A rescue is when a brave person helps someone who is in danger and brings them to safety. Stories of heroic rescues are heart-warming. However, Jude tells us of a rescue mission that is even more heroic. Our duty is the rescue of but deceived Christians or religious unbelievers from the grasp of false teachings. […]
David’s many hours as a shepherd in his youth enabled him to portray a vivid picture of the Lord’s care for us. Transition This evening let us take a walk with David on the paths of the paddock and listen to him describe how the Lord shepherds us. He maketh me to lie down in […]
In our veggie garden, we have learned that one of the best ways to keep our plants free from disease and pests is to keep them well fed, watered and weeded. When they are healthy, they are able to resist enemies. The same is true for Christians resisting false teachers. We need flourishing relationships with […]
Multitudes love the 23rd Psalm, yet many have never taken a close look at what its details. Transition Tonight, I want us to begin a brief study through this Psalm to gain a better knowledge of what it actually teaches us. The LORD The LORD is Jehovah He is the self-existing One. He is eternal. […]
God knows that we are a forgetful people. If we only heard one sermon on the characteristics and descriptions of apostates, before long we would forget and let down our guard. God gave us the book of Jude as part of the Bible so that we would have constant access to Jude’s reminders. Transition As […]
What do you really value in life? What things are important to you? What goals have you set for your children? Many parents place a high priority on education that will secure a high-paying job for their child. For other parents the high priority is on excelling in sports, being popular, dressing fashionably, or developing […]
God had Jude write his book to inform Christians in the first century about apostates or false teachers who were sneaking into churches and leading ignorant Christians astray. We remember that Jude’s theme is contending for the faith. Transition In verses 12-15, Jude gives us six descriptions of the first-century apostates that help us identify […]
I read a story of a father who spent time every day in the pub. However, he was always warning his son never to drink. Then one snowy day on the way to the pub, the father turned around and saw his son carefully placing his steps in the footprints of his father. He turned […]
If I described a four-footed creature about 80 cm tall that eats grass with a coat of wool and says “baa, baa”. What would it be? A sheep! The description of its characteristics identifies it. Jesus said in Matthew 7:15 that false prophets are wolves in sheep’s clothing, so we must examine closely a teacher’s […]
The word “contend” means to compete against. In the first century, it described the fight an athlete had against his opponent. He struggled with great zeal, straining every muscle. The Greek word used here has an intensive prefix. Thus, we read, “earnestly contend”. Transition God commands us to contend for the faith against apostasy. To […]