Protecting Yourself Is What's Killing You | Ruth 1

Protecting Yourself Is What's Killing You | Ruth 1

May 10, 2026 · 43 min

About this episode

This sermon explores the difficult choices faced by three women in Ruth 1, focusing on the tension between self-protection and commitment to others.

You're not a bad friend. You're just making Orpah's choice — over and over — without knowing it. This sermon walks through one of the most quietly devastating scenes in the Bible: three women on a road, a friendship at a crossroads, and two very different choices about what makes life worth living. Ruth 1 turns out to be less about loyalty and more about something harder — the moment you decide whether to protect yourself or choose a person before you know the outcome. It turns out Ruth's c...

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