2014-03
2014-03
Sunday Mar 30, 2014
John 7:37–39 - Cameron Jungels - 03-30-2014 AM
Sunday Mar 30, 2014
Sunday Mar 30, 2014
“Springs
of Living Water” (John 7:37–39), John message 33(Eastside Baptist/Sun AM/March 30, 2014)
37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus
stood and said in a loud voice, "Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and
drink. 38 Whoever believes in
me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within
them." 39 By this he
meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to
that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been
glorified. (John 7:37-39, NIV)
1. Our Spiritual Dryness.
On the last and greatest day of the festival,
Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "Let anyone who is thirsty come to
me and drink. (John 7:37, NIV)
2. A Gracious Thirst.
On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood
and said in a loud voice, "Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.
(John 7:37, NIV)
3. A Freely Offered Drink.
On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood
and said in a loud voice, "Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.
(John 7:37, NIV)
4. An Eternal Spring.
Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of
living water will flow from within them." (John 7:38, NIV)
By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in
him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since
Jesus had not yet been glorified. (John 7:39, NIV)
Main Idea
Ø The
entire human race is spiritually parched and dry. By God’s grace, Christ leads
us to thirst and in faith to come and drink of his life-giving,
soul-satisfying, eternal Spirit.
Sunday Mar 23, 2014
Guest Speaker Miles McKee 3-23-2014 PM
Sunday Mar 23, 2014
Sunday Mar 23, 2014
Guest speaker Miles McKee
Sunday Mar 16, 2014
Genesis 6:8-12 - Cameron Jungels - 3-16-2014 PM
Sunday Mar 16, 2014
Sunday Mar 16, 2014
“Grace
and Righteousness” - Genesis 6:8-12 – (Eastside Baptist Sun PM, March 16, 2014)
5 The LORD saw how
great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every
inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. 6 The LORD regretted that he had
made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. 7 So the LORD said, "I will
wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created-- and with them
the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground-- for I
regret that I have made them." 8
But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
9 This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a
righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully
with God. 10 Noah had three
sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth. 11
Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight and was full of violence. 12 God saw how corrupt the earth
had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. (Genesis
6:5-12, NIV)
And
if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no
longer be grace. (Romans 11:6, NIV)
1.
The saving grace of God comes before righteousness.
But
Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD. (Genesis 6:8, NIV)
For
you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you
out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured
possession. The LORD did not set his affection on you and choose you because
you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the fewest of all
peoples. But it was because the LORD loved you and kept the oath he swore to
your ancestors that he brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from
the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. (Deuteronomy 7:6–8,
NIV)
2.
The saving grace of God always produces righteousness in his people.
For
it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-- and this is not from
yourselves, it is the gift of God--not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ
Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. (Ephesians
2:8–10, NIV)
What
good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no
deeds? Can such faith save them? (James 2:14, NIV) In the same way, faith by
itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. But someone will say,
"You have faith; I have deeds." Show me your faith without deeds, and
I will show you my faith by my deeds. (James 2:17–18, NIV)
This
is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, blameless
among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God. (Genesis 6:9,
NIV)
Indeed,
there is no one on earth who is righteous, no one who does what is right and
never sins. (Ecclesiastes 7:20, NIV)
for
all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, (Romans 3:23, NIV)
3.
The saving grace of God produces a righteousness in his people that can
withstand the wickedness that surrounds them.
Now
the earth was corrupt in God's sight and was full of violence. God saw how
corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their
ways. (Genesis 6:11–12, NIV)
Main Idea: The
saving grace of God produces a righteousness in his people that can withstand
the wickedness that surrounds them.
Sunday Mar 16, 2014
John 7:14–36 - Cameron Jungels - 03-16-2014 AM
Sunday Mar 16, 2014
Sunday Mar 16, 2014
“Jesus,
the Man from Heaven” (John 7:14–36) (Eastside Baptist/Sun
AM/March 16, 2014)14 Not until halfway through the festival did Jesus go up
to the temple courts and begin to teach.
15 The Jews there were amazed and asked, "How did this
man get such learning without having been taught?" 16 Jesus answered, "My
teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me. 17 Anyone who chooses to do the
will of God will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak
on my own. 18 Whoever speaks
on their own does so to gain personal glory, but he who seeks the glory of the
one who sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him. 19 Has not Moses given you the law?
Yet not one of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill me?" 20 "You are
demon-possessed," the crowd answered. "Who is trying to kill
you?" 21 Jesus said to
them, "I did one miracle, and you are all amazed. 22 Yet, because Moses gave you
circumcision (though actually it did not come from Moses, but from the
patriarchs), you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath. 23 Now if a boy can be circumcised
on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry
with me for healing a man's whole body on the Sabbath? 24 Stop judging by mere
appearances, but instead judge correctly."
25 At that point some of the people of Jerusalem began to
ask, "Isn't this the man they are trying to kill? 26 Here he is, speaking publicly,
and they are not saying a word to him. Have the authorities really concluded
that he is the Messiah? 27
But we know where this man is from; when the Messiah comes, no one will know
where he is from." 28
Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, "Yes, you know
me, and you know where I am from. I am not here on my own authority, but he who
sent me is true. You do not know him, 29
but I know him because I am from him and he sent me." 30 At this they tried to seize
him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come. 31 Still, many in the crowd
believed in him. They said, "When the Messiah comes, will he perform more
signs than this man?" 32
The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering such things about him. Then the chief
priests and the Pharisees sent temple guards to arrest him. 33 Jesus said, "I am with you
for only a short time, and then I am going to the one who sent me. 34 You will look for me, but you
will not find me; and where I am, you cannot come." 35 The Jews said to one another,
"Where does this man intend to go that we cannot find him? Will he go
where our people live scattered among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks? 36 What did he mean when he said,
'You will look for me, but you will not find me,' and 'Where I am, you cannot
come'?" (John 7:14–36, NIV)
1. Jesus teaches with heavenly authority
and wisdom (vv. 14–24).
a.
