Faith Worth Contending For ~ How to Contend Part 1: Remember

Today, as we take time to hear and respond to a message from God’s Word, we pick up where we left off in Jude.  In the second part of his letter.  Here, Jude begins to instruct us on how to contend for the faith once delivered to the saints.  Jude continues to warn us that…

Faith Worth Contending For ~ Spotting Counterfeits

In this continuation of the study of Jude, today’s message continues to examine Jude’s warnings about false teachers and the dangers they pose to the faith. Jude provides three more historical examples: Cain, who rejected God’s Word and chose his own way; Balaam, who treated God’s work as a means of personal gain; and Korah,…

Faith Worth Contending For ~ For the Faith Sake

Today’s message continues our series in the book of Jude and comes from Jude and comes from Jude 1:3-4, which calls us to recognize that our faith is worth earnestly contending for.  Jude reminds us that the Church has always faced the danger of false teachers who quietly enter, distort God’s grace, the life of…

The Peculiar Kingdom of God & Its People ~ Wide & Narrow Part 1

We will be returning to our year-long journey through the Sermon on the Mount, and we will be turning to Matthew 7:13-27.  We have reached the end of the most masterful sermon ever preached by the master teacher Jesus Himself, and over the next two weeks, we will be examining fully what Jesus teaches us…

Veritas ~ The Importance of Truth

Jesus gives us a clear cut warning and clear cut instructions in Matthew 7:15-20.  In particular, He shows us. Knowing the truth and living in the truth is critically important in the life of the  believer. Why? False teachers and false prophets abound in this world. How do we know them? By the truth? How…

Misconception: The Prayer of Jabez?

THINK: About the message of the Bible, and ask what God actually promises us through Jesus Christ. To challenge the very thought and teachings of some who say God promises us health, wealth, and prosperity in this life through examining example of the Prayer of Jabez. Seeing this is not prescriptive to our lives of…