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#172: Contending for the Faith in Today's Culture

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  Beloved...I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. Jude 3 Calvary greetings beloved. If there is a theme for believers in this generation it will be the importance of maintaining our salvation status to ensure that in the end, we make it to heaven. And if there is any book in the bible that talks elaborately about this topic, it is Jude. His epistle is a 1 chapter epistle. But as it was relevant to the believers that he was writing to through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, it is more relevant to us living today. I invite you to take the time to read the book by yourself. This is just a summary of the epistle. We will just take a brief study on the book of Jude today. May God grant us insight as we dive in. From vs 3 , which is our anchor text, Jude makes it clear the reason for this epistle. He initially wanted to write about the glory of our salvation - this should have been a happy text, but he f...

#171: God's Unlikely Choice

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  O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! Psalm 8:1 We can all agree that God is the greatest force in all of creation. He is matchless. Throughout history, God has consistently put His glory on display for all to see. It is His great pleasure to be glorified. He is a jealous God and does not share His glory with any man ( Isaiah 42:8 ). However, as mighty as He is, the astonishing thing is His choice on how He wants His majesty displayed. Today, we will take a brief study on Psalm 8 and extrapolate a bit on other instances to show His consistency in making unlikely choices. May God grant us insight in Jesus' name. Amen. First of all, let us explore just how majestic God is: You have set Your glory above the heavens. ( vs 1 ) When I look at your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars which You have set in place. ( vs 3 ) Like we have established earlier, God's glory is on display for all to see. Since the creation of the world, His invi...