“The Lord Comes Home” (Exodus 40)

“The Lord Comes Home” (Exodus 40)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, July 14, 2019
Exodus 40 (NIV)
40 Then the Lord said to Moses: 2 “Set up the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, on the first day of the first month. 3 Place the ark of the covenant law in it and shield the ark with the curtain. 4 Bring in the table and set out what belongs on it. Then bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps. 5 Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the covenant law and put the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
6 “Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting; 7 place the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it. 8 Set up the courtyard around it and put the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard.
9 “Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it and all its furnishings, and it will be holy. 10 Then anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecrate the altar, and it will be most holy. 11 Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them.
12 “Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water. 13 Then dress Aaron in the sacred garments, anoint him and consecrate him so he may serve me as priest. 14 Bring his sons and dress them in tunics. 15 Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so they may serve me as priests. Their anointing will be to a priesthood that will continue throughout their generations.” 16 Moses did everything just as the Lord commanded him.
17 So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month in the second year. 18 When Moses set up the tabernacle, he put the bases in place, erected the frames, inserted the crossbars and set up the posts. 19 Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, as the Lord commanded him.
20 He took the tablets of the covenant law and placed them in the ark, attached the poles to the ark and put the atonement cover over it. 21 Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle and hung the shielding curtain and shielded the ark of the covenant law, as the Lord commanded him.
22 Moses placed the table in the tent of meeting on the north side of the tabernacle outside the curtain 23 and set out the bread on it before the Lord, as the Lord commanded him.
24 He placed the lampstand in the tent of meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle 25 and set up the lamps before the Lord, as the Lord commanded him.
26 Moses placed the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the curtain 27 and burned fragrant incense on it, as the Lord commanded him.
28 Then he put up the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle. 29 He set the altar of burnt offering near the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, and offered on it burnt offerings and grain offerings, as the Lord commanded him.
30 He placed the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing, 31 and Moses and Aaron and his sons used it to wash their hands and feet. 32 They washed whenever they entered the tent of meeting or approached the altar, as the Lord commanded Moses.
33 Then Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and altar and put up the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard. And so Moses finished the work.
34 Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 35 Moses could not enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
36 In all the travels of the Israelites, whenever the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle, they would set out; 37 but if the cloud did not lift, they did not set out—until the day it lifted. 38 So the cloud of the Lord was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the Israelites during all their travels.
1. God delights in proper worship (vv. 1–15).             ...Therefore, we should worship God in the manner that he prescribes.2. God delights in our full obedience (vv. 16–33).             ...Therefore, we should joyfully and reverently obey him.3. God delights in dwelling with his people (vv. 34–35).             ...Therefore, we should delight in dwelling with God.4. God delights in guiding and protecting his people (vv. 36–38).             ...Therefore, we should follow God's guidance in our lives.

“Covenant Breakers” (Malachi 2:10–16)

“Covenant Breakers” (Malachi 2:10–16)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, July 14, 2019
Malachi 2:10–16 (NIV)
10 Do we not all have one Father? Did not one God create us? Why do we profane the covenant of our ancestors by being unfaithful to one another?
11 Judah has been unfaithful. A detestable thing has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem: Judah has desecrated the sanctuary the Lord loves by marrying women who worship a foreign god. 12 As for the man who does this, whoever he may be, may the Lord remove him from the tents of Jacob —even though he brings an offering to the Lord Almighty.
13 Another thing you do: You flood the Lord’s altar with tears. You weep and wail because he no longer looks with favor on your offerings or accepts them with pleasure from your hands. 14 You ask, “Why?” It is because the Lord is the witness between you and the wife of your youth. You have been unfaithful to her, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant.
15 Has not the one God made you? You belong to him in body and spirit. And what does the one God seek? Godly offspring.  So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.
16 “The man who hates and divorces his wife,” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “does violence to the one he should protect,”  says the Lord Almighty.
So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful.
1. God is a covenant-making and covenant-keeping God who is faithful to us; therefore, we ought to be faithful to him (v. 10).
2. When we are unfaithful to God, it inevitably leads us to be unfaithful to one another (vv. 11–14, 16a).
a. The people of Malachi’s day were guilty of violating God’s covenant by intermarrying with pagan idolaters (vv. 11–12).b. The people of Malachi’s day were guilty of violating God’s covenant by breaking their marriage covenants with their spouses through divorce (vv. 13–14, 16a).
3. God desires that his people honor him by protecting and honoring our marriage covenants with our spouses (vv. 15, 16b).
a. For the sake of the glory of Godb. For the sake of godly children and families

