Getting God's Message Getting God's Message Program Transcripts
Pastor Lud Golz
Pastor Lud Golz

About the Program | Meet Pastor Golz | Contact Information | Fellowship Bible Church | Christian Resources | Donations

  Home | Transcript Archive | November | November 28, 2008

Friday, November 28, 2008

In doing a focus and amplify study of the book of Jude I determined the focus was, Facing the forces opposing Christianity

The first half of the book identifies the forces the church was facing. What is described is true in the world and the church today. The second half of the book shows us how we overcome the forces opposing us. 
 
Verse 20 identifies our responsibilities as Christians to our own lives. Christians should build themselves up in their faith, pray in the Holy Spirit, keep themselves in God’s love, and wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring them to eternal life. 
 
Then Jude identifies our responsibility to those around us. Christians are to be merciful to doubters, snatch others from the fire. To others show mercy while taking great care not to be sucked into their lifestyle.  
 
Jude concludes this letter by declaring God’s faithfulness. God is able to keep them from falling, to preserve and present them without fault before His glorious presence with joy. In other words, when we as Christians face the forces opposing us we need to depend upon God to keep us safe as we seek to fulfill our responsibilities to grow into mature, strong Christians. We also need to depend upon Him when we seek to reach others in need and help them establish a relationship with Jesus Christ. God enables us as we depend upon Him. 
 
Even before we see it all completed in our lives it is appropriate for us to declare, “To the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.”
 
 

Getting God's Message with Lud Golz, P.O. Box 167, Novelty, Ohio 44072

design by Klein Studios, Inc.