2019-05
2019-05
Sunday May 26, 2019
“The Christian’s Memorial Day”
Sunday May 26, 2019
Sunday May 26, 2019
“The Christian’s Memorial Day”Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, May 26, 2019
"This is a day you are to commemorate; for the generations to come you shall celebrate it as a festival to the LORD-- a lasting ordinance. (Exod. 12:14 NIV)
"This day shall be for you a memorial day, and you shall keep it as a feast to the LORD; throughout your generations, as a statute forever, you shall keep it as a feast. (Exod. 12:14 ESV)
1. For the people of Israel, Passover was their Memorial Day.
a. It was a day to remember their suffering in bondage.
That same night they are to eat the meat roasted over the fire, along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast. (Exod. 12:8 NIV)
b. It was a day to remember their redemption by sacrifice.
3 Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lamb for his family, one for each household. 4 If any household is too small for a whole lamb, they must share one with their nearest neighbor, having taken into account the number of people there are. You are to determine the amount of lamb needed in accordance with what each person will eat. 5 The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect, and you may take them from the sheep or the goats. 6 Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the members of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight. 7 Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs. (Exod. 12:3-7 NIV)
12 "On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD. 13 The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt. (Exod. 12:12-13 NIV)
25 When you enter the land that the LORD will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony. 26 And when your children ask you, 'What does this ceremony mean to you?' 27 then tell them, 'It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.'" Then the people bowed down and worshiped. (Exod. 12:25-27 NIV)
c. It was a day to celebrate their freedom as the liberated people of God.
16 On the first day hold a sacred assembly, and another one on the seventh day. Do no work at all on these days, except to prepare food for everyone to eat; that is all you may do. 17 "Celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread, because it was on this very day that I brought your divisions out of Egypt. Celebrate this day as a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. (Exod. 12:16-17 NIV)
Then Moses said to the people, "Commemorate this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery, because the LORD brought you out of it with a mighty hand. (Exod. 13:3 NIV)
2. For Christians, Passover is still our Memorial Day, but it has not been granted new significance in Jesus Christ.
17 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?" 18 He replied, "Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, 'The Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.'" 19 So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover. (Matt. 26:17-19 NIV)
26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body." 27 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom." (Matt. 26:26-29 NIV)
a. It is a day to remember our suffering in the bondage of sin and death.
5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his. 6 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin-- 7 because anyone who has died has been set free from sin. (Rom. 6:5-7 NIV)
b. It is a day to remember our redemption by the sacrifice of Christ.
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. (Rom. 3:23-24 NIV)
c. It is a day to celebrate our freedom as the liberated people of God.
20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God. (Rom. 8:20-21 NIV)
NIV Galatians 5:1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. (Gal. 5:1 NIV)
Wednesday May 22, 2019
The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 47: "Zion Glorified" (Isaiah 60:1–22)
Wednesday May 22, 2019
Wednesday May 22, 2019
The Prophecy of Isaiah: A Bible StudyLesson 47: "Zion Glorified" (Isaiah 60:1–22)
1. The Nations See God’s Glory (Isaiah 60:1–3)
1 “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. 2 See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. 3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. (Isaiah 60:1–3, NIV)
2. Jerusalem’s Population, Wealth, and Relationship with Other Nations Grow (Isaiah 60:4–16)
a. Jerusalem’s Population (Isaiah 60:4)
4 “Lift up your eyes and look about you: All assemble and come to you; your sons come from afar, and your daughters are carried on the hip. (Isaiah 60:4, NIV)
b. Jerusalem’s Wealth (Isaiah 60:5–9)
1) Nations would bring their wealth to Israel from land and sea (Isaiah 60:5–7).
5 Then you will look and be radiant, your heart will throb and swell with joy; the wealth on the seas will be brought to you, to you the riches of the nations will come. 6 Herds of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah. And all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and incense and proclaiming the praise of the Lord. 7 All Kedar’s flocks will be gathered to you, the rams of Nebaioth will serve you; they will be accepted as offerings on my altar, and I will adorn my glorious temple. (Isaiah 60:5–7, NIV)
2) The Lord had glorified his people (Isaiah 60:8–9).
