sallysradioblog: Noel Due: Reading Revelation : Thanks to Noel Due who came to the Atherton Tablelands and shared with us about Reading Revelation! Very interesting and encouraging. Learnt so much, but was so encouraged by how many took time out on a Sunday afternoon to listen. I really enjoyed these four sessions and hope Noel can come back to our area again soon. http://DUE.sermon.tv/8788838 http://DUE.sermon.tv/8789002 http://DUE.sermon.tv/8808647 http://DUE.sermon.tv/8842948 You can also access the PDF notes as well.

Ruth: Humble Cheerfully took on what was in front of her Pleased by what she gained by her work A Gentile, yet part of Naomi (grafted in through marriage) Went about doing what God created her to do Naomi: Names means ‘pleasant’ Mara means ‘bitter’ These two names reflect Israel Naomi didn’t try and hide how she felt Honest about state of her life Boaz: Spoke well of people and spoke well to people People spoke well of Boaz Treated his workers well Helped people Each and every person has the potential to make a difference in the life of others, the nations, the world by answering the call of God on their lives. Example of making a difference:   Irene Gleeson 

Ruth took on the whole deal.  She made a full commitment, not a part commitment. Elimech means “God is King”.  It signifies when Elimech dies that ‘God has left the house’.  This typified what was happening in Israel. Naomi means delight, pleasant.  Mara means bitter.  Naomi represents the remnant in Israel. Ruth - gentile bride The main message/theme is redemption.  The kinsman-redeemer. You won’t understand Revelation Chapter 5 if you don’t understand Ruth. In Chapter 1 Naomi gives both Orpah and Ruth a choice:Orpah goes back to her people, her god but Ruth chooses to go with Naomi and chooses the God of Israel Ruth made the whole-hearted decision to follow God In this we see the grace of God, he never fails to fulfill his plans in the face of the progress of evil and shows his grace to his people. When providence made her poor she stoops to her lot.  She is at peace. Israel at this time is desolate in spiritual things even though the harvests are plenty Ruth works - sh

The Book of Ruth is an account of a person who lived, this is not a fictional account.  Ruth lived, she is also in the lineage of Jesus Christ and King David’s Great-grandmother. Ruth came from Moab and lived in a time when there was a temporary peace between Israel and Moab.  The theme and message of the book of Ruth is about redemption and kinsman redeemer. Ruth chapter 1: • Written about the time of the judges • Sometimes God will bring a trial in your life • God is always concerned about the reminant • Naomi no longer pleasant, delight– admitted she was bitter by all that had happened “Mara” • Naomi was honest enough to admit her bitterness.  Are we honest enough with God when we are bitter? • Ruth, a Moabites, leaves all to go with Naomi to a nation she did not know • Ruth showed unconditional love, she was faithful, whole-heartedly devoted to Naomi • Although Israel went from nothing to having abundant harvests, Naomi and Ruth didn’t have food, and they didn

Romans 12 Contemporary English Version (CEV) Christ Brings New Life 12 Dear friends, God is good. So I beg you to offer your bodies to him as a living sacrifice, pure and pleasing. That’s the most sensible way to serve God. 2 Don’t be like the people of this world, but let God change the way you think. Then you will know how to do everything that is good and pleasing to him. 3 I realize how kind God has been to me, and so I tell each of you not to think you are better than you really are. Use good sense and measure yourself by the amount of faith that God has given you. 4 A body is made up of many parts, and each of them has its own use. 5 That’s how it is with us. There are many of us, but we each are part of the body of Christ, as well as part of one another. 6 God has also given each of us different gifts to use. If we can prophesy, we should do it according to the amount of faith we have. 7 If we can serve others, we should serve. If we can teach, we should teach. 8 If we c