“Multiplied Blessings” (Exodus 1:1-7)

“Multiplied Blessings” (Exodus 1:1–7)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday PM, February 26, 2017
 
Exodus 1:1–7 (NIV)
1 These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: 2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah; 3 Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin; 4 Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher. 5 The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all; Joseph was already in Egypt.
6 Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died, 7 but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers and became so numerous that the land was filled with them.
 
The Lord is there even when you cannot see his presence, and he is working out his purposes.
 
The Lord does not forget his covenant people, even after the passing of many generations.
 
God abundantly blesses his covenant people beyond what they can imagine or expect.
 
God is faithful to his promises and fulfills them infallibly.
 
God is making a new people for himself by his grace, and he will use them to fulfill his original creation mandate to populate the earth and rule over it for his glory.

“The Depravity of Humanity” (Romans 1:24-32)

“The Depravity of Humanity” (Romans 1:24–32)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, February 26, 2017
 
Romans 1:24–32 (NIV)
24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.
26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. 27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31 they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. 32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.
 
God’s wrath is justly directed against humanity, because we have purposely rejected the knowledge that he has revealed in Creation (18–20).
 
This rejection of the knowledge of God revealed in Creation leads humanity to idolatry, the substitution of the one true God with gods of our own making (21–23).
 
Human depravity and moral perversion is the direct result of our false worship (24-25).
 
The clearest and most prominent demonstration that people have rejected the knowledge of God that is revealed in the natural order is their sexual depravity and homosexuality (26–27).
 
A descent into deeper and deeper sexual and moral perversion is an indication that God is judging that culture by “giving them over” to live out their damnable lifestyles without his gracious restraint (24, 26, 28).
 
The sexual perversion of homosexuality is a sin and a distortion of the created order, but it is not the only sin that reveals our depravity and rejection of the knowledge of God. Our depravity is demonstrated in a variety of sins and injustices (28–31).
 
God will justly condemn those who commit immoral, sinful acts, along with those who approve and enable those immoral, sinful actions (32).

“Intended for Good”

“Intended for Good” (Genesis 50:15–26)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday PM, February 19, 2017
 
Genesis 50:15–26 (NIV)
15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back for all the wrongs we did to him?” 16 So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Your father left these instructions before he died: 17 ‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I ask you to forgive your brothers the sins and the wrongs they committed in treating you so badly.’ Now please forgive the sins of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.
18 His brothers then came and threw themselves down before him. “We are your slaves,” they said.
19 But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God? 20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. 21 So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.” And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them.
22 Joseph stayed in Egypt, along with all his father’s family. He lived a hundred and ten years 23 and saw the third generation of Ephraim’s children. Also the children of Makir son of Manasseh were placed at birth on Joseph’s knees. 
24 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and take you up out of this land to the land he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.” 25 And Joseph made the Israelites swear an oath and said, “God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”
26 So Joseph died at the age of a hundred and ten. And after they embalmed him, he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.
 
Fear of Retribution (15–18).
 
Assurance of Peace (19–21).

Peace flows from the heart of a person who understands his role in God’s sovereign plan.
Joseph acknowledged his place of humility.
He acknowledged his brothers’ sin and wrongdoing: you meant to harm me.
He acknowledged the sovereignty of God: God intended it for good.

 
Hope for the Future (22–26).
Enjoying the blessings of God during his life.
Looking to the future blessings of God.

 
Main Idea: Those who trust the Sovereign, Faithful God can live in confidence (not fear), can offer peace and reconciliation to others (not vengeance), and can look with hope and faith for the future.

“Exchanging Truth for a Lie”

“Exchanging Truth for a Lie” (Romans 1:20–23)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, February 19, 2017
 
Romans 1:20-23, NIV
20 For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities-- his eternal power and divine nature-- have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.  21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.  22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.
 
God has revealed himself with sufficient knowledge of himself to render all people accountable for their rejection of him (20).
             a. There is such a thing as natural revelation.
             b. What God reveals to people in nature is limited.
             c. The results of natural revelation are negative: enough to convict and leave them without excuse.
 
