Point One: God Restores All That We’ve Lost

Point Two: God Redeems Beyond What We’d Expect

Point Three: God’s Purposes Extend Beyond the Part I Play in His Story

Discussion Questions:

Watch the past message, then choose questions to get your group thinking and create openness.

  1. What was something that stood out to you from this Sunday’s sermon? Share what you learned and how it will impact your life.

  2. Read Ruth 4. In your own words, what does restoration mean? Where do you see it most clearly in this chapter?

  3. Read Ruth 4:1–12. Why do you think the nearer kinsman was willing to buy the land but unwilling to marry Ruth? What does this reveal about his priorities compared to Boaz’s?

  4. Boaz risks his own inheritance to redeem Ruth and Naomi. In what ways does his act of sacrificial kindness point toward Christ’s redemption?

  5. Read Ruth 4:13–17. How has the Lord restored something in your life that you once thought was lost or broken?

  6. Read Ruth 4:18–22. Ruth, a Moabite, is brought into the genealogy of David, and ultimately Jesus. What does this reveal about God’s heart for outsiders and His ability to work through unexpected people?

  7. The name Obed means “servant” or “one who serves.” How does this reflect the theme of the chapter? In what practical ways can you act as a servant to bring restoration to someone else’s life?

  8. Share a time when you chose to do the “right” thing (like Boaz) instead of the “easy” thing. What was the outcome?

  9. Naomi’s restoration took time and included returning to a community of believers. Who in your community today might need a “restorer of life”?