Hidden Reefs: How to Navigate Hidden Reefs

How To Navigate Hidden Reefs

Hidden Reefs

September 3, 2023

Dr. Clayton Chisum

Jude 1:20-21 NLT

To hold fast is to endure patiently, to be confidently grounded.

Jude 1:20 NLT “build each other up”

to someone

Be in community!

Jude 1:20 NLT “in your most holy faith”

your feet

Be in the Word!

Ephesians 4:14 NLT

Jude 1:20 NLT “praying in the power of the Holy Spirit”

help

Romans 8:26-27 NLT

Jude 1:22-23 NLT

Keep free

James 1:2-4 NLT

Jude 1:24-25 NLT

You cannot steer your life alone. Who is the captain of your ship?

Discussion Questions:

1. What’s the difference between “hidden reefs” in our lives according to Jude, and the “storms” that we go through?
2. In order to battle the storms we face, Jude 20-21 lays out several important practices. In the message, we described them as grabbing on to someone, setting your feet, and calling for help. Discuss.
3. In Jude 22-23, there is a personal responsibility to keep one hand free and be willing to help others even in the middle of our own storms. Discuss.
4. In Jude 24-25, the letter wraps up with the need to let God steer the ship of your life to truly navigate through the hidden reefs. How can this happen? Why is it difficult? Discuss.
5. Finally, why is recognizing dangerous, hidden reefs and knowing how to navigate through them so important for us as individuals and as a church?