ruth meets boaz. they produce obed, who produced jesse, who produced david, who produced solomon, and the lineage of jesus. the difference between poverty and prosperity is a person. you are one person away -- have you heard about the law of relationship that you're four people away from any human on the earth? means that i know somebody who knows somebody who knows somebody. i know somebody who knows president obama, president obama knows so-and-so. you are four people away from any human on the earth. four. god can get you anywhere he wants you in a day. in a day. the difference between seasons is one person. do you know myles munroe? >> ossie: yes, sir. >> he and i travel a lot together to preach, and we were on our way to... ghana. so we're in england, we're at the airport and everybody's getting on the plane. he and i are the last ones. we start to get in, go on, and a man comes through the turnstiles and he says, "you know who that is?" and i said, "no." he said that's the number three soccer pl

boaz said to ruth, "everybody's discussing you.t their mother." it is remarkable to find a woman who treats another woman good. you almost create a museum. [laughter] and he said, "everybody's discussing how you talk to naomi." now, naomi, first, she's a mother-in-law. that's quite an experience. mother-in-laws are unforgettable. >> ossie: yes. >> to have a bitter mother-in-law is truly unforgettable. she changed her name. remember that? she changed her name. "don't call me 'pleasant one,' any more. call me 'miss bitter.'" she went to the courthouse and changed her name. "call me 'miss bitter.'" but ruth saw past the hard crust. she was bitter. her two sons had died. her husband had died. she had nothing left and she's embittered. but ruth, saw her future in that relationship. and she said, "i'm not interested in being your parasite. i'm interested in being a protege." a parasite wants what's in your hand, but a protege wants what's in your heart. the law of servanthood. i've written a book, and i wanna share it with you, there at