A Call to Persevere: Jude 1723

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A Call to PersevereJude 17-23

• Forest Hills Bible Chapel
• 15 April 2007

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Some Facts about Jude

• Jude is Judas but not that Judas!
• Jude is the (half-) brother of Jesus Christ his
  parents were probably Joseph and Mary.
• His brother James was the leader of the church in
  Jerusalem.
• Jude is an epistolary sermon.

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Some Facts about Jude

• Jude is written to counter false teachers who had
  infiltrated the church to which he writes.
• The false teachers in the church were individuals
  who parlayed the grade of God into a license for
  immorality v. 4.
• Through a number of OT references, the believers
  are encouraged to persevere in the truth of the
  gospel vv. 5-16.

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Some Facts about Jude

• Example 1 Israel after the Exodus v. 5.
• Example 2 the Angels who did not keep their
  first estate v. 6.
• Example 3 the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah
  v. 7.
• They have followed in the ways of Cain, Balaam,
  and Korah v. 11.

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Lessons from Jude

• We must remain faithful always to the truth of
  God, as it is revealed in the gospel of Jesus
  Christ vv. 1-16.
• What are some examples, in our present culture,
  of attempts to compromise the truth of the gospel
  of Jesus Christ?

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Da Vinci Code
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The Gospel of Judas
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The Lost Tomb of Jesus
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The Gospel of Mary Magdalene
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Lessons from Jude

• It is necessary for us to contend for the truth
  of the gospel message against what will be the
  continuous onslaught of attempts to undermine
  that truth.

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Lessons from Jude

• Build yourselves up in your most holy faith v.
  20a.
• Pray in the Holy Spirit v. 20b.
• Keep yourself in Gods love, as you wait for the
  mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you
  eternal life v. 21.
• Be merciful to those who doubt v. 22.
• Snatch others from the fire save them v. 23a.
• Show mercy, mixed with fear hating even the
  clothing stained by corrupted flesh v. 23b.

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Doxology

• 24 To him who is able to keep you from falling
  and to present you before his glorious presence
  without fault and with great joy 25 to the only
  God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and
  authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before
  all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.