8 “Who are these that fly along like clouds, like doves to their nests? 9 Surely the islands look to me; in the lead are the ships of Tarshish, bringing your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor. (Isaiah 60:8–9, NIV)
c. Jerusalem’s Relationship with Other Nations (Isaiah 60:10–16)
10 “Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Though in anger I struck you, in favor I will show you compassion. 11 Your gates will always stand open, they will never be shut, day or night, so that people may bring you the wealth of the nations— their kings led in triumphal procession. 12 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly ruined. 13 “The glory of Lebanon will come to you, the juniper, the fir and the cypress together, to adorn my sanctuary; and I will glorify the place for my feet. 14 The children of your oppressors will come bowing before you; all who despise you will bow down at your feet and will call you the City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel. 15 “Although you have been forsaken and hated, with no one traveling through, I will make you the everlasting pride and the joy of all generations. 16 You will drink the milk of nations and be nursed at royal breasts. Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. (Isaiah 60:10–16, NIV)
3. God’s Special Blessing Rests on His People (Isaiah 60:17–22)
a. Good Administration (Isaiah 60:17–18)
17 Instead of bronze I will bring you gold, and silver in place of iron. Instead of wood I will bring you bronze, and iron in place of stones. I will make peace your governor and well-being your ruler. 18 No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders, but you will call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise. (Isaiah 60:17–18, NIV)
b. Everlasting Light (Isaiah 60:19–20)
19 The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. 20 Your sun will never set again, and your moon will wane no more; the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end. (Isaiah 60:19–20, NIV)
c. Blessed People (Isaiah 60:21–22)
21 Then all your people will be righteous and they will possess the land forever. They are the shoot I have planted, the work of my hands, for the display of my splendor. 22 The least of you will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation. I am the Lord; in its time I will do this swiftly.” (Isaiah 60:21–22, NIV)
Sunday May 19, 2019
“Keeping and Being Kept” (Jude 17–25)
Sunday May 19, 2019
Sunday May 19, 2019
“Keeping and Being Kept” (Jude 17–25)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, May 19, 2019
Jude 17–25 (NIV) 17 But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. 18 They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.” 19 These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit. 20 But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. 22 Be merciful to those who doubt; 23 save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh. 24 To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—25 to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.
1. The Christian’s Calling and Responsibility (vv. 17–23).
a. Remember (17–19)
i. The Apostolic Word
b. Remain (20–21)
i. Build yourselves up in the faith.ii. Pray in the Holy Spirit.iii. Keep yourselves in the love of God.iv. Wait and persevere.
c. Rescue (22–23)
i. The Confusedii. The Convincediii. The Committed
2. The Christian’s Hope and Assurance (vv. 24–25).
a. The Lord Preserves His People (24a).b. The Lord Presents His People (24b–25).c. The Lord Is Praised by His People (25).