"Holy Garments for Holy Priests" (Exodus 39)

"Holy Garments for Holy Priests" (Exodus 39)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, July 7, 2019
Exodus 39 (NIV)
The Priestly Garments
39 From the blue, purple and scarlet yarn they made woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary. They also made sacred garments for Aaron, as the Lord commanded Moses.
The Ephod
39:2–7pp—Ex 28:6–14
2 They made the ephod of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen. 3 They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut strands to be worked into the blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen—the work of skilled hands. 4 They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, which were attached to two of its corners, so it could be fastened. 5 Its skillfully woven waistband was like it—of one piece with the ephod and made with gold, and with blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and with finely twisted linen, as the Lord commanded Moses.
6 They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings and engraved them like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel. 7 Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the Lord commanded Moses.
The Breastpiece
39:8–21pp—Ex 28:15–28
8 They fashioned the breastpiece—the work of a skilled craftsman. They made it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen. 9 It was square—a span long and a span wide—and folded double. 10 Then they mounted four rows of precious stones on it. The first row was carnelian, chrysolite and beryl; 11 the second row was turquoise, lapis lazuli and emerald; 12 the third row was jacinth, agate and amethyst; 13 the fourth row was topaz, onyx and jasper. They were mounted in gold filigree settings. 14 There were twelve stones, one for each of the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
15 For the breastpiece they made braided chains of pure gold, like a rope. 16 They made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and fastened the rings to two of the corners of the breastpiece. 17 They fastened the two gold chains to the rings at the corners of the breastpiece, 18 and the other ends of the chains to the two settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front. 19 They made two gold rings and attached them to the other two corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod. 20 Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the seam just above the waistband of the ephod. 21 They tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with blue cord, connecting it to the waistband so that the breastpiece would not swing out from the ephod—as the Lord commanded Moses.
Other Priestly Garments
39:22–31pp—Ex 28:31–43
22 They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth—the work of a weaver—23 with an opening in the center of the robe like the opening of a collar, and a band around this opening, so that it would not tear. 24 They made pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen around the hem of the robe. 25 And they made bells of pure gold and attached them around the hem between the pomegranates. 26 The bells and pomegranates alternated around the hem of the robe to be worn for ministering, as the Lord commanded Moses.
27 For Aaron and his sons, they made tunics of fine linen—the work of a weaver—28 and the turban of fine linen, the linen caps and the undergarments of finely twisted linen. 29 The sash was made of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn—the work of an embroiderer—as the Lord commanded Moses.
30 They made the plate, the sacred emblem, out of pure gold and engraved on it, like an inscription on a seal: holy to the Lord. 31 Then they fastened a blue cord to it to attach it to the turban, as the Lord commanded Moses.
Moses Inspects the Tabernacle
39:32–41pp—Ex 35:10–19
32 So all the work on the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the Lord commanded Moses. 33 Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent and all its furnishings, its clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases; 34 the covering of ram skins dyed red and the covering of another durable leather and the shielding curtain; 35 the ark of the covenant law with its poles and the atonement cover; 36 the table with all its articles and the bread of the Presence; 37 the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its accessories, and the olive oil for the light; 38 the gold altar, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the entrance to the tent; 39 the bronze altar with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the basin with its stand; 40 the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard; the ropes and tent pegs for the courtyard; all the furnishings for the tabernacle, the tent of meeting; 41 and the woven garments worn for ministering in the sanctuary, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when serving as priests.
42 The Israelites had done all the work just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 43 Moses inspected the work and saw that they had done it just as the Lord had commanded. So Moses blessed them.
1. Being made of the same materials as the tabernacle, the priestly clothing signifies their close association with the worship of God in the tabernacle.
2. The materials and care with which the garments are made signify the holy and consecrated status of the priests.
3. The High Priest’s garments were unique and pointed to his special role as mediator between God and the people.
a. Ascending mediation – representing the people to God, primarily through atoning sacrifices and prayers.b. Descending mediation – representing God to the people, primarily through teaching the Word, rendering wise, biblical decisions, and blessings.
4. The Ephod and the Breastpiece symbolized Aaron’s representative role for all Israel.
5. The Breastpiece with the Urim and Thummim symbolized Aaron’s role as conveyer of God’s Word and counsel.
6. The Ephod Robe, with its pomegranates and golden bells, symbolizes the solemn responsibility of ministering before a holy God.
7. The golden diadem, with its inscription "Holy to the Lord," symbolizes the high priests unique role as being a holy mediator between a sinful people and a holy God.
8. The Tunic, turban, linen caps, sash symbolized the priests consecration to God as a holy and distinct group, with special roles.
9. The undergarments symbolize the need for sinners’ guilt to be covered when approaching a holy and righteous God.
10. The Lord blesses those who obey His Word and walk in holiness before him.
Main Idea: God is holy. Those who serve in his presence are to be holy. The clearest demonstration of our holiness to the Lord in this age is our obedience to His Word.

