2020-11
2020-11
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
"Thankfulness in Adversity"
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
"Thankfulness in Adversity"Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, November 22, 2020
10 Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before. 11 Then these men went as a group and found Daniel praying and asking God for help. (Daniel 6:10-11, NIV)
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7, NIV)
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. (James 1:2-4, NIV)
28 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. 29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. (Romans 8:28-29, NIV)
Main Idea: Christians can give thanks to God in every circumstance, including times of adversity, because God is using every moment of our lives to conform us to the image of His Son, Jesus Christ.
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
“Jesus the High Priest” (Ch. 25); "Believe" (Ch. 26)
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Created to Draw Near: Our Life as God’s Royal Priests
by Edward Welch
“Jesus the High Priest” (Chapter 25)
The Priesthood of Jesus Christ
Not from the line of Levi and Aaron
Patterned after the Priesthood of Melchizedek
Psalm 110:4 NIV
4The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind: “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”
Our High Priest is from the earth.
Like Melchizedek, Jesus shares in our humanity.
Experienced weakness and need
Experienced temptation to sin
But remained sinless
Empathetic and gracious intercessor
Hebrews 4:14–16 NIV
14Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. 16Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Our High Priest is from heaven.
No record of Melchizedek’s lineage, birth, death, or place of origin
By analogy, this pictures Jesus the one from heaven with no beginning or end.
Hebrews 7:3 NIV
3Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.
Our High Priest is our King from heaven.
Jesus has divine, heavenly authority.
Jesus returned the priesthood to the true meaning and intent of the Law of God.
Matthew 7:28–29 NIV
28When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, 29because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.
Matthew 28:18–20 NIV
18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Our High Priest is eternal.
The eternal Son of God came from heaven and has now returned to heaven.
He finished the work his Father sent him to do and now is seated at the right hand of God.
His sacrifice is the final sacrifice, and his priesthood is eternal.
No need for any more sacrifices or any more priests
Our Heavenly Lineage
Our heavenly lineage now surpasses the importance of our physical lineage.
We have been born of God.
John 3:5–6 NIV
5Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. 6Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.
“Believe” (Chapter 26)
“With the temple and its sacrifices fulfilled in Jesus, the way to be cleansed and close to God is to follow him. In short, it’s to believe.” - Edward Welch
Signs Pointing Us to Faith in Jesus
Signs “are moments when heaven is opened, when the transforming power of God’s love bursts in to the present world.” - Tom Wright
Turning water into wine - Jesus’ disciples believed.
Healing a nobleman’s son - he believed.
Healing a lame man on Sabbath - some believed; other rejected.
Feeding 5,000 with one boy’s lunch - many believed.
Healing a man born blind - he believed and worshiped him.
Final Sign: Raising of Lazarus
The purpose of Lazarus’s death was to reveal Jesus’ glory, leading to faith in him.
John 11:25–26 NIV
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 26and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
John 11:26–27 NIV
26and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” 27“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
John 11:45 NIV
45Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him.
Summary of John’s Gospel
John 20:30–31 NIV
30Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
“These are just a few of the signs that Jesus is the one who descended from heaven. They all point to the glory of the Lamb slain for us. Look at the signs. Listen to his words. Then believe.” - Edward Welch
“John puts the question before us: “Do you believe that he is the one sent by the Father?” A simple response of believing becomes a sign both to ourselves and to the world that we belong to the family of God through Jesus. If you believe him, you belong to him.” - Edward Welch
“So true worship is founded on believing what God has said and done. That has always been the foundation of life with God.” - Edward Welch
“As Jesus said to the Samaritan woman, you don’t have to be close to Jerusalem. Rather, you come to Christ, the living water, the living tabernacle. You come to him, the truth, the embodiment of the invisible spirit God who cannot be contained by a temple.” - Edward Welch
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
"It's the Heart that Counts" (Luke 11:37-54)
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
"It's the Heart that Counts" (Luke 11:37-54)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, November 15, 2020
Luke 11:37-54, NIV
37 When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at the table. 38 But the Pharisee was surprised when he noticed that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.
39 Then the Lord said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. 40 You foolish people! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? 41 But now as for what is inside you—be generous to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.
42 “Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.
43 “Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.
44 “Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves, which people walk over without knowing it.”
45 One of the experts in the law answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us also.”
46 Jesus replied, “And you experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.
47 “Woe to you, because you build tombs for the prophets, and it was your ancestors who killed them. 48 So you testify that you approve of what your ancestors did; they killed the prophets, and you build their tombs. 49 Because of this, God in his wisdom said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.’ 50 Therefore this generation will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world, 51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all.
52 “Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”
53 When Jesus went outside, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions, 54 waiting to catch him in something he might say.
