2014-04
2014-04
Sunday Apr 27, 2014
John 7:53–8:11 - Cameron Jungels - Sun AM, April 27, 2014
Sunday Apr 27, 2014
Sunday Apr 27, 2014
“No Condemnation”
(John 7:53–8:11)
Eastside
Baptist/Sun AM/April 27, 2014
53 Then they all went home, 1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2At dawn he appeared
again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he
sat down to teach them. 3The
teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery.
They made her stand before the group 4and
said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5In the Law Moses
commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?" 6They were using this
question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent
down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7When they kept on
questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "Let any one of you
who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her." 8Again he stooped
down and wrote on the ground. 9At
this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first,
until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10Jesus straightened
up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" 11"No one,
sir," she said. "Then neither do I condemn you," Jesus declared.
"Go now and leave your life of sin." (John 7:53–8:11,
NIV)
1.
Where did this story
come from?
2.
What is the meaning
of this story?
a.
Hypocritical Accusers
i.
Scheming
ii.
Hateful
and Judgmental
iii.
Showing
Favoritism
iv.
Hypocritical
b.
A Humble Woman
i.
Humiliated
Publicly
ii.
Standing
Silent before Her Accusers
iii.
Dependent
on a Merciful Savior
c.
A Holy Savior
i.
Just
ii.
Merciful
1.
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are
in Christ Jesus, (Romans 8:1, NIV)
2. 31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If
God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He
who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all-- how will he not
also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any
charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34 Who then is the one
who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died-- more than that, who was raised to
life-- is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. (Romans 8:31-34, NIV)
iii.
Holy
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. (Romans 8:1-2, NIV) Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an
obligation-- but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. 13 For if you live
according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the
misdeeds of the body, you will live. 14 For
those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. (Romans 8:12-14, NIV)
3.
How does this story
apply to me?
a. Perfect justice and
perfect mercy come together in the person of Jesus Christ. His life of perfect
righteousness makes up for my lack of righteousness. Jesus’ atoning death wipes
away the guilt of my sins.
b. Through humble faith
in Christ, every sin is forgiven, and there is now no condemnation for those
who are in Christ Jesus.
c. Standing in the
forgiveness of Christ, we leave our life of sin and seek to walk in the
holiness of life in the Spirit, not life in the flesh.
d. Standing in the forgiveness
of Christ, we seek to be merciful as our Savior is merciful and trust that his
grace can save the worst of sinners (including us).
Main Idea: Forgiveness
for sin is found in the mercy of Jesus Christ; those who have been forgiven
leave their life of sin and demonstrate mercy as they have been shown mercy.
Wednesday Apr 23, 2014
Romans 12:1-2 - Cameron Jungels - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 PM
Wednesday Apr 23, 2014
Wednesday Apr 23, 2014
Romans 12:1-2 - Cameron Jungels - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 PM
Sunday Apr 20, 2014
1 Corinthians 15 - Cameron Jungels - Easter Sunday AM April 20, 2014
Sunday Apr 20, 2014
Sunday Apr 20, 2014
“The
Resurrection Changes Everything” (1 Corinthians 15)
(Eastside; 4/20/14; Easter AM) The
resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead changes everything. Everything, and
I mean everything, hangs or falls on whether or not Jesus of Nazareth died on a
Roman cross, was buried, and then came to life again physically and bodily on
the third day after his crucifixion. For
a few minutes this morning, I want us to reflect on the eternal significance of
the resurrection of Jesus Christ from 1 Corinthians 15.
1.
Without the
resurrection we have no good news (gospel).
2.
If there is
no resurrection, then the apostolic witness and our Bible is all a fraud.a. More than that, we are then found to be
false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised
Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not
raised. For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either.
(1 Co. 15:15-16, NIV
3.
If there is
no resurrection, then Jesus himself was a fraud and his death had no lasting
significance.
4.
Without the
resurrection we have no atonement for our sins.
a. And if Christ has not been raised, your
faith is futile; you are still in your sins. (1 Co. 15:17, NIV)b. He was delivered over to death for our
sins and was raised to life for our justification. (Romans 4:25, NIV)
5.
Without the
resurrection we have no faith and my preaching is pointless.
a. And if Christ has not been raised, our
preaching is useless and so is your faith. (1 Co. 15:14, NIV)
6.
If there is
no resurrection, then Jesus of Nazareth is dead. There is no kingdom of God now
or in the future. There is no hope of return to Eden or of peace, justice, and
righteousness in the world.
a. Then the end will come, when he hands
over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion,
authority and power. For he must reign
until he has put all his enemies under his feet. (1 Co. 15:24-25, NIV)
7.
Without the
resurrection there is no escape from the power of death and we have no hope
beyond this life for ourselves or for those who have gone before us.
a. Then those also who have fallen asleep
in Christ are lost. If only for this
life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. (1 Co.