“Faithfulness in Word and Works” (Malachi 2:1–9)

“Faithfulness in Word and Works” (Malachi 2:1–9)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, July 7, 2019
Malachi 2:1–9 (NIV)
2 “And now, you priests, this warning is for you. 2 If you do not listen, and if you do not resolve to honor my name,” says the Lord Almighty, “I will send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not resolved to honor me.
3 “Because of you I will rebuke your descendants; I will smear on your faces the dung from your festival sacrifices, and you will be carried off with it. 4 And you will know that I have sent you this warning so that my covenant with Levi may continue,” says the Lord Almighty. 5 “My covenant was with him, a covenant of life and peace, and I gave them to him; this called for reverence and he revered me and stood in awe of my name. 6 True instruction was in his mouth and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many from sin.
7 “For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth. 8 But you have turned from the way and by your teaching have caused many to stumble; you have violated the covenant with Levi,” says the Lord Almighty. 9 “So I have caused you to be despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not followed my ways but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”
1. The Lord Established a Covenant of Life and Peace with His People (v. 5a).
2. This Gracious Covenant Demands that His People Honor Him in Their Worship (v. 5b).
3. Honoring the Lord Demands Faithfulness to His Word (vv. 6a, 7, 8b).
4. Honoring the Lord Demands Faithfulness in Our Works (vv. 8a, 8c, 9b–c).
5. Refusing to Honor the Lord Brings the Lord’s Chastening Hand of Judgment (vv. 1–4, 9a).
Main Idea: God has loved us; let us love him in return. God has shown us grace by giving us a covenant of life and peace; let us honor him in return. We honor him through right worship, right words, and right works.

“Worship that Dishonors God” (Malachi 1:6–14)

