SESSION 1: Know Y our Identity (Jude 1-2)
Goals and Approach
Understand Jude in its own context.
Read Jude within the New Testament
Hear God’s Word through Jude today…
Listening to Jude 1–2
- Healthy churches know who they are.
o What three ways does Jude describe the church?
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o Two observations:
▪ These are “Israel” terms…
▪ These are terms that span the scope of our relationship with God.
- Healthy churches are led by healthy leaders who know they are.
o How Jude describes himself
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o Two observations:
▪ Jude downplays his legitimate credentials.
▪ Jude demonstrates precisely why…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion:
1.If/when someone mentions the book of Jude, what comes to mind for you? What do you know about
Jude (the man or the letter)?
2.What first hits you about the book of Jude? Read through the letter again, and write down two
observations and two questions?
3.Scale of 1 to 10, how relevant does this book *seem *to your world? Why?
4.How does the way Jude speaks about the church compare to the way *you *speak about the church?
5.How does it change your view of your life story to think about God working through every part of it?
6.What can *you *take away from the way Jude introduces himself?
