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[1704.28 --> 1705.32] I can invite the worship team. |
[1705.38 --> 1706.96] They're going to lead us in worship as we sing this. |
[1706.96 --> 1715.62] I'll start us off and then you can join with me in this reciting of the most unifying document other than the Bible in the church. |
[1716.18 --> 1716.98] Let's say it together. |
[1717.10 --> 1718.12] I believe in God. |
[1718.12 --> 1718.16] I believe in God. |
• Introduction to the book of Jude as a three-part series |
• Importance of truth for leaders and the church |
• Accusations against false teachers: perversion of the gospel, reduced lordship of Jesus |
• Call to contend for the faith, stand firm in the gospel, and fight for truth |
• Description of ungodly people who pervert the grace of God into immorality and deny Jesus Christ |
• Examples of judgment from the Old Testament (Egypt, angels, Sodom and Gomorrah) |
• Warnings against grumblers, fault finders, and those who follow their own evil desires |
• Reference to the apostle's prophecy about scoffers in the last times |
• Contending for the gospel vs. being contentious |
• Identifying false teachers who have slipped into the church |
• The characteristics of false leaders: arrogant, unrepentant, lacking in humility and moral compromise |
• The importance of living a life that reflects one's beliefs and not just speaking about them |
• Recognizing false prophets by their fruit and character |
• The dangers of twisting the concept of grace to justify immorality |
• The dangers of following one's own desires and not submitting to Jesus' Lordship |
• False leaders and teachers who promote selfishness and self-centeredness |
• Satan's lie that "you will be like God" as a temptation to sin and rebellion against God |
• Examples from the Bible (e.g. Adam and Eve, Exodus, Genesis 6, Sodom and Gomorrah) of people rejecting God's leadership and following their own desires with disastrous consequences |
• The choice between trusting in God's life-giving will or one's own selfish desires, leading to either life or death |
• The importance of submitting to God's authority and not being misled by false teachers |
• Discussion of Jude's warning against corrupt teachers who are driven by their thoughts and appetites |
• Woe is pronounced on those who follow these false teachers, with the implication that "woe" means trouble or being stopped in one's ways |
• Examples of biblical figures such as Kay, Balaam, Korah, Cain, and Paul's warnings against bad company corrupting good character |
• Description of the tactics used by false teachers to lead people astray, including seeking wealth, position, power, sex, and self-righteousness |
• Metaphors used in Scripture to describe false leaders, such as selfish shepherds, empty clouds, dead trees, and wandering stars |
• God's judgment on those who mislead others, particularly children |
• The importance of knowing who we follow and what kind of influence they have on our lives |
• Warning against false teachers and the need to be careful about who we listen to and watch |
• Questions to ask when evaluating leaders, such as: |
+ Do they follow Jesus or their own desires? |
+ Do they help you follow Jesus better? |
+ Are they displaying the fruit of the Spirit? |
+ Do they help you follow Jesus no matter what's happening around you? |
• The importance of discerning between leaders who genuinely follow Jesus and those who try to fit Him into their cultural understanding |
• The need for Christians to be aware of the gospel being perverted and to display the fruit of the Spirit in their lives |
[0.00 --> 8.82] Good morning. It's good to be with you. Been away for a few weeks, so nice to be back. |
[10.08 --> 15.10] Last week, Pastor Dave started off our series on the massive book of Jude, |
[16.46 --> 22.08] a three-part series on a one-page book. So that's kind of interesting, isn't it? |
[22.20 --> 28.38] Most people going through Scripture might even miss it, but it's quite a book. It's written |
[28.38 --> 35.90] by Jude, who's a brother of Jesus. And I'm going to remind you a few things that Pastor Dave shared |
[35.90 --> 42.16] last week, and then I'll get into the next part here. As I said, it's a complicated book, |
[42.52 --> 47.40] lots of Old Testament references that we're going to deal with today, lots of images, a bunch of |
[47.40 --> 54.62] strange, weird metaphors. Yet Jude spoke to the people of his day, and he speaks to us now as |
[54.62 --> 62.64] well where we live. The book is basically saying that truth matters, especially for leaders. |
[65.12 --> 70.78] Jude saw some issues in the church in terms of false teachers, then he says it this way, |
[71.02 --> 80.02] who have slipped into the church. And he gives two accusations. The first one is this. These people |
[80.02 --> 87.56] are ungodly, perverting the gospel. They're saying you can do whatever you want. And the second |
[87.56 --> 93.86] accusation is they reduced Jesus, reduced his lordship over life. Those are the two accusations |
[93.86 --> 101.14] he's dealing with. They're not living in the way of Jesus, and their behavior is contrary to what Jesus |