“Worship that Dishonors God” (Malachi 1:6–14)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, June 30, 2019
Malachi 1:6–14 (NIV)
6 “A son honors his father, and a slave his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect due me?” says the Lord Almighty.
“It is you priests who show contempt for my name.
“But you ask, ‘How have we shown contempt for your name?’
7 “By offering defiled food on my altar.
“But you ask, ‘How have we defiled you?’
“By saying that the Lord’s table is contemptible. 8 When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you sacrifice lame or diseased animals, is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you?” says the Lord Almighty.
9 “Now plead with God to be gracious to us. With such offerings from your hands, will he accept you?”—says the Lord Almighty.
10 “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord Almighty, “and I will accept no offering from your hands. 11 My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place incense and pure offerings will be brought to me, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord Almighty.
12 “But you profane it by saying, ‘The Lord’s table is defiled,’ and, ‘Its food is contemptible.’ 13 And you say, ‘What a burden!’ and you sniff at it contemptuously,” says the Lord Almighty.
“When you bring injured, lame or diseased animals and offer them as sacrifices, should I accept them from your hands?” says the Lord. 14 “Cursed is the cheat who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but then sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the Lord Almighty, “and my name is to be feared among the nations.
1. When we bring worthless things to the Lord in the name of worship, we dishonor him (vv. 6–8).
a. God is worthy of honor. He deserves our adoration and reverence (v. 6).
i. He is our Father.ii. He is our Lord.iii. He is the ultimate authority over all earthly authorities.
b. Offering worthless gifts to God shows contempt for God (vv. 7–8).
i. Worthless worship dishonors God’s name.ii. Bringing God our leftovers (instead of our best) is worthless worship and dishonors God.
2. The only proper response for God’s people when guilty of worthless worship is to repent and seek the Lord’s favor (v. 9).
a. God desires our obedience (1 Samuel 15:22).b. God desires our hearts (Psalm 51:17).c. When we fail to give God our best, we may find forgiveness through the all-sufficient life and sacrifice of God’s Son, Jesus Christ.
3. If we don’t worship God in a worthy manner, He will remove his blessing and find others who will worship him rightly (vv. 10–14).
a. God’s Name will be honored.b. If some refuse to honor God, He will turn to others who will glorify Him.
* God turned his attention away from the hard-hearted Jewish people and turned to the Gentiles (Luke 13:28–29; Romans 11:11).
c. The full realization of God’s worldwide honor is still to be fulfilled in His future kingdom.d. There is only one “Great King” – the Lord our God.
Main Idea: God graciously saved us to worship him. As our Father and Lord, he is worthy of the very best that we can offer to him, but he is dishonored when we give him our leftovers.

“The Holy Vessels (Revisited)” (Exodus 37–38)

