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[1103.40 --> 1104.16] You don't want to fall
[1104.16 --> 1105.90] into antinomian doctrine again,
[1106.42 --> 1107.18] but prayer,
[1108.08 --> 1110.24] prayer is very important
[1110.24 --> 1111.66] as we continue
[1111.66 --> 1112.52] our faith journeys.
[1113.24 --> 1114.02] And then lastly,
[1114.20 --> 1115.08] in verse 21,
[1116.04 --> 1116.62] Jude says,
[1117.06 --> 1117.88] keep yourselves,
[1118.04 --> 1118.80] all of you,
[1119.44 --> 1121.04] together in God's love
[1121.04 --> 1121.60] as you wait
[1121.60 --> 1122.24] for the mercy
[1122.24 --> 1123.52] of our Lord Jesus Christ
[1123.52 --> 1124.58] to bring you
[1124.58 --> 1125.44] to eternal life.
[1126.16 --> 1126.88] In other words,
[1127.28 --> 1128.44] in all we do,
[1128.56 --> 1129.34] in our doctrine
[1129.34 --> 1130.18] and character,
[1130.62 --> 1132.12] throughout our whole lives
[1132.12 --> 1133.60] as disciples of Jesus,
[1133.98 --> 1135.24] we are to live
[1135.24 --> 1136.88] out of the eternal hope,
[1137.08 --> 1137.92] our foundation,
[1138.26 --> 1139.28] our cornerstone,
[1139.70 --> 1140.52] Jesus Christ,
[1140.52 --> 1141.88] who will return
[1141.88 --> 1143.76] and make all things
[1143.76 --> 1144.30] new again.
[1145.30 --> 1146.20] That's the story
[1146.20 --> 1146.64] of the Bible
[1146.64 --> 1147.90] that we belong to
[1147.90 --> 1149.22] because ultimately,
[1149.56 --> 1150.68] that's the hope
[1150.68 --> 1152.10] that drives our faith.
[1152.80 --> 1153.80] We are not a people
[1153.80 --> 1155.40] that live without hope.
[1155.64 --> 1157.00] We are always founded
[1157.00 --> 1157.46] in hope,
[1157.54 --> 1158.32] and we live
[1158.32 --> 1159.64] with holy expectation
[1159.64 --> 1160.94] as we wait,
[1161.48 --> 1163.04] we wait for the Lord
[1163.04 --> 1164.02] to make all things
[1164.02 --> 1164.54] right again.
[1165.30 --> 1166.66] And it's just so fitting,
[1166.80 --> 1167.04] right?
[1167.28 --> 1168.18] Can you believe it?
[1168.28 --> 1169.84] Next week is already Advent,
[1170.72 --> 1170.86] right?
[1170.92 --> 1171.78] December 1st,
[1171.88 --> 1173.00] start of Advent already.
[1173.44 --> 1174.46] Get your Christmas trees out
[1174.46 --> 1176.32] if you haven't gotten it out already.
[1176.66 --> 1177.90] Listen to Christian songs,
[1178.12 --> 1179.16] and that's the season
[1179.16 --> 1180.12] that we're getting into.
[1180.82 --> 1181.20] Hopefully,
[1181.32 --> 1182.60] minus all the consumer stuff
[1182.60 --> 1183.50] that we have to deal with
[1183.50 --> 1184.20] and battle with.
[1185.58 --> 1186.64] But Advent
[1186.64 --> 1188.14] simply means
[1188.14 --> 1189.14] holy waiting,
[1190.08 --> 1190.32] right?
[1190.40 --> 1191.22] We are a people
[1191.22 --> 1193.20] who have our eternal hope
[1193.20 --> 1194.22] in Jesus Christ.
[1195.04 --> 1196.06] So in our joys,
[1196.16 --> 1196.68] we celebrate
[1196.68 --> 1197.76] the goodness of God.
[1198.02 --> 1199.14] And in our suffering,
[1199.38 --> 1200.34] we find refuge
[1200.34 --> 1201.10] and comfort
[1201.10 --> 1202.24] because we belong
[1202.24 --> 1203.50] to this story of hope.
[1206.92 --> 1208.08] And I want to end
[1208.08 --> 1209.42] our series on Jude today
[1209.42 --> 1210.02] with a word
[1210.02 --> 1210.64] for the leaders
[1210.64 --> 1211.68] of our church, actually.
[1212.30 --> 1213.08] Whether it's
[1213.08 --> 1214.42] in an official,
[1214.74 --> 1215.66] ordained capacity
[1215.66 --> 1216.30] like our elders
[1216.30 --> 1216.90] or deacons,
[1217.18 --> 1218.12] or whether it's
[1218.12 --> 1219.04] ministry leadership,
[1219.46 --> 1220.10] small groups,
[1220.22 --> 1220.84] friends groups,
[1221.80 --> 1222.72] whatever way,
[1223.34 --> 1224.32] we all play
[1224.32 --> 1225.56] we can all play
[1225.56 --> 1226.70] leadership for one another
[1226.70 --> 1227.40] as we support
[1227.40 --> 1227.90] one another.
[1228.78 --> 1229.78] So for leaders,
[1230.82 --> 1231.56] and remember