2012-12
2012-12
Sunday Dec 23, 2012
Luke 1:57-80 Cameron Jungels 12-23-2012
Sunday Dec 23, 2012
Sunday Dec 23, 2012
Luke 1:57-80 “The Mercies of God”
The Birth of John the Baptist
57 When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. 58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.
59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah, 60 but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.”
61 They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.”
62 Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child. 63 He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.” 64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God. 65 All the neighbors were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things. 66 Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
Zechariah’s Song
67 His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
because he has come to his people and redeemed them.
69 He has raised up a horn[a] of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David
70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),
71 salvation from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us—
72 to show mercy to our ancestors
and to remember his holy covenant,
73 the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,
and to enable us to serve him without fear
75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
76 And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;
for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,
77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation
through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
79 to shine on those living in darkness
and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit[b]; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.
God is abundant in mercy.
1. God demonstrates his mercy in his own time.
· Luke 1:57
· Luke 1:20
· Luke 1:64
· Luke 1:68-70
2. God demonstrates his mercy in faithfulness to his promises.
· 2 Samuel 7:10-13
· Isaiah 9:6-7
· Luke 1:68-71
· Genesis 12:1-3
· Luke 1:72-75
3. God demonstrates his mercy to those who desperately need it.
· Luke 1:79
· Malachi 4:2
4. God demonstrates his mercy through his Son, Jesus the Messiah.
· Luke 1:76-79
· Galatians 4:4-5
God is abundant in mercy.
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Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
December 23 2012 Sunday PM
Unless otherwise noted, the verses are in NIV.
Sunday Dec 16, 2012
Luke 1:39-56 Cameron Jungels 12-16-2012
Sunday Dec 16, 2012
Sunday Dec 16, 2012
"Mary's Song of Praise"
Luke 1:39-56
1. Faith moves us to share the Good News (vv. 39-45).
2. Faith moves us to celebrate the Good News in praise (vv. 46-56).
a. Praise for God's mercy toward lowly sinners (vv. 46-50, 53).
b. Praise for God's almighty power and rule (vv. 51-52).
c. Praise for God's faithfulness to His covenants (vv. 54-55).
When we believe God's Good News of Salvation, we can't help but share it with others and praise Him
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Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
December 816 2012 Sunday PM
Unless otherwise noted, the verses are in NIV.
Wednesday Dec 12, 2012
1 Peter 1:10–12 Cameron Jungels
Wednesday Dec 12, 2012
Wednesday Dec 12, 2012
“What a Great Salvation”
1 Peter 1:10–12
10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care, 11 trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow. 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
1. Our great salvation – promised but hidden.
a. Christ revealed his coming, his sufferings, and his glory to the OT Prophets (v. 11).
b. This revelation was promised, hidden, and mysterious, such that the OT Prophets did not fully understand all of the implications or the timing of the things they were prophesying (vv. 10–11)
c. It was not for them to know all of the details of the coming of the Messiah, because they were being used as God’s servants for our benefit (vv. 10, 12).
2. Our great salvation – fulfilled and revealed (v. 12)
a. Christ has now fulfilled what the OT Prophets predicted.
b. The message of salvation through Christ is now no longer a mystery, but plainly revealed to us by the Holy Spirit in the gospel proclaimed by the apostles and prophets (v. 12).
3. Our great salvation – capturing the amazement of angels (v. 12)
a. Our salvation by grace through faith in Christ Jesus is so amazing that it captures the vested interest of the angels in heaven (v. 12).
b. We have an advantage over even the angels in heaven – angels are not redeemed and will never experience salvation through Jesus Christ.
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Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
December 12, 2012 Wednesday PM
Unless otherwise noted, the verses are in NIV.
Wednesday Dec 05, 2012
1 Peter 1:3-9 Cameron Jungels 12-5-2012
Wednesday Dec 05, 2012
Wednesday Dec 05, 2012
"Joy in Suffering"
1 Peter 1:6-9
6 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, 9 for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls. (NIV)
We can rejoice in the midst of suffering because of the great mercy of our God. 1 Peter 1:6
We can rejoice in the midst of suffering because it refines our faith for the glory of Christ. 1 Peter 1:7
We can rejoice in the midst of suffering because it nurtures our faith and love for Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:8
We can rejoice in the midst of suffering because it points our hope toward our final salvation. 1 Peter 1:9
We can rejoice in suffering because God intends it for our good and his glory.
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Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
December 5 2012 Sunday PM
Unless otherwise noted, the verses are in NIV
Sunday Dec 02, 2012
Ephesians 4:11-16 Cameron Jungels 12-2-2012
Sunday Dec 02, 2012
Sunday Dec 02, 2012
Ephesians 4:11-16
"The Pastor's Job Description: Equipping the Church"
11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. 15 Instead, speaking the truth in love,we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. 16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
As the head of the Church, Christ has appointed his own leaders. (Eph 4:11)
The function of church leaders is to equip the people for ministry. (Eph 4:12)
a. The goal of church ministry is Christian unity and maturity.
i. Unity in faith and knowledge (Eph 4:13)
b. Maturity in Christ-like character (Eph 4:13)
i. Stability in sound doctrine (Eph 4:14)
ii. Maturity through mutual ministry resulting in mutual growth. (Eph 4:15-16)
Christ's plan for the church is that pastors equip all the members for ministry so that the whole church will grow in unity and maturity.
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Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
December 8, 2012 Sunday PM
Unless otherwise noted, the verses are in NIV.
Sunday Dec 02, 2012
Luke 1:5-25 Cameron Jungels 12-2-2012
Sunday Dec 02, 2012
Sunday Dec 02, 2012
Luke 1:5-25
"The Silence is Broken"
God Orchestrates His Plan (vv. 5-10, Isaiah 40:3-5)
a. He used ordinary people
b. He used obedient people (Galatians 4:4)
God Reveals His Plan (vv. 11-17)
a. God is sovereign over the lot (Proverbs 16:33)
b. God uses His angles (vv. 11-17)
c. God uses His people (Malachi 4:5-6, Isaiah 40:3-5)
God Confirms His Plan (vv. 18-22)
God Enacts His Plan (vv. 23-25)
a. God does not abandon His people (Romans 8:28)
God Keeps His Promises!
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Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
December 8, 2012 Sunday AM
Unless otherwise noted, the verses are in NIV.