Jude writes a letter urging Christians to defend their faith against false teachings that had secretly spread. He reminds them that they are called by God, loved by God, and kept by God. Christians must remain rooted in scripture, grow closer to Christ, and spread God's love and truth to the world. Jude emphasizes living humbly and being servants as examples of defending one's faith.

3. 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 the saints.
JUDE 1:1-4 , (NIV)

4. 4 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.
JUDE 1:1-4 , (NIV)

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6. Jude is a letter of exhortation and direct
attack against to those who oppose Christian
faith.
This letter is written by Jude a call to be
contend with the gospel.
Sweetest introduction of all the books in the
Bible and a powerful closing prayer as well.

7. In verse 1a…
The original name was Judas and because of
negative connotations they make it Judah
which means praise, Then makes it Jude so
that there is no negative connotations.
Jude carefully, respectfully and humbly
introduced himself as SERVANT of Jesus
Christ. He could introduce himself as half
brother of Jesus but he did not.

8. Slaves
– in Greek means somebody who is
willingly submitted to their masters. As if
you are saying, here I am your servant, use
me as you see fit.

9. 2 But when the Jewish Festival of
Tabernacles was near, 3 Jesus’
brothers said to him, “Leave Galilee and
go to Judea, so that your disciples there
may see the works you do. 4 No one who
wants to become a public figure acts in
secret. Since you are doing these things,
show yourself to the world.” 5 For even
his own brothers did not believe in him.
John 7:2-5 (NIV)

10. 13 When they arrived, they went
upstairs to the room where they were
staying. Those present were Peter,
John, James and Andrew; Philip and
Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew;
James son of Alphaeus and Simon the
Zealot, and Judas son of James.
14 They all joined together constantly in
prayer, along with the women and Mary
themotherofJesus,andwithhisbrothers.
Acts 1:13-14 (NIV)

11. What happens from John 7 to Acts 12?
Resurrection
Are we bondservants of Jesus?

12. Romans 6:16 -23 (NIV)
16 Do you not know that if you
present yourselves to anyone as
obedient slaves, you are slaves
of the one whom you obey,
either of sin, which leads to
death, or of obedience, which
leads to righteousness?

13. Romans 6:16 -23 (NIV)
17 But thanks be to God, that
you who were once slaves of sin
have become obedient from the
heart to the standard of teaching
towhich you were committed,
18 You have been set free from
sin and have become slaves to
righteousness.

14. Romans 6:16 -23 (NIV)
19 I put this in human terms because
you are weak in your natural
selves. Just as you used to offer
the parts of your body in slavery
to impurity and to ever-
increasing wickedness, so now
offer them in slavery to righteousness
leading to holiness.

15. Romans 6:16 -23 (NIV)
20 When you were slaves to
sin, you were free from the
control of righteousness.
21 What benefit did you reap at
that time from the things you are
now ashamed of ? Those things
result in death!

16. Romans 6:16 -23 (NIV)
22 But now that you have been
set free from sin and have
become slaves to God, the
benefit you reap leads to holiness,
and the result is eternal life.
23 For the wages of sin is death, but
the gift of God is eternal
life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

17. Formerly we were slaves of sin
but now when we receive Jesus
as our Savior and Lord we become
His servants and we
must be slaves to Him or
slaves of righteousness.

18. In verse 22…
Jesus makes us
servants of Righteousness.
We must be like Jesus, that is our
goal.

19. Jude loves triad he loves the 3 words
connected to its other,
3 is a number of completion.
Jude 1:1b…
“To those who have been called, who are
loved by God the Father and kept by Jesus
Christ.”

20. CALLED

21. 2 Timothy 1:9-12 (NIV)
9 who has saved us and
called us to a holy life—not
because of anything we have
done but because of his own
purpose and grace. This grace
was given us in Christ Jesus
before the beginning of time,

22. 10 but it has now been revealed
through the appearing of our Savior,
Christ Jesus, who has destroyed
death and has brought life and
immortality tolight through the gospel.
11And of this gospel I was appointed a
herald and an apostle and a teacher.
2 Timothy 1:9-12 (NIV)

23. 12 That is why I am suffering as I
am. Yet I am not ashamed,
because I know whom I have
believed, and am convinced that
he is able to guard what I have
entrusted to him for that day.
2 Timothy 1:9-12 (NIV)

24. 1 Peter 2:9 (NIV)
9 But you are a chosen
people, a royal priesthood, a
holy nation, a people
belonging to God, that you
may declare the praises of him
who called you out of darkness
into his wonderful light.

