A JOURNEY THROUGH JUDE (8 OF 8)
by Steve Wagers
Scripture: JUDE 24-25
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A Journey Through Jude (8 of 8)
There's Nobody Quite Like Him!
Steve Wagers
Jude 24-25
1. YEARS AGO, A SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER,
WHO WAS EXAMINING HER PUPILS AFTER A
SERIES OF LESSONS ON THE OMNIPOTENCE
OF GOD, ASKED, "NOW THAT WE'VE
STUDIED ALL ABOUT THE GREATNESS OF
GOD, IS THERE ANYTHING GOD CAN'T DO?"
2. THERE WAS IMMEDIATE AND DEAD SILENCE.
FINALLY, ONE LITTLE BOY HELD UP HIS
HAND. THE TEACHER COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
SHE HAD HAMMERED FOR WEEKS ABOUT
THE OMNIPOTENT POWER OF GOD. SHE
HAD HAMMERED FOR WEEKS ON THE FACT
THAT GOD COULD DO ANYTHING BECAUSE
OF WHICH HE WAS. SHE LOOKED TO THE
LITTLE BOY, AND ASKED, "WELL, SAMMY,
JUST WHAT IS IT THAT GOD CAN'T DO?"
LITTLE SAMMY LOOKED BACK AND SAID,
"WELL, HE CAN'T PLEASE EVERYBODY!"
3. I WOULD HAVE TO ADMIT, I'VE PASTORED
SOME BAPTIST CHURCHES WHERE THAT IS
TRUE. NOT EVEN GOD COULD PLEASE
MOST PEOPLE.
4. AS WE COME TO THE LAST TWO VERSES OF
JUDE'S EPISTLE, HE SEEMS TO MAKE THE
POINT OF THE FACT THAT, AS GOD, THERE
IS NOBODY QUITE LIKE HIM.
5. I THINK OF A YOUNG PREACHER, WHO JUST
STARTED PREACHING, AND HE WOULD
ALWAYS BEGIN HIS SERMON LIKE A BALL OF
FIRE, BUT BEFORE HE ENDED, WHO WOULD
USUALLY TEAR DOWN EVERYTHING HE HAD
BUILT UP, AND ENDS UP IN A MESS. ONE
NIGHT, HE ASKED A WISE, OLD PREACHER
WHY THE SERVICE TURNED OUT LIKE IT DID.
THE OLD PREACHER SAID, "SON, IF YOU
WOULD'VE STARTED OUT WHERE YOU
ENDED UP, YOU WOULD'VE ENDED UP LIKE
YOU STARTED!"
6. JUDE ENDS HIS EPISTLE WHERE HE BEGAN
HIS EPISTLE. HE IS FOCUSING UPON THE
PERSON, POWER, PURPOSE, AND
PREEMINENCE OF AN OMNISCIENT,
OMNIPRESENT, AND OMNIPOTENT GOD.
7. I THINK OF THE DAY THAT KARL MARX DIED,
MARCH 14, 1883. HIS HOUSEKEEPER
CAME TO HIM, AND SAID, "TELL ME YOUR
LAST WORDS, AND I'LL WRITE THEM DOWN."
KARL MARX REPLIED, "GO ON, GET OUT.
LAST WORDS ARE FOR FOOLS WHO HAVEN'T
SAID ENOUGH ALREADY!" 1
8. JUDE HAS ALREADY SAID ENOUGH IN HIS
...
There's Nobody Quite Like Him!
Steve Wagers
Jude 24-25
1. YEARS AGO, A SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER,
WHO WAS EXAMINING HER PUPILS AFTER A
SERIES OF LESSONS ON THE OMNIPOTENCE
OF GOD, ASKED, "NOW THAT WE'VE
STUDIED ALL ABOUT THE GREATNESS OF
GOD, IS THERE ANYTHING GOD CAN'T DO?"
2. THERE WAS IMMEDIATE AND DEAD SILENCE.
FINALLY, ONE LITTLE BOY HELD UP HIS
HAND. THE TEACHER COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
SHE HAD HAMMERED FOR WEEKS ABOUT
THE OMNIPOTENT POWER OF GOD. SHE
HAD HAMMERED FOR WEEKS ON THE FACT
THAT GOD COULD DO ANYTHING BECAUSE
OF WHICH HE WAS. SHE LOOKED TO THE
LITTLE BOY, AND ASKED, "WELL, SAMMY,
JUST WHAT IS IT THAT GOD CAN'T DO?"
LITTLE SAMMY LOOKED BACK AND SAID,
"WELL, HE CAN'T PLEASE EVERYBODY!"
3. I WOULD HAVE TO ADMIT, I'VE PASTORED
SOME BAPTIST CHURCHES WHERE THAT IS
TRUE. NOT EVEN GOD COULD PLEASE
MOST PEOPLE.
4. AS WE COME TO THE LAST TWO VERSES OF
JUDE'S EPISTLE, HE SEEMS TO MAKE THE
POINT OF THE FACT THAT, AS GOD, THERE
IS NOBODY QUITE LIKE HIM.
5. I THINK OF A YOUNG PREACHER, WHO JUST
STARTED PREACHING, AND HE WOULD
ALWAYS BEGIN HIS SERMON LIKE A BALL OF
FIRE, BUT BEFORE HE ENDED, WHO WOULD
USUALLY TEAR DOWN EVERYTHING HE HAD
BUILT UP, AND ENDS UP IN A MESS. ONE
NIGHT, HE ASKED A WISE, OLD PREACHER
WHY THE SERVICE TURNED OUT LIKE IT DID.
THE OLD PREACHER SAID, "SON, IF YOU
WOULD'VE STARTED OUT WHERE YOU
ENDED UP, YOU WOULD'VE ENDED UP LIKE
YOU STARTED!"
6. JUDE ENDS HIS EPISTLE WHERE HE BEGAN
HIS EPISTLE. HE IS FOCUSING UPON THE
PERSON, POWER, PURPOSE, AND
PREEMINENCE OF AN OMNISCIENT,
OMNIPRESENT, AND OMNIPOTENT GOD.
7. I THINK OF THE DAY THAT KARL MARX DIED,
MARCH 14, 1883. HIS HOUSEKEEPER
CAME TO HIM, AND SAID, "TELL ME YOUR
LAST WORDS, AND I'LL WRITE THEM DOWN."
KARL MARX REPLIED, "GO ON, GET OUT.
LAST WORDS ARE FOR FOOLS WHO HAVEN'T
SAID ENOUGH ALREADY!" 1
8. JUDE HAS ALREADY SAID ENOUGH IN HIS
...
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