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Sunday Jan 28, 2018
“The Righteousness of the Law Fulfilled in Us” (Romans 8:1–4)
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
“The Righteousness of the Law Fulfilled in Us” (Romans 8:1–4)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, January 28, 2018
1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. (Romans 8:1-4, NIV)
Summary of vv. 1–2:
1. Believers in Christ are not condemned and will not be condemned.2. Believers in Christ are free—free from the penalty of sin and free from the power of sin because of the work of Christ and the gift of the indwelling Spirit of God.
Verses 3–4 are meant to address the question of how verses 1–2 are possible:
1. The good and righteous Law was hampered by the inability of our flesh to perform it (3a).
2. God accomplished our salvation for us by sending His Son Jesus Christ to be our representative in life and death (3b).
3. Jesus Christ won the victory over sin and death and fulfilled the righteous requirement of the law for us (3c–4a).
4. As beneficiaries of this grace of God, believers in Christ Jesus now live under the leadership of the Holy Spirit and not under the pull of our sinful flesh (4b).
Main Idea: We can’t keep the Law, so Christ fulfilled it for us in his life and death, so that we might now live without condemnation in the realm of the Holy Spirit.
Wednesday Jan 24, 2018
"Know Why You Believe": Introduction
Wednesday Jan 24, 2018
Wednesday Jan 24, 2018
Know Why You BelieveBy K. Scott Oliphant
Introduction
What is this study about?
In this study we are essentially doing “Apologetics.”
Apologetics – “a defense”
An example would be Paul’s defense before the Jews in Acts 22.
We are defending what we believe and offering reasons why others should believe as well.
1 Peter 3:15-16
But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.
“Always be prepared to give an answer”
More literally “be ready always with an “apology.”
Apology – not in our standard usage of saying “sorry,” but a defense, a reasoned answer for our Christian hope.
Peter’s audience was a group of scattered and persecuted Christians, probably living during the time of the reign of Caesar Nero (A.D. 62-64)
They needed to know in their hearts why they believed and were willing to die, but they also needed to be ready to explain that hope to others.
“In your hearts, revere Christ as Lord.”
The emphasis in the statement is on the “Lord.”
Peter wanted his readers to be firm in their conviction of the absolute lordship of Christ.
“Always be prepared to give an answer.”
Ready always with “an apologetic” (a defense).
Addressed to all Christians
What do we need to be prepared?
The Bible is the primary tool used to defend our faith and give reasons to others for our hope in Christ.
“To anyone who asks for a reason”
“Reason” is the Greek word logos (λόγος) or “word.” It is also where we get our English word “logic” from. In this context we are to be ready to give “a reasoned word” or “a logical, reasoned response” for our Christian hope.
Our ultimate “reason” is the reality of the Triune God. Christianity’s “logic” begins with the reality of God.
Without God and his Word, we really can’t understand anything in his universe.
"I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else." (C. S. Lewis)
As we give our reasons, we draw them from Scripture.
Scripture alone has the power of God to change hearts and minds.
It ultimately does not depend on our speaking ability, intelligence, or logical persuasion. It depends on God’s Spirit through his Word.
“With gentleness and respect”
Even to those who persecute and mock and slander, our reasoned apologetic from Scripture should be clear but gentle and respectful.
Order of the Study
We begin with Scripture, because it is God’s Word and by it we know him and his will.
We then will discuss why we believe in the Triune God of the Bible.
All the topics are important, but the first two (God and the Bible) are foundational.
Two Final Thoughts
One concession: There is no amount of evidence, or discussion, or argument that will, by itself, change anyone’s mind to a belief in Christianity. Christianity is only properly understood by knowing and trusting Jesus Christ. It is ultimately a work of grace.
One challenge: While reading the book, there may be things you simply cannot believe. If so, ask yourself this question: “What am I trusting in that will not allow me to believe this?” We all trust in something—or in some things.
Do I believe this? Why or why not?
Sunday Jan 21, 2018
"Bread from Heaven" (Exodus 16:1-36)
Sunday Jan 21, 2018
Sunday Jan 21, 2018
“Bread from Heaven” (Exodus 16:1–36)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, January 21, 2018
Exodus 16:1–36 (NIV)
16 The whole Israelite community set out from Elim and came to the Desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had come out of Egypt. 2 In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. 3 The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death.”