Heavenly wisdom is not taught by men (vv.
14–15).
b.
Heavenly wisdom is authenticated by God (vv.
16–17).
c.
Heavenly wisdom is not self-glorifying but
God-glorifying (v. 18).
d.
Heavenly wisdom is true wisdom (v. 18).
e.
Heavenly wisdom understands the true nature
and purpose of the Law, including the Sabbath (vv. 19–23).
f.
Heavenly wisdom evaluates with a depth of
perception not possible with surface-level assumptions (v. 24).
g.
Application: Those
who believe accept the heavenly authority and wisdom of Jesus’ words (v. 17;
John 6:29).Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out whether my teaching
comes from God or whether I speak on my own. (John 7:17, NIV)Jesus answered, "The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has
sent." (John 6:29, NIV)Many will be
purified, made spotless and refined, but the wicked will continue to be wicked.
None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand.
(Dan. 12:10, NIV)
Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is
that you do not belong to God." (John 8:47, NIV)
2. Jesus’ true origin is not from Galilee
but from heaven (vv. 25–31).
a.
Jesus did not come from Galilee but from Bethlehem,
Judea in fulfillment of the Messianic prophecies of Micah 5:2 and other Davidic
promises (vv. 25–27).
b.
Jesus’ true origin cannot be fully explained
by Bethlehem, Judea; his true origin is from heaven with God, his Father (v.
28a).
c.
Jesus has true knowledge of the Father and is
able to reveal that knowledge to others because his true origin is from Heaven
(vv. 28b–29).22 "All things have been committed to me by my Father.
No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father
is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him." (Lk.
10:22, NIV)
d.
Jesus’ heavenly origin explains the timing
and unfolding of his life’s events (v. 30).
e.
Application: Those
who believe recognize his heavenly origin in his words and works (v. 31).
Still, many in the crowd believed in him. They said, "When the Messiah
comes, will he perform more signs than this man?" (John 7:31, NIV)
3. After fulfilling the Father’s will,
Jesus is returning to heaven from where he came (vv. 32–36).
a.
Jesus’ mission on earth would last for a
short time in fulfillment of the Father’s will and appointment (v. 32–33).
b.
When his mission is complete, he will return
to his Father in heaven from where he came (v. 34).
Jesus said, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the
Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father
and your Father, to my God and your God.'" (John 20:17, NIV)
c.
The Jewish leaders and the people
misunderstood his words because they had not been illuminated by the Spirit to
understand (vv. 35–36; cf. John 8:21–24).
d.
Ironically, Jesus did go to the scattered
Jews and Gentiles and teach them by extension through his apostles, after he
returned to heaven (v. 35).
e.
Application: Those
who believe understand that Jesus is now with his Father God in heaven and that
they too will one day share in the joy of his presence (v. 34, 36; John
8:21–24; John 13:33, 36; John 14:1–3).
You will look for me, but you will not find me; and where I am, you cannot
come." (John 7:34, NIV)
What did he mean when he said, 'You will look for me, but you will not find
me,' and 'Where I am, you cannot come'?" (John 7:36, NIV)
21 Once more Jesus said to them, "I am going away, and
you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you cannot
come." 22 This made the
Jews ask, "Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, 'Where I go, you
cannot come'?" 23 But he
continued, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I
am not of this world. 24 I
told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he,
you will indeed die in your sins."
(John 8:21-24, NIV)
33 "My children, I will be with you only a little
longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now:
Where I am going, you cannot come. (John 13:33, NIV) 36 Simon Peter
asked him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus replied, "Where I
am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later." (John 13:36,
NIV)
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also
in me. 2 My Father's house
has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going
there to prepare a place for you? 3
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be
with me that you also may be where I am.
4 You know the way to the place where I am going." 5 Thomas said to him, "Lord,
we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?" 6 Jesus answered, "I am the
way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through
me. (John 14:1-6, NIV)
Main
Idea: Jesus is the Man from Heaven, whose words are heavenly
words, whose authority is heavenly authority, and whose mission is to bring
with him to heaven all those who believe in him.
Those
who believe in Jesus Christ accept his divine, heavenly authority; understand
that his origin is from God; and trust that even now Jesus is reigning at his
Father’s side from heaven where they will one day join
their Savior and Lord.
Wednesday Mar 12, 2014
Wednesday Mar 12, 2014
“Knowing
God”
Lesson
9: “God and the Universe” - Part 2 (Eastside
Baptist/Wed PM/March 12, 2014)
God
and the Universe
v God’s Decree – God planned the universe.
v Creation – God made
the universe.
v Preservation – God upholds
the universe.
v Providence – God guides
the universe.
1.
The Decree of God – God planned the universe.
The
Decree of God
v God’s decree involves
his eternal plan or purpose in creating, sustaining, and guiding the universe.
v Hodge: “The decrees
of God are his eternal purpose, according to the counsel of his own will,
whereby for his own glory He hath foreordained whatsoever comes to pass.”
The
Decree of God
v Singular
v Freely Made
v Eternal
v Changeless
v Universal
v Unconditional
v Certain
v Preserves Human
Accountability
v Centered in Jesus
Christ
v Directed toward God’s
Glory
2.
Creation – God made the universe.
v Hoeksema – “… that
act of the almighty will of God whereby He gave to the things that were
eternally in His counsel existence in distinction from Himself.”
Out
of Nothing
v There was a time when
there was nothing but God.
v God created the
universe without the aid of pre-existing materials.
v God created by divine
fiat – by his powerful command.
