We Say ‘Yes’ Because God is Faithful “ 3 But Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons. 4 These took Moabite wives; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. They lived there about ten years, 5 and both Mahlon and Chilion died, so that the woman was left without her two sons and her husband. - Ruth 1:3-5 “6 Then she arose with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the fields of Moab that the Lord had visited his people and given them food. 7 So she set out from the place where she was with her two daughters-in-law, and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah. 8 But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return each of you to her mother's house. May the Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me.” - Ruth 7:-8-8 “15 And she said, “See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.” - Ruth 1:15 ..for it is exceedingly bitter to me for your sake that the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.” - Ruth 1:13B “15 And she said, “See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.” - Ruth 1:15 When we love someone deeply, it’s easy to prioritize their situational security over their eternal destiny. “7 So she set out from the place where she was with her two daughters-in-law, and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah. 8 But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return each of you to her mother's house. May the Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me. - Ruth 1:7-8 “2 No one born of a forbidden marriage nor any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the Lord, not even in the tenth generation. 3 No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the Lord, not even in the tenth generation. -Deuteronomy 23:2-3 Sin leads to shame. Shame leads to Hiding. Hiding leads to silence. When it comes to evangelism, Repentance is One of Our Most Powerful Tools Because When we Repent its We who are Weak and Him who is Strong. How has Jesus changed you? How might Jesus use your story to reach another person? “16 But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Never Underestimate What God Can Do Through One Saved Person.