HEY JUDE DON'T BE AFRAID (1 OF 7)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Jude 1:1-25
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Hey Jude Don't Be Afraid (1 of 7)
Series: Contending For The Faith
Jeff Strite
Jude 1:1-25
It was the winter of 1944. The German army was in a desperate situation and ultimately launched what became known as the Battle of the Bulge. A key part of their strategy was to disrupt and misdirect reinforcements that the Allies would be sending into the battle. They called it ''Operation Grief'' and they sent German spies dressed as US Military Police who infiltrated the American line where they setup road blocks and directed military units the wrong way. The plot was quickly discovered and 18 of the infiltrators were caught and tried and executed.But even though the plan fell apart quickly, the greatest damage came in the afterward. Soldiers did not know who to trust. Several American soldiers were killed for not answering questions about the United States correctly. And High ranking officers were detained when their credentials were questioned. (Paul Barreca, Sermoncentral.com)
An Infiltrator can cause great damage because he can create doubt among those fighting for good.
APPLY: In this letter from Jude we find the church has an infiltrator problem. They have enemy spies in their midst. Jude 3 and 4 tells us ''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 people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.''
For the next 4 weeks we're going to talk about how to contend for the faith once delivered to the saints. Each week we're address a different aspect of what we need to understand so that we can effectively contend with those who would undermine our faith.
And every week we're going to start out with this statement... We don't have to APOLOGIZE ...
Series: Contending For The Faith
Jeff Strite
Jude 1:1-25
It was the winter of 1944. The German army was in a desperate situation and ultimately launched what became known as the Battle of the Bulge. A key part of their strategy was to disrupt and misdirect reinforcements that the Allies would be sending into the battle. They called it ''Operation Grief'' and they sent German spies dressed as US Military Police who infiltrated the American line where they setup road blocks and directed military units the wrong way. The plot was quickly discovered and 18 of the infiltrators were caught and tried and executed.But even though the plan fell apart quickly, the greatest damage came in the afterward. Soldiers did not know who to trust. Several American soldiers were killed for not answering questions about the United States correctly. And High ranking officers were detained when their credentials were questioned. (Paul Barreca, Sermoncentral.com)
An Infiltrator can cause great damage because he can create doubt among those fighting for good.
APPLY: In this letter from Jude we find the church has an infiltrator problem. They have enemy spies in their midst. Jude 3 and 4 tells us ''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 people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.''
For the next 4 weeks we're going to talk about how to contend for the faith once delivered to the saints. Each week we're address a different aspect of what we need to understand so that we can effectively contend with those who would undermine our faith.
And every week we're going to start out with this statement... We don't have to APOLOGIZE ...
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