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Wednesday May 15, 2019
The Prophecy of Isaiah: A Bible StudyLesson 46: “Ritual, Rebellion, Repentance, Redemption” (Isaiah 58–59)
1. Rebuke of Ritualistic, Religious Israel (Isaiah 58:1–14)
True vs. False Discipleship (Isaiah 58:1–2)
1 “Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the descendants of Jacob their sins. 2 For day after day they seek me out; they seem eager to know my ways, as if they were a nation that does what is right and has not forsaken the commands of its God. They ask me for just decisions and seem eager for God to come near them. (Isaiah 58:1–2, NIV)
True vs. False Fasting (Isaiah 58:3–12)
3 ‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?’ “Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please and exploit all your workers. 4 Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife, and in striking each other with wicked fists. You cannot fast as you do today and expect your voice to be heard on high. 5 Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for people to humble themselves? Is it only for bowing one’s head like a reed and for lying in sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the Lord? 6 “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? 7 Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter— when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? 8 Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard. 9 Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I. “If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, 10 and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday. 11 The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. 12 Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings. (Isaiah 58:3–12, NIV)
True vs. False Sabbath Observance (Isaiah 58:13–14)
13 “If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the Lord’s holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words, 14 then you will find your joy in the Lord, and I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights of the land and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the Lord has spoken. (Isaiah 58:13–14, NIV)
2. Redemption of Rebellious but Repentant Israel (Isaiah 59:1–21)
Israel’s Sinfulness (Isaiah 59:1–2)
1 Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear. 2 But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear. (Isaiah 59:1–2, NIV)
Israel’s Specific Sins (Isaiah 59:3–8)
3 For your hands are stained with blood, your fingers with guilt. Your lips have spoken falsely, and your tongue mutters wicked things. 4 No one calls for justice; no one pleads a case with integrity. They rely on empty arguments, they utter lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to evil. 5 They hatch the eggs of vipers and spin a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die, and when one is broken, an adder is hatched. 6 Their cobwebs are useless for clothing; they cannot cover themselves with what they make. Their deeds are evil deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands. 7 Their feet rush into sin; they are swift to shed innocent blood. They pursue evil schemes; acts of violence mark their ways. 8 The way of peace they do not know; there is no justice in their paths. They have turned them into crooked roads; no one who walks along them will know peace. (Isaiah 59:3–8, NIV)
The Consequences of Israel’s Sin (Isaiah 59:9–15a)
9 So justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We look for light, but all is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in deep shadows. 10 Like the blind we grope along the wall, feeling our way like people without eyes. At midday we stumble as if it were twilight; among the strong, we are like the dead. 11 We all growl like bears; we moan mournfully like doves. We look for justice, but find none; for deliverance, but it is far away. 12 For our offenses are many in your sight, and our sins testify against us. Our offenses are ever with us, and we acknowledge our iniquities: 13 rebellion and treachery against the Lord, turning our backs on our God, inciting revolt and oppression, uttering lies our hearts have conceived. 14 So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter. 15 Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey... (Isaiah 59:9–15a, NIV)
The Redemption of the Lord (Isaiah 59:15b–21)
15 ...The Lord looked and was displeased that there was no justice. 16 He saw that there was no one, he was appalled that there was no one to intervene; so his own arm achieved salvation for him, and his own righteousness sustained him. 17 He put on righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his head; he put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak. 18 According to what they have done, so will he repay wrath to his enemies and retribution to his foes; he will repay the islands their due. 19 From the west, people will fear the name of the Lord, and from the rising of the sun, they will revere his glory. For he will come like a pent-up flood that the breath of the Lord drives along. 20 “The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who repent of their sins,” declares the Lord. 21 “As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit, who is on you, will not depart from you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will always be on your lips, on the lips of your children and on the lips of their descendants—from this time on and forever,” says the Lord. (Isaiah 59:15b–21, NIV)
Sunday May 12, 2019
“The Wisdom of Honoring Mothers” (Selections from Proverbs)
Sunday May 12, 2019
Sunday May 12, 2019
“The Wisdom of Honoring Mothers” (Selections from Proverbs)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, May 12, 2019 (Mother’s Day)
“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.” (Exod. 20:12 NIV)
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 "Honor your father and mother"-- which is the first commandment with a promise-- 3 "so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth." (Eph. 6:1–3 NIV)
1. Value Your Mother’s Instruction.
a. Listen to your mother.
Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching. (Prov. 1:8)
My son, keep your father's command and do not forsake your mother's teaching. (Prov. 6:20)
Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. (Prov. 23:22 NIV)
The sayings of King Lemuel-- an inspired utterance his mother taught him. Listen, my son! Listen, son of my womb! Listen, my son, the answer to my prayers! (Prov. 31:1–2 NIV)
b. Gain wisdom from your mother.
7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. 8 Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching. 9 They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck. (Prov. 1:7–9 NIV)
2. Benefit from Your Mother’s Instruction.
a. It will help you know God better.
My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, (Prov. 2:1 NIV)then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God. (Prov. 2:5 NIV)
b. It will guide and protect you.
20 My son, keep your father's command and do not forsake your mother's teaching. 21 Bind them always on your heart; fasten them around your neck. 22 When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you. (Prov. 6:20–22 NIV)
c. It will enhance the duration and quality of your life.