“The Holy Vessels (Revisited)” (Exodus 37–38)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, June 23, 2019
Exodus 37–38 (NIV)
The Ark
37 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. 2 He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. 3 He cast four gold rings for it and fastened them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other. 4 Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 5 And he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.
6 He made the atonement cover of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. 7 Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. 8 He made one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; at the two ends he made them of one piece with the cover. 9 The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the cover.
The Table
10 They made the table of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high. 11 Then they overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it. 12 They also made around it a rim a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim. 13 They cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners, where the four legs were. 14 The rings were put close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table. 15 The poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood and were overlaid with gold. 16 And they made from pure gold the articles for the table—its plates and dishes and bowls and its pitchers for the pouring out of drink offerings.
The Lampstand
17 They made the lampstand of pure gold. They hammered out its base and shaft, and made its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them. 18 Six branches extended from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other. 19 Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms were on one branch, three on the next branch and the same for all six branches extending from the lampstand. 20 And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. 21 One bud was under the first pair of branches extending from the lampstand, a second bud under the second pair, and a third bud under the third pair—six branches in all. 22 The buds and the branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
23 They made its seven lamps, as well as its wick trimmers and trays, of pure gold. 24 They made the lampstand and all its accessories from one talent of pure gold.
The Altar of Incense
25 They made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits high—its horns of one piece with it. 26 They overlaid the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it. 27 They made two gold rings below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it. 28 They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
29 They also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense—the work of a perfumer.
The Altar of Burnt Offering
38 They built the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, three cubits high; it was square, five cubits long and five cubits wide. 2 They made a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar were of one piece, and they overlaid the altar with bronze. 3 They made all its utensils of bronze—its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks and firepans. 4 They made a grating for the altar, a bronze network, to be under its ledge, halfway up the altar. 5 They cast bronze rings to hold the poles for the four corners of the bronze grating. 6 They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. 7 They inserted the poles into the rings so they would be on the sides of the altar for carrying it. They made it hollow, out of boards.
The Basin for Washing
8 They made the bronze basin and its bronze stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
The Courtyard
9 Next they made the courtyard. The south side was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely twisted linen, 10 with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. 11 The north side was also a hundred cubits long and had twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, with silver hooks and bands on the posts.
12 The west end was fifty cubits wide and had curtains, with ten posts and ten bases, with silver hooks and bands on the posts. 13 The east end, toward the sunrise, was also fifty cubits wide. 14 Curtains fifteen cubits long were on one side of the entrance, with three posts and three bases, 15 and curtains fifteen cubits long were on the other side of the entrance to the courtyard, with three posts and three bases. 16 All the curtains around the courtyard were of finely twisted linen. 17 The bases for the posts were bronze. The hooks and bands on the posts were silver, and their tops were overlaid with silver; so all the posts of the courtyard had silver bands.
18 The curtain for the entrance to the courtyard was made of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer. It was twenty cubits long and, like the curtains of the courtyard, five cubits high, 19 with four posts and four bronze bases. Their hooks and bands were silver, and their tops were overlaid with silver. 20 All the tent pegs of the tabernacle and of the surrounding courtyard were bronze.
The Materials Used
21 These are the amounts of the materials used for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the covenant law, which were recorded at Moses’ command by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest. 22 (Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything the Lord commanded Moses; 23 with him was Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan—an engraver and designer, and an embroiderer in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen.) 24 The total amount of the gold from the wave offering used for all the work on the sanctuary was 29 talents and 730 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
25 The silver obtained from those of the community who were counted in the census was 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel—26 one beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone who had crossed over to those counted, twenty years old or more, a total of 603,550 men. 27 The 100 talents of silver were used to cast the bases for the sanctuary and for the curtain—100 bases from the 100 talents, one talent for each base. 28 They used the 1,775 shekels to make the hooks for the posts, to overlay the tops of the posts, and to make their bands.
29 The bronze from the wave offering was 70 talents and 2,400 shekels. 30 They used it to make the bases for the entrance to the tent of meeting, the bronze altar with its bronze grating and all its utensils, 31 the bases for the surrounding courtyard and those for its entrance and all the tent pegs for the tabernacle and those for the surrounding courtyard.
1. The Ark of the Covenant reminds us that:
a. God will be present in the midst of his people.b. God is the great King of all Creation and is enthroned between the Cherubim, the earthly ark being a model of his heavenly throne over the universe.c. In order for God to be present in the midst of his people, propitiatory, atoning blood is required.
2. The Table of Presence reminds us that:
a. God is home in his holy dwelling.b. God eats with his people and offers hospitality to his people.c. God sustains and nourishes his people. (Man shall not live on bread alone, but by every word of God.)d. God is in covenant with his people.
3. The Lampstand reminds us that:
a. God is the source of light.b. God is the source of life.
4. The Altar of Incense reminds us that:
a. God welcomes and receives the prayers of his people.
5. The Altar of Burnt Offering reminds us that:
a. God deserves the best of our sacrificial gifts.b. God is holy and can only be approached through sacrifice.
6. The Basin for Washing reminds us that:
a. God desires and works for the purity of his covenant people.
7. The Courtyard and different sections of the Tabernacle complex remind us that:
a. God is holy and can only be approached in worship in the manner he prescribes.b. God has made provision for all people to worship him and enjoy his presence.c. The boundaries have now been taken down in the cross. Gentiles are not relegated to the court of the Gentiles. Jews are not relegated to the inner courtyard. Priests are not limited to the holy place outside the curtain. We may all now approach God’s presence with humility and praise because Christ has torn the veil through the giving of himself at Calvary.
8. The amount of materials collected teaches us that:
a. God deserves the very best of our possessions.b. The worship of our holy God is more important than the riches of this world.
This whole passage teaches us that:
a. God is holy.b. A Holy God can only be approached through atoning sacrifice.c. God’s holiness demands holiness from his people.d. God graciously chooses to dwell in the midst of his covenant people.e. God’s Word is determinative in the purpose and design of worship.f. God cares about order, design, and beauty.g. As the highest and greatest good in the universe, God is worthy of the most precious substances on earth to provide a place for his glorious presence.

