Jude provides three examples with those who took what God offered without God. All three examples experienced severe consequences. Some would say they got what they deserved. But what if those consequences could have been avoided? What is the alternative to individualism?

Jude is writing to a group of people who took what God offered—grace—without God. This filter was called Gnosticism, which encouraged people to do whatever they wanted with their body because it didn’t affect the soul. Why is understanding grace so important?

Although Jude doesn’t address it because something else came up, he really wanted to write about salvation. Like Jude, we live in a world and culture that says there are many ways to get God to notice us and reserve us a spot for eternal safety. So why is getting salvation right so important?

Jude understands who he is and explains who he is. Do you know who you are? Are you who you want to be? Until we understand our identity, we may struggle with understanding how compassion, love, and peace should look like.

Imagine if we as a church get these two things right and the impact that we have on our community. In order to love and serve strangers, we need to get it right with family. We should have plenty of practice with those we love. If we can’t get it right in the home, we will not get it right with strangers.

There are actually two things we can do to serve our community. The way we describe serving our community at South Ridge is by the tagline—Lovin’ the Burg. This has become more than tagline but a way of life for those who call South Ridge home. If we can get these two things right then this community might be willing to view the church favorably and most importantly receive God’s invitation to change their life.

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It is impossible to be honest/genuine in relationships when you’re imaginary. The imaginary you doesn’t have time for a group but the real you is craving to be known.

This has just been an observation but those who are less and less in community are the ones seem to experience more and more chaos in their life. We’ll discover that the following Jesus is more like a cluster of grapes than a bag of golf balls.

Jesus was a friend of sinners. And those who were unlike him genuinely loved being around him. In Jesus they both saw and experienced the heart of his Father. As the church, it is our joy and duty to continue his example, reflecting the Father’s heart and inspiring others to follow Jesus.