People suppressed and rejected the knowledge of God revealed in Creation and refused to give God the glory and thanks due him (21).
 
In our refusal to honor God, all people exchanged the truth about God for lies of our own making. We exchanged true worship of the Creator for the worship of that which is created (22–23).
 

“The Death of Jacob”

“The Death of Jacob” (Genesis 49:29–50:14)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday PM, February 12, 2017
 
Genesis 49:29–50:14 (NIV)
29 Then he gave them these instructions: “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30 the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite. 31 There Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah were buried, and there I buried Leah. 32 The field and the cave in it were bought from the Hittites.”
33 When Jacob had finished giving instructions to his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed, breathed his last and was gathered to his people.
50 Joseph threw himself on his father and wept over him and kissed him. 2 Then Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So the physicians embalmed him, 3 taking a full forty days, for that was the time required for embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.
4 When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court, “If I have found favor in your eyes, speak to Pharaoh for me. Tell him, 5 ‘My father made me swear an oath and said, “I am about to die; bury me in the tomb I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.” Now let me go up and bury my father; then I will return.’”
6 Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.”
7 So Joseph went up to bury his father. All Pharaoh’s officials accompanied him—the dignitaries of his court and all the dignitaries of Egypt—8 besides all the members of Joseph’s household and his brothers and those belonging to his father’s household. Only their children and their flocks and herds were left in Goshen. 9 Chariots and horsemen also went up with him. It was a very large company.
10 When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan, they lamented loudly and bitterly; and there Joseph observed a seven-day period of mourning for his father. 11 When the Canaanites who lived there saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “The Egyptians are holding a solemn ceremony of mourning.” That is why that place near the Jordan is called Abel Mizraim.
12 So Jacob’s sons did as he had commanded them: 13 They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre, which Abraham had bought along with the field as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite. 14 After burying his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, together with his brothers and all the others who had gone with him to bury his father.
 
People of faith can end their lives with confidence for the future because of the sure promises of God.
 
People of faith conduct themselves with integrity, which causes others to respect them, including those who do not fear God.
 
People of faith honor the commitments and the promises they have made, even at great personal cost and sacrifice.
 
Main Idea: People of faith can live lives of integrity, garnering the respect of others, and they can keep their commitments at great personal cost and sacrifice, because their hopes are anchored to the future fulfillment of the promises of God.
 

“The Wrath of God”

“The Wrath of God” (Romans 1:18–20)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, February 12, 2017
 
Romans 1:18–23 (NIV)
     18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
     21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.
 
The revelation of the righteousness of God in the gospel is necessary for humanity to be saved, because the wrath of God is also being revealed against humanity (v. 18).
 
Sinners are worthy of God’s wrath because of their ungodliness and wickedness (v. 18).
 
Sinners are without excuse when it comes to the judgment of God because God’s truth has been plainly revealed to them, and they chose to purposely ignore and suppress it (vv. 18–20).

“Prophetic Blessings: Jacob’s Sons”

“Prophetic Blessings: Jacob’s Sons” (Genesis 49:1–28)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday PM, February 5, 2017
 
