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Contend For The Faith
Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 10, 2010 (message contributor)
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1. Introduction To Jude
Contributed on Apr 10, 2010
In today's lesson I simply want to capture a bird's-eye view of this extremely important letter.
Scripture About a year ago I read a book by pastor and author John MacArthur. The title of the book is The Truth War, and its sub-title is Fighting for Certainty in an Age of Deception. As you can tell from the title and sub-title, Dr. MacArthur argues that we live in an age of deception, and ...read more
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2. The Opening Greeting
Contributed on Apr 17, 2010
Jude's letter followed teh letter-writing convention of the New Testament. This sermon examines the opening greeting by looking at Jude's background, audience, and prayer.
Scripture Last week I began a new series of studies on the Letter of Jude which I have titled, “Contend for the Faith.” The Letter of Jude is the second-last book in the Bible, just before the book of Revelation. It is the fourth-shortest book in the New Testament, after 2 John, 3 ...read more
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3. The Call To Contend
Contributed on Apr 24, 2010
Jude’s letter is a call to contend for the faith once for all delivered to the saints. In today’s lesson we observe the call to contend for truth against heresy.
Scripture Two weeks ago I began a new series of studies on the Letter of Jude, which I have titled, “Contend for the Faith.” The first week I introduced you to the Letter of Jude. I briefly touched on questions that arise whenever we begin a new study of God’s Word, such as: Who wrote the ...read more
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4. The Invasion Of False Teachers
Contributed on May 4, 2010
Jude's letter is a call to Christians to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. In today's lesson we see the invasion of false teachers.
Scripture Several weeks ago I began a new series of studies on the Letter of Jude, which I have titled, “Contend for the Faith.” The Letter of Jude is an extremely important letter. It is extremely important because it is so relevant to our contemporary situation. Even though Jude ...read more
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5. God's Attitude Towards False Teachers
Contributed on May 10, 2010
In today's text, Jude describes God's attitude towards false teachers.
Scripture The brief but important letter of Jude deals with the subject of false teaching, which is the greatest danger to the Church of Jesus Christ today. As we study Jude 5-7 today, I want you to notice God’s attitude towards false teachers. Let’s read Jude 5-7: 5 Now I want ...read more
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6. The Characteristics Of False Teachers
Contributed on May 15, 2010
In today's lesson, Jude describes the characteristics of false teachers.
Scripture The Letter of Jude deals with the subject of false teaching, which is the greatest danger to the Church of Jesus Christ today. As we study Jude 8-10 today, I want you to notice the characteristics of false teachers. Let’s read Jude 8-10: 8 Yet in like manner these people ...read more
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7. The Characteristics Of Past Heretics
Contributed on May 22, 2010
In this sermon Jude describes the characteristics of past heretics.
Scripture The Letter of Jude deals with the subject of false teaching, which is the greatest danger to the Church of Jesus Christ today. As we study Jude 11 today, I want you to notice the characteristics of past heretics. Let’s read Jude 11: 11 Woe to them! For they walked in the ...read more
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8. Illustrations Of False Teachers
Contributed on May 29, 2010
In our lesson today, Jude compared false teachers to five natural phenomena.
Scripture The Letter of Jude deals with the subject of false teaching, which is the greatest danger to the Church of Jesus Christ today. As we study Jude 12-13 today, we will see how Jude compared false teachers to five natural phenomena in a message I have titled, “Illustrations of ...read more
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9. The Existence Of False Teaching
Contributed on Jun 14, 2010
In this sermon, we learn about the existence of false teaching.
Scripture The Letter of Jude deals with the subject of false teaching, which is the greatest danger to the Church of Jesus Christ today. As we study Jude 14-19 today, we will see how Jude acknowledges the existence of false teaching. Let’s read Jude 14-19: 14 It was also about these ...read more
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10. The Believer's Attitude Regarding False Teaching
Contributed on Jun 14, 2010
In today's message, Jude expresses the attitude of believer's regarding false teaching.
Scripture The Letter of Jude deals with the subject of false teaching, which is the greatest danger to the Church of Jesus Christ today. As we study Jude 20-23 today, we will see how Jude expresses the believer’s attitude regarding false teaching. Let’s read Jude 20-23: 20 But ...read more
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11. Jesus Preserves Believers From Stumbling
Contributed on Jun 20, 2010
In this message, we look at the doctrine of the preservation of the saints.
Scripture The Letter of Jude deals with the subject of false teaching, which is the greatest danger to the Church of Jesus Christ today. As we study Jude 24a today, we will see that Jesus preserves believers from stumbling. Let’s read Jude 24-25, although we will study only verse 24a ...read more
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12. Jesus Presents Believers To God
Contributed on Jun 25, 2010
In this sermon, we see what Jude said about how Jesus presents believers to God.
Scripture Today we conclude our series of sermons in the Letter of Jude. The Letter of Jude deals with the subject of false teaching, which, as I have said many times before, is the greatest danger to the Church of Jesus Christ today. As we study Jude 24b-25 today, we will see that Jesus ...read more