SESSION 7: Cultivate Articulate Praise (Jude 24-25)
Welcome and Review
Hearing Jude 24-25
- Leaders must cultivate worship by practicing .
o Jude within the NT doxologies
o Elements: name, ascriptions of praise, time, response
- Looking again at Jude’s doxology
o “To him who is able to keep…”
o “the only God…”
- We must all think true thoughts about .
o We cannot fake genuine doxology.
o Psalm 10:4 – make room in your thoughts for God!
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion:
What do you think you think about most? Whatever it is, why is it atop the list?
If you could do a thought audit and see what actually occupies your mental attention over the course
of a week or month, what might you be surprised to see on the list of most frequent themes?
- Read through some of doxologies elsewhere in the New Testament: Romans 11:33-36; 16:25-27;
Ephesians 3:20-21; 1 Timothy 1:17; 6:15-16; Hebrews 13:20-21; Revelation 1:4-6; 4:11; 5:9-13. What
sorts of similarities and differences do you notice?
- If you were going to commit one New Testament doxology to memory, which would it be? Why? Will
you do this? Why or why not?
What stands out to you from Jude’s doxology as particularly relevant to your church today?
How well are you making room in your thoughts for God?
