Hello! Thanks for joining me in this study of the third chapter of Ruth. We’ll be using the 5-step do-it-ourselves study process I’ve developed over more than a decade leading youth and women’s Bible studies.

Let’s Study Ruth 3! 

Now that I’ve worked through chapter 1 and chapter 2, I’m ready to see what the Holy Spirit has for me in the third chapter of Ruth. So, this week, I’ll begin by praying and surveying Ruth 3. If you want to work along with me, here’s what I recommend you have ready:

• A copy of Ruth 3, plus access to the entire book of Ruth.
  I copy the text from https://www.blueletterbible.org, paste it in a word processing program (Google docs or MS Word), change the formatting to suit my preferences, and print it out. If you want to use the ESV translation, here’s a copy I created with lots of room for doodles and notes.
• A study journal.
  To finish Step 5 of this study, we’ll need to review what we’ve learned, so plan to record at least some highlights from your work in Steps 1-4. I’m old-school and like the pen/pencil-and-paper method for journaling my studies, but it’s okay if that doesn’t work for you. If you don’t have time to physically write or type your notes, consider dictating them into a notes app, or recording audio files, instead.

Or, if you don’t have time to study right now, no problem. You’re welcome to just read the posts I publish here. They’ll help you become more familiar with the process and show you how the Spirit speaks to my situation. I’m praying there will be enough similarities between my life and yours that you’ll find it worth your while to keep checking in with me, even if you can’t dig in yourself this time.

Dig-In Challenges

So here’s how I’ll be studying this week:

1. PRAY: I’ll be creating a prayer that I can pray every time I study Ruth 3. I’m going to write it in my study journal, so I’ll have it handy each time I study.
2. SURVEY:  And then I’ll read Ruth 3, noting anything that makes me say, “huh?” (as in, “I wonder what that means?”) or “wow” (as in, “that is so awesome!”). I’ll record these and ask the Spirit to reveal which one He would have me dig more deeply into right now.

I’m looking forward to sharing what I discover in this process with you—I hope you’ll keep checking in with me each week!

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