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Sometimes we need a reminder, amen?! Sometimes, we need God to reach down… shake us up a little bit… and remind us of what is important, amen?! That is what Jude does here… His desire was to write them an elegant letter about salvation… howe great it was… how awesome it is… how undeserving they are……

Summary In Jude 11-13 , the author continues his portrayal of, and warning against, false teachers using three archetypal Old Testament episodes of rebellion and sin. In these verses, Jude compares the false teachers and their content to the rebellion of Cain ( Gen 4 ), the betrayal of Balaam ( Num 22-25…

Throughout this short letter from Jesus’ half brother Jude, we have focused on two major topics; Apostasy/Apostates ; Somebody who has received the truth and he has rejected the truth and now begins to ridicule the truth, falling away and distancing oneself from the community that holds to those beliefs.…

Introduction Contend for the Faith Spurgeon said, The great business of the saints is to defend, if necessary with their lives, the faith once delivered to them. We are put in trust with the gospel. We are trustees of a divine deposit of invaluable truth, and we must be true to our trust at all costs.…

Intro; This morning as we looked at “The Arrogance of a Spiritual Apostate” , we learned that these people have heard the truth, rejected the truth and now the ridicule or mock the truth. We saw that they; Are dreamers who defile the flesh, reject authority and speak evil of dignitaries [ heavenly host…

Intro; It would be nice to stand up here in the pulpit every Sunday and preach like Joel Osteen, all prosperity and no persecution or problems. But that’s not the reality of life today nor back in the days of Jude. It should never be the nature of a christian to look for trouble and at all costs we need…

Introduction: Analogies are helpful to let us compare things or explain things. We have all kinds of comparisons and idioms. It’s getting colder outside and some of you may have pulled out your hoodie and said something like, “I’m as snug as a bug in a rug,” to indicate you were warm and cozy. You may…

Intro; So far in the Book of Jude we have been challenged to know who we really are. Are we the called, sanctified and preserved in Jesus Christ who has had His mercy, peace and love multiplied in our lives. If that is who you are then we have been called to contend for the faith in these times of apostasy,…

Introduction: We always like to see the bad guys get what’s coming to them. It seems like they always are getting away with things and sneaking around. Praise the Lord, He sees all things. Tonight as we near the end of our study in the Book of Jude, we learn of their fate and the emptiness that these…

Introduction: There is really nothing new under the sun. There are a lot of false gods and religions out there and a lot of heresies, but they are really the same old heresies that are repackaged over and over again. When you go fishing, if a bait is working, why change your lure. Satan just keeps deceiving…

Introduction: The Book of Jude is probably not a book that is on anyone’s best seller list. Of all of the books of the Bible that you’ve studied, you probably don’t have very many verses memorized out of it and you probably have not heard a ton of messages preached from it. However, Jude is an incredibly…

Intro; Let me remind you this morning of what the definition of apostasy and an apostate is. Apostasy - denial of previously held religious beliefs, falling away and distancing oneself from the community that holds to those beliefs Apostate - Somebody who has received the truth and he has rejected the…

Intro: Does anyone know who Granger Smith is? He is a 43 year old fairly successful singer/songwriter who is walking away from his country music career – a to devote his life to ministry at his local church outside of Austin, Texas. His final show is on Aug. 26. "I have a huge feeling of relief now that…

1 W hat marvelous love the Father has extended to us! Just look at it—we’re called children of God! That’s who we really are. But that’s also why the world doesn’t recognize us or take us seriously, because it has no idea who he is or what he’s up to. Do you hear the excitement in John’s voice?! Do you…

There has been a shift in the thinking in our culture today, hasn’t there? It was Voltaire who once said: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” But, that’s not how people seem to think today is it? Where once we were told that people had the right to their…

Summary The letter of Jude is one of the shortest books in the Bible. Its content, however, is dense, offering a variety of fascinating topics for study. In this episode we embark on a series book study of the epistle of Jude. Introduction This is going to be our standard introductory episode. For those…

Pastor James takes us through Jude 3-4.

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Please take your Bibles and open them with me to the book of Jude. We’re nearing the end of our study of this little epistle and I hope what you have found is that this epistle really could be written today as easily as it was in the first century.…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. What a blessing it is to be here in the house of the Lord with you this morning. Please take your Bibles and turn with me to Jude. What a dismal picture of the church we have been given. The licentious, permissive lifestyles of the teachers has led…

Introduction Good morning. Please open your bibles with me to the book of Jude. For those of us who are old enough, we all remember where we were when we heard of the events of September 11, 2001. The world seemed to stand still as we flocked around the nearest radio or television to see what was unfolding.…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Please open your Bibles with me to the book of Jude, the book of Jude. We’re entering in to our fourth week in this little epistle and so far it has had much to say to us. Jude was eager to write a letter to these recipients regarding the glories of…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. What a beautiful weekend it is and what a pleasure it is to be here with all of you this morning. Please take your Bibles and turn with me to Jude. If any of you missed last week we have completed our study of Mark after nearly a year and half in that…

Summary In the book that bears his name, Jude has compared the false teachers he opposes to the heavenly villains of Genesis 6:1-4 (see Part 3). In this episode, Jude continues this literary and theological strategy by comparing the false teachers to the wicked in Sodom and Gomorrah. While we associate…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Thank you for taking time out of your holiday weekend to join us here as we worship our great and glorious God together. If you’re joining us online we greatly appreciate you taking the time to join us in that way as well. Please take your Bibles and…