Genesis 49:1–28 (NIV)
49 Then Jacob called for his sons and said: “Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come.
    2 “Assemble and listen, sons of Jacob;
       listen to your father Israel.
    3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn,
       my might, the first sign of my strength,
       excelling in honor, excelling in power.
    4 Turbulent as the waters, you will no longer excel,
       for you went up onto your father’s bed,
       onto my couch and defiled it.
    5 “Simeon and Levi are brothers—
      their swords are weapons of violence.
    6 Let me not enter their council,
      let me not join their assembly,
     for they have killed men in their anger
     and hamstrung oxen as they pleased.
    7 Cursed be their anger, so fierce,
     and their fury, so cruel!
     I will scatter them in Jacob
     and disperse them in Israel.
    8 “Judah, your brothers will praise you;
      your hand will be on the neck of your enemies;
      your father’s sons will bow down to you.
    9 You are a lion’s cub, Judah;
      you return from the prey, my son.
      Like a lion he crouches and lies down,
      like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
   10 The scepter will not depart from Judah,
       nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
       until he to whom it belongs shall come
       and the obedience of the nations shall be his.
   11 He will tether his donkey to a vine,
      his colt to the choicest branch;
      he will wash his garments in wine,
      his robes in the blood of grapes.
   12 His eyes will be darker than wine,
       his teeth whiter than milk. 
   13 “Zebulun will live by the seashore
      and become a haven for ships;
      his border will extend toward Sidon.
   14 “Issachar is a rawboned donkey
       lying down among the sheep pens. 
   15 When he sees how good is his resting place
       and how pleasant is his land,
       he will bend his shoulder to the burden
       and submit to forced labor.
   16 “Dan will provide justice for his people
       as one of the tribes of Israel.
   17 Dan will be a snake by the roadside,
       a viper along the path,
      that bites the horse’s heels
      so that its rider tumbles backward.
   18 “I look for your deliverance, Lord.
   19 “Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders,
       but he will attack them at their heels.
   20 “Asher’s food will be rich;
       he will provide delicacies fit for a king.
   21 “Naphtali is a doe set free
       that bears beautiful fawns. 
   22 “Joseph is a fruitful vine,
       a fruitful vine near a spring,
       whose branches climb over a wall.
   23 With bitterness archers attacked him;
       they shot at him with hostility.
   24 But his bow remained steady,
       his strong arms stayed limber,
       because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob,
       because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
   25 because of your father’s God, who helps you,
       because of the Almighty, who blesses you
       with blessings of the skies above,
       blessings of the deep springs below,
       blessings of the breast and womb.
   26 Your father’s blessings are greater
       than the blessings of the ancient mountains,
       than the bounty of the age-old hills.
       Let all these rest on the head of Joseph,
       on the brow of the prince among his brothers.
   27 “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf;
       in the morning he devours the prey,
       in the evening he divides the plunder.”
   28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he            blessed them, giving each the blessing appropriate to him.
 
Reuben – the rebellious, immoral son
 
Simeon and Levi – the angry, vengeful, violent sons
 
Judah – the leader among his brothers and the tribe of Israel’s King
 
The Other Sons: God determines the destinies of his covenant people:
 
Zebulun – trading with sea merchants for valuable goods
 
Issachar – working hard in a good and fertile land
 
Dan – seeking justice, but sometimes violence
 
Gad – attacked, yet victorious
 
Asher – prospering through farming and trade
 
Naphtali – flourishing in the fertile region of Galilee
 
Joseph – the one who overcame his enemies by the strength of his God, now blessed and the recipient of the firstborn blessing (1 Chronicles 5:1–2).
 
Benjamin – the skillful, aggressive soldier
 
Lessons/Applications:
 
Be sure your sin will find you out (Reuben, Simeon, Levi). Our sins often have consequences. Sometimes those earthly consequences still follow us, even if we have been forgiven by God’s mercy and pardon.
 
God’s grace can transform anyone’s shame into honor (Judah).
 
Not all avenues of service are notable and spectacular (lesser known tribes).
 
God rewards the faithful for their loyal service. Those who show themselves faithful he blesses more abundantly.
 
God blesses whom he wants to bless. He is the sovereign Lord. We deserve nothing from God. Any gifts that he gives are grace.
 
God is the Lord of redemptive history, who used all these tribes, but especially the tribe of Judah, to bring our redeemer, Jesus Christ into the world.

“The Righteousness of God”

“The Righteousness of God” (Romans 1:17)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, February 5, 2017
 
Romans 1:16-17, NIV
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.  17 For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed-- a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith."
 
The gospel is (v. 16):
A story that is worthy of unashamed proclamation
A story that unleashes the power of God on humanity.
A story that saves everyone who believes.
A story that is good news for the whole world.
 
Verse 17 further describes the power of the gospel:
 
The gospel reveals the righteousness of God.
 
The righteousness of God is his powerful saving activity among humanity that graciously gives a righteous status to those who cannot earn their own righteousness.
 
This graciously imparted righteous status from God is received by sinners by faith alone.
 
Main Idea: The gospel reveals the righteousness of God, which is his powerful saving activity among humanity that graciously grants the status of righteousness on the basis of faith and faith alone to everyone who believes.

