Jude 17-23
Pastor Dan Turner
BIG IDEA: Through His people, God graciously ensures that His people will make it to the end.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible
The Doom of the Ungodly
Jude 14-16
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: The ungodly are headed for the most dire judgment.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; BDAG ed. by Frederick William Danker; Commentaries by Thomas Schreiner, Dick Lucas, and Matthew Harmon; The Doctrine of Hell: Apologetic Problems by JD Greear; Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Identifying False Teachers
Jude 8-13
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: Those who contend for the faith need to identify ungodly leaders.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; ESV Expository Commentary: Jude by Matthew Harmon; The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Peter, Jude by Thomas Schreiner
Contending, Angels, and Sexual Immorality
Jude 5-7
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: We need to remember that God will judge, and therefore we shouldn’t practice or approve of sexual immorality.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; ESV Expository Commentary: Jude by Matthew Harmon; The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Peter, Jude by Thomas Schreiner; Dictionary of Biblical Imagery ed. by Wilhoit, Ryken, and Longman; Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth by Thaddeus Williams; Is God Anti-Gay? by Sam Allberry; After Virtue by Alistair McIntyre
Contending When There's Creeping
Jude 4
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: We’re to contend against false teaching.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Commentaries by Dick Lucas, Thomas Schreiner, and Richard Baucham; Finding the Right Hills to Die On by Gavin Ortlund
Fight for the Faith
Jude 3
Pastor Dan Turner
BIG IDEA: Fight for the faith.
RESOURCES: 1 & 2 Peter & Jude by Paul Gardner, The Secular Creed by Rebecca McLaughlin, Preaching by Timothy Keller, This is our time by Trevin Wax, Popologetics by Ted Turnau
The Christian's Profile
Jude 1-2
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: In order to contend for the faith, we need to know who we are in Christ.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; World Biblical Commentary: Jude-2 Peter by Richard Bauckham; The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: James, 1 &2 Peter, 1-3 John, Jude ed. by Gerald Bray; Jude Commentary by Thomas Manton; A Special Benediction (Sermon) by Charles Spurgeon; Faithmapping by Daniel Montgomery and Mike Cosper
The Compassionate Cleansing of Christ
Mark 1:40-45
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: Christ's compassionate touch makes the unclean clean.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; BDAG ed. by William Danker; The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery ed. by Wilhoit, Longman, and Ryken; Commentaries by James Edwards, Danny Akin, and JC Ryle; Gentle & Lowly by Dane Ortlund; Rejoicing in Christ by Michael Reeves
The Priority of Private Prayer
Mark 1:35-39
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: Jesus is an example in prioritizing private prayer.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Dictionary of Biblical Imagery ed. Wilhoit, Longman, and Ryken; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel According to Mark by James Edwards; Expository Thoughts on Mark’s Gospel by JC Ryle; A Call to Prayer by JC Ryle; A Praying Life by Paul Miller; Spiritual Discipline for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney; Imperfect Pastor by Zack Eswine
A Day in the Life
Mark 1:21-34
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: Jesus is the King who is bringing God’s kingdom.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Zondervan’s Exegetical Commentary on the NT: Mark by Mark Strauss; The New International Greek Testament Commentary: Mark by RT France; Spiritual Warfare (sermon) by Timothy Keller; Crown of Thorns: Connecting the Kingdom and the Cross by Tim Chester