1. Mistakes of Naaman
II Kings 5:1-12

2. Going to the Wrong Authority – v.6
“…Now be advised, when this letter comes to you, that I have sent Naaman my servant to you, that you may heal him of his leprosy.”
People have always gone to the wrong authority.
Isaiah 8:19
God’s word is the true standard
2 Timothy 3:16-17; 1 Peter 1:3
Wrong Sources: conscience, majority, parents, human creeds, law of Moses, etc.

3. Becoming Angry – v.11 “But Naaman was wroth and went away.”
Proverbs 16:32; Galatians 4:16; James 1:19-20

4. Being Presumptuous – v.11 “Behold, I thought…”
What we presume must take a back seat.
Proverbs 16:25
God’s ways are not ours.
1 Corinthians 1:26-31

5. Expecting the Flashy – v.11
For some today, obeying the gospel is just “too simple” to wash away sins.
1 Corinthians 1:18; 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14

6. Wanting a Substitute – v.12
“Are not the Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better…?”
The Lord has THE way
Isaiah 55:8-9; Deut. 12:32; Galatians 1:6-9

7. Turning Away in a Rage – v.12
“So he turned and went away in a rage.”
Poor reaction to the truth
Acts 7:51-54, 57-60; John 6:66-69; Acts 13:46

8. Mistakes of Naaman
II Kings 5:1-12, 13-14