JUDE #4 - NOW AND FOREVER - PTR. ALAN ESPORAS - 10AM MORNING SERVICE

2. NOW AND
FOREVER

3. “
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Now to him who is able to keep you
from stumbling and to present you
blameless before the presence of
his glory with great joy,
JUDE 1: 24

4. “
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to the only God, our Savior, through
Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory,
majesty, dominion, and authority,
before all time and now and
forever. Amen.
JUDE 1: 25

5. SUMMARY

6. NOW AND
FOREVER
v3- A plea to contend earnestly for the
faith
v4- A warning about ungodly men who
have crept in unnoticed
v5-v7- A reminder of God’s righteous
condemnation in times past

7. NOW AND
FOREVER
v8-v16- A description of the depravity of
the ungodly dreamers
v17-v23- Counsel on how to keep from
stumbling

8. NOW AND
FOREVER
Jude is moved to end his
epistle with a “doxology”...
means “An expression of
praise to God”

9. NOW AND
FOREVER
Doxologies are common in the
Scriptures

10. “
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Now to him who is able to
strengthen you according to my
gospel and the preaching of Jesus
Christ, according to the revelation of
the mystery that was kept secret for
long ages
ROM 16:25

11. “
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but has now been disclosed and
through the prophetic writings has
been made known to all nations,
according to the command of the
eternal God, to bring about the
obedience of faith
ROM 16:26

12. “
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to the only wise God be glory
forevermore through Jesus Christ!
Amen.
ROM 16:27

13. NOW AND
FOREVER
The format of a doxology is usually in
two parts:
1. An address to the one being
praised, including reasons for the
praise being offered
2. The expression of praise itself.

14. NOW AND
FOREVER
In “Jude’s Closing Doxology” (24-25), we find this
epistle closing on a very high note, not in doubt
and fear
With a beautiful expression of faith and hope
To live with a strong assurance of faith and hope.

15. I.
THE PERSON TO
WHOM PRAISE
IS ASCRIBED

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Now to him who is able to keep you
from stumbling and to present you
blameless before the presence of
his glory with great joy,
JUDE 1:24

17. God is the
Most Powerful Being;
His very Name declares it
NOW AND FOREVER

18. “
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Now to him who is able to keep you
from stumbling and to present you
blameless before the presence of
his glory with great joy,
JUDE 1:24

19. Keep means able to guard you.
Stumbling does not refer to
occasional sin but to stumble
so as to fall away completely.
NOW AND FOREVER

20. “
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Therefore, brothers, be all the more
diligent to make your calling and
election sure, for if you practice
these qualities you will never fall.
2 PETER 1:10

21. Kept in Christ
God’s ability to keep us from
stumbling was implied at the
beginning of the epistle.
NOW AND FOREVER

22. “
“
Now to him who is able to keep you
from stumbling and to present you
blameless before the presence of
his glory with great joy,
JUDE 1:24

23. God’s Exceeding Joy for us in
His presence;
a. Faultless
b. Not having spot or wrinkle or
any such thing”
c. Holy and without blemish”
NOW AND FOREVER

24. “
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to the only God, our Savior, through
Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory,
majesty, dominion, and authority,
before all time and now and
forever. Amen.
JUDE 1:25

25. “
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Thus says the LORD, the King of
Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD
of hosts: "I am the first and I am the
last; besides me there is no god.
ISAIAH 44:6

26. “
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to the only God, our Savior, through
Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory,
majesty, dominion, and authority,
before all time and now and
forever. Amen.
JUDE 1:25

27. The God who is ABLE and WISE
to keep us from stumbling and
present us faultless is truly
our Savior!
NOW AND FOREVER

28. “
“
to the only God, our Savior, through
Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory,
majesty, dominion, and authority,
before all time and now and
forever. Amen.
JUDE 1:25

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According to the eternal purpose
which he accomplished in Christ
Jesus our Lord:
EPH 3:11

30. II.
THE PRAISE
ASCRIBED
TO GOD

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to the only God, our Savior, through
Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory,
majesty, dominion, and authority,
before all time and now and
forever. Amen.
JUDE 1:25

32. “GLORY AND MAJESTY”
Jesus is returning with the glory
and majesty of the KING OF
KINGS
NOW AND FOREVER

33. NOW AND FOREVER
“DOMINION AND POWER”
Php 2:9 Wherefore God also
hath highly exalted him, and
given him a name which is
above every name:

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That at the name of Jesus every
knee should bow, of things in
heaven, and things in earth, and
things under the earth;
PHP 2:10

35. “
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And that every tongue should
confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to
the glory of God the Father.
PHP 2:11

36. “BOTH NOW AND FOREVER
AMEN ”
We are all CALLED, LOVED &
KEPT both now and forever in
Christ Jesus our Lord
NOW AND FOREVER

37. JESUS is returning soon!
Are you excited to see Him?
NOW AND FOREVER

38. VID

39. Hachiko
Akita Dog
NOW AND FOREVER

42. Facts & Stories,
Questions
NOW AND FOREVER

43. 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:
2 Mercy, peace and love be yours in
abundance. 3 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
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44. BIBLE VERSE
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:
2 Mercy, peace and love be yours in
abundance.

45. “
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Scripture – Aleo 28
JUDE 1: 3-16