Main Point. God demands His people's complete and unwavering obedience, for half-hearted obedience invites spiritual decay and divine judgement.

Driving Question. What are the results of half-hearted obedience?

1. Deception of short-lived prosperity (1–20)

2. Downward spiral of faithlessness (21–36)

Application.

Do you think you have ever been guilty of half-hearted obedience?

3. Divine judgment of God (2:1–5)

Takeaways.

three about man:

Distrust breeds Disobedience. (1:3–36)

Compromise leads to Consequences. (2:1–3)

Revelation of sin leads to Repentance. (2:4–5)

two about God:

God is faithful to his promises. (1:1–2)

God alone drives out the enemy.