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Thanksgiving (2019)

The Grateful Saint

November 24, 2019 • David Cotner

In today’s anchor text of Scripture, we will continue our series on gratefulness by looking at Psalm 100. In these five verses, we get a holistic picture of what gratitude to God looks like and feels like. This passage also presents the fuel of our gratitude to God, namely, knowing God. In this special Thanksgiving message, we will discover that knowing God (and truly believing what we know about God) fuels our feelings of gratitude to God.

Contend: A Series Through Jude

February 11, 2024 • David Cotner III • Jude 17–25

Today we land the plane on our current mini-series through the tiny New Testament letter of Jude. In this letter, Jude encourages us to fight for the faith. But what does this actually look like? How do we fight for the faith? In today’s final section of Jude (verses 17-25), we are given four weapons in our fight for the faith. These weapons might surprise you. So, join us as we arm ourselves for battle against the world, the flesh, and the Devil!

Contend: A Series Through Jude

February 4, 2024 • David Cotner III • Jude 8–16

In the tiny New Testament letter of Jude, we are encouraged to “contend for the faith” (v. 3). Such an uncomfortable mission is necessary because certain people have invaded the church – “ungodly people” (v. 4). Such people, who have become false teachers in the church, seek to corrupt the church with their specific brand of cancerous unbelief and perversion. And Jude is crystal clear – such people will be judged with “eternal fire” (v. 5-7). But who exactly are these “ungodly people”? What is their personality profile? What makes them tick? That’s what this next section in Jude (v. 8-16) is all about…Welcome to “The Gobs Of Goo That Make Up Ungodly People…”

Contend: A Series Through Jude

January 28, 2024 • David Cotner III

As we continue our series through the tiny New Testament letter of Jude, we come now to verses 5-7. This is a notoriously difficult section of Scripture. So, in order to understand these verses, we must make some vital connections from verse 1 all the way down through verse 7. Welcome to “Israelites Destroyed, Angels Chained, & Sodomites Burned, Oh My!” This message is sure to make you think deeply and see clearly. Let’s get to work…