Book Of Ruth Chapter One

Living A Deceision

I. A TIME OF DESPERATE CIRCUMSTANCES - 1A.
A. A Material Famine In The Land - 1
B. A Moral Famine In The Land - 1 See Judges 21:25
C. A Missionary Famine In The Land - 1

II. A TIME OF DANGEROUS CHOICES -vs. 1,2
A. Chose To Leave The Promised Land - 1
B. Chose To Live In A Polluted Land - 2
C. Chose To Linger In A Prodigal Land - 2

III. A TIME OF DEADLY CONSEQUENCES-vs. 3,5
A. There Was Death In That Home - 3a
B. There Was Discipline In That Home - 3b
C. There Was Defeat In That Home - 4,5

IV. A TIME OF DELIBERATE CHANGES - 6,7
A. A Time Of Realization - 6 See Luke 15:17
B. A Time Of Repentance - 6
C. A Time Of Returning - 7

Acknowledging that Jesus Christ is our only means of acceptance with God is the most difficult, yet critical disciplines of the Christian life. The only way a believer can be seriously and favorably useful is to allow the Holy Spirit of God to exact the certainty that Jesus Christ is the only means of experiencing God's favor.

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