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  • Jay McPhearson avatar

    Contend For The Faith

    Contributed by Jay Mcphearson on Oct 14, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,836 views

    People who follow Christ must embrace truth

    Jude 1:17-23 ¡§Contend for the faith¡¨ ¡§People who follow Christ must embrace truth.¡¨ Sunday Morning Sermon ¡V After receiving a nasty letter a preacher sent it back to the church member with this note attached: "The enclosed letter came to me a few days ago. I am sending it to you because I ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Contending For The Faith

    Contributed by Greg Nance on May 29, 2010
    based on 13 ratings
     | 13,017 views

    The once for all delivered faith must be kept and contended for if the church is to remain pure and pleasing to God. Jude shows the way.

    Jude – Defending the Faith What would you agonize over? What would you fight for with all the resources at your disposal? Today’s study is about doing just that. This little letter of Jude falls in order as the next to last book in our New Testaments. It has a singular focus although it ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Contend For The Faith PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 2, 2023
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    Encourage believers to actively fight for their faith, discerning between right and almost right, and understand the importance of defending their faith.

    Good morning, brothers and sisters. I can't tell you how glad I am to see you all here today. We gather as a family, under the loving gaze of our Heavenly Father, to wrestle with a passage that holds a deep and challenging call for each one of us. Today, we're going to dive into Jude 1:3. Jude ...read more

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    Contending For The Faith

    Contributed by John Gaston on Sep 24, 2012
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     | 6,279 views

    We should not accept any form of Christianity except that which contains the original power and life experienced by the New Testament Church. We are exhorted to "contend for that faith" until we achieve it. The genuine article will have the same results a

    CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH Jude 1-3 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: THE PROS & CONS OF IMITATING 1. A new missionary recruit went to Venezuela for the first time. He was struggling with the language and didn't understand a whole lot. He attended the church he hoped to serve in, but arrived late and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Contending With Evil Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 13, 2019
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    Just because we are chosen by God, baptized into Christ, does not mean that we are infallibly going to attain God’s promises. We are always tempted, as Christ was, to follow the allurements of the world, flesh and devil.

    Saint Anthony of the Desert 2019 Saint Anthony–the less famous one we call “Anthony of the Desert”–died 1653 years ago today. Since he is also called “Anthony the Great” and “Anthony of Egypt” and several other honorifics, we might want to know more about him, and what he can teach us today. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Doug Fannon avatar

    Contend For The Faith Series

    Contributed by Doug Fannon on Feb 6, 2018
     | 10,869 views

    Jude sounds a warning that False teachers, false teaching, heresies, are invading the church. that warning is a relevant now as it has ever been.

    And as we start, let me ask a couple of questions…questions about sleeping? Who in here feels like you need more sleep? Who has ever fallen asleep while trying to watch a movie? or watching a football game? Who in here has ever fallen asleep in church?...(no hands, I really don’t want to know!) ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Contend For " The Faith "

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Jul 1, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
     | 7,973 views

    WE AS CHRISTIANS MUST UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE NOT ONLY CALLED TO CHRISTIANITY BUT TO CONTEND FOR IT AS WELL. WE MUST NEVER BE SILENT BUT SURE AND WILLING.

    CONTEND FOR THE “THE FAITH” Rev. Scott Epperson 4/29/07 (Jud 1:1) Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called. (Jud 1:2) Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied. (Jud 1:3) Beloved, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Contending For The Faith Series

    Contributed by Steven Buhr on Nov 12, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,100 views

    We ought to conduct ourselves like being a Christian actually makes a difference in our lives…whatever happens.

    August 23, 2009 - Contending for the Faith Philippians 1:27-30 ‘Whatever happens…’ How many times have you heard that phrase before? In what kind of circumstance was it? When you’re walking across a narrow bridge or ledge, what do people say? ‘Whatever happens…don’t look down.’ A movie perhaps; ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Perry Greene avatar

    The Great Contender

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 24, 2013
     | 2,878 views

    Contending for the faith is not winning arguments. It is much harder. It involves difficult things like prayer and displays of mercy.

    1. Swedish Military The Swedish military has cut back from around-the-clock-operations to a 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. schedule, Monday through Friday only. Sound crazy? It's true. Some people want to be Christians on Sunday (or Sunday morning only) and then just like all other people the rest of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Contend Series

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Jan 3, 2020
     | 4,844 views

    Jude the younger brother of James calls believers to contend against calculating enemies in prayerful “narrow door” faith. We contend with the purpose of evangelism and repentance even if it means personal sacrifice and suffering.

    Message Jude 1-4 How To Contend Jude is a one chapter book with 25 verses. It doesn’t take long to read so let’s do that now. Read Jude In Greek the name is pronounced “Judas” – in the Bible there are a number of different of people who have the name Judas. But the only Judas we know whose ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Contending For The Faith

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on May 2, 2005
    based on 64 ratings
     | 24,855 views

    Jude in writing to believers expresses a deep concern that the precious faith that has saved and keeps them is repeatedly being threatened both from without and within the church. He further states that it is every believers responsibility and duty to con

    CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH JUDE 1:1-4 Introduction: Jude in writing to believers expresses a deep concern that the precious faith that has saved and keeps them is repeatedly being threatened both from without and within the church. He further states that it is every believers responsibility and duty ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen Belokur avatar

    Contending For The Faith

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Dec 31, 2019
     | 3,457 views

    "The faith once for all entrusted to the saints" is under attack inside and outside of the church. We are called to contend for that faith. What reward is in store for those who do so?

    Contending For The Faith Please stand as we read our newest memory Scripture together … Jude 1:24-25 “To Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy – “To the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Paul Robinson avatar

    Contend For The Faith

    Contributed by Paul Robinson on Sep 16, 2022
     | 2,114 views

    When you hear the word “contend,” what comes to mind? An ugly fight? A heated argument? These are negative connotations, but contending can also be a very good thing, and that’s exactly what we see in the book of Jude.

    According to verse 3, Jude’s purpose for writing this letter was to encourage these Christians to contend for the faith. But what does that mean? Why should we contend, is it really necessary? And how do we do that? ANALYSIS OF VERSE 3 Diligence (Gr. spoude)—to interest one’s self most earnestly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    Contending For The Faith

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Apr 23, 2014
    based on 16 ratings
     | 32,703 views

    In this sermon we find out what it means to be a contender for the faith that empowered the early church and will empower us today to do the same things

    Jude 1:3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints 1 Co 2:1-5 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Pretenders Or Contenders

    Contributed by Richard White on Jan 3, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 5,875 views

    Many have come to us under disguise of christians, Jude helps to see them for who they are

    Pretenders or Contenders The Judgments Jude 1:1-24 Illustration: The events of the last weeks have left their mark on history. Even from within we have seen the treachery. Those who have gone in under the disguise of volunteers were actually looters, stealing from those who ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