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North Buffalo Community Church, SBC
                                    Presents
                 the Sermon Series from the Book of Jude called,
                    Don’t Let Your Guard Down, Keep it Up!.
       Ever wondered what will happen to all those people who are wicked,
       godless, and downright dirty? You know the Hitler’s the Stalin’s, the
slave traders and pimps? What will be their final end? Will they get justice or will
                   the get away with everything they have done?
      When you read and dig into this little book called Jude, you will find
the answers you are looking for. The book is short with only one chapter made up
                     of only 25 verses and 649 words (NIV).
     God has a future plan for us all. The righteous will spend all of eternity
      with Him and all those who have trusted in Christ Jesus as Lord alone.
     The unrighteous, past present and future will spend all of eternity in hell
          separated from God, while suffering in torment and darkness.

                            The text for this sermon is
                                   Jude 1:11-16:
11
   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,12 These people 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. 13 They are wild
waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest
darkness has been reserved forever.
14
  Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: “See, the Lord is
coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones 15 to judge everyone, and
to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their
ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against
him.”16 These people are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil
desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.


                           This outline is presented by
                            Pastor William H. Smith
                                        of
                     North Buffalo Community Church, SBC
                               350 Kenmore Ave.
                           Buffalo, New York 14223
Don’t Let Your Guard Down, Keep it Up!                                 (Sermon # 3)

                               “Judgment Day is Coming!”
                                     Jude 1:11-16




                11.
                   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. Jude 1:11
                            1. Let the Word to Wise Be Sufficient
      What does this three-letter ____WOE___________ really mean? In this
context it means ___Aha__How Dreadful _______
_______________ (SLL) Stop, Look & Listen
             (See “Woe” Examples in O.T. Habakkuk and N. T. Matthew)
      The purpose of this literary device is to provide a concise and clear
Warning sign.
                                2. Let’s Learn from the Past
                    For the Bible to be Instructive We Must Know:
The Way of Cain shows us what happens when (Gen.4):
      Our worship is SELF-CENTERED
      Our Anger is OVERPOWERING
______________________________________________________
The Error of Balaam shows us what happens when:
      The high level of our GREED controls us.
      Our head is hard and we want it our WAY ALL THE TIME
______________________________________________________
                      12.
                        These people are blemishes at your love feasts,
                        eating with you without the slightest qualm—
                       shepherds who feed only themselves. Jude 1:12
3. Look at How Ineffective Life is without God
Blemishes at your….
      People so driven by selfish motivations they end up not
knowing how to SHARE with others.
Clouds without Rain…
       People so driven by selfish motivations they end up not living a
PRODUCTIVE life, and not bringing any VALUE to others at all.
Wild waves of the Sea… living a life of SHAME with
       only the prospects of a dark forever future of judgment.
       The future of godless people has been PREDICTED from the ancient of
days of old: Be sure God will judge the ungodly!
       ___________________________________________________________

                           Remember for this Week
                        Make sure you have trusted in the
                               Lord Jesus Christ

             Become an Intercessor (Someone who Prays for Others)
                            For Those that are lost

                     Be bold enough to share your faith with
                          Those who are not in Christ

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North Buffalo Community Church, SBC

  • 1. North Buffalo Community Church, SBC Presents the Sermon Series from the Book of Jude called, Don’t Let Your Guard Down, Keep it Up!. Ever wondered what will happen to all those people who are wicked, godless, and downright dirty? You know the Hitler’s the Stalin’s, the slave traders and pimps? What will be their final end? Will they get justice or will the get away with everything they have done? When you read and dig into this little book called Jude, you will find the answers you are looking for. The book is short with only one chapter made up of only 25 verses and 649 words (NIV). God has a future plan for us all. The righteous will spend all of eternity with Him and all those who have trusted in Christ Jesus as Lord alone. The unrighteous, past present and future will spend all of eternity in hell separated from God, while suffering in torment and darkness. The text for this sermon is Jude 1:11-16: 11 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,12 These people 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. 13 They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever. 14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: “See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones 15 to judge everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”16 These people are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage. This outline is presented by Pastor William H. Smith of North Buffalo Community Church, SBC 350 Kenmore Ave. Buffalo, New York 14223
  • 2. Don’t Let Your Guard Down, Keep it Up! (Sermon # 3) “Judgment Day is Coming!” Jude 1:11-16 11. 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. Jude 1:11 1. Let the Word to Wise Be Sufficient What does this three-letter ____WOE___________ really mean? In this context it means ___Aha__How Dreadful _______ _______________ (SLL) Stop, Look & Listen (See “Woe” Examples in O.T. Habakkuk and N. T. Matthew) The purpose of this literary device is to provide a concise and clear Warning sign. 2. Let’s Learn from the Past For the Bible to be Instructive We Must Know: The Way of Cain shows us what happens when (Gen.4): Our worship is SELF-CENTERED Our Anger is OVERPOWERING ______________________________________________________ The Error of Balaam shows us what happens when: The high level of our GREED controls us. Our head is hard and we want it our WAY ALL THE TIME ______________________________________________________ 12. These people are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm— shepherds who feed only themselves. Jude 1:12
  • 3. 3. Look at How Ineffective Life is without God Blemishes at your…. People so driven by selfish motivations they end up not knowing how to SHARE with others. Clouds without Rain… People so driven by selfish motivations they end up not living a PRODUCTIVE life, and not bringing any VALUE to others at all. Wild waves of the Sea… living a life of SHAME with only the prospects of a dark forever future of judgment. The future of godless people has been PREDICTED from the ancient of days of old: Be sure God will judge the ungodly! ___________________________________________________________ Remember for this Week Make sure you have trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ Become an Intercessor (Someone who Prays for Others) For Those that are lost Be bold enough to share your faith with Those who are not in Christ