15:18-19, NIV)
8.
If there is
no resurrection, then there is no good reason to place any moral restraints
upon ourselves because there will be no judgment before God (Acts 17).
a. If the dead are not raised, "Let
us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die." (1 Co. 15:32, NIV)
b. "Therefore since we are God's
offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or
stone-- an image made by human design and skill. In the past God overlooked such ignorance,
but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. For he has set a day when he will judge the
world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to
everyone by raising him from the dead." (Acts 17:29-31, NIV)
9.
If there is
no resurrection, then there is no ultimate answer for the power of sin and its
penalty of death. Death is the victor, and the grave is the final end of all
people.
a. For he must reign until he has put all
his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. (1 Co.
15:25-26, NIV)
b. "Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?" The sting of death is sin, and the power
of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our
Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Co. 15:55-57, NIV)
10.
If there is
no resurrection, then all of our labors and hardships, for the Lord or even for
ourselves, have no lasting value or significance.
a. And as for us, why do we endanger
ourselves every hour? I face death every day-- yes, just as surely as I boast
about you in Christ Jesus our Lord. If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus with no
more than human hopes, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised,
"Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die." (1 Co. 15:30-32, NIV)
Listen, I tell you
a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed--in
a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will
sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. (1 Co.
15:51-52, NIV)
Main
Idea: The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the most important
event in the history of the world. It therefore orients everything around it.
In faith our lives must be oriented around the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ.
The resurrection of Jesus Christ from
the dead changes everything.
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile;
you are still in your sins. (1 Co. 15:17, NIV) If only for this life we have
hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. But Christ has indeed been raised from the
dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. (1 Co. 15:19-20, NIV) Therefore, my dear
brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves
fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is
not in vain. (1 Co. 15:58, NIV)
Sunday Apr 13, 2014
Genesis 7:1-24 – Cameron Jungels - Sun PM, April 13, 2014
Sunday Apr 13, 2014
Sunday Apr 13, 2014
Our Sin, God’s Justice and Mercy - Genesis
7:1-24 – (Eastside
Baptist/Sun PM/April 13, 2014)
Acts 17:14–34, NIV14 The believers immediately sent Paul to
the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed at Berea. 15 Those who escorted Paul brought
him to Athens and then left with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him
as soon as possible.
16 While Paul was waiting for them in
Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. 17 So he reasoned in the synagogue
with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day
with those who happened to be there. 18
A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to debate with him. Some of
them asked, "What is this babbler trying to say?" Others remarked,
"He seems to be advocating foreign gods." They said this because Paul
was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection. 19 Then they took him and brought
him to a meeting of the Areopagus, where they said to him, "May we know
what this new teaching is that you are presenting? 20 You are bringing some strange
ideas to our ears, and we would like to know what they mean." 21 (All the Athenians and the
foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and
listening to the latest ideas.)
22 Paul then stood up in the meeting of
the Areopagus and said: "People of Athens! I see that in every way you are
very religious. 23 For as I
walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an
altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. So you are ignorant of the very
thing you worship-- and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.
24 "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. 25 And
he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself
gives everyone life and breath and everything else. 26 From one man he made all the
nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their
appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands. 27 God did this so that they would
seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from
any one of us. 28 'For in him
we live and move and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, 'We
are his offspring.'
29 "Therefore since we are God's
offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or
stone-- an image made by human design and skill. 30 In the past God overlooked such
ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. 31 For he has set a day when he
will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given
proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead."
32 When they heard about the resurrection
of the dead, some of them sneered, but others said, "We want to hear you
again on this subject." 33
At that, Paul left the Council. 34
Some of the people became followers of Paul and believed. Among them was
Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus, also a woman named Damaris, and a number
of others.
2 Peter 3:7, 10,
NIV
7 By the same word the present heavens and earth are
reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the
ungodly. (2 Pet. 3:7, NIV) 10 But the day of the Lord will come like
a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed
by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare. (2 Pet.
3:10, NIV)
Genesis 7:1–24, NIV
1 The LORD then said to Noah, "Go
into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in
this generation. 2 Take with
you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate, and one
pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate, 3 and also seven pairs of every
kind of bird, male and female, to keep their various kinds alive throughout the
earth. 4 Seven days from now
I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe
from the face of the earth every living creature I have made." 5 And Noah did all that the LORD
commanded him.
6 Noah was six hundred years old when
the floodwaters came on the earth. 7
And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives entered the ark to
escape the waters of the flood. 8
Pairs of clean and unclean animals, of birds and of all creatures that move
along the ground, 9 male and
female, came to Noah and entered the ark, as God had commanded Noah. 10 And after the seven days the
floodwaters came on the earth.
11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's
life, on the seventeenth day of the second month-- on that day all the springs
of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were
opened. 12 And rain fell on
the earth forty days and forty nights.