“No Ordinary Story”

“No Ordinary Story” (Romans 1:16)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, January 29, 2017
 
Romans 1:16, NIV
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. 
 
A story that is worthy of unashamed proclamation.
 
A story that unleashes the power of God upon humanity.
 
A story that brings salvation to every person who believes.
 
A story that is good news for the entire world.
 
Main Idea: The gospel is the story of God’s power that saves sinners throughout the whole world through the atoning and resurrecting work of Jesus, his Son. And we need not be ashamed of believing it, of living it, or of boldly telling it to the world.
 

“Prophetic Blessings: Joseph’s Sons”

“Prophetic Blessings: Joseph’s Sons” (Genesis 48:1–22)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday PM, January 22, 2017
 
Genesis 48:1–22 (NIV)
48 Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim along with him. 2 When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up on the bed.
3 Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty  appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there he blessed me 4 and said to me, ‘I am going to make you fruitful and increase your numbers. I will make you a community of peoples, and I will give this land as an everlasting possession to your descendants after you.’
5 “Now then, your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here will be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine. 6 Any children born to you after them will be yours; in the territory they inherit they will be reckoned under the names of their brothers. 7 As I was returning from Paddan,  to my sorrow Rachel died in the land of Canaan while we were still on the way, a little distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).
8 When Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he asked, “Who are these?”
9 “They are the sons God has given me here,” Joseph said to his father.
Then Israel said, “Bring them to me so I may bless them.”
10 Now Israel’s eyes were failing because of old age, and he could hardly see. So Joseph brought his sons close to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.
11 Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face again, and now God has allowed me to see your children too.”
12 Then Joseph removed them from Israel’s knees and bowed down with his face to the ground. 13 And Joseph took both of them, Ephraim on his right toward Israel’s left hand and Manasseh on his left toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them close to him. 14 But Israel reached out his right hand and put it on Ephraim’s head, though he was the younger, and crossing his arms, he put his left hand on Manasseh’s head, even though Manasseh was the firstborn.
15 Then he blessed Joseph and said,
“May the God before whom my fathers
Abraham and Isaac walked faithfully,
the God who has been my shepherd
all my life to this day,
16 the Angel who has delivered me from all harm
—may he bless these boys.
May they be called by my name
and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,
and may they increase greatly
on the earth.”
17 When Joseph saw his father placing his right hand on Ephraim’s head he was displeased; so he took hold of his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head. 18 Joseph said to him, “No, my father, this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
19 But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He too will become a people, and he too will become great. Nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become a group of nations.” 20 He blessed them that day and said,
“In your name will Israel pronounce this blessing:
‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’”
So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.
21 Then Israel said to Joseph, “I am about to die, but God will be with you  and take you back to the land of your fathers. 22 And to you I give one more ridge of land than to your brothers, the ridge I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow.”
 
Applications:
Let us hold tightly to the promises of God, which cannot fail.
Let us remind ourselves of God’s works in the past to give us confidence for the future.
Let us remember that God’s grace does not operate according to our natural expectations.
Let us look forward in faith to the eternal promised land that God is preparing for us.

“Incarnational Ministry”

“Incarnational Ministry” (Romans 1:8–15)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, January 22, 2017
 
Romans 1:8–15 (NIV)
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world. 9 God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you 10 in my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last by God’s will the way may be opened for me to come to you.
11 I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong—12 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith. 13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.
14 I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. 15 That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
 
We should give thanks to God when the gospel is effective and is growing in influence (8).
 
We should make prayer for one another a purposeful and constant practice in our lives (9–10a).
 
We should place a high value on face to face discipleship and gospel ministry (over mediated forms) (10b–13).
It strengthens one another’s faith (11).
It brings mutual encouragement (12).
It produces gospel fruit in the lives of others (13).
It is hard, takes purpose, and is met with many obstacles (13).

 
As beneficiaries of the grace of God, we have an obligation to share the gospel with others, regardless of their race, economic status, or educational attainment (14–15).
 
