Jesus steps onto the main stage to proclaim the Gospel of God. As His Galilean ministry begins, it starts with the arrest of John the Baptist. This will begin the timestamp for the Gospel of God to go forth. And the means by which this message would go forth would include the recruiting of disciples, for whom following Christ will come with a cost.

Jesus arrives on the scene to be baptized by John the Baptist. John witnesses the Father confirming and approving the Son. After Jesus' inauguration as the Son of God, He will be thrust into the wilderness to be tempted by Satan and will overcome.

John the Baptist begins his ministry as the forerunner of the Messiah. His mission is simple: to prepare the hearts of the people to receive their King.This obscure man with this compelling message will eventually lead to wide-spread, national attention.

Mark introduces his audience to what he deems is the origin point for the good news of Messiah and His Kingdom – it starts with Jesus Christ. Mark will make His point by using several Old Testament text to support the reality that John the Baptist is the forerunner for the promised Messiah.

In this study, Jude expresses a word of endurance for the belivers in Christ. Jude will encourage the saints to presevere in the midst of the uprise of false teachers and to preserve the teachings of the apostle by abiding in Christ. Ultimately, we will see that it is God that will keep us in His love and prevent us from stumbling.

In this study Jude pronounces woe upon the false teacher. Jude uses Old Testament examples and natural examples to express the deeds of these men and their ending result. We will see that there is a distinct separation between believers and unbelievers.

In this study, Jude points to the fact that, if we are not diligent in our studies of the scriptures and stand firmly on what we believe, the greatest threat to the church comes from within the church; Beware of wolves in sheep's clothing.

In this study we will see that no belief, and a rejection of God's power and authority, results in destructive behavior which leads to eternal punishment. At the end of the day, fruit never lies.

In our opening study of Jude, Jude reminds the believers in Jesus Christ that they are beloved by the Father, called by the Spirit, and kept for Jesus Christ. This introduction of love sets the tone for Jude's adamant plea for believers in Christ to contend well for the faith.

The true children of God acknowledge Jesus as the only way to eternal life, and they obey His commandments by loving God with all their heart, soul and mind and loving others as themselves; those who do not profess and demonstrate these truths do not have the Holy Spirit in them or the gift of eternal life. A verse-by-verse study of 1 John Chapter 5, by Annette Armstrong