Key Thought : Ruth comes from a root word meaning friend or ally. The message of kindness shows no tension, conflict, or criticism. Esther shows the same hope of peace and good in the face of adversity.
June 14, 2025
1. Have a volunteer read Ruth 2:5-20.
- Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
- Why is this such a pivotal moment in the story? Why is Naomi’s discovery of the benefactor’s identity such good news?
- Personal Application: How does understandsing that the Creator became part of His own creation and dying for it help us understand our own existence? Share your thoughts.
- Case Study: One of your relatives states, “Why does God allow His people to go through trying times like famine and death? What is the point of allowing it to happen? For every Ruth and Naomi there were thousands who had no benefactor, no one to intercede and save them from hardship and starvation.” How would you respond to your relative?
2. Have a volunteer read Esther 3:1-14, Rev 12::14-17, Rev 13:15.
- Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
- What parallels do you find between these passages? How is John’s description of God’s remnant church like Heman’s description of God’s people?
- Personal Application: If we fail on the small things that test your faith, how will you do when the big tests come? Share your thoughts.
- Case Study: One of your friends states, “Not everyone can be the most beautiful or the strongest. So not everyone is called to save God’s people or do some great thing. So, how can I relate to these passages in my life?” How would you respond to your friend?
3. Have a volunteer read Esther 4:13,14, 5:1-3, 9:20-28.
- Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
- What lessons can we draw from these passages concerning our experiences in the closing moments of Earth’s history?
- Personal Application: How do we prepare ourselves for any potential hardship that may come with loyalty to Christ? How do we find and keep hope in the middle of difficult circumstances? Share your thoughts.
- Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “In the Bible stories, it seems like everything always works out well in the end. But in real life, many faithful, God-fearing people always get the short stick, and troubles seem to follow them. So how are they to have hope and faith in the face of all the troubles that happen to them? How would you respond to your neighbor?
4. Have a volunteer read Ruth 1:1-5.
- Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
- What hardships fell on Naomi and Ruth, and what caused them? How does this reflect the situation that the entire human race now faces?
- Personal Application: Even after six thousand years of sin and death, how does the earth still reveal the wonders of God’s love and creative power? Share your thoughts.
- Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.
(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared. ”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).
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