 

“Egypt Is Blessed by Joseph’s Leadership”

“Egypt Is Blessed by Joseph’s Leadership” (Genesis 47:13–31)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday PM, January 15, 2017
 
Genesis 47:13–31 (NIV)
13 There was no food, however, in the whole region because the famine was severe; both Egypt and Canaan wasted away because of the famine. 14 Joseph collected all the money that was to be found in Egypt and Canaan in payment for the grain they were buying, and he brought it to Pharaoh’s palace. 15 When the money of the people of Egypt and Canaan was gone, all Egypt came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. Why should we die before your eyes? Our money is all gone.”
16 “Then bring your livestock,” said Joseph. “I will sell you food in exchange for your livestock, since your money is gone.” 17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for their horses, their sheep and goats, their cattle and donkeys. And he brought them through that year with food in exchange for all their livestock.
18 When that year was over, they came to him the following year and said, “We cannot hide from our lord the fact that since our money is gone and our livestock belongs to you, there is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land. 19 Why should we perish before your eyes—we and our land as well? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we with our land will be in bondage to Pharaoh. Give us seed so that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate.”
20 So Joseph bought all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh. The Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields, because the famine was too severe for them. The land became Pharaoh’s, 21 and Joseph reduced the people to servitude, from one end of Egypt to the other. 22 However, he did not buy the land of the priests, because they received a regular allotment from Pharaoh and had food enough from the allotment Pharaoh gave them. That is why they did not sell their land.
23 Joseph said to the people, “Now that I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh, here is seed for you so you can plant the ground. 24 But when the crop comes in, give a fifth of it to Pharaoh. The other four-fifths you may keep as seed for the fields and as food for yourselves and your households and your children.”
25 “You have saved our lives,” they said. “May we find favor in the eyes of our lord; we will be in bondage to Pharaoh.”
26 So Joseph established it as a law concerning land in Egypt—still in force today—that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh. It was only the land of the priests that did not become Pharaoh’s.
27 Now the Israelites settled in Egypt in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and were fruitful and increased greatly in number.
28 Jacob lived in Egypt seventeen years, and the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven. 29 When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise that you will show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt, 30 but when I rest with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me where they are buried.”
“I will do as you say,” he said.
31 “Swear to me,” he said. Then Joseph swore to him, and Israel worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff. 
 
God wisely and graciously moved Jacob and his family to Egypt, because the condition in Canaan was incredibly desperate.
 
God used Joseph’s wise administration of the famine to save Israel’s hosts (Egypt) through their time of adversity.
 
God used Joseph’s wise administration of the famine to bless his people in the land of Goshen.
 
God blessed Jacob and allowed him to see Joseph again and to see some of the realization of his promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob coming to pass.
 
Jacob finished his years in humble worship and confident faith that God would fulfill his promise to bring his people out of this land and return them to Canaan.

“The Gospel of the Triune God”

“The Gospel of the Triune God” (Romans 1:1–7)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, January 15, 2017
Romans 1:1–7 (NIV) Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God—2 the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures 3 regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant of David, 4 and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. 5 Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name’s sake. 6 And you also are among those Gentiles who are called to belong to Jesus Christ. 7 To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
     1. The Gospel’s Messenger (1).          a. Paul          b. A Servant of Christ Jesus          c. Called as an Apostle          d. Set-apart/Appointed for the Gospel of God
     2. The Gospel’s Promise (2).          a. The Gospel promised beforehand by God          b. The Gospel prophesied in the Holy Scriptures
     3. The Gospel’s Central Person: Jesus Christ (3–4).          a. The Son of God          b. Descendant of David          c. “Appointed as” the Son of God               i. In power              ii. By the Holy Spirit             iii. Through his resurrection from the dead          d. Our Lord
     4. The Gospel’s Mission (5).          a. Call the Gentiles/Nations to the Obedience of Faith               i. Through the grace and apostleship received from God              ii. For the sake of God’s name
     5. The Gospel’s Beneficiaries (6–7a).          a. You: Roman Christians (Predominantly Gentile)               i. Among the Gentiles              ii. Called (effectually)             iii. To belong to Jesus Christ              iv. Loved by God               v. Called (effectually) to be his saints/holy people          b. Us: Predominantly Gentiles
     6. The Gospel’s Blessings (7b).          a. Grace          b. Peace               i. From God our Father and              ii. From the Lord Jesus Christ

