Opening Reading: Psalm 73

Outline:

·  Recognizing the Regenerate Ruth: A Moabite Mother of Israelites

·  God’s Redeeming Plan Unfolds: His Ways are not Our Ways

·  Blessing Ordinary Faithful People

·  God’s Continuous Providence: A Work of Redemption

Verses Read or Referenced in Sermon (Bold passages on screen):

·  Matthew 28:18

·  Hebrews 2:8

·  Judges 21:25

·  Revelation 7:9-12

·  Isaiah 55:8-9

·  Ruth 4:9-15

·  Psalm 127:1

·  Genesis 29-30

·  2 Corinthians 5:17

·  Galatians 3:29

·  Genesis 50:20

·  Genesis 37-50

·  Revelation 5:5

·  Genesis 38:7

·  Matthew 1

·  Genesis 38:26

·  Genesis 49:10

·  Matthew 1:5

·  Joshua 2:11; 6:25

·  Hebrews 11:31

·  Deuteronomy 7:7-8

·  1 Corinthians 1:26-31

·  Ruth 1:4-5, 6

·  Ruth 4:14-15

·  Ruth 1:20-21

·  Ruth 2:11

·  2 Timothy 2:13

·  1 Kings 19:10, 18

·  Luke 2:9-12

·  1 Corinthians 15:3-4

·  Romans 10:17