Before
the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting
to everlasting you are God. (Psalm 90:2, NIV)
By
faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what
is seen was not made out of what was visible. (Heb. 11:3, NIV)
Created
at a Definite Point
v Universe had a clear
beginning or starting point.
v Erickson – “God did
not fashion and adapt something that already existed independently of him.”
In the
beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1, NIV)
Created
by the Triune God
v All three persons of
the Triune God had an essential role in the origin of the universe.
v Originated by the
Father
v Mediated through the
Son
v Executed by the
Spirit
yet for
us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we
live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and
through whom we live. (1 Co. 8:6, NIV)
Through
him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
(John 1:3, NIV)
Now the
earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and
the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. (Genesis 1:2, NIV)
Freely
Made for God’s Glory
v By God’s wisdom, in
accordance with his will, for his ultimate glory and praise.
v “You are worthy, our
Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things,
and by your will they were created and have their being.” (Rev. 4:11)
Other
Aspects of God’s Creation
v Supernaturally and
instantaneously, not by evolutionary processes
v In six days, not ages
and ages
v According to “kind”v As a “mature”
universe, with appearance of age.
v Perfect and whole –
“very good”
3.
Preservation – God upholds the universe.
v McCune (and J.
Edwards) – “…the work of the triune God, accomplished particularly through the
Son, whereby he upholds the universe ‘with all its laws, properties, powers,
and processes.’”
Preservation
v Not continual
creation but continual preservation.
v Universe is not
independently self-sustaining.
v Involves protection
from harm and provision for all needs.
v General stability of
the universe.
v Concurrent with the
laws and processes of nature.
v Preservation of human
and animal life.
For in
him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and
invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have
been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all
things hold together. (Col. 1:16–17, NIV)
The Son
is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being,
sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification
for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. (Heb. 1:3,
NIV)
"The
God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and
does not live in temples built by human hands. And he is not served by human hands,
as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and
everything else. (Acts 17:24–25, NIV)
4.
Providence – God guides the universe.
Providence
v Strong – “…the
continuous agency of God by which He makes all the events of the physical and
moral universe fulfill the original design with which he created it.”
v “…God’s attention
concentrated everywhere.”
Providence
and Human Freedom
v Free actions of human
beings are subservient to God’s providence (James 4:13-17).v 13 Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will
go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make
money." 14 Why, you do
not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that
appears for a little while and then vanishes.
15 Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will,
we will live and do this or that." 16
As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil. 17 If anyone, then, knows the good
they ought to do and doesn't do it, it is sin for them. (Jas. 4:13-17, NIV)
v Providence can
prevent human actions (Gen. 20:6).
v Then God said to him in the dream,
"Yes, I know you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you
from sinning against me. That is why I did not let you touch her. (Genesis
20:6, NIV) [Abimelech and Sarah, Abraham’s wife]
v Providence can permit
human actions (Psalm 81:12; Rom 1:26).
v So I gave them over to their stubborn
hearts to follow their own devices. (Psalm 81:12, NIV)
v Because of this, God gave them over to
shameful lusts. (Romans 1:26, NIV)
v Providence can direct
human actions toward God’s appointed goal (Gen. 50:20).
v You intended to harm me, but God
intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many
lives. (Genesis 50:20, NIV)
v Providence can
determine the boundaries of actions, including evil actions (Job 1:12; 2:6).
v The LORD said to Satan, "Very
well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not
lay a finger." Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD. (Job
1:12, NIV)
v The LORD said to Satan, "Very
well, then, he is in your hands; but you must spare his life." (Job 2:6,
NIV)
v If the LORD had not been on our side--
let Israel say-- 2 if the
LORD had not been on our side when people attacked us, 3 they would have swallowed us
alive when their anger flared against us;
(Psalm 124:1-3, NIV) Praise be to the LORD, who has not let us be torn
by their teeth. (Psalm 124:6, NIV)
v No temptation has overtaken you except
what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted
beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way
out so that you can endure it. (1 Co. 10:13, NIV)
v A good model for the
relationship is ‘compatibilism’ or the ‘liberty of spontaneity.’
v Humans exercise
freedom in accord with their nature and desires, but human freedom is not
parallel with God’s freedom.
Providence
and Secondary Causesv God can and does
intervene in the universe with miraculous power.
v Most often, however,
God chooses to work providentially through secondary means, such as the normal
laws of nature.
Final
Words
v We want to know God,
so that we might love and fear God.
v “Love the Lord your
God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength” (Deut 6:4; Mk 12:30).
v “Love your neighbor
as yourself” (Mk 12:31).
v “Be merciful, just as
your Father is merciful” (Lk 6:36).
Sunday Mar 09, 2014
Genesis 6:1-8 Cameron Jungels Sun PM, March 9, 2014
Sunday Mar 09, 2014
Sunday Mar 09, 2014
“Descent
into Decadence”- Genesis 6:1-8 – (Eastside
Baptist/Sun PM/March 9, 2014)
When human beings
began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the
daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they
chose. 3 Then the LORD said,
"My Spirit will not contend with humans forever, for they are mortal;
their days will be a hundred and twenty years." 4 The Nephilim were on the earth
in those days-- and also afterward-- when the sons of God went to the daughters
of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of
renown. 5 The LORD saw how
great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every
inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. 6 The LORD regretted that he had
made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. 7 So the LORD said, "I will
wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created-- and with them
the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground-- for I
regret that I have made them." 8
But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD. (Genesis 6:1-8, NIV)
1.
After the Fall, the human race continued to decline into moral decadence.
