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2010 07 04 - We Stand On Guard For Thee
We Stand On Guard For Thee
Dean Noakes
Jude 1:1-25
July 4, 2010
Jude 1
Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James,
To those who have been called, who are loved by God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ:
Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.
Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints. For certain men whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are godless men, who change the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.
Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe. And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their own home—these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day. In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.
In the very same way, these dreamers pollute their own bodies, reject authority and slander celestial beings. But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!" Yet these men speak abusively against whatever they do not understand; and what things they do understand by instinct, like unreasoning animals—these are the very things that destroy them.
Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed for profit into Balaam's error; they have been destroyed in Korah's rebellion.
These men are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm—shepherds who feed only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted—twice dead. They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men: "See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones 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." These men are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.
But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. They said to you, "In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires." These are the men who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.
But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.
Be merciful to those who doubt; snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.
To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— 25to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.
2010 03 21 - A Chip Off The Old Block
A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK
Matthew16:13-20
March 21, 2010
(26 minutes)
Notes:
I. THE GLORIOUS FOUNDATION OF THE CHURCH
Who do men say that I am? So they said, some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets. Matthew 16: 13-14
He said to them, But who do you say that I am? Matthew 16:15
And Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. Matthew 16:16
And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this Rock I will build My church. Matthew 16:18
That rock was Christ. 1 Corinthians 10:4
For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:11
2. THE GOD-GIVEN FAITH OF THE CHURCH
Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. Matthew 16:17
No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him. John 6:44
It pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. 1 Corinthians 1:21
3. THE GODLY FORMATION OF THE CHURCH
You also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 2:5
Body and Head: Ephesians 5:23; Ephesians 5:30
Bride and Groom: Ephesians 5:25-27
Building and Foundation: Ephesians. 2:20
4. THE GUARANTEED FUTURE OF THE CHURCH
and the gates of Hades, the abode of the dead, shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18
2010 08 15 - Tackling Titus
Tackling Titus
Dean Noakes
Titus 1:1 to 3:7
2010 Aug 15
Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him with proper respect. (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?) He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil. He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil's trap. - 1 Timothy 3:2-7
Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory. - Romans 8:17
And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has said, among the survivors whom the LORD calls. - Joel 2:32
For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. - 1 Corrinthians 2:2
2010 03 28 - Lessons From The Suffering Servant
A Lesson From The Suffering Servant
Isaiah 50:1-11
Palm Sunday
March 28, 2010
(32 minutes)
- The Servant Songs in Isaiah
-- The chosen Servant - Isaiah 42
-- The mission of the Servant - Isaiah 49
-- The steadfast obedient Servant - Isaiah 50
-- The suffering Servant - Isaiah 53
- Remember what I told you: No slave is greater than his Master. If they persecuted me, they will persecute you too. - John 15:20
1. CHRIST LEARNED FROM HIS SUFFERING - AND SO CAN WE
- The Master, God, has given me a well-taught tongue, so I know how to encourage tired people. - Isaiah 50:4 (The Message)
- Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things He suffered. - Hebrews 5:8
2. CHRIST ACCEPTED SUFFERING WITHOUT REBELLION AND RESENTMENT - AND SO CAN WE
- I followed orders, stood there and took it while they beat Me, held steady while they pulled out My beard, Didn't dodge their insults, faced them as they spit in My face. - Isaiah 50:5, 6 (The Message)
- He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even death upon a cross. - Philippians 2:8
- For the joy that was set before Him, he endured the cross, despised the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. - Hebrews 12:2
- Deny self, take up the cross, and follow Him - Mark 8:34
3. CHRIST TRUSTED IN GOD'S DELIVERANCE - SO CAN WE
- If God is for us, who can be against us? - Romans 8:31
- The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day. - Proverbs 4:18
- Weeping may remain for the night but joy comes in the morning. - Psalm 30:5
2010 05 30 - Rejoice In The Lord Always!
Rejoice In The Lord Always!
Bob Dickinson
May 30th, 2010
Philippians 4:4-9
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
Philippians 1:14
Philippians 1:21-25
2 Corinthians 11
Nehemiah 8:10b
Philippians 2:5-11
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Philippians 2:5-11
Philippians 3:8
Philippians 3:12-14
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