Virtuous WomanSample

Intergrity

Character Goal: Integrity – Helping women understand that we can live faithfully toward the Lord no matter our circumstances.

Biblical Character: Ruth

Scripture Readings: Ruth 1:16, 22; 2:1-13; 4:13-17

Discussion Questions:

• How does Ruth declare her faith in God?
• Did Ruth wait for Naomi to give her work to do? How does this apply to you? As an athlete, do you wait for your coach to tell you what you should do or do you take the initiative to anticipate what he/she will ask and do it even though it may be difficult?
• Describe Ruth’s work ethic.
• On your team are you known as a hard worker? If not, what steps do you need to take to change that?
• What does Boaz recognize about Ruth?
• What do the women recognize about Ruth?
• How would people characterize your work ethic?
• How does Ruth still see herself?
• Who descends from Ruth?
• Look at Matthew 1:1-16. Do you recognize any names?
• From the Matthew 1 verses, whose lineage is this passage describing? What does this tell us about Jesus?
• Ruth recognized Naomi’s faith in God and it impacted her life. Who do you know that has the same kind of faith in God that Ruth had? Are you allowing their faith to impact your life? If not, what steps can you take to spend more time with them?
• How can we become women of integrity with a strong work ethic?
• What is one thing I learned from this story that I can apply to my life today?

Core Truths:

• God keeps His promises. Even death cannot keep God from accomplishing His redemptive purposes.
• God always responds to anyone who expresses genuine faith in Him.
• Declaring our faith in God allows Him to work in the midst of our difficulties.
• We can be faithful to God and others when we know and live on the promises of God found in the Bible.

Memory Verse:

Romans 10:13: “Whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”