When
human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born
to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and
they married any of them they chose. (Genesis
6:1-2, NIV)
Sethites
and Cainites
v ‘Sons
of God’ = Sethites
v ‘daughters
of men’ = Cainites
v Sin
= improper inter-marriage of godly line of Seth with ungodly line of Cainites
v Result
= corruption of the godly seed and wickedness
Human
Nobles and Harems
v ‘Sons
of God’ = Royal Rulers
v ‘daughters
of men’ = peasant class of women
v Dynastic
rulers marry ‘any they choose,’ forming harems in which they magnify their
status and fulfill their lusts.
Angels
and Humans
v ‘Sons
of God’ = Angelic beings
v ‘daughters
of men’ = human women
v Some
form of cohabitation or intermarriage between ‘kinds’
v Resulting
in ‘giants’ or ‘heroes’ mentioned in verse 4.
And
behold! He cometh with ten thousands of His holy ones to execute judgment upon
all, And to destroy all the ungodly: and to convict all flesh of all the works
of their ungodliness which they have ungodly committed, and of all the hard
things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him. (1 Enoch 1:9)
Enoch,
the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: "See, the Lord is coming
with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to judge everyone, and to
convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their
ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against
him." (Jude 14–15, NIV)
And
it came to pass when the children of men had multiplied that in those days were
born unto them beautiful and comely daughters. And the angels, the children of
the heaven, saw and lusted after them, and said to one another: 'Come, let us
choose us wives from among the children of men and beget us children.‘ (1 Enoch
6:1–2)
And
all the others together with them took unto themselves wives, and each chose
for himself one, and they began to go in unto them and to defile themselves
with them, and they taught them charms and enchantments, and the cutting of
roots, and made them acquainted with plants. And they became pregnant, and they
bare great giants, whose height was three thousand ells: who consumed all the
acquisitions of men. (1 En. 7:1–3)
And
there arose much godlessness, and they committed fornication, and they were led
astray, and became corrupt in all their ways. (1 En. 8:3)
Then
said the Most High, the Holy and Great One spake, and sent Uriel to the son of
Lamech, and said to him: 'Go to Noah and tell him in my name "Hide
thyself!" and reveal to him the end that is approaching: that the whole
earth will be destroyed, and a deluge is about to come upon the whole earth,
and will destroy all that is on it. And now instruct him that he may escape and
his seed may be preserved for all the generations of the world.’ And again the
Lord said to Raphael: 'Bind Azâzêl hand and foot, and cast him into the
darkness: and make an opening in the desert, which is in Dûdâêl, and cast him
therein. And place upon him rough and jagged rocks, and cover him with
darkness, and let him abide there for ever, and cover his face that he may not
see light. And on the day of the great judgement he shall be cast into the
fire. (1 En. 10:1–6)
And
the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their
proper dwelling-- these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains
for judgment on the great Day. In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the
surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They
serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire. (Jude 6–7,
NIV)
For
if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting
them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment; if he did not spare the
ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected
Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others; if he condemned the cities
of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of
what is going to happen to the ungodly; (2 Pet. 2:4–6, NIV)
After
being made alive, he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits--to
those who were disobedient long ago when God waited
patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few
people, eight in all, were saved through water, (1 Pet. 3:19–20, NIV)
The
Nephilim were on the earth in those days-- and also afterward-- when the sons
of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the
heroes of old, men of renown. (Genesis 6:4, NIV)
We
saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We
seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them."
(Num. 13:33, NIV)
The
LORD saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth,
and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all
the time. (Genesis 6:5, NIV)
2.
God’s longsuffering patience will not endure human sinfulness forever; he must
judge sin.
Then
the LORD said, "My Spirit will not contend with humans forever, for they
are mortal; their days will be a hundred and twenty years." (Genesis 6:3,
NIV)
The
LORD regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was
deeply troubled. So the LORD said, "I will wipe from the face of the earth
the human race I have created-- and with them the animals, the birds and the
creatures that move along the ground-- for I regret that I have made
them." (Genesis 6:6–7, NIV)
3.
The only hope that the human race has to be saved from God’s wrath is his
unmerited grace.
But
Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD. (Genesis 6:8, NIV)
Main
Idea: God must judge our
sinful depravity, but he has extended grace by which some are saved from his
wrath.
Sunday Mar 09, 2014
Genesis 6:1-8 – Cameron Jungels - Sun PM, March 9, 2014
Sunday Mar 09, 2014
Sunday Mar 09, 2014
“Descent
into Decadence”- Genesis 6:1-8 – (Eastside
Baptist/Sun PM/March 9, 2014)
When human beings
began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the
daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they
chose. 3 Then the LORD said,
"My Spirit will not contend with humans forever, for they are mortal;
their days will be a hundred and twenty years." 4 The Nephilim were on the earth
in those days-- and also afterward-- when the sons of God went to the daughters
of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of
renown. 5 The LORD saw how
great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every
inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. 6 The LORD regretted that he had
made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. 7 So the LORD said, "I will
wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created-- and with them
the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground-- for I
regret that I have made them." 8
But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD. (Genesis 6:1-8, NIV)
1.
After the Fall, the human race continued to decline into moral decadence.
When
human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born
to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and
they married any of them they chose. (Genesis
6:1-2, NIV)
Sethites
and Cainites
v ‘Sons
of God’ = Sethites
v ‘daughters
of men’ = Cainites
v Sin
= improper inter-marriage of godly line of Seth with ungodly line of Cainites
v Result
= corruption of the godly seed and wickedness
Human
Nobles and Harems
v ‘Sons
of God’ = Royal Rulers
v ‘daughters
of men’ = peasant class of women
v Dynastic
rulers marry ‘any they choose,’ forming harems in which they magnify their
status and fulfill their lusts.
Angels
and Humans
v ‘Sons
of God’ = Angelic beings
v ‘daughters
of men’ = human women
v Some
form of cohabitation or intermarriage between ‘kinds’
v Resulting
in ‘giants’ or ‘heroes’ mentioned in verse 4.
