2013-12
2013-12
Sunday Dec 29, 2013
Psalm 119:9-16 - Cameron Jungles - 12-29-2013 AM
Sunday Dec 29, 2013
Sunday Dec 29, 2013
“The Bible and Godliness” - Psalm 119:9-16 -
I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin
against you. (Ps. 119:11, NIV)
Main Idea: The Word of God is a graciously
appointed means of eliminating the practice of sin from our lives.
1. The Word of God is essential for the elimination of
sin, so begin now.
How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living
according to your word. (Ps. 119:9, NIV)
2. If you are going to sustain your intake of the Word of
God, then it must become your treasure.
I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your
commands. (Ps. 119:10, NIV)
I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin
against you. (Ps. 119:11, NIV)
Praise be to you,
LORD; teach me your decrees. (Ps. 119:12, NIV)
I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in
great riches. (Ps. 119:14, NIV)
I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.
(Ps. 119:16, NIV)
3. If you are going to consistently employ the Scriptures
in the elimination of sin from your life, then you must diligently learn it.
* Learn the Word
of God through verbal repetition.
With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your
mouth. (Ps. 119:13, NIV)
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the
LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.
Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when
you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as
symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the
doorframes of your houses and on your gates. (Deut. 6:4–9, NIV)
* Practice the
Word of God through obedience.
I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in
great riches. (Ps. 119:14, NIV)
* Meditate on the
Word of God.
I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways. (Ps.
119:15, NIV)
* Make the intake
of the Word of God a regular and consistent part of your life.
I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin
against you. (Ps. 119:11, NIV)
Wednesday Dec 18, 2013
Philippians 2:1-11 - Cameron Jungles - Wed PM, Dec. 18, 2013
Wednesday Dec 18, 2013
Wednesday Dec 18, 2013
“Christ’s Humiliation and Exaltation” - Philippians
2:1-11 -
(Eastside Baptist/Wed PM/Dec. 18, 2013)
Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united
with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit,
if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being
like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. Do
nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value
others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to
the interests of the others.
In your relationships with one another, have the same
mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider
equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made
himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human
likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by
becoming obedient to death-- even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him
to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at
the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the
earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of
God the Father. (Phil. 2:1–11, NIV)
1. Because of his faithful, humble obedience, Christ was
vindicated and exalted by God.
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him
the name that is above every name,
(Phil. 2:9, NIV)
Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of
the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you
in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving
together as one for the faith of the gospel without being frightened in any way
by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed,
but that you will be saved--and that by God. For it has been granted to you on
behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him, since
you are going through the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I
still have. (Phil. 1:27–30, NIV)
2. The risen and exalted Christ is the Lord of the entire
universe, and all will bow in submission before him.
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him
the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should
bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge
that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Phil. 2:9–11)
"I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not yield my
glory to another or my praise to idols. (Isa. 42:8, NIV)
"Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth;
for I am God, and there is no other. By myself I have sworn, my mouth has
uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee
will bow; by me every tongue will swear. They will say of me, 'In the LORD
alone are deliverance and strength. '" All who have raged against him will
come to him and be put to shame. But all the descendants of Israel will find
deliverance in the LORD and will make their boast in him. (Isa. 45:22–25, NIV)
3. God the Father is glorified through Christ’s
humiliation and exaltation.
and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to
the glory of God the Father.
(Phil. 2:11, NIV)
Main Idea: Our Lord Jesus Christ showed us
that the path to exaltation by God is through humble, obedient service.
For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and
those who humble themselves will be exalted." (Lk. 14:11, NIV)
Implications:
Ø Unity
is achieved through self-giving, humility.
Ø The
path to vindication and exaltation is through humble, obedient service.
Ø We
glorify God when we live in humility & obedience.
Sunday Dec 15, 2013
Luke 2:8-20 - Cameron Jungles - Sun PM, Dec. 15, 2013
Sunday Dec 15, 2013
Sunday Dec 15, 2013
“The Song of the Angels” (Luke 2:8-20)
Sunday Dec 15, 2013
Matthew 1:18-25 - Cameron Jungles - Sun AM, Dec. 15, 2013
Sunday Dec 15, 2013
Sunday Dec 15, 2013
“Jesus, Immanuel”- Matthew 1:18-25 -
(Eastside Baptist/Sun AM/Dec. 15, 2013)
1. The Incarnation was accomplished by the powerful plan
of God.