[101.14 --> 109.52] said. He says they're immoral. They're saying Jesus isn't fully human, or Jesus isn't authoritative. |
[109.52 --> 119.12] So Jude says, and Pastor Dave talked about this last week, contend for the gospel. Stand firm in the |
[119.12 --> 127.48] gospel. Fight for truth in a gracious way. Because with some leaders not holding on to the truth, |
[127.78 --> 134.54] the church is in danger of being divided. And because these false teachers live contrary to the |
[134.54 --> 143.22] gospel, they must be challenged, or they will harm the church. He's saying character is critical, |
[143.76 --> 151.46] so be serious about the teachings that we hold and the way we live. So there's a bit of a summary. |
[152.02 --> 158.00] So now let's jump into it. I get the big middle piece. Jonathan will finish it off next week here. |
[158.00 --> 166.28] Jude 3.19. I'll cover a little bit of what Dave did last week. Dear friends, he writes, it'll be up on |
[166.28 --> 172.06] the screen here. Although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, that's what he |
[172.06 --> 178.68] wanted to talk about, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for |
[178.68 --> 185.52] all entrusted to God's holy people. We're supposed to protect it. For certain individuals whose |
[185.52 --> 192.06] condemnation was written about long ago has secretly slipped in among you, they are ungodly |
[192.06 --> 197.54] people. They're not going to sound like it, but they are ungodly people who pervert the grace of our Lord |
[197.54 --> 204.62] into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only sovereign and Lord. You see the accusations. |
[205.32 --> 210.90] Though you already know this, I want to remind you that the Lord at one time delivered his people out of |
[210.90 --> 215.56] Egypt. They would be well familiar with those stories. But later destroyed those who did not |
[215.56 --> 221.38] believe. And the angels who did not keep their position of authority but abandoned their proper |
[221.38 --> 227.52] dwelling, these he has kept in darkness bound with everlasting change for the judgment on the great |
[227.52 --> 233.60] day. In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual |
[233.60 --> 239.78] immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire. |
[239.78 --> 245.32] In the very same way, on the strength of their dreams, these ungodly people pollute their own |
[245.32 --> 251.42] bodies, reject authority, and heap abuse on celestial beings. But even the archangel Michael, |
[251.80 --> 256.80] when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not himself dare to condemn him |
[256.80 --> 263.68] for slander, but said, the Lord rebuke you. Yet these people slander whatever they do not understand, |
[263.98 --> 268.72] and the very things they do understand by instinct, as irrational animals do, will destroy them. |
[268.72 --> 275.86] Woe to them! They've taken the way of Cain. They have rushed for the prophet in Balaam's era. |
[276.12 --> 281.38] They have been destroyed in Korah's rebellion. These people are blemishes at your love feast, |
[281.46 --> 287.06] your gatherings, eating with you without the slightest qualm. Shepherds who feed only themselves. |
[287.42 --> 292.60] They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind. Autumn trees without fruit, unuprooted, |
[292.60 --> 298.82] twice dead. There are wild waves of the sea foaming up their shame, wandering stars for whom the blackest |
[298.82 --> 304.76] darkness has been reserved forever. Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them. |
[305.10 --> 309.24] See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to judge everyone |
[309.24 --> 314.26] and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they've committed in their ungodliness. |
[314.98 --> 320.72] And all of the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him. These people are grumblers and |
[320.72 --> 326.12] fault finders. They follow their own evil desires. They boast about themselves and flatter others for |
[326.12 --> 332.16] their own advantage. But dear friends, remember what the apostle of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. |
[332.16 --> 338.46] They said to you, in the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires. |
[339.00 --> 346.20] These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the spirit. |
[348.40 --> 357.40] Wow! That's a lot. And all of that is clear as mud, right? It's all clear as day. |
[357.40 --> 362.36] I imagine you have some questions. It's such a calming passage. |
[364.68 --> 369.96] I've not preached on Jude before, so this was good for me. I had a lot of questions too. |
[370.82 --> 376.06] And I came away after doing some study and praying and thinking about this and listening to other |
[376.06 --> 381.42] people talk about it. I came to see how rich and beautiful this passage is and how relevant it is |
[381.42 --> 387.30] for us today. So I'm going to walk you through it. Jude is writing, and here's who he says he's |
[387.30 --> 396.26] writing to, to those called, loved, and kept in Christ. Called, loved, and kept in Christ. |
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