And
behold! He cometh with ten thousands of His holy ones to execute judgment upon
all, And to destroy all the ungodly: and to convict all flesh of all the works
of their ungodliness which they have ungodly committed, and of all the hard
things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him. (1 Enoch 1:9)
Enoch,
the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: "See, the Lord is coming
with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to judge everyone, and to
convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their
ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against
him." (Jude 14–15, NIV)
And
it came to pass when the children of men had multiplied that in those days were
born unto them beautiful and comely daughters. And the angels, the children of
the heaven, saw and lusted after them, and said to one another: 'Come, let us
choose us wives from among the children of men and beget us children.‘ (1 Enoch
6:1–2)
And
all the others together with them took unto themselves wives, and each chose
for himself one, and they began to go in unto them and to defile themselves
with them, and they taught them charms and enchantments, and the cutting of
roots, and made them acquainted with plants. And they became pregnant, and they
bare great giants, whose height was three thousand ells: who consumed all the
acquisitions of men. (1 En. 7:1–3)
And
there arose much godlessness, and they committed fornication, and they were led
astray, and became corrupt in all their ways. (1 En. 8:3)
Then
said the Most High, the Holy and Great One spake, and sent Uriel to the son of
Lamech, and said to him: 'Go to Noah and tell him in my name "Hide
thyself!" and reveal to him the end that is approaching: that the whole
earth will be destroyed, and a deluge is about to come upon the whole earth,
and will destroy all that is on it. And now instruct him that he may escape and
his seed may be preserved for all the generations of the world.’ And again the
Lord said to Raphael: 'Bind Azâzêl hand and foot, and cast him into the
darkness: and make an opening in the desert, which is in Dûdâêl, and cast him
therein. And place upon him rough and jagged rocks, and cover him with
darkness, and let him abide there for ever, and cover his face that he may not
see light. And on the day of the great judgement he shall be cast into the
fire. (1 En. 10:1–6)
And
the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their
proper dwelling-- these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains
for judgment on the great Day. In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the
surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They
serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire. (Jude 6–7,
NIV)
For
if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting
them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment; if he did not spare the
ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected
Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others; if he condemned the cities
of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of
what is going to happen to the ungodly; (2 Pet. 2:4–6, NIV)
After
being made alive, he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits--to
those who were disobedient long ago when God waited
patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few
people, eight in all, were saved through water, (1 Pet. 3:19–20, NIV)
The
Nephilim were on the earth in those days-- and also afterward-- when the sons
of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the
heroes of old, men of renown. (Genesis 6:4, NIV)
We
saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We
seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them."
(Num. 13:33, NIV)
The
LORD saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth,
and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all
the time. (Genesis 6:5, NIV)
2.
God’s longsuffering patience will not endure human sinfulness forever; he must
judge sin.
Then
the LORD said, "My Spirit will not contend with humans forever, for they
are mortal; their days will be a hundred and twenty years." (Genesis 6:3,
NIV)
The
LORD regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was
deeply troubled. So the LORD said, "I will wipe from the face of the earth
the human race I have created-- and with them the animals, the birds and the
creatures that move along the ground-- for I regret that I have made
them." (Genesis 6:6–7, NIV)
3.
The only hope that the human race has to be saved from God’s wrath is his
unmerited grace.
But
Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD. (Genesis 6:8, NIV)
Main
Idea: God must judge our
sinful depravity, but he has extended grace by which some are saved from his
wrath.
Sunday Mar 09, 2014
John 7:1-13 Cameron Jungels Sun AM, March 9, 2014
Sunday Mar 09, 2014
Sunday Mar 09, 2014
“Who is this man, Jesus?” - John 7:1-13 –
(Eastside Baptist/Sun AM/March 9, 2014
After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want to go about in
Judea because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him. 2 But when the Jewish Festival of
Tabernacles was near, 3
Jesus' brothers said to him, "Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your
disciples there may see the works you do.
4 No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret.
Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world." 5 For even his own brothers did
not believe in him. 6
Therefore Jesus told them, "My time is not yet here; for you any time will
do. 7 The world cannot hate
you, but it hates me because I testify that its works are evil. 8 You go to the festival. I am not
going up to this festival, because my time has not yet fully come." 9 After he had said this, he
stayed in Galilee. 10
However, after his brothers had left for the festival, he went also, not
publicly, but in secret. 11
Now at the festival the Jewish leaders were watching for Jesus and asking,
"Where is he?" 12
Among the crowds there was widespread whispering about him. Some said, "He
is a good man." Others replied, "No, he deceives the
people." 13 But no one
would say anything publicly about him for fear of the leaders. (John 7:1-13,
NIV)
“Who is this man, Jesus?”
1. Maliciously plotted against by those who were supposed
to be righteous teachers of the Scriptures.
After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want to go about in
Judea because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him.
(John 7:1, NIV)
Now at the festival the Jewish leaders were watching for Jesus and asking,
"Where is he?" (John 7:11, NIV)
2. Rejected and ridiculed by his own family.
2 But when the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles was
near, 3 Jesus' brothers said
to him, "Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may
see the works you do. 4 No
one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing
these things, show yourself to the world."
5 For even his own brothers did not believe in him. 6 Therefore Jesus told them,
"My time is not yet here; for you any time will do. 7 The world cannot hate you, but
it hates me because I testify that its works are evil. 8 You go to the festival. I am not
going up to this festival, because my time has not yet fully come." 9 After he had said this, he
stayed in Galilee. 10
However, after his brothers had left for the festival, he went also, not
publicly, but in secret. (John 7:2-10, NIV)
3. Hated by an evil-loving world.
The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that its works
are evil. (John 7:7, NIV)
9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming
into the world. 10 He was in
the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not
recognize him. 11 He came to
that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who did receive him,
to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of
God-- 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision
or a husband's will, but born of God.
