2016-03
2016-03
Sunday Mar 20, 2016
"The Son of Man Lays Down His Life"
Sunday Mar 20, 2016
Sunday Mar 20, 2016
"The Son of Man Lays Down His Life"
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM March 20, 2016
1. Jesus died on the cross of Calvary to be the sacrifice of atonement to remove our guilt.
2. Jesus died on the cross of Calvary to ransom us from our enslavement to sin.
3. Jesus died on the cross of Calvary to propitiate the wrath of God toward us as sinners.
4. Jesus died on the cross of Calvary to reconcile us to God because we were at enmity with him.
Wednesday Mar 16, 2016
"The God Who Is Unfathomably Wise"
Wednesday Mar 16, 2016
Wednesday Mar 16, 2016
The God Who Is There
Written by D. A. Carson
“The God Who Is Unfathomably Wise” – Chapter Six
Two Types of Writings
PsalmsWisdom LiteratureSome overlap between the two:Some psalms are wisdom literatureSome wisdom literature is poeticThese books don’t advance the story, but are a reflection of the life of God’s people “during the story.”Psalms
The God Who Makes His People SingVarious Kinds of PsalmsPsalm 1Psalm 8Psalm 14Psalm 19Psalm 40Psalm 51Wisdom Literature
The God Who Is Unfathomably WiseProverbsJobEcclesiastes
Sunday Mar 13, 2016
"Abraham and Sarah's Land" (Genesis 23)
Sunday Mar 13, 2016
Sunday Mar 13, 2016
“Abraham and Sarah’s Land” (Genesis 23)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday PM March 13, 2016
Genesis 23 (NIV)
23 Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old. 2 She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her.
3 Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said, 4 “I am a foreigner and stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.”
5 The Hittites replied to Abraham, 6 “Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead.”
7 Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites. 8 He said to them, “If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf 9 so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah, which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you.”
10 Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city. 11 “No, my lord,” he said. “Listen to me; I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.”
12 Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land 13 and he said to Ephron in their hearing, “Listen to me, if you will. I will pay the price of the field. Accept it from me so I can bury my dead there.”
14 Ephron answered Abraham, 15 “Listen to me, my lord; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”
16 Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weight current among the merchants.
17 So Ephron’s field in Machpelah near Mamre—both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field—was deeded 18 to Abraham as his property in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of the city. 19 Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (which is at Hebron) in the land of Canaan. 20 So the field and the cave in it were deeded to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.
1. The Faithfulness of God
a. In fulfilling his promise to give Abraham and his descendants the land of Canaan.
b. In fulfilling his promise to give Abraham and Sarah a son.
c. In fulfilling his promise to make Abraham great and give him a “name” among the peoples of the land.
d. In fulfilling his promise to bless others through Abraham.
2. The Faith of Abraham
a. In recognizing his pilgrim status in the land (3–6), but trusting God to bless him with the land in the future.
b. In choosing to purchase a burial plot in Canaan and not back in Haran, demonstrating his commitment to the Lord’s call and his faith in God’s promise to give him this land.
c. In choosing the location of Sarah’s burial place – at one of the original sacred sites where Abraham worshiped God when he first came into the land of Canaan and where the Lord appeared to him (Gen 13:18; 14:13; 18:1).
d. In his humble negotiations with the Hittites, the people of the land, trusting God to bless him with what he needed.
e. In his faithful and dependable interactions with the Hittites.
f. In his looking to the future inheritance of the land by his descendants as the Lord promised.
i. Hebron/Mamre became the central dwelling place of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (18:1; 23:2; 35:27; 37:14)
ii. Abraham is buried there with Sarah (25:9)
iii. Isaac/Rebecca and Jacob/Leah are buried there (49:28–33; 50:13)
g. In trusting that God would keep his promises even after Sarah (and Abraham) were gone.
i. The death of Sarah reminds us that God’s covenant people still go through the common disappointments and struggles in this world.
ii. God’s promises do not always come to full blossom in our lifetimes. They certainly didn’t in Abraham’s. The writer of Hebrews tells us that he was looking for a better city.
Main Idea: Abraham’s purchase of a burial plot for Sarah in Canaan teaches us the faithfulness of God in keeping his promises and provides us a model of faith in God, trusting God to keep his Word even when the fullness of those promises have not yet matured.
Sunday Mar 13, 2016
"The Son of Man Came to Be Our Servant"
Sunday Mar 13, 2016
Sunday Mar 13, 2016
"The Son of Man Came to Be Our Servant"
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM March 13, 2016
Scripture Texts: Philippians 2:5-7; Luke 4:14-21; Mark 10:45
1. Jesus served us by living in poverty and humility not wealth and royalty.
2. Jesus served us by enduring all of the hardships and disappointments of this life.
3. Jesus served us by enduring the most powerful temptations to sin and passing the test.
4. Jesus served us by teaching us the truth of God with clarity and authority.
5. Jesus served us by showing compassion to the needy through his miracles, signs, and wonders.
6. Jesus served us by living a perfect, law-keeping life of righteousness as our representative.
7. Jesus served us by providing a model of faith, obedience, humility, and meekness even in the face of cruel persecution.
8. Jesus served us preeminently by giving his life to the death of the cross for us in atonement for our sins.
Main Idea: Jesus, the Son of Man, humbled himself and became our servant.
Applications:
- Praise to God for Christ's service on our behalf.
- May we follow the pattern of humble service Christ has left for us.
