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Jude 17 But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. 18 They said to you, “In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.” 19 It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit. 20 But you, beloved, building…

Sunday November 27, 2022 James 3 : Two weeks ago, we returned to the text of James 3 . We began looking at the context, rather than jump straight in and begin to EISEGETE the text … Woops did anyone catch that? notice I didn’t say, exegete which is to take out from what is there ... but eisegete which…

The health of a church is tied directly to the health of its teaching ministry, and the health of its teaching ministry is tied directly to the teaching in the Bible. Consequently, the pastors and teachers in a church must devote themselves to repeating and explaining, emphasizing and applying what the…

Introduction: Introduction 13 “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. 14 For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. 15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you…

Introduction: What is the most dangerous thing about false teachers? It’s that you may be deceived to believe what they teach and never know you were being led astray. Have you ever been driving down the road and looked out at the cows out in the fields. They look so peaceful and calm and some people…

Who is at the Center? Center of: Our Trust Our Desires Our Change Center of: Our Authority Our Meaning

We are continuing our tour of the churches in Asia Minor and today we make the next stop. Now we move away from the coast and to the smallest town in our seven city tour: Thyatira. Thyatira is a city located about 40-45 miles southwest of Pergamum. The city was located in what is now known as Akhisar.…

Introduction: Have you ever tried to cut something for a project and you didn’t check your measurements? You know the old saying is “Measure twice, cut once.” For me, it’s probably better that I measure a couple of times or I will get myself in a mess. I was building a compost sifter the other day and…

Right belief produces speech and behavior that bears God's Approval.

12 “Write to the angel of the church in Pergamum: “The One who has the sharp, double-edged sword says: 13 I know where you live—where Satan’s throne is! And you are holding on to My name and did not deny your faith in Me, even in the days of Antipas, My faithful witness who was killed among you, where…

14 Your prophets have seen for you false and deceptive visions; they have not exposed your iniquity to restore your fortunes, but have seen for you oracles that are false and misleading. Central Idea/ Thesis: The central idea of this sermon is that we should be alert and discerning to identify and reject…

Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly…

Jesus said to beware of false prophets. John tells us why. They are deceivers. Join Pastor Steve as he looks at 2 John 7 and talks about why it is important to expose heresy.

A man was walking through a cemetery when the epithet on a tombstone caught his eye. It read: “As you are now, so once was I. As I am now, you are sure to be. So may I say, as now I lie, Prepare yourself to follow me.” The man took a piece of chalk out of his pocket… (I don’t know why he was carrying…

LOOK OUT! Can you find the book of Jude? A small book with not much popularity among the brethren, but a couple of verses in the doxology ( Jude24-25 ) but yet it is an important letter. I think we can agree that there are several writers that warn about apostates, about false teachers and prophets.…

Necessary change Last week we started into this short letter of warning and the original intention of Jude changes in our passage. Author Jude, bond-servant of Jesus Christ (v.1) To the called, beloved, kept (v.1) Mercy, peace and love be multiplied (v.2) Let’s look at the passage together now ( Jude3-4…

Faithful to the End 6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, 7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. Faith produces contentment and confidence in the Lord’s ability to provide and superintend…

The need to contend further described Jude had a plan, a good plan but it was changed because of a need ( Jude3 ). Warning signs, reminders, instructions are oftentimes given to help protect people, in our case the sanctified, the beloved. We a plan change because of a need ( Jude3 ) 3 Beloved, while…

We live in a world where there are two forces. Those forces are Christians and unbelievers. We hear of Christians watering down their beliefs all the time. Denominations have been split because of questionable beliefs. Church’s have pulled out of denominations because of a change in beliefs. Since the…

We are looking at another letter this week. This letter has been classified in a particular group of letters known as the “Pastoral Letters”. Instructions from God to those who lead the church and what should be taught in His Church. Paul is by training a man who is skilled in the art of communication…

I. Introduction One of the first things you should do when coming to a book study is to try to grasp the big picture of the book. What is it all about? Why was it written? If you had to sum up the message of the book of Colossians in a few sentences or even a few words what would you say? If someone…

Can we limit God? I think we need to begin today with that question.... You see, we are believers…we have placed our trust in Christ, we have accepted His gift of grace, we have received salvation.... So, we must face this question.... Can we limit God? Can we limit His power in our lives? Can we prevent…

1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, 2 speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, 3 forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created…

Paul’s goal, his prayer, and his labor was for these saints to be mature believers in Christ. He wanted them to be firm, steadfast, complete, grounded in Christ alone as a means for their sanctification. Our sanctification is possible because of Christ. Our sanctification is possible only through Christ.…

On trips to Africa I have visited villages with trash and filth that overwhelm ones sense of smell On medical calls as a firefighter medic I have responded to residences that required one to shower and dispose of clothing I have also walked down places like Las Vegas, New Orleans, and other places like…