CrossWay Church
These are the Bible passage and sermon notes for our Sunday morning worship services.
Ruth 2:1-22 NIV
Ruth 2:1-23: Boaz’s Kindness
I) Ruth heads to the fields to glean food.
A) Gleaning was God’s way of taking care of the __________.
1) Farmers left dropped food on the ground and did not harvest the __________ of a field.
2) Those in need __________ the left-over grain.
B) Ruth could have been in great _____________.
C) God __________ Ruth to Boaz’s field.
D) Three things we can learn from this opening section.
1) God is ___________ with us.
2) We need to continue to be _____________ in the little things.
3) We can trust that God is working __________ the scenes.
II) Boaz displays God's kindness to Ruth.
A) Boaz is a man of ________ and character.
B) Boaz sees Ruth’s ________________ state.
C) Boaz displays God’s kindness by providing for Ruth.
1) He grants her ____________.
2) He ensures she has plenty of ___________.
D) He understands that Ruth is now part of God’s ___________.
1) Boaz prays a _______________ over Ruth.
2) He also has a ___________ with her.
III) Ruth’s and Naomi's Responses
A) Ruth expresses ________________ and gratitude.
B) Naomi is _____________ and begins to see God’s provision for her.
IV) Christ in this story.
A) Jesus is our redeemer who saves us from our desperate _______ situation.
B) We need to respond to Christ with ____________ and gratitude.