(John 1:9-13, NIV)
4. Misunderstood and distrusted by the crowds.
Among the crowds there was widespread whispering about him. Some said,
"He is a good man." Others replied, "No, he deceives the
people." But no one would say anything publicly about him for fear of the
leaders. (John 7:12–13, NIV)
5. The one despised and rejected, who gave his life to
save sinners.
Therefore Jesus told them, "My time is not yet here; for you any time
will do. (John 7:6, NIV)
You go to the festival. I am not going up to this festival, because my time
has not yet fully come." (John 7:8, NIV)
Jesus replied, "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be
glorified. Very truly I tell you, unless
a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed.
But if it dies, it produces many seeds. (John 12:23-24, NIV)
3 He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of
suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces
he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.
4 Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we
considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our
transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought
us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. (Isa. 53:3-5, NIV)
The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the LORD has
done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes. (Psalm 118:22-23, NIV)
17 Jesus looked directly at them and asked, "Then what
is the meaning of that which is written: "'The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone'? 18
Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it
falls will be crushed." 19
The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him
immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But
they were afraid of the people. (Lk. 20:17-19, NIV)
Jesus is "'the stone you builders rejected, which has become the
cornerstone.' Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name
under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:11-12,
NIV)
Main Idea: The most misunderstood and rejected person in the history
of the world is the Son of God and only Savior that this world will ever have.
Wednesday Mar 05, 2014
Knowing God - Lesson 8: “God and the Universe” - Cameron Jungels - Wed PM, March 5, 2014
Wednesday Mar 05, 2014
Wednesday Mar 05, 2014
“Knowing
God” Lesson 8: “God
and the Universe” (Eastside Baptist/Wed PM/March 5, 2014)
God and
the Universev Universe = whatever is created or all
that is not God.
v Includes everything that God has made,
whether material or immaterial, living or inanimate, including intelligent and
moral beings. The
Decree of God
v God’s decree involves his eternal plan
or purpose in creating, sustaining, and guiding the universe.
v Strong: “that eternal plan by which
God has rendered certain all the events of the universe, past, present, and
future.”
v Hodge: “The decrees of God are his
eternal purpose, according to the counsel of his own will, whereby for his own
glory He hath foreordained whatsoever comes to pass.”
1. God’s
plan is singular.
v One all-inclusive and comprehensive
purpose, plan, and will.
v All individual plans/decrees are
united under one eternal purpose.
v Only the actual not potential.
In him we
were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who
works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, (Eph. 1:11,
NIV) according to
his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Eph. 3:11,
NIV)
And we know
that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been
called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28, NIV)
2. God’s
plan is freely made.
v God’s plan arises from his own will
and good pleasure.
v He is under no coercion
to act by any outside influences.
v He freely plans and does what is
pleasing to him and brings him glory.
Who can
fathom the Spirit of the LORD, or instruct the LORD as his counselor? Whom did the LORD consult to enlighten him,
and who taught him the right way? Who was it that taught him knowledge, or
showed him the path of understanding?
(Isa. 40:13-14, NIV)
3. God’s
plan is eternal.
v God’s plan has been purposed from all
eternity.
v There was never a time when there
wasn’t a plan.
v God’s plan is eternally
contemporaneous and simultaneous
He was chosen
before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your
sake. (1 Pet. 1:20, NIV)
He has saved
us and called us to a holy life-- not because of anything we have done but
because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus
before the beginning of time, (2 Tim. 1:9, NIV)
"Have you
not heard? Long ago I ordained it. In days of old I planned it; now I have
brought it to pass, that you have turned fortified cities into piles of stone.
(Isa. 37:26, NIV)
4. God’s
plan is changeless.
v Just as God’s plan is freely made
without outside influences, God’s plan is not altered or hindered by outside
influences or events.
v God has no plan B, only one perfect,
changeless plan.
This man was
handed over to you by God's deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with
the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross. (Acts
2:23, NIV)
Every good
and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly
lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. (Jas. 1:17, NIV)
Remember the
former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God,
and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning, from
ancient times, what is still to come. I say, 'My purpose will stand, and I will
do all that I please.' (Isa. 46:9–10, NIV)
5. God’s
plan is universal.
v God’s plan comprehends all things
(entities, actions, events, etc.) that come to pass, whether good or bad,
righteous or sinful, necessary or contingent, humanly purposed or fortuitous.
The LORD
works out everything to its proper end-- even the wicked for a day of disaster.
(Prov. 16:4, NIV)
And we know
that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been
called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28, NIV)
In him we
were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who
works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, (Eph. 1:11,
NIV)
Stability
of the Universe
Your
faithfulness continues through all generations; you established the earth, and
it endures. (Psalm 119:90, NIV)
Rise
and Fall of Rulers
Let everyone
be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that
which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by
God. (Romans 13:1, NIV)
All the
peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with the
powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand or
say to him: "What have you done?" (Dan. 4:35, NIV)
Length
of Life
Your eyes saw
my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before
one of them came to be. (Psalm 139:16, NIV)
A person's
days are determined; you have decreed the number of his months and have set
limits he cannot exceed. (Job 14:5, NIV)
Just as
people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, (Heb. 9:27,
NIV)
Circumstances
of Life
In their
hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps. (Prov.
16:9, NIV)
Now listen,
you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a
year there, carry on business and make money." Why, you do not even know
what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a
little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the
Lord's will, we will live and do this or that." (Jas. 4:13–15, NIV)
Free
Acts of People
You intended
to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done,
the saving of many lives. (Genesis 50:20, NIV)
The Son of
Man will go as it has been decreed. But woe to that man who betrays him!"
