Today’s sermon title is Fighting in the Church! And it is not to tell us not to fight, but to fight! Wait, what?! Doesn’t Jesus, the Bible tell us to work at unity, to not fight? Well, I may have let you assume something about the word fight. When we hear that word, we think of anger and arguing, even pushing and punching. That’s not what Jude is talking about. Sorry, I may have left that impression. And it is not fighting against, but for. So now that we know what he is not saying, what is he saying? Well, let’s start by reading Jude.

Today’s sermon title is Fighting in the Church! And it is not to tell us not to fight, but to fight! Wait, what?! Doesn’t Jesus, the Bible tell us to work at unity, to not fight? Well, I may have let you assume something about the word fight. When we hear that word, we think of anger and arguing, even pushing and punching. That’s not what Jude is talking about. Sorry, I may have left that impression. And it is not fighting against, but for. So now that we know what he is not saying, what is he saying? Well, let’s start by reading Jude.

It is crazy out there! Dangerous out there! We might even say evil out there! We can’t ignore it. It’s not going away. It is just getting more crazy, more dangerous and more evil. And that’s why we need to fight . . . in here. Huh? Turn with me to the letter from Jude. Go to the end of the Bible and you’ll find Revelation. Jude is right before it. Today is our second of three messages dedicated to understanding and acting on this letter written 2000 years ago so clearly for today.

It is crazy out there! Dangerous out there! We might even say evil out there! We can’t ignore it. It’s not going away. It is just getting more crazy, more dangerous and more evil. And that’s why we need to fight . . . in here. Huh? Turn with me to the letter from Jude. Go to the end of the Bible and you’ll find Revelation. Jude is right before it. Today is our second of three messages dedicated to understanding and acting on this letter written 2000 years ago so clearly for today.

So, you ready to fight? Can the same Jesus, the same Bible that calls us to peace, call us to fight? Can a people of grace, love, forgiveness put on the gloves? Today we begin a 3-week series in the book of Jude. It’s one page. I like how Chuck Swindoll described this book of the Bible that resides next to Revelation. 'Jude is like a one-room chapel beside a massive cathedral, often lost in the shadow of its towering neighbor,' but not today.

So, you ready to fight? Can the same Jesus, the same Bible that calls us to peace, call us to fight? Can a people of grace, love, forgiveness put on the gloves? Today we begin a 3-week series in the book of Jude. It’s one page. I like how Chuck Swindoll described this book of the Bible that resides next to Revelation. 'Jude is like a one-room chapel beside a massive cathedral, often lost in the shadow of its towering neighbor,' but not today.

No matter what we are going through, as children of God, help is on the way. While we may be tested by the Lord, we need to have faith in the Lord. We will be sustained by Jesus Christ.

No matter what we are going through, as children of God, help is on the way. While we may be tested by the Lord, we need to have faith in the Lord. We will be sustained by Jesus Christ.

The title of my message today is Preparing for Profit. Not your normal profit, but the big one. We talked last week about coming into big money and how often the proves to be a disaster for people, and that is why the Bible warns about it. Or even the regular profit. You finally get that big raise. In America that means one year from now you will still have the same financial stress and debt. Only in America can more money mean more debt and stress. So we want be prepared for it, not just managing more money, but its impact on our lives. And here is how: be a giver. Pursue blessing, enrichment, by giving, not receiving.

The title of my message today is Preparing for Profit. Not your normal profit, but the big one. We talked last week about coming into big money and how often the proves to be a disaster for people, and that is why the Bible warns about it. Or even the regular profit. You finally get that big raise. In America that means one year from now you will still have the same financial stress and debt. Only in America can more money mean more debt and stress. So we want be prepared for it, not just managing more money, but its impact on our lives. And here is how: be a giver. Pursue blessing, enrichment, by giving, not receiving.