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Jude 1:17 -23

17 But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. 18 They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.” 

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Jude 1:17 -2319 These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.20 But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, 

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Jude 1:17 -2321 keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.22 Be merciful to those who doubt; 

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Jude 1:17 -2323 save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh..

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What do you

remember?

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He writes to the Christian. Remember the predictions of the Apostles.

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What is scoffers?

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JUDE 1: 17-18

17 But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. 

18 They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.” 

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REMEMBER THE WORDS SPOKEN BEFORE.

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REMEMBER THE WORDS SPOKEN BEFORE.

- Remember who spoke to them

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REMEMBER THE WORDS SPOKEN BEFORE.

- Remember who spoke to them

- Remember what they said.

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2Peter 3:1-3

Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking. 

2 I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.

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2Peter 3:1-3

3 Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.

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REMEMBER THE WORDS SPOKEN BEFORE.

- Remember who spoke to them- Remember what they said.

- That there would be scoffers in the last days.

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2TIMOTHY 3:1-5

1But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, .

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2TIMOTHY 3:1-5

3 Without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— 

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2TIMOTHY 3:1-5

5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.

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2TIMOTHY 4:3-4

3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 

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2TIMOTHY 4:3-4

4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.

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What do these

scoffers do?

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- They follow their ungodly desires.

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- They create divisions.

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- They follow their natural instincts

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- They do not have the Spirit.

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5 THINGS JUDE WANTS US TO DO IN

THE LAST DAYS?

1. BUILD YOURSELVES UP IN THE MOST HOLY FAITH.

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JUDE 1:20

But you, beloved, build yourselves up in your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit;

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Build up means there must be spiritual growth.

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2PETER 3:18

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

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Build up yourselves means there must be personal growth and responsibility.

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The Most Holy Faith means the faith once delivered.

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ACTS 2:42

And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.

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2. PRAY IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

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JUDE 1:20

But you, beloved, build yourselves up in your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit;

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Prayer is necessary complement to the Word of God.

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By the Word of God, God speaks to us; by prayer, we speak to God.

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The Word of God is a source of strength and comfort to us.

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PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7

6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

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Prayer and the Word of God are the two legs upon which our spiritual being stands; both are needed to be well balanced in our spiritual growth.

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What is meant by Praying in

the Spirit.

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EPHESIANS 6:18

18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

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GALATIANS 5:25

25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.

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1JOHN 5:14

14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

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3. KEEP YOURSELVES IN THE LOVE OF GOD

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JUDE1:21

21 keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.

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4. BE MERCIFUL TO THOSE WHO DOUBT

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JUDE 1:22

22 Be merciful to those who doubt;

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5. SNATCH OTHERS FROM THE FIRE AND SAVE THEM.

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JUDE 1:23

save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.