How is your walk?
Questions
As a Christian, how do you struggle with walking in darkness? (use the list in Jude)
As a Christian, what builds up your faith the most to walk in the light?
Kids: What is the difference between Cain and Abel?
How is the Lamb a picture of Jesus?
What do you do when your mad like Cain?
Sermon Title: How Is Your Walk?
“And he said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.’”
Matthew 4:19, ESV
“Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’”
John 8:12, ESV
“The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.”
John 12:35, ESV
2. Two Ways to Walk: Cain and Enoch
A. Cain — Walking in Darkness
“If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it.”
Genesis 4:7, ESV
B. Enoch — Walking With God
“Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.”
Genesis 5:24, ESV
3. Ten Ways to Walk in Darkness
Jude gives a list of what walking in darkness looks like.
“These are grumblers, malcontents, following their own sinful desires; they are loud-mouthed boasters, showing favoritism to gain advantage.”
Jude 16, ESV
“They said to you, ‘In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.’”
Jude 18, ESV
“It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit.”
Jude 19, ESV
Ten Ways to Walk in Darkness
- Grumblers
- Malcontents
- Following sinful desires
- Loud-mouthed boasting
- Showing favoritism to gain advantage
- Scoffers
- Following ungodly passions
- Causing division
- Being worldly
- Devoid of the Spirit
4. Five Ways to Walk in the Light
Jude also tells us how to walk in the light.
“But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,”
Jude 20, ESV
“keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.”
Jude 21, ESV
1. Build Yourself Up in the Faith
“building yourselves up in your most holy faith…”
Jude 20, ESV
Ways we build ourselves up:
A. Humility
"you thought I was one like yourself.
Psalm 50:21
B. Meditation in the Word
but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night. Psalm 1:2
C. Songs, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs
“addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,”
Ephesians 5:19, ESV
D. Laying on of Hands / Gifts
“Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you.”
1 Timothy 4:14, ESV
E. Fellowship and Gathering
“not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another…”
Hebrews 10:25, ESV
2. Pray in the Holy Spirit
“praying in the Holy Spirit,”
Jude 20, ESV
3. Keep Yourself in the Love of God
“keep yourselves in the love of God,”
Jude 21, ESV
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.”
John 15:9, ESV
“By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
John 13:35, ESV
4. Wait for the Mercy of Jesus
“waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.”
Jude 21, ESV
5. How To Walk With Others?
“And have mercy on those who doubt;”
Jude 22, ESV
“save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh.”
Jude 23, ESV
Three Ways to Walk With Others
- Have mercy on those who doubt
- Save others by snatching them out of the fire
- Show mercy with fear
5. How Not to Stumble as You Walk?
“Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy,”
Jude 24, ESV
God is able to keep you from stumbling.
“to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.”
Jude 25, ESV