My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words. (Prov. 4:20 NIV)for they are life to those who find them and health to one's whole body. (Prov. 4:22 NIV)
My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, 2 for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity. (Prov. 3:1–2 NIV)
3. Respect and Honor Your Mother.
a. Foolishness brings dishonor and grief to your mother.
A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. (Prov. 10:1 NIV)
A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother. (Prov. 15:20 NIV)
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him. (Prov. 17:25 NIV)
b. Disrespect is shameful.
Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace. (Prov. 19:26 NIV)
Whoever robs their father or mother and says, "It's not wrong," is partner to one who destroys. (Prov. 28:24 NIV)
c. Disrespect leads to arrogance and rebellion.
11 "There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers; 12 those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth; 13 those whose eyes are ever so haughty, whose glances are so disdainful; 14 those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among mankind. (Prov. 30:11–14 NIV)
d. Disrespect brings the judgment of God.
If someone curses their father or mother, their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness. (Prov. 20:20 NIV)
The eye that mocks a father, that scorns an aged mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures. (Prov. 30:17 NIV)
Main Idea: One of the clearest indications that someone is living in the fear of the Lord and seeking the wisdom of the Lord is that they honor their mother.
Wednesday May 08, 2019
The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 45: “The True People of God” (Isaiah 56:1–57:21)
Wednesday May 08, 2019
Wednesday May 08, 2019
The Prophecy of Isaiah: A Bible StudyLesson 45: “The True People of God” (Isaiah 56:1–57:21)*
1. The True People of God Redefined (Isaiah 56:1–8)
A Blessed People Waiting (Isaiah 56:1–2)
1 This is what the Lord says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is close at hand and my righteousness will soon be revealed. 2 Blessed is the one who does this— the person who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it, and keeps their hands from doing any evil.” (Isaiah 56:1–2, NIV)
A Blessed People Included (Isaiah 56:3–7)
3 Let no foreigner who is bound to the Lord say, “The Lord will surely exclude me from his people.” And let no eunuch complain, “I am only a dry tree.” 4 For this is what the Lord says: “To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, who choose what pleases me and hold fast to my covenant— 5 to them I will give within my temple and its walls a memorial and a name better than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that will endure forever. 6 And foreigners who bind themselves to the Lord to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord, and to be his servants, all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it and who hold fast to my covenant— 7 these I will bring to my holy mountain and give them joy in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.” (Isaiah 56:3–7, NIV)
A Blessed People Gathering (Isaiah 56:8)
8 The Sovereign Lord declares— he who gathers the exiles of Israel: “I will gather still others to them besides those already gathered.” (Isaiah 56:8, NIV)
2. The False People of God Exposed (Isaiah 56:9–57:13)
Blind and Greedy (Isaiah 56:9–12)
9 Come, all you beasts of the field, come and devour, all you beasts of the forest! 10 Israel’s watchmen are blind, they all lack knowledge; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they lie around and dream, they love to sleep. 11 They are dogs with mighty appetites; they never have enough. They are shepherds who lack understanding; they all turn to their own way, they seek their own gain. 12 “Come,” each one cries, “let me get wine! Let us drink our fill of beer! And tomorrow will be like today, or even far better.” (Isaiah 56:9–12, NIV)
Hostile to the Righteous (Isaiah 57:1–2)
1 The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; the devout are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. 2 Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death. (Isaiah 57:1–2, NIV)
Idolatrous (Isaiah 57:3–13)
3 “But you—come here, you children of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! 4 Who are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not a brood of rebels, the offspring of liars? 5 You burn with lust among the oaks and under every spreading tree; you sacrifice your children in the ravines and under the overhanging crags. 6 The idols among the smooth stones of the ravines are your portion; indeed, they are your lot. Yes, to them you have poured out drink offerings and offered grain offerings. In view of all this, should I relent? 7 You have made your bed on a high and lofty hill; there you went up to offer your sacrifices. 