James begins our new series, Contending for the Faith, with a sermon on Jude 1-4.

Sermon Discussion Questions:
1) Jude, brother to the famous James (Galatians 2:7-10; James 1:1), and half-brother to the even more well-known Jesus, writes to a church troubled by “certain people who have crept in unnoticed…[and] pervert the grace of our God into sensuality…” (v.4). They also make arrogant claims about authority to manipulate and exercise power over others for their own benefit (see v.6, 8-11, 16). In what ways are our churches at present troubled by these sorts of influencers and leaders? How does this distort the gospel?
2) Read the whole letter of Jude out loud together (it's only 25 verses). In light of the bookends (1:3-4, 20-23), what do you think “contend for the faith” looks like? What ought it NOT look like?
3) Earlier we asked how the gospel is being distorted by influencers and leaders who twist grace into license, and “spiritual authority" into self-promotion. How are we ourselves liable to the same errors?

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