“Jacob and His Family Move to Egypt”

“Jacob and His Family Move to Egypt” (Genesis 46:1–47:12)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday PM, January 8, 2017
 
Genesis 46:1–47:12 (NIV)
46 So Israel set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
     2 And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, “Jacob! Jacob!”
    “Here I am,” he replied.
     3 “I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. 4 I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph’s own hand will close your eyes.”
     5 Then Jacob left Beersheba, and Israel’s sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to transport him. 6 So Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt, taking with them their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in Canaan. 7 Jacob brought with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.
     8 These are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt:
    Reuben the firstborn of Jacob.
     9 The sons of Reuben:
    Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi.
    10 The sons of Simeon:
   Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
    11 The sons of Levi:
    Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
    12 The sons of Judah:
    Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez and Zerah (but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan).
    The sons of Perez:
    Hezron and Hamul.
    13 The sons of Issachar:
    Tola, Puah,  Jashub  and Shimron.
    14 The sons of Zebulun:
    Sered, Elon and Jahleel.
    15 These were the sons Leah bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram,  besides his daughter Dinah.            These sons and daughters of his were thirty-three in all.
    16 The sons of Gad:
    Zephon,  Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Areli.
    17 The sons of Asher:
    Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah.
    Their sister was Serah.
    The sons of Beriah:
    Heber and Malkiel.
    18 These were the children born to Jacob by Zilpah, whom Laban had given to his daughter        Leah—sixteen in all.
    19 The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel:
    Joseph and Benjamin. 20 In Egypt, Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. 
    21 The sons of Benjamin:
    Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.
    22 These were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob—fourteen in all.
    23 The son of Dan:
    Hushim.
    24 The sons of Naphtali:
   Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem.
    25 These were the sons born to Jacob by Bilhah, whom Laban had given to his daughter              Rachel—seven in all.
    26 All those who went to Egypt with Jacob—those who were his direct descendants, not counting his sons’ wives—numbered sixty-six persons. 27 With the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family, which went to Egypt, were seventy in all.
    28 Now Jacob sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When they arrived in the region of Goshen, 29 Joseph had his chariot made ready and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel. As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father and wept for a long time.
    30 Israel said to Joseph, “Now I am ready to die, since I have seen for myself that you are still alive.”
    31 Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and speak to Pharaoh and will say to him, ‘My brothers and my father’s household, who were living in the land of Canaan, have come to me. 32 The men are shepherds; they tend livestock, and they have brought along their flocks and herds and everything they own.’ 33 When Pharaoh calls you in and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’ 34 you should answer, ‘Your servants have tended livestock from our boyhood on, just as our fathers did.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the region of Goshen, for all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”
47 Joseph went and told Pharaoh, “My father and brothers, with their flocks and herds and everything they own, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in Goshen.” 2 He chose five of his brothers and presented them before Pharaoh.
    3 Pharaoh asked the brothers, “What is your occupation?”
    “Your servants are shepherds,” they replied to Pharaoh, “just as our fathers were.” 4 They also said to him, “We have come to live here for a while, because the famine is severe in Canaan and your servants’ flocks have no pasture. So now, please let your servants settle in Goshen.”
    5 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you, 6 and the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best part of the land. Let them live in Goshen. And if you know of any among them with special ability, put them in charge of my own livestock.”
    7 Then Joseph brought his father Jacob in and presented him before Pharaoh. After Jacob blessed Pharaoh, 8 Pharaoh asked him, “How old are you?”
    9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty. My years have been few and difficult, and they do not equal the years of the pilgrimage of my fathers.”        10 Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from his presence.
    11 So Joseph settled his father and his brothers in Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the district of Rameses, as Pharaoh directed. 12 Joseph also provided his father and his brothers and all his father’s household with food, according to the number of their children.
       1.  God is faithful to bless, guide, and provide for his people (46:1–7).
 
       2. God is faithful to build his people into a great nation, as he promised (46:8–27).
 
       3.God is faithful to provide a land for his people to dwell (46:28–47:6).
 
