Weekly Bulletin
Sermon Notes
- Naomi = Hopeless, lots of reasons
✓Grief ✓ Bitterness
“See to it that…no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.” Hebrews 12:15
“Things are far more bitter for me than for you, because the Lord himself has raised his fist against me.” v. 13 NLT
Naomi believed God was in control
- Ruth = Hopeful, no reasons
“For better or for worse”
“Where go die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord punish me severely if I allow anything but death to separate us!” v. 17 NLT
Whose life and choices do you want to follow?
- God’s plan/path leads to…
✓ Jeremiah 29:11 – a future and a hope
✓ Romans 5:3-5 – Hope does not disappoint