{"id":12341,"date":"2024-09-09T09:52:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T13:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=12341"},"modified":"2024-09-09T09:52:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T13:52:28","slug":"love-is-found-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2024\/09\/love-is-found-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Love is Found Here"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2024 THEME: Run with the Horses<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">SERIES: Feels Like Home<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">TITLE: Love is Found Here<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scripture: Ruth<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>I. THE HOUSE DISOBEDIENCE BUILT<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Who you read about in the book:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ol>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ol>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>A woman who felt (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>abandoned<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\r\n<li>A widow who found (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>love<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\r\n<li>A man who became a (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>kinsman redeemer<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Who were the Moabites? Descendants of (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Lot<\/strong><\/span>) and his (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>eldest daughter<\/strong><\/span>). They enticed the<br \/>Israelite men into idol worship, particularly of a god named (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Chemosh<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>II. THE HOME THAT LOVE BUILT<br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Naomi was as good as dead in her heart. The book of Ruth is an (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>adoption<\/strong><\/span>) story.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Ruth gleaned in the fields. Gleaning is (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>picking up what was left<\/strong><\/span>) in order to eke out an<br \/>existence. God, in His providence, brought her to the fields of (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Boaz<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The most important word in Ruth is (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>hesed<\/strong><\/span>) which means (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>kindness<\/strong><\/span>). It is used in Ruth 1:8 and<br \/>also in 2:20. Words that come close in our language are love, loyalty, compassion and covenant.<br \/>Hesed is the distinguishing quality of our relationships. It is the kind of relationship found in<br \/>Jesus\u2019 words (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>\u201cLove one another\u201d<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Love<\/strong><\/span>) is the defining mark of a follower of Jesus.<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">THEME: Run with the Horses <br \/>SERIES: Feels Like Home<br \/>NEXT WEEK: The Gospel is Preached<br \/>SCRIPTURE: Col. 1:3-14; I Cor. 1:18-25<\/span><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2024 THEME: Run with the Horses SERIES: Feels Like Home TITLE: Love is Found Here Scripture: Ruth I. THE HOUSE DISOBEDIENCE BUILT Who you read about in the book: A woman who felt (abandoned). A widow who found (love). A man who became a (kinsman redeemer). Who were the Moabites? 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