Leadership Ministries | The Letter Of Jude

Introduction to the book of Jude. [powerpress]

Chris White tells us that the 25 verses in Jude have a powerful relevance to the issues of leadership today. Jude’s first requisite of leadership is that our souls are centered on knowing that we are loved and called by God the Father. We are kept for Jesus Christ. This gives us great credibility with […]

Chris White talks about the Biblical leaders described in Jude 1-2 — the servant leader is centered, he’s called, he’s loved by God, and he’s kept by Jesus Christ. And, he is seeking to make a difference in this world by reaching out to those around him in relationships. These relationships are characterized by love, […]

Jude is a problem solver. When non-leaders slipped in, he blew the whistle and changed the agenda of his epistle. As the world around us becomes more and more hostile to the faith, we need to be problem solvers. The problem is sin. The solution is grace and salvation in Jesus Christ. And God has […]

In Jude 5-7, Jude points to the danger he sees God’s people headed for. And of course the danger is more than physical. It is eternal. Leadership is serious business. Jude gives us these examples of the severity of God in order to keep us focused. The challenge is to remember how serious God is […]

How do we contend for the faith in a society that is deteriorating right in front of us? Jude had the same problem we have today. What is the dignified response? We have to make sure we are contending for the faith in our own families. We don’t have to scream. We have the truth. […]

Here are three Old Testament characters that got off the track. Woe to them, Jude says. The cast of characters are envy represented by Cain, greed represented by Balaam, and pride and rebellion represented by Korah’s rebellion. What we see all around us is simply the same old thing: sin in new packages. But don’t […]

In Jude 12-13, he uses five strong graphic images to describe non-leaders. This Biblical imagery leaves us with the picture of unbounded power without purpose. And Jude is going to help us get mad as he is mad at what’s happening in the community! This is a powerful emotion that can push us ahead toward […]

Jude is a book about leadership. And he’s contrasting leadership with what we call non-leadership. The irony of it all is that people are operating all around us like there’s no tomorrow and Jesus could come back anytime. Jude points first of all to antiquity to make his case that as long ago as Enoch, […]

Jude tells us how not to be intimidated by the increasingly secular culture that we live in. False prophets, or non-leaders, in sheep’s clothing can be nice people. Jesus calls them wolves because if you start from the wrong place, you end up devouring people. Jude says if we are intimidated and buy in instead […]