<p class="s27"><span class="s12"><span class="bumpedFont20">TITLE:  </span></span><span class="s12"><span class="bumpedFont20">CONTEND </span></span><span class="s12"><span class="bumpedFont20">(</span></span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">STAND OVER AND FIGHT</span></span><span class="s12"><span class="bumpedFont20">) </span></span><span class="s12"><span class="bumpedFont20">FOR THE FAITH</span></span></p>
<p class="s10"><span class="s12"><span class="bumpedFont20">TEXT: </span></span><span class="s12"><span class="bumpedFont20">JUDE 1:1-4</span></span></p>
<p class="s10"><span class="s12"><span class="bumpedFont20">INTRODUCTION</span></span></p>

<div class="s30"><span class="s29">A. </span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">Some things are worth fighting for…</span></span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s31"><span class="s29">B. </span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">Who is Jude?  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s32"><span class="s29">1. </span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">Bondservant of Jesus Christ</span></span></div>
<div class="s33"><span class="s29">2. </span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">Brother of James</span></span></div>
<div class="s31"><span class="s29">C. </span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">Who is James?</span></span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s32"><span class="s29">1. </span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">Bondservant of God</span></span></div>
<div class="s32"><span class="s29">2. </span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">Bondservant of Jesus Christ</span></span></div>
<div class="s32"><span class="s29">3. </span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">Also, </span></span><span class="s12"><span class="bumpedFont20">Galatians 1:19,</span></span><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span><span class="s25"><span class="bumpedFont20">19 </span></span><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">But I saw none of the other apostles except </span></span></div>
<p class="s34"><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">James, the Lord’s brother.</span></span></p>

<div class="s31"><span class="s29">D. </span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">Jude and James, “Our brother died for this” </span></span><span class="s12"><span class="bumpedFont20">Matthew 13:55, 56</span></span><span class="s12"><span class="bumpedFont20">,</span></span><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span><span class="s25"><span class="bumpedFont20">55</span></span><span class="s25"><span class="bumpedFont20"> </span></span><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, </span></span><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">Joses</span></span><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">, </span></span></div>
<p class="s35"><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">Simon, and Judas?</span></span></p>

<div class="s31"><span class="s29">E. </span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">Pilgrim Rest, “Our brother died for this”  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s32"><span class="s36">1. </span><span class="s12"><span class="bumpedFont20">Hebrews 2:11 (NLT)</span></span><span class="s12"><span class="bumpedFont20">,</span></span><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span><span class="s25"><span class="bumpedFont20">11</span></span><span class="s25"><span class="bumpedFont20"> </span></span><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">So now Jesus and the ones he makes holy have the same Father. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters</span></span></div>
<div class="s32"><span class="s36">2. </span><span class="s12"><span class="bumpedFont20">Romans 8:29 (NLT)</span></span><span class="s12"><span class="bumpedFont20">,</span></span><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span><span class="s25"><span class="bumpedFont20">29</span></span><span class="s25"><span class="bumpedFont20"> </span></span><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.</span></span></div>
<div class="s32"><span class="s36">3. </span><span class="s12"><span class="bumpedFont20">Mark 3:34, 35 (NLT)</span></span><span class="s12"><span class="bumpedFont20">,</span></span><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span><span class="s25"><span class="bumpedFont20">33</span></span><span class="s25"><span class="bumpedFont20"> </span></span><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">Jesus replied, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” </span></span><span class="s25"><span class="bumpedFont20">34 </span></span><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">Then he looked at those around him and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers. </span></span><span class="s25"><span class="bumpedFont20">35 </span></span><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">Anyone who does God’s will is my brother </span></span></div>
<p class="s34"><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">and</span></span><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20"> sister and mother.”</span></span></p>
<p class="s10"><span class="s12"><span class="bumpedFont20">CONTEND (</span></span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">STAND OVER AND FIGHT</span></span><span class="s12"><span class="bumpedFont20">) FOR THE FAITH?</span></span></p>

<div class="s31"><span class="s36">A. </span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">Jude planned to write a letter regarding the shared doctrines of their Christian </span></span></div>
<p class="s35"><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">beliefs</span></span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</p>

<div class="s31"><span class="s36">B. </span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">However, Jude found it necessary (felt compelled) to write regarding their need to contend (defend) for the faith</span></span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s32"><span class="s29">1. </span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">Contend = Used in athletic competitions</span></span></div>
<div class="s32"><span class="s29">2. </span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">Contend = A determined struggle to defeat the opposition</span></span></div>
<div class="s33"><span class="s29">3. </span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">Faith = The doctrines of Christianity</span></span></div>
<div class="s30"><span class="s29">4. </span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">Entrusted</span></span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20"> to us by God for safe keeping</span></span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s30"><span class="s29">5. </span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">Once for all (no other faith will be given) </span></span>​</div>
<p class="s10"><span class="s12"><span class="bumpedFont20">WHY </span></span><span class="s12"><span class="bumpedFont20">CONTEND (</span></span><span class="s28"><span class="bumpedFont20">STAND OVER AND FIGHT</span></span><span class="s12"><span class="bumpedFont20">) FOR THE FAITH?</span></span></p>

<div class="s31"><span class="s29">A. </span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">Certain people crept in unnoticed </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s32"><span class="s29">1. </span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">Crept in = </span></span><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">pareisdy</span></span><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">(n)ō</span></span> <span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">= </span></span><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">duno</span></span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20"> (enter) / </span></span><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">eis</span></span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20"> (into) / </span></span><span class="s24"><span class="bumpedFont20">para</span></span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20"> (beside)</span></span></div>
<div class="s33"><span class="s29">2. </span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">False teaching / Compromise teaching slips in alongside genuine teaching</span></span></div>
<div class="s31"><span class="s29">B. </span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">Ungodly people </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s32"><span class="s29">1. </span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">Teaching that God’s grace gives us a license to live immoral lives</span></span></div>
<div class="s33"><span class="s29">2. </span><span class="s23"><span class="bumpedFont20">Denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ</span></span></div>