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The book of Jude is saturated with the passion of a man who has been gripped by the grace of God that is ours in Jesus. When he discovers that people have infiltrated churches and are trying to steal away the precious gifts that God has given his people and tempt them into accepting less that God's best for them, Jude writes to remind Christians of just how amazing our salvation is and how important it is for us to stand firm in it.
In this first message of a 2-part series, we focus on the three words Jude uses to describe who we are: called, loved and kept. We look at the calling of Levi in Luke 5, the parables of the lost sheep, coin and son in Luke 15 and the story of the woman caught in adultery in John 8. Each of these stories show us the heart of God toward us and the amazing action of God in calling us into His family, loving us completely and keeping us safe by His power not our own performance.
