Jude 3, You Must be Committed to the Fight
Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Jude: Fighting for the Truth
Text: Jude 3
Theme: You Must be Committed to the Fight
One: Because I am loved by God, I should risk being hated by the world.
Two: Because I have been saved, I should be motivated by gospel joy.
Three: Because I am a steward of God's truth, I should defend and promote it.
- Contend = to agonize for
- The faith = the collection of doctrine that reveals God and His salvation in Jesus the Son.
Four: Because I am tempted by ease, I should be stirred by the challenge to fight.
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Jude 1-2, Your Standing in Christ is the Basis for Your Fighting for Truth
Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Jude: Fighting for the Truth
Text: Jude 1-2
Theme: Your Standing in Christ is the Basis for Your Fighting for Truth
One: What description of a fighter is given?
- Understands the submission to Christ's Lordship
- Understands the advance of Christ's church
- Understands the wonder of God's salvation
Two: What seems missing from the definition of a fighter?
- Fiery boldness, skilled speaking, superior intellect, engaging personality
- Your call to fight flows from your standing in Christ, not your skill set
Three: Why are mercy, peace, and love multiplied to a fighter?
- To know how good God is
- To show how good God is
Conclusion:
- Stop making excuses for your fear.
- Celebrate what God has done for you.
- Believe that mercy, peace, and love empower you and your message.
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Keep Growing
Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: 2 Peter
Text: 2 Peter 3:14-18
Theme: Keep Growing
One: Work at holiness.
Two: Rehearse the gospel.
Three: Study the Bible.
Four: Look to Jesus...for...
- Sustaining grace
- Transformational knowledge
- Benevolent Lordship
- Eternal rescue
- Fulfilled promises
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Your Beliefs About "THEN" Should Affect Your Behavior "NOW"
Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: 2 Peter
Text: 2 Peter 3:11-13
Theme: Your Beliefs About "THEN" Should Affect Your Behavior "NOW".
One: I should live like I belong to God.
Two: I should live to reflect the character of Christ.
Three: I should trust God to avenge sin.
Four: I should contribute to God's kingdom victory.
Five: I should believe that restoration will be better than I can imagine.
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For a Confident Faith, You Must Understand God's Relationship to Time
Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: 2 Peter
Text: 2 Peter 3:8-10
Theme: For a Confident Faith, You Must Understand God's Relationship to Time
One: God has a different Perspective of time.
- Verse 8 is not a literal Equation.
- God does not Experience time as we do.
Two: God has a merciful Purpose for time.
- What v.9 can NOT mean: a god who is disappointed or Unsuccessful
- What is helpful to know: God's _ can be expressed in various ways. God's compassion for All does not contradict God's electing of Some.
- What is the contrast in our text?
Patient toward Us.
Three: God will keep His Promise in time.
- The imminence of His coming should produce Urgency in evangelism.
- The justice of His coming should produce Comfort in opposition.
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Know the Truth, Because the World Will Oppose It
Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: 2 Peter
Text: 2 Peter 3:1-7
Theme: Know the Truth, Because the World Will Oppose It
One: Continue to study the Bible...
Two: ...knowing that...
Three: ...unbelievers will attack your beliefs...
- With their words.
- With their lifesyles.
Four: ...and...unbelievers will reject God's revelation.
- They will reject the truth that God created.
- They will reject the truth that God judged.
- They will reject the truth that God will judge.
Applications
- The truth will anchor you.
- The truth is always the answer.
- The truth is powerful to change lives.
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Rejecting God's Truth Leads to Ruin.
Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: 2 Peter
Text: 2 Peter 2:10-22
Theme: Rejecting God's Truth Leads to Ruin.
One: ...stubborn arrogance.
Two: ...pervasive sensuality.
Three: ...financial greed.
Four: ...deceptive teaching.
- It lacks substance.
- It preys on the weak.
- It distorts freedom.
Five: ...self-destruction.
Six: ...eternal destruction.
- A weightier punishment.
- A diminished hope.
Conclusion: Embrace God's truth.
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We Must Anticipate Resurrection Power
Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Resurrection Sunday
Text: Various Passages
Theme: We Must Anticipate Resurrection Power
One: Why should we anticipate resurrection power?
- Jesus said he could exercise resurrection power, and he did.
- Jesus said he would experience resurrection power, and he did.
- Jesus said we should expect resurrection power, so me must.
Two: What should we anticipate resurrection power to do?
- To redeem from unbelief.
- To restore from failure.
- To relieve from doubt.
- To ready for mission.
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God Knows How to Preserve His People and to Punish His Enemies
Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: 2 Peter
Text: 2 Peter 2:4-10
Theme: God Knows How to Preserve His People and to Punish His Enemies
One: God knows how...
