And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” Luke 2:13-14 What are you celebrating this Christmas? We celebrate things because much of life is mundane. We celebrate and recognize…
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” Micah 5:2 The vast majority of our lives is filled with waiting and preparation while only a fraction is…
Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. Jude 24-25 Jude ends his…
And have mercy on those who doubt; save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh. Jude 22-23 Jesus says that He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. In a day of false teachers, there is no substitute for…
But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. Jude 17 But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life……
But these people blaspheme all that they do not understand, and they are destroyed by all that they, like unreasoning animals, understand instinctively. Jude 8-10 Independence from the Word of God leads to Spiritual Immorality, Independence from the Authority of God leads to Spiritual Arrogance, and Independence from the Spirit of God leads to Spiritual…
“For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.” Jude 4 Christianity at times can seem very lenient. Many churches around the world are quick to assure you that…
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. Jude 3 What you believe determines how you behave. Our beliefs affect us relationally, morally, financially and spiritually.…
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. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. Matthew 7:13-14 Jesus has been preaching a…
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Matthew 7:7-8 What we believe about God shapes our prayers. Prayer tests our…