8 Behind your doors and your doorposts you have put your pagan symbols. Forsaking me, you uncovered your bed, you climbed into it and opened it wide; you made a pact with those whose beds you love, and you looked with lust on their naked bodies. 9 You went to Molek with olive oil and increased your perfumes. You sent your ambassadors far away; you descended to the very realm of the dead! 10 You wearied yourself by such going about, but you would not say, ‘It is hopeless.’ You found renewal of your strength, and so you did not faint. 11 “Whom have you so dreaded and feared that you have not been true to me, and have neither remembered me nor taken this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear me? 12 I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not benefit you. 13 When you cry out for help, let your collection of idols save you! The wind will carry all of them off, a mere breath will blow them away. But whoever takes refuge in me will inherit the land and possess my holy mountain.” (Isaiah 57:3–13, NIV)
3. The True People of God Invited (Isaiah 57:14–21)
Promise of Presence (Isaiah 57:14–16)
14 And it will be said: “Build up, build up, prepare the road! Remove the obstacles out of the way of my people.” 15 For this is what the high and exalted One says— he who lives forever, whose name is holy: “I live in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite. 16 I will not accuse them forever, nor will I always be angry, for then they would faint away because of me— the very people I have created. (Isaiah 57:14–16, NIV)
Promise of Healing (Isaiah 57:17-19a)
17 I was enraged by their sinful greed; I punished them, and hid my face in anger, yet they kept on in their willful ways. 18 I have seen their ways, but I will heal them; I will guide them and restore comfort to Israel’s mourners, 19 creating praise on their lips...” (Isaiah 57:17–19a, NIV)
Promise of Peace (Isaiah 57:19b–21)
19 ...Peace, peace, to those far and near,” says the Lord. “And I will heal them.” 20 But the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest, whose waves cast up mire and mud. 21 “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.” (Isaiah 57:19b–21, NIV)
*The main points of this outline are drawn from the ESV Study Bible notes.
Sunday May 05, 2019
“Reflecting the Glory of the Lord” (Exodus 34:29–35)
Sunday May 05, 2019
Sunday May 05, 2019
“Reflecting the Glory of the Lord” (Exodus 34:29–35)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, May 5, 2019
Exodus 34:29–35 (NIV)
29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord. 30 When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him. 31 But Moses called to them; so Aaron and all the leaders of the community came back to him, and he spoke to them. 32 Afterward all the Israelites came near him, and he gave them all the commands the Lord had given him on Mount Sinai.
33 When Moses finished speaking to them, he put a veil over his face. 34 But whenever he entered the Lord’s presence to speak with him, he removed the veil until he came out. And when he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded, 35 they saw that his face was radiant. Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the Lord.
1. The Glory of the Lord is Revealed in His Goodness.
a. The Declaration of His Goodness
6 And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, 7 maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation." (Exod. 34:6-7 NIV)
b. The Application of His Goodness
1 The LORD said to Moses, "Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones, and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke. 2 Be ready in the morning, and then come up on Mount Sinai. Present yourself to me there on top of the mountain. (Exod. 34:1-2 NIV)
Then the LORD said: "I am making a covenant with you. Before all your people I will do wonders never before done in any nation in all the world. The people you live among will see how awesome is the work that I, the LORD, will do for you. (Exod. 34:10 NIV)
27 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel." 28 Moses was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant-- the Ten Commandments. (Exod. 34:27-28 NIV)
2. The Glory of the Lord is Reflected by the One Who Communes with the Lord.
a. Moses’s radiant face reflects the Lord’s glory as manifested in his goodness (Exod 34:6–7).
b. Moses’s radiant face reflects his spending much time with the Lord.
c. Moses’s radiant face is closely associated with receiving and proclaiming the gracious Word of the Lord.
...he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the LORD (Exod. 34:29 NIV)
When Moses finished speaking to them, he put a veil over his face. (Exod. 34:33 NIV)
34 But whenever he entered the LORD's presence to speak with him, he removed the veil until he came out. And when he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded, 35 they saw that his face was radiant. Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the LORD. (Exod. 34:34-35 NIV)
d. As radiant as Moses’s shining face was, it was a glory that represented a temporary covenant that at one point would give way to a better, new covenant.