“The LORD’s Unfailing Love” (Malachi 1:1–5)

“The LORD’s Unfailing Love” (Malachi 1:1–5)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, June 23, 2019
Malachi 1:1–5 (NIV)
A prophecy: The word of the Lord to Israel through Malachi.
2 “I have loved you,” says the Lord.
“But you ask, ‘How have you loved us?’
“Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob, 3 but Esau I have hated, and I have turned his hill country into a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.”
4 Edom may say, “Though we have been crushed, we will rebuild the ruins.”
But this is what the Lord Almighty says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Wicked Land, a people always under the wrath of the Lord. 5 You will see it with your own eyes and say, ‘Great is the Lord—even beyond the borders of Israel!’
1. The LORD’s Love for His People Declared
2. The LORD’s Love for His People Doubted
3. The LORD’s Love for His People Determined
4. The LORD’s Love for His People Demonstrated
5. The LORD’s Love for His People Displayed

“Finding Rest in God” (Psalm 62:1–12) [6/9/19 SunAM]

“Finding Rest in God” (Psalm 62:1–12)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, June 9, 2019
Psalm 62 (NIV) 
1 Truly my soul finds rest in God;
my salvation comes from him.
2 Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
3 How long will you assault me?
Would all of you throw me down—
this leaning wall, this tottering fence?
4 Surely they intend to topple me
from my lofty place;
they take delight in lies.
With their mouths they bless,
but in their hearts they curse. 
5 Yes, my soul, find rest in God;
my hope comes from him.
6 Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
7 My salvation and my honor depend on God;
he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
8 Trust in him at all times, you people;
pour out your hearts to him,
for God is our refuge.
9 Surely the lowborn are but a breath,
the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance, they are nothing;
together they are only a breath.
10 Do not trust in extortion
or put vain hope in stolen goods;
though your riches increase,
do not set your heart on them.
11 One thing God has spoken,
two things I have heard:
“Power belongs to you, God,
12 and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;
and, “You reward everyone
according to what they have done.”
1. Resting in God Should Be the Normal Orientation of Our Lives as God’s People (vv. 1–2).
a. What Does It Mean to Find Rest in God?
i. Resting is a ceasing, a stopping; but from what?
1. Work 2. Anxiety3. Fear
ii. Finding rest in God means that we stop looking for rest in all the wrong places:
1. Our own strength, intelligence, talents2. Our own resources, possessions, wealth3. The world’s numbing devices4. Hedonism – the endless pursuit of joy and satisfaction through the indulgence of personal appetites and desires
iii. Finding rest in God means that we go to him for our soul’s peace, calmness, tranquility, meaning, and fulfillment.
1. We find rest through complete trust in God.2. We find rest through finding our meaning and purpose in relationship to our Creator.3. We find rest through the work of Jesus Christ for us.
28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." (Matt. 11:28-30 NIV)
2. But What Happens When Troubles Come? (vv. 3–4)
a. Because they will come, and at unexpected times.b. They will come in different forms.c. So, what do we do when trouble comes?
3. Preach to Yourself and Remind Yourself (and Others) to Continue to Trust in God (vv. 5–8).
4. Because Trusting in Human Strength Will Surely Let You Down (vv. 9–10).
5. But Trusting in the Powerful, Loving, and Just Lord Will Never Fail You (vv. 11–12).
a. The LORD Is Powerful (v. 11).b. The LORD Is Merciful, Loving, and Loyal (v. 12).c. The LORD Is Righteous and Just (v. 12).
Main Idea: At all times, and especially in times of trouble, find rest for your anxious soul in the Lord, because He and He alone is the only reliable source of peace and safety.

"All for God" (Exodus 35–36) [6/2/19 SunPM]

"All for God" (Exodus 35–36)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, June 2, 2019
Exodus 35–36 (NIV)
35 Moses assembled the whole Israelite community and said to them, “These are the things the Lord has commanded you to do: 2 For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a day of sabbath rest to the Lord. Whoever does any work on it is to be put to death. 3 Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”
 
