Anatomy of a Testimony

Series- RUTH: Loyalty, Love, and Legacy

Message #3: “Anatomy of a Testimony”

Ruth 2:18-3:18

Ruth gives us the outline of an authentic believer’s testimony.

A testimony: What I once was and what God did.

God loved me from …

My contribution to my salvation is my .

I Learned About Christ’s Worth…

He doesn’t just care; He alone things. (2:18-20; Heb. 2:11)

A redeemer had to have three things:

Relationship

Resources

Resolve

My response to Him…

Recognize without Him and draw . (2:21-23; Ps. 3:8)

The manner in which I must come…

Approach Christ in and . (3:1-5)

Unsuccessful approaches to Christ:

Religious Consensus.

Intellectual Curiosity.

Supernatural Interest.

Transaction.

Ask out of in God’s Word. (3:6-9; Gal. 3:7)

His response to me…

He shows (3:10; Isaiah 53:2)

He makes an ironclad (3:11-15; II Cor. 1:20; Eph. 1:13-14)

My final charge…

until He appears. (3:16-18)