Main Idea: God is at work in man’s actions, take the opportunities God gives you.
FCF: Mankind is lost, poor, destitute, and in need of a redeemer
CFC: By pursuing Christ, we can find more hope than we could ever dream of on our own.
Scene 1: Naomi’s Big Plan 3:1-5
A. We Need to Get You Hitched
B. Here’s What We’re Going to Do
C. We’re Going to Take a Huge Risk
Scene 2: I Love it When a Plan Comes Together 3:6-9
A. Ruth Takes Action
B. The Midnight Cry
C. Ruth’s Crazy Proposition
Scene 3: An Unexpected Twist 3:10-13
A. Will It Pay Off?
B. Houston, We Have A Problem
C. Good People are Judged by their Character
Scene 4: The Cliff-Hanger 3:14-18
A. Ruth Heads Home
B. Ruth and Naomi
Sources:
Barber, Cyril: Ruth, A Story of God’s Grace
Bock, Daniel: Ruth, New American Commentary
Chisholm Jr., Robert: A Commentary on Judges and Ruth, Kregel Exegetical Library
Cundall, Arthur, Leon Morris: Judges and Ruth, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
Luter, A. Boyd, Barry Davis: God Behind the Seen: Ruth & Esther, Expositor’s Guide to the Historical Books