4 Moses said to the whole Israelite community, “This is what the Lord has commanded: 5 From what you have, take an offering for the Lord. Everyone who is willing is to bring to the Lord an offering of gold, silver and bronze; 6 blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair; 7 ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather; acacia wood; 8 olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; 9 and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
10 “All who are skilled among you are to come and make everything the Lord has commanded: 11 the tabernacle with its tent and its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases; 12 the ark with its poles and the atonement cover and the curtain that shields it; 13 the table with its poles and all its articles and the bread of the Presence; 14 the lampstand that is for light with its accessories, lamps and oil for the light; 15 the altar of incense with its poles, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense; the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle; 16 the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the bronze basin with its stand; 17 the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard; 18 the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the courtyard, and their ropes; 19 the woven garments worn for ministering in the sanctuary—both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests.”
20 Then the whole Israelite community withdrew from Moses’ presence, 21 and everyone who was willing and whose heart moved them came and brought an offering to the Lord for the work on the tent of meeting, for all its service, and for the sacred garments. 22 All who were willing, men and women alike, came and brought gold jewelry of all kinds: brooches, earrings, rings and ornaments. They all presented their gold as a wave offering to the Lord. 23 Everyone who had blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen, or goat hair, ram skins dyed red or the other durable leather brought them. 24 Those presenting an offering of silver or bronze brought it as an offering to the Lord, and everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the work brought it. 25 Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun—blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen. 26 And all the women who were willing and had the skill spun the goat hair. 27 The leaders brought onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece. 28 They also brought spices and olive oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense. 29 All the Israelite men and women who were willing brought to the Lord freewill offerings for all the work the Lord through Moses had commanded them to do.
 
30 Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the Lord has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 31 and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills—32 to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, 33 to cut and set stones, to work in wood and to engage in all kinds of artistic crafts. 34 And he has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others. 35 He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers—all of them skilled workers and designers.
36 So Bezalel, Oholiab and every skilled person to whom the Lord has given skill and ability to know how to carry out all the work of constructing the sanctuary are to do the work just as the Lord has commanded.”
2 Then Moses summoned Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled person to whom the Lord had given ability and who was willing to come and do the work. 3 They received from Moses all the offerings the Israelites had brought to carry out the work of constructing the sanctuary. And the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning. 4 So all the skilled workers who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left what they were doing 5 and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the Lord commanded to be done.”
6 Then Moses gave an order and they sent this word throughout the camp: “No man or woman is to make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” And so the people were restrained from bringing more, 7 because what they already had was more than enough to do all the work.
 
8 All those who were skilled among the workers made the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into them by expert hands. 9 All the curtains were the same size—twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide. 10 They joined five of the curtains together and did the same with the other five. 11 Then they made loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in one set, and the same was done with the end curtain in the other set. 12 They also made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the other set, with the loops opposite each other. 13 Then they made fifty gold clasps and used them to fasten the two sets of curtains together so that the tabernacle was a unit.
14 They made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven altogether. 15 All eleven curtains were the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide. 16 They joined five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another set. 17 Then they made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in one set and also along the edge of the end curtain in the other set. 18 They made fifty bronze clasps to fasten the tent together as a unit. 19 Then they made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of the other durable leather.
20 They made upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle. 21 Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide, 22 with two projections set parallel to each other. They made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way. 23 They made twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle 24 and made forty silver bases to go under them—two bases for each frame, one under each projection. 25 For the other side, the north side of the tabernacle, they made twenty frames 26 and forty silver bases—two under each frame. 27 They made six frames for the far end, that is, the west end of the tabernacle, 28 and two frames were made for the corners of the tabernacle at the far end. 29 At these two corners the frames were double from the bottom all the way to the top and fitted into a single ring; both were made alike. 30 So there were eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame.
31 They also made crossbars of acacia wood: five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle, 32 five for those on the other side, and five for the frames on the west, at the far end of the tabernacle. 33 They made the center crossbar so that it extended from end to end at the middle of the frames. 34 They overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. They also overlaid the crossbars with gold.
35 They made the curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker. 36 They made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold. They made gold hooks for them and cast their four silver bases. 37 For the entrance to the tent they made a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer; 38 and they made five posts with hooks for them. They overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold and made their five bases of bronze.
1. Honor the Lord with Your Obedience (Exodus 35-40).
2. Honor the Lord with Your Time (Exodus 35:1–3).
3. Honor the Lord with Your Possessions (Exodus 35:4–9, 20–29).
4. Honor the Lord with Your Talents and Skills (Exodus 35:10-19; Exodus 35:30-36:38).
5. Honor the Lord by Revering and Cherishing His Presence (Exodus 35-40).

