The Church on OffensePart 2

Jude 17-23

“I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.”

Galatians 1:6-7

Church on offense

• Remember the Predictions

Church on offense

• Remember the Predictions• Re-Center on the Gospel

Church on offense

• Remember the Predictions• Re-Center on the Gospel• Reach out to the Fringes

Church on offense

• Doubters (v. 22)

Reaching the fringes

• Doubters (v. 22)• Degraders (v. 23)

Reaching the fringes

“And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.”

Jude 1:23

Reaching the fringes

Reach far enough into the fire to make a difference, but not so far that you get burned.

Reaching the fringes

Two extremes…

• Those who refuse to reach in at all.• Those who compromise socially to reach the

sinner.

Reaching the fringes

How do we strike the balance?

Reaching the fringes

Reaching the fringes

• Remember the Predictions• Re-Center on the Gospel• Reach out to the Fringes• Reverence the Lord

Church on offense

• His Faithfulness (v. 24)• His Glory (v. 25)

Reverence the Lord

Reaching the fringes

A New Beginning