(Lk. 22:22, NIV)
From the east
I summon a bird of prey; from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose. What
I have said, that I will bring about; what I have planned, that I will do.
(Isa. 46:11, NIV)
For we are God's
handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in
advance for us to do. (Eph. 2:10, NIV)
Salvation
of Believers
he
predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with
his pleasure and will-- (Eph. 1:5, NIV)
Peter, an
apostle of Jesus Christ, To God's elect, exiles …, who have been chosen
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work
of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood...
(1 Pet. 1:1-2, NIV)
And those he
predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he
justified, he also glorified. (Romans 8:30, NIV)
Perdition
of the Ungodly
"A stone
that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall." They stumble
because they disobey the message-- which is also what they were destined for.
(1 Pet. 2:8, NIV)
What if God,
although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great
patience the objects of his wrath-- prepared for destruction? What if he did
this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he
prepared in advance for glory--even us, whom he also called, not only from the
Jews but also from the Gentiles? (Romans 9:22-24, NIV)
Seemingly
Insignificant Details
The lot is
cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD. (Prov. 16:33, NIV)
Are not two
sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside
your Father's care. And even the very
hairs of your head are all numbered.
(Matt. 10:29-30, NIV)
6. God’s
plan is unconditional.
v God’s plan is not contingent on
anything else.
v Hodge: “its execution does not depend
upon anything that has not itself been decreed.”
v God’s plan encompasses the ends and
the means.
In him we
were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who
works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, (Eph. 1:11,
NIV)
For from him
and through him and for him are all things. (Romans 11:36, NIV)
7. God’s
plan is certain.
v God’s plan is not contingent or merely
possible.
v God’s decree renders events certain.
All that God plans will come to pass.
For the LORD
Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out, and
who can turn it back? (Isa. 14:27, NIV)
8. God’s
plan preserves human accountability.
v God’s eternal, unchangeable, certain
plan is compatible with the free choices of human beings and their
accountability for their actions.
v Certainty does not mean compulsion.
The Son of
Man will go as it has been decreed. But woe to that man who betrays him!"
(Lk. 22:22, NIV)
9. God’s
plan is centered in Jesus Christ.
v Christ’s Redemption, Resurrection, and
Reign are at the center of God’s plan for the universe.
In the past
God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various
ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed
heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. The Son is the
radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining
all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins,
he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. (Heb. 1:1–3, NIV)
10. God’s
plan is directed toward God’s glory.
v The ultimate purpose of all that God
does is to bring him honor and glory.
v Everything in the universe flows from
him and returns to him for his glory.
For he chose
us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his
sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ,
in accordance with his pleasure and will--to the praise of his glorious grace,
which he has freely given us in the One he loves. (Eph. 1:4-6, NIV)
Oh, the depth
of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his
judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! "Who has known the mind of
the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?" "Who has ever given to God,
that God should repay them?" For from him and through him and for him are
all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen. (Romans 11:33–36, NIV)
Two
Aspects of God’s Will
v Decreed Will (Secret)
Ø What God has purposed/planned to do
and will happen.
v Prescriptive Will (Revealed)
Ø What God has commanded and expects to
be obeyed.
Implications
v Not fatalism
v The means as well as the ends
Ø The causes and the effects
v Unknown until after the fact
v Consistent with human responsibility
v Encourages human participation
Sunday Mar 02, 2014
Genesis 5:1–32 - Cameron Jungels - Sun PM, March 2, 2014
Sunday Mar 02, 2014
Sunday Mar 02, 2014
“The
Godly Line of Seth” – Genesis 5:1–32 – (Eastside Baptist/Sun
PM/March 2, 2014)1 This is the written account of Adam's family line. When
God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God. 2 He created them male and female
and blessed them. And he named them "Mankind" when they were
created. 3 When Adam had
lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he
named him Seth. 4 After Seth
was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. 5 Altogether, Adam lived a total
of 930 years, and then he died. 6
When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh. 7 After he became the father of
Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters. 8 Altogether, Seth lived a total
of 912 years, and then he died. 9
When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan. 10 After he became the father of
Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters. 11 Altogether, Enosh lived a total
of 905 years, and then he died. 12
When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel. 13 After he became the father of
Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters. 14 Altogether, Kenan lived a total
of 910 years, and then he died. 15
When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared. 16 After he became the father of
Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters. 17 Altogether, Mahalalel lived a
total of 895 years, and then he died. 18
When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. 19 After he became the father of
Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. 20 Altogether, Jared lived a total
of 962 years, and then he died. 21
When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. 22 After he became the father of
Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and
daughters. 23 Altogether,
Enoch lived a total of 365 years. 24
Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him
away. 25 When Methuselah had
lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech. 26 After he became the father of
Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. 27 Altogether, Methuselah lived a
total of 969 years, and then he died. 28
When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.
29 He named him Noah and said, "He will comfort us in
the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the LORD has
cursed." 30 After Noah
was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters. 31 Altogether, Lamech lived a
total of 777 years, and then he died. 32
After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and
Japheth. (Genesis 5:1-32, NIV)
As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and
sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of
the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who
are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the
cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we
were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God,
who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions--it
is by grace you have been saved. (Ephesians 2:1-5, NIV)
Main Idea:
Humanity’s only hope for deliverance from the curse
of sin and death is through the promised seed of the woman, Jesus Christ.
1. Every human being bears the image of
God.
This is the written account of Adam's family line.
When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God. He created them
male and female and blessed them. And he named them "Mankind" when
they were created. When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own
likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth. (Genesis 5:1–3, NIV)
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." So God created mankind in his own
image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill
the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky
and over every living creature that moves on the ground." (Genesis 1:26–28,
NIV)
2. Every human being bears the marred
image of God and suffers under the curse of sin and death.