13 On that very day Noah and his sons,
Shem, Ham and Japheth, together with his wife and the wives of his three sons,
entered the ark. 14 They had
with them every wild animal according to its kind, all livestock according to
their kinds, every creature that moves along the ground according to its kind
and every bird according to its kind, everything with wings. 15 Pairs of all creatures that
have the breath of life in them came to Noah and entered the ark. 16 The animals going in were male
and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD shut
him in.
17 For forty days the flood kept coming
on the earth, and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high above the
earth. 18 The waters rose and
increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the
water. 19 They rose greatly
on the earth, and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were
covered. 20 The waters rose
and covered the mountains to a depth of more than fifteen cubits. 21 Every living thing that moved
on land perished-- birds, livestock, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm
over the earth, and all mankind. 22
Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died. 23 Every living thing on the face
of the earth was wiped out; people and animals and the creatures that move
along the ground and the birds were wiped from the earth. Only Noah was left,
and those with him in the ark.
24 The waters flooded the earth for a
hundred and fifty days.
1.
In righteousness, God judges a sinful
world.
2.
In mercy, God delivers his covenant
people.
3.
Through God’s merciful deliverance,
the future of the planet and God’s plan is secured.
Main Idea
Ø Though
God is righteous and must judge wickedness, he mercifully extends deliverance
to the objects of his love, ensuring the fulfillment of his gracious purposes.
Luke 17:26–27, 30, NIV
26 "Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will
it be in the days of the Son of Man. 27
People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the
day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. 30 "It will be just like this
on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
Sunday Apr 13, 2014
John 12:12-33 – Cameron Jungels - Sunday AM. April 13, 2014
Sunday Apr 13, 2014
Sunday Apr 13, 2014
“The
King and Savior of All Nations” - John 12:12-33 – (Eastside Baptist/Palm Sunday AM/April 13, 2014)
12 The next day the great crowd that had
come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13 They took palm branches and
went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna! " "Blessed is he who
comes in the name of the Lord!" "Blessed is the king of
Israel!" 14 Jesus found
a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:
15 "Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion; see, your king is
coming, seated on a donkey's colt."
16 At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only
after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written
about him and that these things had been done to him. 17 Now the crowd that was with him
when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to
spread the word. 18 Many
people, because they had heard that he had performed this sign, went out to
meet him. 19 So the Pharisees
said to one another, "See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole
world has gone after him!" 20
Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the
festival. 21 They came to
Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. "Sir," they
said, "we would like to see Jesus."
22 Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told
Jesus. 23 Jesus replied,
"The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 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. 25
Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in
this world will keep it for eternal life.
26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my
servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me. 27 "Now my soul is troubled,
and what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? No, it was for this
very reason I came to this hour. 28
Father, glorify your name!" Then a voice came from heaven,
"I have glorified it, and will glorify it again." 29 The crowd that was there and
heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him. 30 Jesus said, "This voice
was for your benefit, not mine. 31
Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will
be driven out. 32 And I, when
I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself." 33 He said this to show the kind
of death he was going to die. (John
12:12–33, NIV)
1.
Jesus is the King.
2.
Jesus is the Savior.
3.
Jesus is the King and Savior of his Jewish people.
4.
Jesus is the King and Savior of all the Nations.
Main
Idea
Ø
Jesus
is the King and Savior of all the nations. Those who repent and believe in the
Lord Jesus Christ will receive forgiveness of sins and partake of his glorious
eternal reign as King.
Sunday Apr 06, 2014
Genesis 6:13-22 - Cameron Jungels - Sun PM, April 6, 2014
Sunday Apr 06, 2014
Sunday Apr 06, 2014
“An Obedient Faith” - Genesis 6:13-22 – (Eastside Baptist/Sun PM/April 6, 2014)13 So God said to Noah, "I am going to put an end to
all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely
going to destroy both them and the earth.
14 So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it
and coat it with pitch inside and out. 15
This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be three hundred cubits long,
fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high.
16 Make a roof for it, leaving below the roof an opening one
cubit high all around. Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle
and upper decks. 17 I am
going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens,
every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will
perish. 18 But I will
establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark-- you and your sons
and your wife and your sons' wives with you.
19 You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures,
male and female, to keep them alive with you.
20 Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of
every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept
alive. 21 You are to take
every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and
for them." 22 Noah did
everything just as God commanded him.
(Genesis 6:13-22, NIV)
1. The limits of divine patience and holy
justiceSo God said to Noah, "I am going to put an end to
all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely
going to destroy both them and the earth. (Genesis 6:13, 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)
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. 3:20, NIV)
4 They will say, "Where is this 'coming' he promised?
Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning
of creation." 5 But they
deliberately forget that long ago by God's word the heavens came into being and
the earth was formed out of water and by water.
