Sermon
Responding to Calamity
Mercy Hill Church - Cincinnati
Speaker: Ernie Bonnoitt
November 28, 2022 · 36 min
Summary
Ruth chapter 1 reveals three responses to calamity: Orpah returns to her old gods seeking security, Ruth clings to faith in God despite losing everything, and Naomi struggles with bitterness while God works toward redemption. The sermon teaches that in dark moments, believers must choose between worldly logic and trusting God's faithfulness.
Highlights
In your darkest days and your darkest moments, God is working. You may not see it. You may not experience it. You may not even understand how he's going to do it. But I promise you, if you begin to seek him in those moments, you will begin to see him working in your life because God does not forsake his people.
When calamity comes in your life, there's going to be a moment where you're going to have to cling to one of two things: the way you think about something or the way that God thinks about it.
What you do after tragedy strikes tells you and others where you're going to find your hope.