NAOMI & THE FRUITS OF COMPROMISE

                                                                            (Ladies of the Bible)                      

 

RUTH 1

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. LISTENING TO THE WORLD [v. 1-14]

 

1. She Let Circumstances Dictate Her Life [v. 1-3]

 

2. She Let Convenience Dictate Her Life [v. 4]

 

3. She Let Custom Dictate Her Life [v. 5-14]

 

II. SITTING ON THE FENCE [v. 6-13]

 

She was a mugwump – her “mug” on one side of the fence, her “wump” on the other

 

1. She Heard Testimony [v. 6]

 

2. She Spoke Religiously [v. 8-9]

 

3. She Spoke Hypocritically [v. 13]

 

III. BLAMING THE LORD [v. 14-22]

 

1. She Encouraged Idolatry [v. 14-15]

 

2. She Discouraged Faithfulness [v. 16-18]

 

3. She Discounted God’s Blessings [v. 19-22]