- Knowing implies ability.
- Knowing implies purpose.
Two: ...to preserve His people...
- ...in the midst of evil.
- ...by the truth.
- ...to the end.
Three: ...and to punish His enemies.
Conclusions:
- Seek to know God more fully.
- Hate sin and love Christ.
- Don't envy the wicked.
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You Must Recognize and Reject False Teachers
Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: 2 Peter
Text: 2 Peter 2:1-3
Theme: You Must Recognize and Reject False Teachers
One: How to Recognize False Teachers:
- They contaminate truth.
- They undermine Lordship.
- They minimize sensuality.
- They promote self.
Two: Why Reject False Teachers:
- They slander the gospel.
- They face certain ruin.
Conclusion:
- Know the truth.
- Stand for truth.
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Give Your Attention to the Bible
Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: 2 Peter
Text: 2 Peter 1:16-21
Theme: Give Your Attention to the Bible
One: The Bible is true.
Two: The Bible is God's voice.
- God, through a prophetic voice
- God, through an audible voice
- God, through an apostolic voice
Three: The Bible is light for the darkness
Four: The Bible is hope for the hardships.
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Be a "Reminder" of What it Means to Imitate Christ.
Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: 2 Peter
Text: 2 Peter 1:12-15
Theme: Be a "Reminder" of What it Means to Imitate Christ.
One: The Essence of Reminders
Two: The Reason for Reminders
Three: The Consistency of Reminders
Four: The Content of Reminders
Five: The Intensity of Reminders
Six: The Urgency of Reminders
Seven: The Legacy of Reminders
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Because Christ Has Given Us Everything We Need for Godly Living, We Must Pursue Godly Living.
Speaker: Adam Godhsall
Series: 2 Peter
Text: 2 Peter 1:5-11
Theme: Because Christ Has Given Us Everything We Need for Godly Living, We Must Pursue Godly Living.
One: The Pursuit Itself
- Diligent effort: commanded and enabled
- In sanctification, we cooperate by God's grace with his purpose to conform us to the character of Jesus.
Two: The Pursuit of Godly Living
- A constant pursuit of...
- Faith → virtue → knowledge → self-control → steadfastness → godliness → brotherly affection → love
Three: The Benefits of Pursuing Godly Living
- The accomplishment of God's purpose
- The acknowledgement of saving grace
- The assurance of full sanctification
- The anticipation of eternal acceptance
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In Christ, We Have All We Need to Live the Christian Life
Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: 2 Peter
Text: 2 Peter 1:3-4
Theme: In Christ, We Have All We Need to Live the Christian Life
One: God gives everything necessary for life and godliness...
- Salvation - repentance and faith for a rescue from sin and to _
- Sanctification - God's continued work of transforming us to the character of Jesus
Two: ...through the knowledge of Christ...
Three: ...as known through the promises...
Four: ...so that we can be holy in sinful world.
Conclusion
- Believe that you lack nothing.
- Pursue knowing Christ.
- Rehearse the promises.
- Choose to do right.
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Deuteronomy and Joshua
Speaker: Adam Godshall, Randy Maglinger
Series: Beginning with Moses: Bible Overview
Text: Deuteronomy, Joshua
Theme: Deuteronomy and Joshua
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We must treasure God's gift of knowing Christ.
Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: 2 Peter
Text: 2 Peter 1:1-2
Theme: We must treasure God's gift of knowing Christ.
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You should know the story of the Bible Part 4
Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Beginning with Moses: Bible Overview
Text: Luke 24:27
Theme: You should know the story of the Bible Part 4
One: The Gospels: the introduction of the person and work of Jesus Christ
Two: Acts: the proclamation of the person and work of Jesus Christ
Three: The Epistles: The explanation of the person and work of Jesus Christ
Four: Revelation: the consummation of the person and work of Jesus Christ
Conclusion
- The OT is the anticipation of Christ.
- The NT is the manifestation of Christ.
- The Bible is the story of God's purpose in Christ.
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You Should Know the Story of the Bible: Part 3
Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Beginning with Moses: Bible Overview
Text: Luke 24:27
Theme: You Should Know the Story of the Bible: Part 3
One: The Content
- Preaching
- Prediction
Two: The Issue = Loyalty
- To God
- To the covenant
Three: The Function = to prepare us for a perfect prophet with a perfect message.
Conclusion
- Overall, the Old Testament is anticipation.
- The Old Testament is the anticipation of the person and work of Jesus Christ.
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Secret Revelation
Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Secret Things
Text: Various Passages
Theme: Secret Revelation
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You should know the story of the Bible: part 2
Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Beginning with Moses: Bible Overview 2 of 4
Text: Luke 24:27 And beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
Theme: You should know the story of the Bible: part 2
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