####CG Questions - Ruth
**Week 1 - Chapter 1**
####Questions:
- Would you consider reading the book of Ruth once a week until the end of the series? During that time, pray that God would speak to you through this story and what he wants you to learn and apply in your life.
- How has prosperity (things going well) affected your relationship with and trust in God?
- How does suffering develop character? Why does God choose to allow this to become the process to grow men and women?
- In what we know of the story of Ruth so far, how can we say that God is good and sovereign even though so many terrible things have happened?
- How has suffering affected your relationship with and trust in God?
- Is there a place in your life that’s you need to return to God like Naomi? If so share that with your group so they can encourage you and pray for you.
- How do you deal with God’s sovereignty in difficult circumstances?
- How do you see God’s goodness and kindness and mercy under challenging circumstances?
**Scripture:**
- Ruth 1:1-22
- Romans 15:4
- Judges 21:25
- Judges 2:11-14
- Leviticus 26:3-4
- Leviticus 26:1-16
**Notes:**
REDEMPTION: "The essence of redemption is reversal—the reversal of a bad situation, at the expense of a redeemer.”
A Story of Redemption
Part 1
March 24, 2019 • Pastor Matthias Haeusel
A Story of Redemption
April 14, 2019 • Pastor Matthias Haeusel
####CG Questions - Ruth **Week 4 - Chapter 4** ####Questions: Read Ruth in its entirety together. - Have you ever grown tired of praying for something and turned to scheming to make something happen? How did it turn out for you? - Is there a theme of redemption through the book of Ruth that jumps out to you? - In the arc of the story, where or with whom do you currently best relate? Think about the various facets of your life and how each may be at a different point and trajectory. Where are you in this story? - Do you see the goodness of God? - Are you doubting? (1:1) - Are you suffering? (1:5) - Are you praying through tears? (1:8) - Are you bitter? (1:20) - Are you hopeful? (2:20) - Are you scheming? (3:1-3) - Are you full and blessed? (4:15-17) - As with the other potential redeemer in the story, how have you been so concerned with your name, legacy, and power instead of the laws and principles of God?
A Story of Redemption
April 7, 2019 • Pastor Simon Price
####CG Questions - Ruth **Week 3 - Chapter 3** ####Questions: - We see Boaz & Ruth considered and declared worthy throughout this scripture. What about their revealed character helps you understand the declaration of worthiness? - Ruth tells a story of a God who pursues and seeks after the hurt and the needy to redeem them to himself. What does this tell you about the God of the Bible? Does this sound like the god you’ve heard about; does redemption sound like something you've yet to receive? - Are you stuck, suffering or lost in some way? What/who would fix that problem or "redeem" you in your situation? What would it look like for you to see Jesus as your redeemer in that situation? - How is your self-control? Where do you struggle with self-control the most, or what can cause your self-control to break down? - What does the testimony of Ruth reveal about the God who has redeemed her? If you are a Christian, what does your testimony tell others about who God is and how He works? - How does self-control affect our ministry as Christians? Can you share the gospel well without your life looking different from the rest of the world? How does "Christian self-control" look different than worldly or religious self-control? **Scripture:** - Ruth 3:1-18, - Ezekiel 16:8 - Romans 10:13 - 1 John1:9 **Notes:** Kinsman Redeemer — a man who was legally able to redeem his close male relative’s wife in order to bring up sons for the deceased’s lineage; must be near of kin, able to redeem, willing to redeem, and free of need of redemption himself.