When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father
of Enosh. After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had
other sons and daughters. Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then
he died. (Genesis 5:6–8, NIV)
Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time
my mother conceived me. (Psalm 51:5, NIV)
Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb
they are wayward, spreading lies. (Psalm 58:3, NIV)
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one
man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because
all sinned– (Romans 5:12, NIV)
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. (Romans 5:19, NIV)
3. Every human being has a
responsibility to walk in humble obedience before their Creator.
When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father
of Methuselah. After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked
faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether,
Enoch lived a total of 365 years. Enoch
walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him
away. (Genesis 5:21–24, NIV)
By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he
did not experience death: "He could not be found, because God had taken
him away." For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased
God. (Hebrews 11:5, NIV)
Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them:
"See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to
judge everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have
committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners
have spoken against him." (Jude 14–15, NIV)
Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that
time people began to call on the name of the LORD. (Genesis 4:26, NIV)
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and
the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you
believe this?" (John 11:25–26, NIV)
4. The only hope for deliverance from
the curse of sin and death is through the promised seed of the woman, and
descendant of Noah, Jesus Christ.
When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son. He named him Noah and said, "He will
comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the
LORD has cursed." (Genesis 5:28–29,
NIV)
Main Idea:
Your only hope for deliverance from the curse of sin
and death is through the promised seed of the woman, Jesus Christ.
Sunday Mar 02, 2014
John 6:60–71 - Cameron Jungels - Sun AM March 2, 2014
Sunday Mar 02, 2014
Sunday Mar 02, 2014
“Abiding in the Word of Life” (John 6:60–71)
(Eastside Baptist/Sun AM/March 2, 2014)47 Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal
life. 48 I am the bread of
life. 49 Your ancestors ate
the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.
50 But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which
anyone may eat and not die. 51
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will
live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the
world." 52 Then the Jews
began to argue sharply among themselves, "How can this man give us his
flesh to eat?" 53 Jesus
said to them, "Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son
of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and
drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last
day. 55 For my flesh is real
food and my blood is real drink. 56
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. 57 Just as the living Father sent
me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live
because of me. 58 This is the
bread that came down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but
whoever feeds on this bread will live forever." 59 He said this while teaching in
the synagogue in Capernaum. 60
On hearing it, many of his disciples said, "This is a hard teaching. Who
can accept it?" 61 Aware
that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, "Does
this offend you? 62 Then what
if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before! 63 The Spirit gives life; the
flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you-- they are full of the
Spirit and life. 64 Yet there
are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus had known from the beginning
which of them did not believe and who would betray him. 65 He went on to say, "This
is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled
them." 66 From this time
many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him. 67 "You do not want to leave
too, do you?" Jesus asked the Twelve.
68 Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go?
You have the words of eternal life. 69
We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of
God." 70 Then Jesus
replied, "Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a
devil!" 71 (He meant
Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, who, though one of the Twelve, was later to
betray him.) (John 6:47–71, NIV)
1. Sometimes those who initially profess
faith in Jesus Christ walk away and abandon Christ.
Then the Jews began to argue sharply among
themselves, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" (John 6:52,
NIV)
60 On hearing it, many of his disciples said, "This is
a hard teaching. Who can accept it?"
61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus
said to them, "Does this offend you?
62 Then what if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was
before! 63 The Spirit gives
life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you-- they are
full of the Spirit and life. 64
Yet there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus had known from
the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him. (John 6:60–64, NIV)
From this time many of his disciples turned back and
no longer followed him. (John 6:66, NIV)
2. Those who abandon Christ demonstrate
that they were never truly his followers.
Yet there are some of you who do not believe."
For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who
would betray him. (John 6:64, NIV)
23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival,
many people saw the signs he was performing and believed in his name. 24 But Jesus would not entrust
himself to them, for he knew all people.
25 He did not need any testimony about mankind, for he knew
what was in each person. (John 2:23–25, NIV)
To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said,
"If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. (John 8:31, NIV)
Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you
have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come.
This is how we know it is the last hour. (1 John 2:18, NIV)
22 Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the
Christ. Such a person is the antichrist-- denying the Father and the Son. 23 No one who denies the Son has
the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also. 24 As for you, see that what you
have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain
in the Son and in the Father. 25
And this is what he promised us-- eternal life.
26 I am writing these things to you about those who are
trying to lead you astray. (1 John 2:22–26, NIV)
They went out from us, but they did not really
belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us;
but their going showed that none of them belonged to us. (1 John 2:19, NIV)
Then Jesus replied, "Have I not chosen you, the
Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!" (He meant Judas, the son of Simon
Iscariot, who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.) (John 6:70–71,
NIV)
While I was with them, I protected them and kept
them safe by that name you gave me. None has been lost except the one doomed to
destruction so that Scripture would be fulfilled. (John 17:12, NIV)
3. True faith is abiding faith, because
it is accomplished by a supernatural work of God’s grace that does not fail.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in
me, and I in them. (John 6:56, NIV)
He went on to say, "This is why I told you that
no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them." (John 6:65,
NIV)
All those the Father gives me will come to me, and
whoever comes to me I will never drive away. (John 6:37, NIV)
And this is the will of him who sent me, that I
shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last
day. (John 6:39, NIV)
For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to
the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up
at the last day." (John 6:40, NIV)
"No one can come to me unless the Father who
sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day. (John 6:44, NIV)
4. True, abiding faith remains in Christ
because he is the Word of life.
From this time many of his disciples turned back and
no longer followed him. "You do not want to leave too, do you?" Jesus
asked the Twelve. Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go?
You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and to know that
you are the Holy One of God." (John 6:66–69, NIV)
Main Idea:
Not all that appears to be faith is really faith;
true, grace-wrought faith abides in Jesus the Word of life.