Women in the Bible
Ruth: Joy
Ruth 1-4

Christians should be the (

) joyful people in the world! (James 1:2, Galatians 5)

Psalm 119:1-3 Joyful are people of integrity, who follow the instructions of the LORD. Joyful are those who obey his laws and search for him with all their hearts. They do not compromise with evil, and they walk only in his paths.
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Ruth 1:1–5 - There is nothing (

) going on here in these 5 verses! (Judges 21:25)

Bethlehem means the house of (

)

Character is the (

) of the family and his name is Elimelech.

Elimelech’s name means “my God (

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) king”.

The best way to provide for your family is to be (

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) in the middle of God’s will. ​

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Everything begins to turn around for Naomi when she makes the decision to take the (

) step back to Bethlehem. Ruth 1:22 ESV

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1. Even in difficult times, we can begin to (

) joy again when we turn our eyes toward the Lord.

I bet you have (

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) your first love.

Obedience equals (

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)… disobedience equals (

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).

She tells the ladies of the town not to call her Naomi anymore, which means (

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)… She asked them to call her Mara which means (

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). (21, 2:19 -20)

1. Our joy begins to be made complete when we take the (

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   ) off ourselves and move it to blessing others and worshiping the Lord. (Ruth 4:13–17)​
   

2. True joy (

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   ) not from the things of the world but from adoption into God’s family and a role in His Kingdom.
   
   
   We all have to face a time where we decide, make an (
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   ) choice, to turn and seek after God, the way Ruth did, the way Naomi did or to remain in the world like Orpah did.