Creekside Community Church
The Secret of Great Faith: The Book of Ruth - Sermon 6
Creekside Community Church “Loyal” The Book of Ruth July 8, 2018 John Bruce - Pastor
Locations & Times
Creekside Community Church
951 MacArthur Blvd, San Leandro, CA 94577, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
1. Outsider to Insider
2. Empty to Full
3. Insignificant to Significant
For further thought and discussion:
Getting Started
1. What was helpful to you in this week’s sermon? What didn’t you understand?
2. When has your faith grown the most? The least? What made the difference?
Going Deeper
2.Please read Ruth 4:18-22. Why do you think the author of Ruth included these last verses? How should these verses shape the way we read this book? (Compare Luke 24:25-27 and John 6:39-40.)
3.Please read Romans 10:17. Why do you think that Paul says that faith comes from hearing and hearing by the word of Christ instead of by the word of God? What does this tell you about the way faith grows?
4.The story of Ruth is a key chapter in the story of Jesus and not only points forward to our own kinsman redeemer, but also to how our relationship with Jesus changes us. Discuss the three ways Ruth’s life changed as a result of her marriage to Boaz and how we experience those same changes when we are joined to Christ:
Outsider to Insider
Empty to Full
Insignificant to Significant
5.How might my life change is I truly believe that Jesus has done these three things Christ for me?
2.Please read Ruth 4:18-22. Why do you think the author of Ruth included these last verses? How should these verses shape the way we read this book? (Compare Luke 24:25-27 and John 6:39-40.)
3.Please read Romans 10:17. Why do you think that Paul says that faith comes from hearing and hearing by the word of Christ instead of by the word of God? What does this tell you about the way faith grows?
4.The story of Ruth is a key chapter in the story of Jesus and not only points forward to our own kinsman redeemer, but also to how our relationship with Jesus changes us. Discuss the three ways Ruth’s life changed as a result of her marriage to Boaz and how we experience those same changes when we are joined to Christ:
Outsider to Insider
Empty to Full
Insignificant to Significant
5.How might my life change is I truly believe that Jesus has done these three things Christ for me?
Application
What is one thing you have learned from this passage and how will you apply it to your life?
What is one thing you have learned from this passage and how will you apply it to your life?