Sermons About Jude
Helping Others
The church is a group of people who are learning more about Christ together so that they can follow Christ together. In any church, there are people at various stages of their Christian faith. Some know more than others. Others are easily confused. This latter group of people is in great danger because their faith could be easily shaken. Today, in our last teaching from the book of Jude, we see that the more mature believers have a responsibility to the less mature believers to help them avoid the danger of false teaching in the church. The church body has to keep an eye out for those who are struggling in their faith, who are starting to believe false ideas about what it means to be a Christian. Today, we see a call for all believers not only to guard themselves, but also to watch out for others. Think about your own spiritual growth today, and ask yourself if you are growing closer to God and helping others to grow closer to God as well.
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What to Look For - 3
There is no shortage of people who claim to have a word from God. But are they telling the truth? Do they really have a word from God? What are they really like? What will happen to those who claim to have a word from God when they do not? The problem with false teachers is that they usually don’t look like false teachers and they usually don’t sound like false teachers. Instead, they sound good and look good, and win people to their cause. But along with it comes death and destruction by false beliefs. Over the past two weeks, we have already seen that false teachers deny the reality of sin and judgment, reject God’s authority, and follow after bad examples. This morning, in our last teaching on “What to Look For,” we consider the last three characteristics of false teachers as given by Jude. Hopefully, these words from God in the letter of Jude will help to sharpen our discernment so that we can know who to listen to and who to reject in order to protect the church from false teaching.
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What to Look For - 1
Games of hiding are among the most popular games known to mankind, from the child’s “Hide-and-Seek” or “What’s Different In These Two Pictures?” to mystery novels or movies where the perpetrator of a crime is hidden until the final moments. People love a good game of “who-dun-it.” But it’s not nearly so fun when it’s dangerous, when there’s a criminal on the loose and you are suppose to be on the watch for him, or when there’s potential health problems and you are not quite sure what to look for. When it comes to leadership in the church, it is past the danger of health problems, and far past the intrigue of murder mysteries. It is spiritually deadly. Because of it’s deadly seriousness, we need to know what to look for in teachers, so that we know who to listen to. Today in our teaching from the book of Jude, we look at the characteristics of false teachers so that we can learn what to look for.
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It's Never Too Late
The years of time roll by quickly. It seems like the years that were unending when we were in elementary school are barely noticeable in later life. Before you know it, years have passed by. No doubt we all look back at years and remember things we promised to do, commitments we made, and wonder what happened. We meant to do it. We just never actually did it. It leaves us with regrets. Today we begin the study of the writings of a man who started later in life. But along the way, he learned what was important, and who was important. And now he writes to us to remind us to guard the good news about Jesus—that he lived and died to give us hope. He teaches us to watch out for those who do live to tell others about that hope. There are many things in this world that want to rob us of the joy of our salvation in Christ. Jude warns us to be careful. He reminds us that it’s never too late to start because God is always at work.
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False Teachers - Satan in the Church House
This sermon looks at the book of Jude and the false teachers that was already present in the church house in the day of Jude. It then looks at the modern day church and how much more the false teaching has grown. It looks at the promised Judgment for false teachers. Finally, it applies how to keep yourself individually, and the church corporately from falling into false teachings.
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Jude's Needed Severity
JUDE 1-2 Jude, writing in the mid-60's AD, identifies himself as a "servant of Jesus Christ" (he is writing on Christ's behalf and with his authority) and "brother of James." The contents of his letter are directed to those who are Called, Beloved, and Kept.
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