Ruth 1:1-22 (ESV) & Luke 1:26-38 (ESV) - It’s only four weeks until Christmas Day, when we celebrate the day of Jesus’ birth in the little town of Bethlehem of Judah. As we prepare to celebrate the birth of our Lord, we will see how the steadfast love of the Lord blessed His people centuries before Jesus was born. On this Sunday, the first of Advent 2021, we will begin a short series on the book of Ruth, and see what the Lord did care for two helpless women in Bethlehem. As their story unfolds, we will see the depths of the Lord’s love for them and the faith they had that He would help them. And we will see how Jesus met their needs and meets our needs too, doing far more for us than we could ever ask.