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Welcome To Pastor Garry Clark’s PowerPoint presentation from the May 28 th sermon: The Secret To A Lasting Love. Information on ordering a DVD copy of this sermon will be available at the end of this presentation.
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Welcome To Pastor Garry Clark’s PowerPoint presentation fromthe May 28th sermon: The Secret To A Lasting Love Information on ordering a DVD copy of this sermonwill be available at the end of this presentation
Ruth 3:1Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
Regardless of your past, or past experiences, the Grace of God can make a difference in your life!
And with that Grace, you can have a great marriage and a lasting love!
“Shall I seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?”
Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Ruth 3:2And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.
THE THRESHING FLOOR A Place For Refining
THE THRESHING FLOOR A Place For Refining Boaz would be winnowing barley on the threshing floor in the evening
THE THRESHING FLOOR The threshing floor was usually located on an elevated, exposed site so the breeze could help in the winnowing process
THE THRESHING FLOOR The westerly winds in Israel are a lot like the winds in southwest Florida.They begin to blow in the afternoon, and continue through sunset
THE THRESHING FLOOR The grain was separated from the husks by animal drawn sledges being pulled across the grain, which was then thrown in the air with a wooden pitchfork
THE THRESHING FLOOR The breeze helped blow away the chaff, allowing the kernels of grain to drop to the threshing floor
THE THRESHING FLOOR The men would usually remain though the night to guard the grain remaining at the threshing floor
THE INSTRUCTIONS: Ruth 3:3-43 Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.
THE INSTRUCTIONS: Ruth 3:3-44 And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.
THE INSTRUCTIONS: • Wash Yourself • Anoint Yourself • Clothe Yourself • Go Down Yourself • Don’t Make Yourself Known • Be Aware Of Yourself
The way you keep yourself, and the way you present yourself, matters!
Let Jesus Help You… • Wash Yourself Ephesians 5:24-2624 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
Let Jesus Help You… • Anoint Yourself Ephesians 5:18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Let Jesus Help You… • Anoint Yourself 1 John 4:4Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Let Jesus Help You… • Clothe Yourself Ephesians 5:27That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Let Jesus Help You… • Clothe Yourself Revelation 19:8And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
Let Jesus Help You… • Go Down Yourself Ephesians 5:33Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
Ruth 3:5-65 And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do. 6 And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her.
Ruth 3:7-87 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down. 8 And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
“I want a great marriage and I want it right now!” This is arrogantand unreasonable!
Ruth 3:9And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.