I. A HISTORY LESSON-LEARNING FROM ISRAEL'S MISTAKES.
       A. Israel and the GOLDEN CALF.
       B. Israel and the SPIE'S REPORT.
       C. Israel and the WILDERNESS WANDERINGS.

II. A HEART EXAM-LOOKING AT THE CONDITION OF YOUR SPIRITUAL LIFE.
       A. The Hard Heart
             1. The DISOBEDIENT Heart (3:12,18)
             2. The UNBELIEVING Heart (3:12,18)
             3. The MISDIRECTED Heart
       B. The Healthy Heart
             1. The heart the TRUSTS (4:1,2)
             2. The heart that is tender toward GOD 
                 (4:12,13)
             3. The heart that is tender toward OTHERS 
                 (3:13)

III. A HOPE FILLED REST-LIVING IN THE  PROMISE OF GOD.
       A. Rest from LOSTNESS-(4:8)
       B. Rest from LABOR-(4:9-11)