DOUBLES MATCH
@LEVEL ONE = RUTH 1:20‑21
@LEVEL ONE = INTRODUCTION
@LEVEL TWO = Biblical Background
@LEVEL FOUR = Naomi's loss (1;3‑5)
@LEVEL TWO = We live in a couple oriented society.
@LEVEL FOUR = Vast number of singles
@LEVEL FOUR = Nearly 50% of adults are single
@LEVEL TWO = Different types of singles
@LEVEL FOUR = Divorce
@LEVEL FOUR = Death
@LEVEL FOUR = Never Married ‑60%
@LEVEL TWO = Being single is not a sin
@LEVEL TWO = Playing Singles In A Doubles Match...
@PAGE NUMBER = Page 2
@LEVEL ONE = 1A. IS DIFFICULT
@LEVEL TWO = Singles Face Many Struggles
@LEVEL TWO = 1B. You Feel Alone (1:12)
@LEVEL FOUR = 22 % of divorce adults described themselves as lonely
@LEVEL FOUR = 6% of married adults
@ILL TITLE = Loneliness
@POEM TEXT = Loneliness is like a piano without keys, <R>Like a violin without strings. <R>Like a sanctuary without a congregation <R>Or a choir where no one sings. <R>Loneliness is like a blade of grass <R>Growing through a crack of cement. <R>Loneliness is like a camp ground <R>Without a single tent. <R>Loneliness is like a mocking bird <R>That cannot sing a song. <R>Loneliness is a feeling <R>That one does not belong. <R>Like a pansy in a corn field <R>Hidden where no one can see. <R>I know all there is to know about loneliness <R>Because it lives inside of me. (Copied)
@LEVEL TWO = 2B. You Feel Abandoned (1:13)
@PAGE NUMBER = Page 3
@LEVEL TWO = 3B. You Feel Afflicted (1:20‑21)
@SCRIPTURE = afflicted = ra'a',. to spoil (lit. by breaking to pieces); fig. to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e. bad (phys., soc. or mor.):‑‑afflict; to punish
@ILL TITLE = You know it's going to be a bad day when....
@ILL TEXT = You wake up face down on the pavement.
@ILL TEXT = You call suicide prevention and they put you on hold.
@ILL TEXT = You see a 60 Minutes news team waiting in your office.
@ILL TEXT = Your birthday cake collapses from the weight of the candles.
@ILL TEXT = You turn on the news and they're showing emergency routes out of the city.
@ILL TEXT = Your twin sister forgets your birthday.
@ILL TEXT = You wake up to discover that your waterbed broke and then realized you don't have a waterbed.
@ILL TEXT = Your horn goes off accidentally and remains stuck as you follow a group of Hell's Angels on the freeway.
@LEVEL TWO = 4B. You Feel Angry (1:20)
@SCRIPTURE = "very bitter" = vehemently provoked
@ILL TEXT = If God sends us on stony paths, he provides strong shoes.
@ILL TEXT = ‑‑ Corrie Ten Boom
@PAGE NUMBER = Page 4
@LEVEL ONE = 2A. CAN BE REWARDING
@LEVEL TWO = 1B. It Provides An Opportunity To "Return Home" (1:6‑7)
@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Home is where help is found.
@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Home is where hope is restored.
@LEVEL THREE = 3C. Home is where heaven is experienced.
@LEVEL TWO = 2B. It Proves True Friendships (1:16‑17)
@LEVEL TWO = True Friends...
@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Express unflagging loyalty
@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Share a common faith.
@LEVEL THREE = 3C. Commit to a lasting relationship.
@LEVEL TWO = 3B. It Places Our Focus On God (4:14‑15)
@LEVEL THREE = 1C. On His provision
@LEVEL THREE = 2C. On His power
@LEVEL THREE = 3C. On His praise
@LEVEL ONE = APPLICATION
@LEVEL TWO = 1. Don't panic ‑ pray
@LEVEL TWO = 2. Go home ‑ The Father is waiting
@LEVEL TWO = 3. Ask God for a true friend
@LEVEL TWO = 4. Trust God to take care of you.