4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions. 5 On the sixth day they are to prepare what they bring in, and that is to be twice as much as they gather on the other days.”
6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “In the evening you will know that it was the Lord who brought you out of Egypt, 7 and in the morning you will see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your grumbling against him. Who are we, that you should grumble against us?” 8 Moses also said, “You will know that it was the Lord when he gives you meat to eat in the evening and all the bread you want in the morning, because he has heard your grumbling against him. Who are we? You are not grumbling against us, but against the Lord.”
9 Then Moses told Aaron, “Say to the entire Israelite community, ‘Come before the Lord, for he has heard your grumbling.’ ”
10 While Aaron was speaking to the whole Israelite community, they looked toward the desert, and there was the glory of the Lord appearing in the cloud.
11 The Lord said to Moses, 12 “I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.’ ”
13 That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. 14 When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost on the ground appeared on the desert floor. 15 When the Israelites saw it, they said to each other, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was.
Moses said to them, “It is the bread the Lord has given you to eat. 16 This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Everyone is to gather as much as they need. Take an omer for each person you have in your tent.’ ”
17 The Israelites did as they were told; some gathered much, some little. 18 And when they measured it by the omer, the one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little. Everyone had gathered just as much as they needed.
19 Then Moses said to them, “No one is to keep any of it until morning.”
20 However, some of them paid no attention to Moses; they kept part of it until morning, but it was full of maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.
21 Each morning everyone gathered as much as they needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away. 22 On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much—two omers for each person—and the leaders of the community came and reported this to Moses. 23 He said to them, “This is what the Lord commanded: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of sabbath rest, a holy sabbath to the Lord. So bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil. Save whatever is left and keep it until morning.’ ”
24 So they saved it until morning, as Moses commanded, and it did not stink or get maggots in it. 25 “Eat it today,” Moses said, “because today is a sabbath to the Lord. You will not find any of it on the ground today. 26 Six days you are to gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will not be any.”
27 Nevertheless, some of the people went out on the seventh day to gather it, but they found none. 28 Then the Lord said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep my commands and my instructions? 29 Bear in mind that the Lord has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. Everyone is to stay where they are on the seventh day; no one is to go out.” 30 So the people rested on the seventh day.
31 The people of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey. 32 Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Take an omer of manna and keep it for the generations to come, so they can see the bread I gave you to eat in the wilderness when I brought you out of Egypt.’ ”
33 So Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar and put an omer of manna in it. Then place it before the Lord to be kept for the generations to come.”
34 As the Lord commanded Moses, Aaron put the manna with the tablets of the covenant law, so that it might be preserved. 35 The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land that was settled; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.
36 (An omer is one-tenth of an ephah.)
1. Rebellion against the Lord indicates a lack of faith (1–8).
⦁ They doubted the Lord’s power.⦁ They doubted the Lord’s goodness.⦁ They doubted the Lord’s faithfulness to his word. ⦁ They distorted reality.
⦁ They overemphasized the helplessness of their current situation. ⦁ They overidealized their past condition.
2. Receive the Lord’s gracious provision with an awakened faith (9–20).
⦁ The Lord awakened their faith by revealing his glory to them (v. 10).⦁ The Lord awakened their faith by providing abundantly for their needs.⦁ The Lord awakened their faith by providing for them daily (and only daily).
3. Rest in the Lord’s provision as an exercise in faith (21–30).
4. Remember the Lord’s provision to rekindle faith (31–36).
Main Idea: Our God is powerful, good, and faithful, who provides and guides. We need to receive his provision, rest in that provision, and remember that provision, so that we do not rebel against him in a lack of faith.
Sunday Jan 21, 2018
"The Case for Life"
Sunday Jan 21, 2018
Sunday Jan 21, 2018
“The Case for Life”Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, January 21, 2018
1. Human life is precious because human beings are a special creation of God, the giver of life.
7 Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. (Genesis 2:7, NIV)
2. Human life is precious because human beings were made in the image of God and are afforded dignity and worth.
26 Then God said, "Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." 27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. (Genesis 1:26-27, NIV)
5 And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being. 6 "Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made mankind. (Genesis 9:5-6, NIV)
3. Human life is precious because human beings were chosen by God to rule over the world and nurture and cultivate civilization for the glory of God.