       4. God is faithful to use his people as a channel of blessing to the world (47:7–12).
 

“The One True God”

“The One True God” (Psalm 115)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, January 8, 2017
 
Psalm 115 (NIV)
     1 Not to us, Lord, not to us
          but to your name be the glory,
          because of your love and faithfulness.
     2 Why do the nations say,
          “Where is their God?”
     3 Our God is in heaven;
           he does whatever pleases him.
     4 But their idols are silver and gold,
           made by human hands.
     5 They have mouths, but cannot speak,
           eyes, but cannot see.
     6 They have ears, but cannot hear,
           noses, but cannot smell.
     7 They have hands, but cannot feel,
           feet, but cannot walk,
           nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
     8 Those who make them will be like them,
           and so will all who trust in them.
     9 All you Israelites, trust in the Lord—
           he is their help and shield.
    10 House of Aaron, trust in the Lord—
           he is their help and shield.
    11 You who fear him, trust in the Lord—
           he is their help and shield.
    12 The Lord remembers us and will bless us:
           He will bless his people Israel,
           he will bless the house of Aaron,
    13 he will bless those who fear the Lord—
           small and great alike.
    14 May the Lord cause you to flourish,
           both you and your children.
    15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
           the Maker of heaven and earth.
    16 The highest heavens belong to the Lord,
           but the earth he has given to mankind.
    17 It is not the dead who praise the Lord,
           those who go down to the place of silence;
    18 it is we who extol the Lord,
           both now and forevermore.
    Praise the Lord. 
 
       1. The One True God Is Worthy of All Glory (1–2).
 
      2. The One True God Is Worthy of Our Exclusive Worship (3–8).
 
       3. The One True God Is Worthy of Our Complete Trust (9–11).
 
       4. The One True God Blesses His People (12–15).
 
       5. The One True God Is Worthy of our Lives (16–18).
 
 

“A Prayer for the New Year”

“A Prayer for the New Year” (Colossians 1:9–14)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, January 1, 2017
 
Colossians 1:9-14, NIV
9  For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,  10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,  11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,  12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light.  13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,  14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
      1.  The prayer’s pattern: purposeful and perpetual.
      2.  The prayer’s petition: knowledge of God’s moral will.
      3.  The prayer’s purpose: to live a life worthy of the Lord.
      4.  The prayer’s product:
                a.  Bearing fruit in every good work.
                b.  Growing in the knowledge of God.
                c.   Being strengthened with God’s power for endurance and perseverance.
                d.   Giving thanks to God for his gracious gift of salvation.

“Jesus, Made Human for Us”

“Jesus, Made Human for Us” (Hebrews 2:5–18)
Communion Message
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Christmas Sunday AM, December 25, 2016
 
Hebrews 2:15–18, NIV
     5 It is not to angels that he has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.  6 But there is a place where someone has testified: "What is mankind that you are mindful of them, a son of man that you care for him?  7 You made them a little lower than the angels; you crowned them with glory and honor  8 and put everything under their feet." In putting everything under them, God left nothing that is not subject to them. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to them.  9 But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.  
     10 In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered.  11 Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.  12 He says, "I will declare your name to my brothers and sisters; in the assembly I will sing your praises."  13 And again, "I will put my trust in him." And again he says, "Here am I, and the children God has given me."  
     14 Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death-- that is, the devil--  15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.  16 For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham's descendants.  17 For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people.  18 Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.

“The Song of the Angels”

“The Song of the Angels” (Luke 2:8–20)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, December 18, 2016
 
Luke 2:1–20 (NIV)
2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register.
4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
 
 

Main Idea: The song of the angels is that Jesus Christ is the only way to peace with God.