But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord
appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be
afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from
the Holy Spirit. (Matt. 1:20, NIV)
2. The Incarnation fulfilled the purpose of God.
She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the
name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." (Matt. 1:21,
NIV)
3. The Incarnation brought us the presence of God.
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said
through the prophet: "The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son,
and they will call him Immanuel" (which means "God with us"). (Matt.
1:22-23, NIV)
Main Idea: Jesus, Immanuel came to live
with us and die for us, so that we might live with God forever.
Wednesday Dec 11, 2013
Philippians 2:1-11 - Cameron Jungles - Wed PM, Dec. 11, 2013
Wednesday Dec 11, 2013
Wednesday Dec 11, 2013
“Christ’s Humiliation and Exaltation”- Philippians 2:1-11
-
(Eastside Baptist/Wed PM/Dec. 11, 2013)
Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united
with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit,
if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being
like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. Do
nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value
others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to
the interests of the others. In your relationships with one another, have the
same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider
equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made
himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human
likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by
becoming obedient to death-- even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him
to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at
the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the
earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of
God the Father. (Phil. 2:1–11, NIV)
1. Jesus Christ was, is, and always will be fully God.
Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality
with God something to be used to his own advantage; (Phil. 2:6, NIV)
The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact
representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. (Heb.
1:3, NIV)
2. Jesus Christ willingly humbled himself when he took on
a human nature and lived among us.
Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality
with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself
nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
(Phil. 2:6–7, NIV)
3. The ultimate display of Christ’s humility was when he
willingly died on a Roman cross for our redemption.
And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death-- even death on a cross! (Phil. 2:8, NIV)
Main Idea: Jesus Christ, the eternal God,
showed us the path of humility and service when he became a man and died on a
cross for us.
Sunday Dec 08, 2013
Micah 5:1–4 - Cameron Jungles - Sun PM, Dec. 8, 2013
Sunday Dec 08, 2013
Sunday Dec 08, 2013
“The Messianic Hope”- Micah 5:1–4 -
(Eastside Baptist/Sun PM/Dec. 8, 2013)
The word of the LORD that came to Micah of Moresheth during
the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah--the vision he saw
concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. (Mic. 1:1, NIV)
"Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble, a
place for planting vineyards. I will pour her stones into the valley and lay
bare her foundations. All her idols will be broken to pieces; all her temple
gifts will be burned with fire; I will destroy all her images. Since she
gathered her gifts from the wages of prostitutes, as the wages of prostitutes
they will again be used." (Mic. 1:6–7, NIV)
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the
government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isa. 9:6, NIV)
Marshal your troops now, city of troops, for a siege is laid
against us. They will strike Israel's ruler on the cheek with a rod. (Mic. 5:1,
NIV)
"But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small
among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler
over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times." (Mic.
5:2, NIV)
Therefore Israel will be abandoned until the time when she
who is in labor bears a son, and the rest of his brothers return to join the
Israelites. (Mic. 5:3, NIV)
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on
those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. (Isa. 9:2, NIV)
He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the
LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they will live
securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth. (Mic.
5:4, NIV)
1. God always acts to magnify his glory.
2. God always keeps his promises.
3. God protects his people.
Main Idea: The Christ of Bethlehem is the
defender and shepherd of his people.
Sunday Dec 08, 2013
Jesus Came to Save - 1 Tim 1:15 - Cameron Jungles - 12-8-13
Sunday Dec 08, 2013
Sunday Dec 08, 2013
Jesus Came to Save - 1 Tim 1:15
Wednesday Dec 04, 2013
Philippians 2:1-11 Cameron Jungles - Wed PM, Dec. 4, 2013
Wednesday Dec 04, 2013
Wednesday Dec 04, 2013
“Christ’s Humiliation and Exaltation”- Philippians 2:1-11
-
(Eastside Baptist/Wed PM/Dec. 4, 2013)
Therefore if you have any encouragement from being
united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the
Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy
complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of
one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.
Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to
your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. 5
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6
Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to
be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself nothing by
taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8
And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient
to death-- even death on a cross! 9 Therefore God exalted him to the
highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and
under the earth, 11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ
is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Phil. 2:1-11,
NIV)
1.
Christian unity is rooted in our common experience of grace.
Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united
with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit,
if any tenderness and compassion, (Phil. 2:1, NIV)
Therefore, God's chosen ones, holy and loved, put on
heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, (Col. 3:12,
CSB)
2. Christian unity is lived out in real life through
humility and deference to others.
then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the
same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. (Phil. 2:2, NIV)
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather,
in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests
but each of you to the interests of the others. (Phil. 2:3-4, NIV)
3. Christian unity through humility has been modeled for
us by the Lord Jesus Christ.
In your relationships with one another, have the same
mindset as Christ Jesus:
(Phil. 2:5, NIV)
Main Idea
Through his humility and exaltation, the Lord Jesus has
become a model for us to live in humility and deference to others.
Sunday Dec 01, 2013
Genesis 2:8-17 - Cameron Jungles - Sun PM, Dec. 1, 2013
Sunday Dec 01, 2013
Sunday Dec 01, 2013
“The Original Paradise” - Genesis 2:8-17 -
(Eastside Baptist/Sun PM/Dec. 1, 2013)
Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the
churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the
tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. (Rev. 2:7, NIV)
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as
clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the
middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the
tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month.
And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. (Rev. 22:1–2,
NIV)
1. God prepared an ideal paradise for human beings to
enjoy.
Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden;
and there he put the man he had formed. The LORD God made all kinds of trees
grow out of the ground--trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food.
In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge
of good and evil. (Gen. 2:8–9, NIV)
A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it
was separated into four headwaters. The name of the first is the Pishon; it
winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. (The gold of
that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there.) The name of the
second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush. The name
of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Ashur. And the
fourth river is the Euphrates. (Gen. 2:10–14, NIV)
2. Human beings enjoy God’s paradise by fulfilling their
responsibilities in obedient service.
The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden
to work it and take care of it. And the LORD God commanded the man, "You
are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree
of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly
die." (Gen. 2:15–17, NIV)
Main Idea: True enjoyment is found in the
paradise of God.
Sunday Dec 01, 2013
Isaiah 9:6-7 – Cameron Jungles - Sun AM, December 1, 2013
Sunday Dec 01, 2013
Sunday Dec 01, 2013
“The Coming King” - Isaiah 9:6-7 –
(Eastside Baptist/Sun AM/December 1, 2013)
1. Our dark world longs for the light of hope, peace, and
justice.
Consult God's instruction and the testimony of warning. If
anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
Distressed and hungry, they will roam through the land; when they are famished,
they will become enraged and, looking upward, will curse their king and their
God. Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness
and fearful gloom, and they will be thrust into utter darkness. (Isa. 8:20–22,
NIV)
2. The longing of the world was fulfilled in a baby boy
who would be King.
Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were
in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of
Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of
the Sea, beyond the Jordan– The people walking in darkness have seen a great
light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. (Isa.
9:1–2, NIV)
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the
government will be on his shoulders…
(Isa. 9:6, NIV)
In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
(Jn. 1:4, NIV)
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am
the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but
will have the light of life." (Jn. 8:12, NIV)
I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who
believes in me should stay in darkness. (Jn. 12:46, NIV)
For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and
brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption,
the forgiveness of sins. (Col. 1:13-14, NIV)
3. This King is a righteous king who will bring the hope,
peace, and justice that we long for.
Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be
no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and
upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The
zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this. (Isa. 9:7, NIV)
4. This is no ordinary King, but the God-man Jesus
Christ, who will reign forever.
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the
government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
(Isa. 9:6, NIV)
Main Idea: The only hope for our dark world
is found in the God-man, Jesus Christ, and the peace, justice, and
righteousness that he brings.