Main Idea: A true relationship with God cannot exist without the development of the internal life of the heart.
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
"Interrupted by a Wedding" (Ch. 23); "Jesus the Temple" (Ch. 24)
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Created to Draw Near: Our Life as God’s Royal Priests
by Edward T. Welch
“Interrupted by a Wedding” (Chapter 23)
John 2:1 NIV
1 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,
The Third Day
Third Day of What?
Third day since Jesus’ baptism (John 1)?
Third day of the week?
Third day of the wedding ceremony?
Something deeper?
A better wedding after Jesus’ death and resurrection
John’s counting of days anchored in Passover
Day 1: Jesus is crucified on Friday, the day of preparation for Passover.
Day 2: Jesus “rests” in the tomb on Saturday, the Sabbath.
Day 3: Jesus is resurrected on Sunday, the first day of the week.
Water to Wine
Cleansing water for purification at Passovers and weddings
Jesus turned this water into wine, symbolizing his blood of the new covenant (1 Cor. 11:25).
Cleansing water is now replaced by the blood of Jesus, which alone can cleanse from sin.
Foreshadowing Another “Third Day”
This “third day” at the beginning of John prepares us for another parallel “third day” at the end of John.
The “Third Day” of Jesus’ resurrection is now the “First Day” - a new beginning/creation
Day 6: Adam and Eve are created; Jesus is revealed as “the man” (Jn. 19:5), the second Adam, at his crucifixion.
Day 7: God rests; Jesus “rests” on the Sabbath.
Day 1: Re-creation begins. The light dawns. Jesus inaugurates the new creation with his resurrection, and the most intimate of walks await us.
“This, writes John, is a new day. The Passover has finally caught up to its true meaning in the sacrifice of God’s Lamb. The temple, and its promise of God’s presence, has given way to the picture of marriage. We are royal priests, and we are bride priests. Priestly nearness to God cannot quite capture the intimacy that has been God’s goal with us, so Scripture is merging another identity.” - Edward Welch
Isaiah 62:5 NIV
5As a young man marries a young woman, so will your Builder marry you; as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you.
Communion
Holiness is not the ultimate goal; communion with God is.
Holiness is the means God uses to draw us near to him.
John 17:20–24 NIV
20“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one—23I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. 24“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
“Fellowship, bound up with worship, praise, and downright enjoyment, is what we are after. And it all rests on his nearness and invitation to draw closer.” - Edward Welch
“Jesus the Temple” (Chapter 24)
John 2:13–15 NIV
13When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. 15 So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
Light to the Nations
The temple itself and its courts were walled and reserved for Israelites.
Gentiles were permitted in a large courtyard beyond these walls.
In this area, open to all worshipers, worship had been replaced by commerce.
The temple was intended to be a light to the nations, but worship of Gentiles was being disrupted.
Jesus was angry when the nations were kept from seeking the Lord.
Build a Temple in 3 Days?
John 2:19–21 NIV
19Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.” 20They replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?” 21But the temple he had spoken of was his body.
The temple building would indeed be destroyed.
Jesus’ body would not be destroyed but would be raised from the dead to be the living temple.
Matthew 21:42 NIV
42Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: “ ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
“Jesus is the temple, John writes. God’s signposts have always pointed to Jesus. The temple is a copy; Jesus is the original. Worship is now centered on him. His body and his blood became our way to pass through the veil that quarantined the Most Holy Place. If you want to see something more magnificent than the glimmering temple that once stood over all Jerusalem, look at Jesus.” - Edward Welch
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
"Receiving God's Light" (Luke 11:24-36)
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
"Receiving God's Light" (Luke 11:24-36)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, November 8, 2020
Luke 11:24–36 NIV
24 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ 25 When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. 26 Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.”
27 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.”
28 He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
29 As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. 30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom; and now something greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and now something greater than Jonah is here.
33 “No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light. 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy, your body also is full of darkness. 35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. 36 Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.”
1. Rejecting the light of Jesus leaves a person worse off than before (24–26).
Luke 11:24–26 NIV
24 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ 25 When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. 26 Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.”
2. Receiving the light of Jesus means hearing and obeying his Word (27–28).
Luke 11:27–28 NIV
27 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.” 28 He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
3. Rejecting the light of Jesus means rejecting the one greater than all the kings and prophets and bringing greater condemnation (29–32).
Luke 11:29–32 NIV
29 As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. 30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom; and now something greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and now something greater than Jonah is here.
4. Receiving the light of Jesus means receiving it with our whole selves and then shining that light to the world (33–36).
Luke 11:33 NIV
33 “No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.
John 1:4–5 NIV
4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 1:9–11 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.
Luke 11:34–36 NIV
34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy, your body also is full of darkness. 35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. 36 Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.”