Wednesday Mar 09, 2016
"The God Who Reigns"
Wednesday Mar 09, 2016
Wednesday Mar 09, 2016
The God Who Is There
Written by D. A. Carson
“The God Who Reigns” - Chapter Five
God’s Kingdom Over All
God’s Reign should not be confused with “reduced” ideas of kingship in the modern world.As Creator, God reigns over all. His sovereignty covers every domain in the universe.You cannot not be in God’s kingdom in this sense.
God’s Kingdom Over Israel
God also reigns in a special sense over a subset of his universal dominion.He reigns as king over his redeemed, covenant people.He rescued Israel from slavery in Egypt, covenanted with them, and now reigns over them as their King.
From Moses to David
Moses/Joshua – God appointed leader, mediating God’s law.Judges – vacuum of godly leadership, rebellion and chaos.Saul – a king after the peoples’ heartDavid – a king after God’s heart
The Covenant with David
2 Samuel 7David’s desire to build a “house” (temple) for God.David’s plan rejected. Why?God alone takes the initiative in key moments of his plan.God makes his servants great, not the other way around.God will build a “house” (dynasty) for David.God ensures the continuance of the dynasty in spite of human sin.The Davidic king is to reign as God’s “son” – patterned after him.An everlasting dynasty–eventually fulfilled by an ever-living King.
King David to King Jesus
Kingdom DividedNorthern Kingdom (Israel) – rejected Davidic dynasty, defeated and deported to Assyria.Southern Kingdom (Judah) – mostly wicked kings, eventually defeated and exiled to Babylon.A small remnant returns to JudahTemple is rebuilt, but pales in comparison to Solomon’s.God’s people dominated by succession of world powers – Persia, Greece, & Rome.At the turn of history, Israel ruled by Rome and fake kings like Herod.
Jesus and His Kingdom
Descendant of Abraham & DavidMulti-faceted understanding of “Kingdom” in Jesus’ teachingWheat/tares“Born again”Already here but still more to comeJesus must reign until he defeats all of his foes, the last being death.
1 Corinthians 15:25-26
For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
King Jesus will bring final resolution to the problem of sin and death that began in Genesis 3. Jesus atones for sin and conquers death for his people.
Sunday Mar 06, 2016
"The Ultimate Test of Faith" (Genesis 22)
Sunday Mar 06, 2016
Sunday Mar 06, 2016
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday PM March 6, 2016
Genesis 22:1–24 (NIV)
22 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!”
“Here I am,” he replied.
2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”
3 Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. 4 On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. 5 He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.”
6 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, 7 Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?”
“Yes, my son?” Abraham replied.
“The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”
8 Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.
9 When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. 10 Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. 11 But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!”
“Here I am,” he replied.
12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.”
13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.”
15 The angel of the Lord called to Abraham from heaven a second time 16 and said, “I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, 18 and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.”
19 Then Abraham returned to his servants, and they set off together for Beersheba. And Abraham stayed in Beersheba.
20 Some time later Abraham was told, “Milkah is also a mother; she has borne sons to your brother Nahor: 21 Uz the firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel (the father of Aram), 22 Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph and Bethuel.” 23 Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milkah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor. 24 His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also had sons: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash and Maakah.
Sunday Mar 06, 2016
"The Son of God Becomes a Man"
Sunday Mar 06, 2016
Sunday Mar 06, 2016
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM March 6, 2016
Wednesday Mar 02, 2016
"The God Who Legislates"
Wednesday Mar 02, 2016
Wednesday Mar 02, 2016
The God Who Is There
Written By D. A. Carson
“The God Who Legislates”: Chapter Four
Truth, Inclusion & Exclusion
Is it possible to be completely open and inclusive?Is it possible to have a “group” without any boundaries?What is truth and where do we find it?Is freedom completely without boundaries?
God and Truth
If we reject God as Creator, then our search for truth and meaning will be elusive.God has spoken and has legislated. He lays down laws…for our good.God’s law is bound up with the joyous freedom of life lived under the God who made us.
From Eden to Sinai
CreationFallCall and Covenant with AbrahamAbraham’s DescendantsSlavery in EgyptCall of Moses and God’s deliveranceThe Sinai Covenant
The Ten Commandments
First Four: Relationship with GodSecond Six: Relationship with PeopleThe Ten Commandments are not the whole Law but serve as its foundation and core.The other commandments stand in relationship to these Ten.
The First Four
1: No other gods: God’s exclusivity2: No idols: God’s transcendence3: Not using God’s name in vain: God’s importance/honor4: Honor the Sabbath: God’s right of reign, including over our use of time
The Second Six
5: Honor Parents: Respect God-appointed authority6: No Murder: Respect human life made in God’s image7: No Adultery: Respect marriage and family and covenants made8: No Theft: Respect others’ property9: No False Witness: Respect truth and justice10: No Coveting: Respect and guard your own heart by learning contentment with God’s good gifts
Observations
God speaks and commandsCentral in Old TestamentFirst four lead to the next sixFlow out of God’s deliverance of his peopleDon’t introduce a new morality, but codify God’s expectations for his covenant people
Ceremonial Law
Tabernacle and FurnishingsMost Holy PlaceArk of the CovenantPriests and SacrificesDay of AtonementGod holds his people to account.How can you be reconciled to God?
Exodus 32-34
God cannot be worshiped other than in the way he has prescribed.God is holy and must judge sin, but he is also merciful and forgiving.The Day of Atonement holds these aspects of God’s nature in tension…Until they reach final resolution in the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus.