The Shepherd's Church

Jude says that wolves will come into the church of God and that they will do so in four stages. 1) They will sneak into the church unnoticed. 2) They will demonstrate how they have been marked out for destruction. 3) They will devolve into ungodliness and will use Scripture to justify their behavior, and 4) Ultimately they will denounce Christ, either through their behavior or doctrine. 

After equipping us with truth, Jude calls us to contend! But, what does that mean? And what are we contending for? Better still, how do we contend? Check out this weeks sermon to find out more. 

The way human beings grow in the grace of God is not by active effort and energy, or by moralism or religiosity. The way human beings grow is when God, who calls them, loves them, and keeps them, works mercy, peace, and love inside of them. Join us as we learn how to grow together by examining Jude verse 2. 

The most sure and steady hope for any Christian is that they are called by God, beloved by God, and kept for Jesus Christ. When we know that, we can face anything. Join us as we explore what these three beautiful truths mean and why they give us such great hope! 

Jude does not begin with the problems the church is facing, even while those are very important. Jude begins with who we are as believers. He begins with the simple but fundamental point that we are slaves of Christ. Why? Because knowing that truth equips us to deal with the problems we face. We are powerless. We are slaves. We cannot face anything in our own strength. But as we will see, being a...