Week One - Partial Obedience: One Generation Away
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” – Ronald Reagan
The problem isn't that we sin too much, it's that we celebrate obedience too little. Obedience is the key that opens every spiritual door.
Judges 1-2: Partial obedience is still disobedience.
The Curse of Partial Obedience:
1. Small areas of compromise always grow into large areas of disaster (1:8-2:3)
The Choice of Partial Obedience:
2. Every generation chooses between the God who saves and gods that enslave (2:12-18)
I: Items
D: Duties
O: Others
L: Longings
S: Self
The Cost of Partial Obedience:
3. Spiritual amnesia leads to apostasy (2:8-10)
Why would you trust God with your eternal salvation, but not trust him in your day-to-day life?
Where are you being partially obedient today?
