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The imagers of God, eternal members in his family, have a lot more to do than cloud-lounging and singing. But discerning that requires grasping heavenly host (“angelic”) participation and reclaiming the nations currently under the dominion of evil, supernatural beings. A theology of the heavenly host…

Introduction: There is really nothing new under the sun. There are a lot of false gods and religions out there and a lot of heresies, but they are really the same old heresies that are repackaged over and over again. When you go fishing, if a bait is working, why change your lure. Satan just keeps deceiving…

Introduction: People come up with a lot of crazy ways to try to find out the will of God. Tonight we are going to take a survey of several of them listen in the Bible. I want to encourage you to follow along. We are going to mention some big words tonight, so I’ve given them to you on your handouts and…

Intro; Let me remind you this morning of what the definition of apostasy and an apostate is. Apostasy - denial of previously held religious beliefs, falling away and distancing oneself from the community that holds to those beliefs Apostate - Somebody who has received the truth and he has rejected the…

Intro; So far in the Book of Jude we have been challenged to know who we really are. Are we the called, sanctified and preserved in Jesus Christ who has had His mercy, peace and love multiplied in our lives. If that is who you are then we have been called to contend for the faith in these times of apostasy,…

This morning we look at a short passage that contains some of Luke’s first accounts of Jesus healing people. We looked a few weeks ago at Jesus rebuking a demon and casting him out of a man in the synagogue. Our passage today is a continuance of the narrative of events that happened the same day. So…

24 Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. What was heard from the beginning? 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked…

Jude part 5 Summary One of the oddest verses in the short epistle of Jude is Jude 9 , which describes some sort of struggle between Michael the archangel and the Devil (Satan). Many commentators see an allusion to Zechariah 3 , but in this episode we take a different perspective about the meaning of…

Summary In the book that bears his name, Jude has compared the false teachers he opposes to the heavenly villains of Genesis 6:1-4 (see Part 3). In this episode, Jude continues this literary and theological strategy by comparing the false teachers to the wicked in Sodom and Gomorrah. While we associate…

This is our 3rd week in the teaching portion of our EMPTY acronym, our flyover of the New Testament. It’s a 40,000 foot flyover, but its giving us a sense of the overarching message of redemption and seeing the connections of the New Testament back to the Old, and the flow of the story from Genesis on.…

Jude is one of the shortest books in the Bible, but packed with significant doctrine. The overall theme of the book is that believers should remain firm in their faith and resist the influence of false teachers. Jude identifies himself as the author, and though there is some debate on the identity of…

Introduction We have all seen those stores in movies that have the false fronts on them. Some may have seen them in real life. These stores show that they are large and amazing on the front but once you get inside they are small and usually musty. Some may even be nothing more than a false setup all…

Understanding to contend! Certain men, ungodly men have crept in, unnoticed to the body (see Jude4 ) and Jude is warning the church to contend for the faith (See Jude3 ). To contend you need to understand. This evening we are looking to understand the nature of the ungodly (apostates). I think maybe…

1 W hat marvelous love the Father has extended to us! Just look at it—we’re called children of God! That’s who we really are. But that’s also why the world doesn’t recognize us or take us seriously, because it has no idea who he is or what he’s up to. Do you hear the excitement in John’s voice?! Do you…

Introduction Good morning. Please open your bibles with me to the book of Jude. For those of us who are old enough, we all remember where we were when we heard of the events of September 11, 2001. The world seemed to stand still as we flocked around the nearest radio or television to see what was unfolding.…

All the neighborhood stood still and quiet, my wife froze where she was at, I stood looking at my son… my heart beating powerfully in my chest with some of the deepest fear mixed with concern and panic that it had ever felt. Just seconds before… I watched as my young son rode his bike between our cars…

Daniel 10:10-21 Demonic Resistance Prince of Persia Prince of Greece Daniel is provided Spiritual insight into the Heavenly Spiritual Battle and into some of its implications on Earth Jude 8-10 A humble attitude about Demonic & Spiritual Warfare Eph 6:10-20 Battling Correctly A. The enemy (6:11b–12):…

Remember, Unbelief destroys you now and later. Remember, Rejecting Authority Binds You to the Deception of Self-worth. Remember, Immorality is Destined for Punishment

All the neighborhood stood still and quiet, my wife froze where she was at, I stood looking at my son… my heart beating powerfully in my chest with some of the deepest fear mixed with concern and panic that it had ever felt. Just seconds before… I watched as my young son rode his bike between our cars…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

Acts 20:19–21 , 25-27 , 28-30 I. THE PROFITABLE Acts 20:19–21 (ESV) — 19 serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews; 20 how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you in public and from…

Perilous Times 2 Timothy 3:1-9 2 Timothy 3:1–9 “But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal,…

This morning we look at a short passage that contains some of Luke’s first accounts of Jesus healing people. We looked a few weeks ago at Jesus rebuking a demon and casting him out of a man in the synagogue. Our passage today is a continuance of the narrative of events that happened the same day. So…

THE END TIMES – Sermon #35 Revelation 14:14-20 Intro : I just want to remind you that the Book of Revelation is not written in chronological order. The first three chapters tell of our Lord’s letters to seven actual churches that existed in John’s day. Those chapters also paint a clear portrait of the…

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…