26 Then God said, "Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." (Genesis 1:26, NIV)
4. All human life is precious, including the lives of the unborn, who are the most vulnerable and helpless.
13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. (Psa 139:13-16 NIV)
4 The word of the LORD came to me, saying, 5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." (Jer 1:4-5 NIV)
14 He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth, 15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born. 16 He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. (Luk 1:14-16 NIV)
39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, 40 where she entered Zechariah's home and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. (Luk 1:39-41 NIV)
22 "If people are fighting and hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman's husband demands and the court allows. 23 But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise. (Exo 21:22-25 NIV)
Sunday Jan 14, 2018
"No Condemnation" (Romans 8:1-2)
Sunday Jan 14, 2018
Sunday Jan 14, 2018
“No Condemnation” (Romans 8:1–2) Pastor Cameron Jungels Eastside Baptist Church Sunday AM, January 14, 2018Romans 8:1–2 (NIV) 8 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. Greatest Chapter in the Bible?Therefore…(Romans 5:1, NIV) Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,(Romans 5:9-10, NIV) Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! 10 For if, while we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!(Romans 5:18-21, NIV) Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people. 19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous. 20 The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, 21 so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.1. Believers in the Lord Jesus Christ are not condemned!2. The Holy Spirit (through Christ) has set us free from the power/reign of sin and death.
a. Free from the penalty of sin = death (justification). b. Free from the power of sin (sanctification).
(Romans 6:1-2, NIV) What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?(Romans 6:6-7, NIV) For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin-- 7 because anyone who has died has been set free from sin.Implications: a. We are viewed judicially by God as not condemned. b. Because we have been set free from the power of sin, we are now empowered to live a new life. Main Idea: As believers in Christ, we are not going to be condemned by sin, and in the present we don’t have to live in sin. We have been forgiven, and we have been set free.
Wednesday Jan 10, 2018
"God, Where Are You?" (Psalm 10)
Wednesday Jan 10, 2018
Wednesday Jan 10, 2018
“God, Where Are You?” (Psalm 10)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchWednesday PM, January 10, 2018
Psalm 10:1–18 (NIV)
1 Why, Lord, do you stand far off?
Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
2 In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,
who are caught in the schemes he devises.
3 He boasts about the cravings of his heart;
he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.
4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;
in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
5 His ways are always prosperous;
your laws are rejected by him;
he sneers at all his enemies.
6 He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.”
He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”
7 His mouth is full of lies and threats;
trouble and evil are under his tongue.
8 He lies in wait near the villages;
from ambush he murders the innocent.
His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
9 like a lion in cover he lies in wait.
He lies in wait to catch the helpless;
he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
10 His victims are crushed, they collapse;
they fall under his strength.
11 He says to himself, “God will never notice;
he covers his face and never sees.”
12 Arise, Lord! Lift up your hand, O God.
Do not forget the helpless.
13 Why does the wicked man revile God?
Why does he say to himself,
“He won’t call me to account”?
14 But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted;
you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you;
you are the helper of the fatherless.
15 Break the arm of the wicked man;
call the evildoer to account for his wickedness
that would not otherwise be found out.
16 The Lord is King for ever and ever;
the nations will perish from his land.
17 You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;
you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
18 defending the fatherless and the oppressed,
so that mere earthly mortals
will never again strike terror.
1. God, where are you when evil is running rampant? (1–11)
2. God, please arise and act on behalf of the oppressed! (12–15)
3. God, I believe you are the just and righteous King who defends the oppressed (16–18).
Sunday Jan 07, 2018
"Water in the Wilderness" (Exodus 15:22-27)
Sunday Jan 07, 2018
Sunday Jan 07, 2018
“Water in the Wilderness” (Exodus 15:22–27)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, January 7, 2018
Exodus 15:22–27 (NIV)
22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water. 23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah. ) 24 So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”
25 Then Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became fit to drink.
There the Lord issued a ruling and instruction for them and put them to the test. 26 He said, “If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.”
27 Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there near the water.
1. The Lord tests his redeemed people (22–23).
2. The Lord graciously hears the cries of his redeemed people and provides (24–25).
3. The Lord expects the obedience of his redeemed people (25–26).
4. The Lord refreshes and restores his redeemed people (27).
Main Idea: God tests us through troubles and trials so that we might learn that God is ‘the LORD who heals you.’ This growing faith fuels obedience to our Redeeming God.