Main Idea: Jesus the Messiah is greater than any king or prophet who has ever come. We must receive the light He brings and shine it to the world.
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
“The Holy One Descends” (Ch. 21); “Jesus Our Passover Lamb” (Ch. 22)
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Created to Draw Near: Our Life as God’s Royal Priests by Edward T. Welch
Part 2: Jesus Our Tabernacle
“The Holy One Descends” (Chapter 21)
“When Jesus came to us in human flesh, the priestly story converged on him. More accurately, the priestly story and every detail of the tabernacle converged on him. Our entire priestly identity would soon be absorbed into his.” - Edward Welch
John 1:1 NIV1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Jesus, the Creator God
Light and Life
Entered our World
Came to restore creation to its intended state
He descended a ladder (Gen. 28:12-13).
John 1:47 NIV47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”
“No deceit” refers to Nathaniel’s character and reminds us of Jacob, the deceiver (Gen. 27:35-36).
John 1:51 NIV51 He then added, “Very truly I tell you, you will see ‘heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on’ the Son of Man.”
“The ladder itself was the same. Angels were freely going between two realms. What was different was that God, once seen at the top of the ladder, was now on earth. The Lord—the Son of Man, the Ancient of Days, Jesus the Christ—had descended in all humility and love. This was always his intent. In the weakness of a baby he gave up power. He came to us, and the distance between heaven and earth has been forever recalibrated.” - Edward Welch
John 1:14 NIV14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
“Jesus Our Passover Lamb” (Chapter 22)
The fate of the Israelite priesthood and temple: AD 70.
How would worship continue after the dissolution of the priesthood and destruction of the temple?
How would God be present with his people when his house was no longer standing?
Why prepare themselves for worship by ceremonial cleansing when there was no house of God to approach?
The Ministry of John the Baptist
Prepared the way for Jesus
Announced his coming and the coming of the Kingdom of God
Preached a message of confession of sin and repentance in preparation for the King
Response of repentance was symbolized by baptism
“It was a suitable expression of the deeper cleansing of the soul that was to come, and one didn’t have to go to the temple or its pools. It pointed the way to what had been the hope all along:” - Edward Welch
Ezekiel 36:25 NIV25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols.
John also baptized Jesus.
Not for forgiveness of sins, but for consecration as God’s priest.
Exodus 29:4 NIV4 Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.
Father, Son, and Spirit at Jesus’ baptism
“This is the most obvious appearance of the triune God in Scripture. From all eternity, God was close within himself. The Father, Son, and Spirit shared the most intense nearness and friendship. For reasons we will never fully understand, God always planned to bring believing humanity into this divine nearness, and he would do it through the Lamb.” - Edward Welch
John 1:29 NIV29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
John 1:36 NIV36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
Jesus Our Passover Lamb
The Creator God, our Light and Life, is also our Passover Lamb.
Passover - rescue and redemption through sacrifice of a lamb.
“In Jesus, the Passover and its feast find their fullest expression. He is the reason for Israel’s rescue. Houses were protected in honor of his blood that would later be shed. Jesus is the Passover lamb, and God himself is the one who supplied the lamb. Jesus is God’s Lamb.” - Edward Welch
Abraham & Isaac: “Where is the lamb for the sacrifice?” “God himself will provide the lamb.” (Gen. 22:7-8)
All the sacrifices ever made in Israel’s history point to Jesus. Jesus is the Lamb of God.
John 19:14 NIV14It was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about noon. “Here is your king,” Pilate said to the Jews.
Exodus 12:46 NIV46 “It must be eaten inside the house; take none of the meat outside the house. Do not break any of the bones.
John 19:33 NIV33 But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.
“The world is being renewed, and the temple is where renewal began. Renewal did not begin with revival among the priests or with Jesus installed as high priest. It began with the perfect sacrifice, supplied by God himself, freely offered by the Son. If Jesus were simply an improved priest, he would have restored right worship and right teaching to the temple, and the day-to-day practices would have continued. But because Jesus is the Lamb, there is no more need for temple sacrifices, and when the heavenly court is in session, Satan can no longer raise legitimate accusations against believers.” - Edward Welch
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
"By the Finger of God" (Luke 11:14-23)
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
"By the Finger of God" (Luke 11:14-23)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, November 1, 2020
Luke 11:14-23, NIV
14 Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed. 15 But some of them said, “By Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he is driving out demons.” 16 Others tested him by asking for a sign from heaven.
17 Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: “Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall. 18 If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebul. 19 Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your followers drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 20 But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
21 “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. 22 But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder.
23 “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
Main Idea: Jesus is truly God’s Messiah, and his authority is God’s authority. So, to ignore Jesus or reject his authority is to reject God’s salvation.