Sermon Notes:
Love that Doesn’t Leave
Pastor Alan Hannah
31Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. [Ephesians 4:31]
HESED
When everything leaves, HESED stays.
1In the days when the judges ruled in Israel, a severe famine came upon the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah left his home and went to live in the country of Moab, taking his wife and two sons with him. [Ruth 1:1]
16But Ruth replied, “Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. 17Wherever you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me severely if I allow anything but death to separate us!” [Ruth 1:16-17]
20“Don’t call me Naomi,” she responded. “Instead, call me Mara, for the Almighty has made life very bitter for me. 21I went away full, but the LORD has brought me home empty. Why call me Naomi when the LORD has caused me to suffer and the Almighty has sent such tragedy upon me?” [Ruth 1:20-21]
22So Naomi returned from Moab, accompanied by her daughter-in-law Ruth, the young Moabite woman. They arrived in Bethlehem in late spring, at the beginning of the barley harvest. [Ruth 1:22]
22The faithful love of the LORD never ends! His mercies never cease.
23Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. [Lamentations 3:22-23]
8But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. [Romans 5:8]
When everything leaves, HESED stays.
25For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her. [Ephesians 5:25]