25. LOVED

26. KEPT

27. He CALLED you because He
LOVES you and because He loves
He KEEPS you.
If you are a Christian you are
called, loved and kept by God.

28. 28 And we know that in all things God
works for the good of those who love
him, who have been called according
to his purpose. 29 For those God
foreknew he also predestined to be
conformed to the image of his
Son, that he might be the firstborn
among many brothers and sisters.
Romans 8:28-39(NIV)

29. 30 And those he predestined, he
also called; those he called, he
also justified; those he justified,
he also glorified.
31 What, then, shall we say in
response to these things? If
God is for us, who can be
against us?
Romans 8:28-39(NIV)

30. 32 He who did not spare his
own Son, but gave him up for
us all—how will he not also,
along with him, graciously give
us all things?
33 Who will bring any
charge against those whom
God has chosen? It is God
who justifies.
Romans 8:28-39(NIV)

31. 34 Who then is the one who
condemns? No one. Christ
Jesus who died—more than that,
who was raised to life—is at the
right hand of God and is also
interceding for us.
Romans 8:28-39(NIV)

32. 35 Who shall separate us from
the love of Christ? Shall trouble
or hardship or persecution or
famine or nakedness or danger
or sword?
Romans 8:28-39(NIV)

33. 36 As it is written:
“For your sake we face death all
day long; we are considered as
sheep to be slaughtered.”
37 No, in all these things we are
more than conquerors through
him who loved us.
Romans 8:28-39(NIV)

34. 38 For I am convinced that
neither death nor life, neither
angels nor demons, neither the
present nor the future, nor any
powers, 39 neither height nor
depth, nor anything else in all
creation, will be able to separate
us from the love of God that is in
Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:28-39(NIV)

35. Nothing could separate us
from the love of God.

36. Christians are loved by God
according to Jude.

37. Jesus never leaves us.
It is us who leave Jesus.

38. When things get rough always
remember you are CALLED,
LOVED and KEPT by God.

39. Another triadis Mercy,PeaceandLove.
Ifyouarecalled,lovedandkeptthen
youhavemercy,loveandpeacein
abundance.
Ifyouarecalled,lovedandkeptJudeis
expectingyoutomultiplymercy,loveand
peace.
In Jude 1:2…

40. IfyouareChristianswehaveonething
incommonandthatiswe have Jesus
Christ as our Lord and Savior.
Judeseesimmediatedanger,heseesthe
urgencyofremindingthem.
In Jude 1:3-4…

41. Judewantsthepeoplearoundhimto
contendwiththeirfaith.
Wehaveagreatfaith,agreatSavior,
that’swhywehavetocontendwithour
faith.
In Jude 1:3-4…

42. Jude says things that you are doing
are contrary to what God wants us
to do that’s why I must speak. It is
my duty to speak the truth.
False teachings are rising up and
we must speak the truth. We
must defend our faith.

43. How can we defend our faith?
…by Knowing the TRUTH

44. InordertodefendourFAITH,wemust…
Study our bible.

45. InordertodefendourFAITH,wemust…
Meditate the Word of God.

46. InordertodefendourFAITH,wemust…
Grow personally with Christ.

47. Our personal relationship with Jesus is
essential. We must remain united on
the essentials, the basics of our
faith found in the Bible.

48. Jude’s letter is about false teaching that is in
the church and not from the outside. Jude
reminded the people of God’s judgment to
those who left their faith.
We must berootedintheWordofGod.
We must know the Word Of God. We
must know what God wants us to do.
True blessings is not about money, it is
about living in the presence and power of
God.

49. WhatarewegoingtodoasbeingCalled,
Loved and Kept by God?
You must be the servant.

50. WhatarewegoingtodoasbeingCalled,
Loved and Kept by God?
You must be humble.

51. WhatarewegoingtodoasbeingCalled,
Loved and Kept by God?
You need to be reminded
of the Gospel.

52. WhatarewegoingtodoasbeingCalled,
Loved and Kept by God?
Love should be our motivation.

53. Sin brings death,
sin destroys people,
destroys relationships.

54. Jude loves the people
and he loves Jesus.

55. Our job as a church is to be the
light to those who are in
darkness,
a light to the world.
Speak the truth and live in
the truth.

56. Colossians 3:17 (NIV)
17 And whatever you
do, whether in word or
deed, do it all in the name
of the Lord Jesus, giving
thanks to God the Father
through him.

57. Matthew 25:40 (NIV)
40 "The King will reply, 'I
tell you the truth,
whatever you did for one
of the least of these
brothers of mine, you did
for me.'