Jude 14_25

Secular:

• .Memories
• .Oh when we fight… they last forever!!
• (We are bitter… make’em pay)
• .Oh when we love our memory can be so short…
• Love - - forgive them!
• .Good is good and Holy…
• He remembers those who remember Him
• But unfortunately for those who ‘forget’ about Him… He remembers them too!

Biblical:

Jude - 14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men: "See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones

 15 to judge everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done in the ungodly way, and of all the harsh words ungodly sinners have spoken against him."

 16 These men are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.

 17 But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold.

 18 They said to you, "In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires."

 19 These are the men who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.

 20 But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.

 21 Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.

 22 Be merciful to those who doubt;

 23 snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear-- hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.

 24 To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy--

 25 to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.

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Body:

God Remembers (14-16)

So you remember!

Remember God’s Word (17-19)

Remember Your Walk (20-21)

Remember Your Faith (22-23)

Remember Him Who Rescued You (24-25)

God Remembers (14-16)

14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men: "See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones 15 to judge everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done in the ungodly way, and of all the harsh words ungodly sinners have spoken against him." So you remember! 16 These men are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.

• .War in Terrorism is the Us and their Allies answer to injustice
• Troops bring justice / truth
• Try criminals (just as God tries the ungodly)
• .The day will come when the army of God invades the world…
• 2 Peter 3:7 By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
• .God will sort out those who “attend” for the wrong reasons and those who belong to the true church
• Merely Attend:
• Grumblers
• Faultfinders
• Self-interested
• OWN ADVANTAGE!
• .GOD remembers you… so you remember GOD!

But even in judgement: NIV Genesis 8:1 But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded.

So you remember God’s Word!!

Remember God’s Word (17-19)

Remember Who gave it:

17 But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold.

• .Apostle’s w/ specific authority from Christ
• .Foundational Truth
• .Nothing more
• Nothing less - that’s the warning
• Not Fundamentalism
• Not Watered Down
• The Sufficient Truth of the Word!!

Remember What they said:

18 They said to you, "In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires."

• .Not according to the whim of any man/woman
• Follow Scripture
• Self-motivated
• Own Goals – PTL Club – Jim Baker
• NOT CHRIST! Not serve two masters
• .Not here to Worship Chist
• .Not here for Christian Community
• Not here for Christ…
• Not every moment for Christ!
• WATCH OUT!!
• SELFISH own benefit!

Remember Why they said it:

19 These are the men who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.

• Wrong motives:
• DIVIDE
• Instinct / own thought vs. seeking after God!!
• Acts 20:30 Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them.
• Not in the Spirit
• Prayerful
• Others first
• Compassionate / Mercy
• In the Word

Remember Your Walk (20-21)

20 But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.

 21 Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.

• Holy faith… Given by God… walked everyday (EXERCISE!!)
• Expressed in:
• Upreach
• Inreach
• Outreach
• Seek, pray, live in the Spirit
• // Stay w/i God’s love
• don’t wander
• meeting point… Jesus will  in his great mercy meet you there!
• JAMES – WALK THE TALK!!

Titus 3:12 It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,13 while we wait for the blessed hope-- the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,

• God remembers… so you remember…your Walk! (They’ll know we are Christians by our love…)

Remember Your Faith (22-23)

22 Be merciful to those who doubt;

 23 snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear-- hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.

• Doubt… is not the enemy
• Heresy and Apostasy is!!
• Feel that burn at the core of your being!
• Outreach to others
• Walk
• Word
• Faith
• .CALLED to be apart… holy
• Don’t accept that which is corrupted by the world… even “faith”
• God Remembers… so you remember!!

Remember Him Who Rescued You (24-25)

24 To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy--

 25 to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.

• Remember He keeps you… stay close!
• He keeps you strong…
• Submit to his leadership
• He keeps you pure...
• Trust in Christ
• Saviour
• Lamb
• Atonement
• GOD”S HOLY ANSWER
• Glorious
• Majestic
• Powerful
• All Authority!
• Psalm 78:35 They remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.
• ALPHA AND OMEGA!!
• Conclusion: REMEMBER!!
• There are good reasons to remember and to be remembered
• There are bad reasons to remember and to be remembered

God Remembers (14-16)

So you remember!

Remember God’s Word (17-19)

Remember Your Walk (20-21)

Remember Your Faith (22-23)

Remember Him Who Rescued You (24-25)