Background information:

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Are You A Contender or Pretender?

• Background information
• Author Jude, bro. of James
• Date Between 70-90AD
• Recipients Christians
• Purpose Contend for faith

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Contend for the Faith

• Contend b/c it is what we must do
• Contend b/c of who we are
• Called by God
• Sanctified by God
• Preserved in Jesus
• Saints

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Contend for the Faith

• Contend b/c it is what we must do
• Contend b/c of who we are
• Contend b/c of what we believe
• The faith
• Once for all delivered
• Contend b/c of who
• is among us
• Creeping
• Marked
• Ungodly
• Licentious
• Blasphemous

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Learn from the Past

• Fall of Israel
• Fall of angels
• Fall of Sodom Gomorrah
• Fall of Cain
• Fall of Balaam
• Fall of Korah

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Beware of Pretenders

• Pretend to provide what they cant
• Hidden rocks
• Empty clouds
• Dead trees
• Wild waves
• Shooting stars
• See pretenders for who they are
• Receiving judgment
• Ungodly
• Murmurers
• Self-serving
• Flattery
• Forewarned about
• Divisive

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Remain Faithful

• Building up your faith
• Praying in the Spirit
• Keeping Gods love
• Looking for Christs return
• Saving the lost
• Glorifying God

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