Sunday Jan 07, 2018
"Not under Law, but under Grace" (Romans 7:13-25)
Sunday Jan 07, 2018
Sunday Jan 07, 2018
“Not under Law, but under Grace” (Romans 7:13–25)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, January 7, 2018
Romans 7:13–25 (NIV)
13 Did that which is good, then, become death to me? By no means! Nevertheless, in order that sin might be recognized as sin, it used what is good to bring about my death, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.
14 We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. 15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16 And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. 18 For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
21 So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; 23 but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. 24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? 25 Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!
So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in my sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.
1. In Romans 7:13–25, Paul is describing the frustrating experience of a God-fearing Jew seeking to obey God’s Law in the power of the flesh.
2. But Christians are no longer under the Law, but under Grace. Therefore, we do not seek to obey God in the power of the flesh but in the power of the Spirit (6:14; 7:4–6).
3. So, what is the New Covenant Christian’s relationship to the Law of Moses then?
a. All of Scripture, including the Law of Moses, is God’s Word and is useful for the instruction of the believer (2 Tim 3:16–17).b. Our relationship to the Law, however, is different under the New Covenant. Something has changed. This is a new era.c. The primary authority for Christians in this age is not the Law of Moses, but it is the indwelling Holy Spirit of God.d. This does not mean that Christians have no written revelation to guide our moral decisions. The NT and the “law of Christ” provide certain commands that Christians are to obey.e. What do we do with OT commands?
i. It is not as simple as dividing up the Law of Moses into moral, ceremonial, and civic laws. The OT never makes this distinction. The Law is viewed as a unity.ii. The Law of Moses also included the penalties and judgments for breaking the written laws.iii. The primary lens through which to view the Law of Moses and the entire Old Testament is through the Lens of Christ and the Gospel.
1. Anything having to do with the tabernacle/temple; priesthood; sacrifices has been fulfilled in Christ’s cross work.2. Anything intended to keep the Israelites set apart from the nations as a distinct people has been set aside because the Gospel is inclusive of all peoples, and we are all one in Christ.3. Anything specifically reaffirmed in the New Testament from the Old is still binding on the Christian’s conscience (such as most of the 10 commandments).4. Specific Laws that have been set aside in the NT (such as circumcision or the food laws) are no longer binding on the Christian’s conscience.5. Other laws that are not specifically addressed in the NT are to be read through the lens of Christ’s cross work and the inclusion of all peoples into one people of God.
iv. The Old Testament is still of great profit to the Christian.
1. It provides the foundation for understanding the New Testament.2. It serves as a prophetic witness to the coming of Christ and his fulfillment of the Old Testament (Matt 5:17).3. Many of the specific Old Testament laws can serve as case studies in how to apply New Covenant morality.
a. For example, the laws regarding personal injury in Exodus 21, provide useful guidance on how to continue to apply the law of love of neighbor.b. For example, the specific laws regarding sexual immorality in the OT fill out the NT’s general prescriptions against sexual immorality.
Sunday Dec 31, 2017
"God and His Word in Times of Trouble" (Psalm 119:121-128)
Sunday Dec 31, 2017
Sunday Dec 31, 2017
“God and His Word in Times of Trouble” (Psalm 119:121–128)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, December 31, 2017
Psalm 119:121–128, NIV121 I have done what is righteous and just; do not leave me to my oppressors. 122 Ensure your servant's well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me. 123 My eyes fail, looking for your salvation, looking for your righteous promise. 124 Deal with your servant according to your love and teach me your decrees. 125 I am your servant; give me discernment that I may understand your statutes. 126 It is time for you to act, LORD; your law is being broken. 127 Because I love your commands more than gold, more than pure gold, 128 and because I consider all your precepts right, I hate every wrong path.
1. We are reminded in times of trouble, that we can put our hope in God to do what is just and right (v. 121-22).
2. We are reminded in times of trouble, that God's timing is not always the timing that we would want (vv. 123, 126).
3. We are reminded in times of trouble, that we belong to God and can trust in his unfailing love (v. 124).
4. We are reminded in times of trouble, that God's word (his commands) must maintain a central place of importance in our lives (vv. 124c, 125, 126).
5. We are reminded in times of trouble, that God's word must remain the guide of our lives for every decision we make (v. 128).