6 By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and
destroyed. (2 Pet. 3:4-6, NIV)
2. A gracious covenant and a remnant saved by mercyI am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy
all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it.
Everything on earth will perish. (Genesis 6:17, NIV)But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will
enter the ark-- you and your sons and your wife and your sons' wives with you.
(Genesis 6:18, NIV)
You are to bring into the ark two of all living
creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you. (Genesis 6:19, NIV)
Once more a remnant of the kingdom of Judah will take
root below and bear fruit above. For out of Jerusalem will come a remnant, and
out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. "The zeal of the LORD Almighty will
accomplish this. (2 Ki. 19:30–31, NIV)
"What has happened to us is a result of our evil
deeds and our great guilt, and yet, our God, you have punished us less than our
sins deserved and have given us a remnant like this. (Ezr. 9:13, NIV)
3. A simple, obedient faith
Noah did everything just as God commanded him. (Genesis
6:22, NIV)Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance
about what we do not see. (Heb. 11:1, NIV)
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in
holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world
and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith. (Heb. 11:7,
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)
Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all
the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name's sake.
(Romans 1:5, NIV)
but now revealed and made known through the prophetic
writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all the Gentiles might come
to the obedience that comes from faith-- (Romans 16:26, NIV)Main Idea
Ø Faith
responds to divine grace, accepts God at his Word, and then acts in obedience
to that Word.
Sunday Apr 06, 2014
John 7:37–52 - Cameron Jungels - Sun AM, April 6, 2014
Sunday Apr 06, 2014
Sunday Apr 06, 2014
“Division over Jesus’ Identity” (John
7:37–52), John Message 34(Eastside
Baptist/Sun AM/April 6, 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. 40 On hearing his
words, some of the people said, "Surely this man is the
Prophet." 41 Others
said, "He is the Messiah." Still others asked, "How can the
Messiah come from Galilee? 42
Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David's descendants and
from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?" 43 Thus the people were divided
because of Jesus. 44 Some
wanted to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him. 45 Finally the temple guards went
back to the chief priests and the Pharisees, who asked them, "Why didn't
you bring him in?" 46
"No one ever spoke the way this man does," the guards replied. 47 "You mean he has deceived
you also?" the Pharisees retorted. 48
"Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in him? 49 No! But this mob that knows
nothing of the law-- there is a curse on them." 50 Nicodemus, who had gone to
Jesus earlier and who was one of their own number, asked, 51 "Does our law condemn a
man without first hearing him to find out what he has been doing?" 52 They replied, "Are you
from Galilee, too? Look into it, and you will find that a prophet does not come
out of Galilee." (John 7:37–52, NIV)
1.
Jesus’ words bring eternal life and
the gift of the Spirit to all who believe in him (vv. 37–39).
2.
Jesus’ words elicit different
responses to his identity and message (vv. 40–52).
a. Confused or Insufficient Understanding
– the Prophet.
b. Misaligned Expectations or Perceptions
– the Messiah.
c. Undeveloped Amazement – the soldiers –
“no one ever spoke the way this man does.”
d. Vehement Rejection and Hostility – the
religious leadership.
e. Budding Faith – Nicodemus.
f.
Abiding
Faith and Discipleship – the Twelve (minus Judas).
To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus
said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. (John
8:31, NIV).
3.
Jesus’ words cause a fundamental
division between people – those who believe and follow and those who do not.
34 "Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to
the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to turn
"'a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law-- 36 a man's enemies will be the
members of his own household.' 37
"Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me;
anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 Whoever does not take up their
cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
39 Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses
their life for my sake will find it.
(Matt. 10:34-39, NIV)
Main Idea:
Because the message of Jesus is a heavenly message that brings eternal life and
the gift of the Spirit, its seriousness and exclusivity will cause a division
between people – between those who believe and those who reject.
Wednesday Apr 02, 2014
Romans 12:1 - Cameron Jungels - Wed PM, April 2, 2014
Wednesday Apr 02, 2014
Wednesday Apr 02, 2014
Romans 12:1 – A Foundation for
Gospel-Grounded Living
(Eastside
Baptist/Wed PM/April 2, 2014)
Therefore, I urge
you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a
living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God-- this is your true and proper
worship. (Romans 12:1, NIV)
1.
A Gospel Foundation
2.
A Loving Plea
Therefore,
although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to
do, 9 yet I prefer to appeal
to you on the basis of love. It is as none other than Paul-- an old man and now
also a prisoner of Christ Jesus-- 10
that I appeal to you (Phlm. 1:8-10, NIV)
3.
A Living Sacrifice?
4.
True Worship
Therefore, since
we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so
worship God acceptably with reverence and awe,
29 for our "God is a consuming fire." (Heb. 12:28-29, NIV)
Main Idea: The foundation for gospel living
in the church and in the world is a whole life transformed by God’s mercy that
is totally devoted to God for his service and worship.