Sunday May 05, 2019
“O Taste and See that the Lord Is Good” (Psalm 34)
Sunday May 05, 2019
Sunday May 05, 2019
“O Taste and See that the Lord Is Good” (Psalm 34)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, May 5, 2019
Psalm 34 (NIV)
Of David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelek, who drove him away, and he left.
1 I will extol the Lord at all times;
his praise will always be on my lips.
2 I will glory in the Lord;
let the afflicted hear and rejoice.
3 Glorify the Lord with me;
let us exalt his name together.
4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me;
he delivered me from all my fears.
5 Those who look to him are radiant;
their faces are never covered with shame.
6 This poor man called, and the Lord heard him;
he saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him,
and he delivers them.
8 Taste and see that the Lord is good;
blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.
9 Fear the Lord, you his holy people,
for those who fear him lack nothing.
10 The lions may grow weak and hungry,
but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
11 Come, my children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 Whoever of you loves life
and desires to see many good days,
13 keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from telling lies.
14 Turn from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are attentive to their cry;
16 but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
to blot out their name from the earth.
17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them;
he delivers them from all their troubles.
18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
19 The righteous person may have many troubles,
but the Lord delivers him from them all;
20 he protects all his bones,
not one of them will be broken.
21 Evil will slay the wicked;
the foes of the righteous will be condemned.
22 The Lord will rescue his servants;
no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.
1. Rejoice with Me! (vv. 1-3)
2. The Lord Is My Deliverer (vv. 4–7).
3. Come, Experience the Lord’s Goodness (vv. 8–10).
4. Listen to My Instruction (vv. 11–16).
5. Fear the Lord, and He Will Be Your Deliverer (vv. 17–22).
Wednesday May 01, 2019
The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 44: “An Invitation to Life” (Isaiah 55:1-13)
Wednesday May 01, 2019
Wednesday May 01, 2019
The Prophecy of Isaiah: A Bible StudyLesson 44: “An Invitation to Life” (Isaiah 55:1-13)
1. Come, Eat and Drink! (Isaiah 55:1-2)
• Bread That Is Freely Given (Isaiah 55:1)
1 “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. (Isaiah 55:1, NIV)
• Bread That Truly Satisfies (Isaiah 55:2)
2 Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare. (Isaiah 55:2, NIV)
2. Come and Live! (Isaiah 55:3-5)
• Listen to the Lord’s Word (Isaiah 55:3a)
3 Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live... (Isaiah 55:3, NIV)
• Trust the Lord’s Covenant (Isaiah 55:3b)
3 ... I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David. (Isaiah 55:3, NIV)
• Remember David (Isaiah 55:4)
4 See, I have made him a witness to the peoples, a ruler and commander of the peoples. (Isaiah 55:4, NIV)
• Hope in the Lord’s Promises (Isaiah 55:5)
5 Surely you will summon nations you know not, and nations you do not know will come running to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor.” (Isaiah 55:5, NIV)
3. Come and Seek! (Isaiah 55:6-7)
• Seek the Lord Now (Isaiah 55:6)
5 Surely you will summon nations you know not, and nations you do not know will come running to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor.” (Isaiah 55:5, NIV)
• Forsake Sin (Isaiah 55:7a)
7 Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts... (Isaiah 55:7, NIV)
• Return to the Lord (Isaiah 55:7b)
7 ... Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. (Isaiah 55:7, NIV)
4. Come and Consider! (Isaiah 55:8-13)
• Consider the Greatness of God (Isaiah 55:8-9)
8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. 9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. (Isaiah 55:8–9, NIV)
• Consider the Certainty of the Lord’s Word (Isaiah 55:10-11)
10 As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, 11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. (Isaiah 55:10–11, NIV)
• Consider the Renewal of the Lord’s Creation (Isaiah 55:12-13)
12 You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. 13 Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper, and instead of briers the myrtle will grow. This will be for the Lord’s renown, for an everlasting sign, that will endure forever.” (Isaiah 55:12–13, NIV)