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Pastor Bob Westfall
Life Group Study Guide #8 for May 14, 2017
May 14, 2017
Messes Do Happen Ruth 1:1-5 God is working through my mess to accomplish His unlikely best. Messes do happen. (Ruth 1:1-5)
Israel is a chaotic, morally corrupt land experiencing a severe famine. (Ruth 1:1a; cf. Judges 21:25)
Elimelech left Israel with his entire family and settled in Moab where he died leaving his wife, Naomi, alone with their two sons. (Ruth 1:1b-3)
Naomi’s two sons, Mahlon and Kilion, married two Moabite women, Orpah and Ruth. (Ruth 1:4)
Naomi’s two sons died leaving her all alone. (Ruth 1:5)
God can do the unlikely with my mess.
1. What happened during the last seven days for which you are thankful? 2. How did it go applying what you learned last week? 3. What did you hear in the sermon that was surprising, challenging, troubling, or useful? Explain. 4. Read Ruth 1:1-5 aloud (in two different versions if possible). a. What did you like about the passage? What questions do you have after reading it?
b. What does this passage tell you about God?
c.
What does it tell you about humankind?
5. When you are facing a mess (a challenging situation), do you believe that God is at work and has not abandoned you? Why or why not?
6. How has your Life Group helped you grow in Christ in the last year? How can you pray for and encourage each other over the summer?
7. What is God saying to you? What is one thing you can do in the next seven days to obey what God is telling you?
Life Group Study Guide #8 for May 14, 2017
May 14, 2017
Messes Do Happen Ruth 1:1-5 God is working through my mess to accomplish His unlikely best. Messes do happen. (Ruth 1:1-5)
Israel is a chaotic, morally corrupt land experiencing a severe famine. (Ruth 1:1a; cf. Judges 21:25)
Elimelech left Israel with his entire family and settled in Moab where he died leaving his wife, Naomi, alone with their two sons. (Ruth 1:1b-3)
Naomi’s two sons, Mahlon and Kilion, married two Moabite women, Orpah and Ruth. (Ruth 1:4)
Naomi’s two sons died leaving her all alone. (Ruth 1:5)
God can do the unlikely with my mess.
1. What happened during the last seven days for which you are thankful? 2. How did it go applying what you learned last week? 3. What did you hear in the sermon that was surprising, challenging, troubling, or useful? Explain. 4. Read Ruth 1:1-5 aloud (in two different versions if possible). a. What did you like about the passage? What questions do you have after reading it?
b. What does this passage tell you about God?
c.
What does it tell you about humankind?
5. When you are facing a mess (a challenging situation), do you believe that God is at work and has not abandoned you? Why or why not?
6. How has your Life Group helped you grow in Christ in the last year? How can you pray for and encourage each other over the summer?
7. What is God saying to you? What is one thing you can do in the next seven days to obey what God is telling you?