“Remarkable Revelations”

“Remarkable Revelations” (Genesis 45:1–28)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday PM, December 11, 2016
 
Genesis 45:1–28 (NIV)
45 Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Have everyone leave my presence!” So there was no one with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers. 2 And he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household heard about it.
3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?” But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence.
4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.” When they had done so, he said, “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt! 5 And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you. 6 For two years now there has been famine in the land, and for the next five years there will be no plowing and reaping. 7 But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 
8 “So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt. 9 Now hurry back to my father and say to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; don’t delay. 10 You shall live in the region of Goshen and be near me—you, your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and all you have. 11 I will provide for you there, because five years of famine are still to come. Otherwise you and your household and all who belong to you will become destitute.’
12 “You can see for yourselves, and so can my brother Benjamin, that it is really I who am speaking to you. 13 Tell my father about all the honor accorded me in Egypt and about everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.”
14 Then he threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin embraced him, weeping. 15 And he kissed all his brothers and wept over them. Afterward his brothers talked with him.
16 When the news reached Pharaoh’s palace that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and all his officials were pleased. 17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Tell your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan, 18 and bring your father and your families back to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt and you can enjoy the fat of the land.’
19 “You are also directed to tell them, ‘Do this: Take some carts from Egypt for your children and your wives, and get your father and come. 20 Never mind about your belongings, because the best of all Egypt will be yours.’”
21 So the sons of Israel did this. Joseph gave them carts, as Pharaoh had commanded, and he also gave them provisions for their journey. 22 To each of them he gave new clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes. 23 And this is what he sent to his father: ten donkeys loaded with the best things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and other provisions for his journey. 24 Then he sent his brothers away, and as they were leaving he said to them, “Don’t quarrel on the way!”
25 So they went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan. 26 They told him, “Joseph is still alive! In fact, he is ruler of all Egypt.” Jacob was stunned; he did not believe them. 27 But when they told him everything Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the carts Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob revived. 28 And Israel said, “I’m convinced! My son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.”
 
A Remarkable Revelation (1­–3).
 
A Remarkable Forgiveness (4–5).
 
A Remarkable Perspective (6–8).
 
A Remarkable Reconciliation (9–15).
 
A Remarkable Generosity (16–20).
 
A Remarkable Provision (21–24).
 
A Remarkable Revelation (25–28).
 
Main Idea: Reconciliation is the result of forgiveness, and forgiveness is made possible through a firm trust in the justice of God and his sovereignty over all the events of life.

“What Are We Singing About?”

“What Are We Singing About?” (Matthew 1:18–25; Luke 2:1–7)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, December 11, 2016
 
Matthew 1:18–25, NIV
18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.  19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.  20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.  21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."  22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:  23 "The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" (which means "God with us").  24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.  25 But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
 
Luke 2:1–7, NIV
1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.  2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)  3 And everyone went to their own town to register.  4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.  5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.  6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born,  7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them. 
 
We are singing about the miracle of the virgin birth, which was predicted by the prophet Isaiah centuries before its fulfillment.
 
14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. (Isa. 7:14, NIV)
 
We are singing about the miracle of God becoming man through the conception of Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit.
 
31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.  32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,  33 and he will reign over Jacob's descendants forever; his kingdom will never end."  34 "How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?"  35 The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.  (Lk. 1:31-35, NIV)
 
We are singing about the fulfillment of all of God’s promises and covenants with Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David as witnessed by the prophets.
 
32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,  33 and he will reign over Jacob's descendants forever; his kingdom will never end."  (Lk. 1:32-33, NIV)
 
54 He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful  55 to Abraham and his descendants forever, just as he promised our ancestors."  (Lk. 1:54-55, NIV)
 
20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. (Matt. 1:20, NIV)
 
4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. (Lk. 2:4, NIV)
 
We are singing about the coming of Jesus into the world to be our savior and rescue us from the condemnation that our sins deserve.
 
"Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.  21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." (Matt. 1:20-21, NIV)
 
68 "Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them.  69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David  70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),  71 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us--  72 to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant,  73 the oath he swore to our father Abraham:  74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to serve him without fear  75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.  76 And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,  77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,  78 because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven  79 to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace."  80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.  (Lk. 1:68-80, NIV)
 
We are singing about the God of the Universe voluntarily humbling himself to become a servant and live in poverty, hardship, and sorrow for us.
 
6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born,  7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them. 
 
5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:  6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;  7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.  8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death-- even death on a cross!  9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name,  10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,  11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 2:5-11, NIV)