“A Lesson in True Piety” (Proverbs 3:5–6)

“A Lesson in True Piety” (Proverbs 3:5–6)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, June 2, 2019
Proverbs 3:5–6 (NIV)
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight. 
 
1. Our devotion to God demands our entire trust.
2. Our devotion to God demands our exclusive trust.
3. Our devotion to God demands our exhaustive trust.
4. Our devotion to God leads to an effectual trust.

“Keeping and Being Kept” (Jude 17–25)

“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).

“Reflecting the Glory of the Lord” (Exodus 34:29–35)

“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.

“O Taste and See that the Lord Is Good” (Psalm 34)

“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).

“Renewal of the Covenant” (Exodus 34:10–28)

“Renewal of the Covenant” (Exodus 34:10–28)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, April 28, 2019
Exodus 34:10–28 (NIV)
10 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. 11 Obey what I command you today. I will drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. 12 Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land where you are going, or they will be a snare among you. 13 Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles.  14 Do not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
15 “Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices. 16 And when you choose some of their daughters as wives for your sons and those daughters prostitute themselves to their gods, they will lead your sons to do the same.
17 “Do not make any idols.
18 “Celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread. For seven days eat bread made without yeast, as I commanded you. Do this at the appointed time in the month of Aviv, for in that month you came out of Egypt.
19 “The first offspring of every womb belongs to me, including all the firstborn males of your livestock, whether from herd or flock. 20 Redeem the firstborn donkey with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck. Redeem all your firstborn sons.
“No one is to appear before me empty-handed.
21 “Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the plowing season and harvest you must rest.
22 “Celebrate the Festival of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Festival of Ingathering at the turn of the year. 23 Three times a year all your men are to appear before the Sovereign Lord, the God of Israel. 24 I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your territory, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times each year to appear before the Lord your God.
25 “Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to me along with anything containing yeast, and do not let any of the sacrifice from the Passover Festival remain until morning.
26 “Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the Lord your God.
“Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.”
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.
1. God’s Goodness is revealed in his willingness to renew the covenant with a faithless people.
a. The covenant needed to be renewed, because Israel had broken it. b. This is a renewed or remade covenant. It is not an entirely new covenant. c. The renewal of the covenant is a marvelous work of re-creation.d. It is God’s goodness alone that renews the covenant.e. The renewal of the covenant was for God’s glory.f. The renewal of the covenant entailed a renewed commitment to obedience.
2. God’s Goodness is to be honored by worshiping him exclusively.
3. God’s Goodness is to be honored by maintaining purity from pagan influences.
4. God’s Goodness is to be honored by faithfully engaging in worship and remembrance of his deeds in the way he prescribes.
5. God’s Goodness is to be honored by giving him the very best of all that we have.
Main Idea: God has graciously demonstrated his goodness in entering into a covenant with us. His goodness should be honored by us by giving him exclusive worship, maintaining purity from the world, worshiping him regularly in the way he prescribes, and by giving him the very best that we have.

“The Right Way and the Wrong Way” (Psalm 1)

“The Right Way and the Wrong Way” (Psalm 1)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, April 28, 2019
Psalm 1:1–6 (NIV) 1 Blessed is the one        who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take        or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,        and who meditates on his law day and night. 3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,        which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—        whatever they do prospers. 4 Not so the wicked!        They are like chaff        that the wind blows away. 5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,        nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. 6 For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,        but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
1. Two Different Directions
a. Clearly Distinct Directionsb. Directions of Choicec. A Direction of Graced. Progressive Directionse. Solitary vs. Crowded Paths
2. Two Different Dividends
a. Blessedness vs. Futility/Frustrationb. Flourishing vs. Withering
3. Two Different Destinies
a. In this lifeb. In the life to come
Main Idea: Those blessed by the Lord walk the path of delight in his Word. Their life is a flourishing one that leads to eternal life. The foolish and the mockers walk the path of self-determination, refusing to delight in or follow God’s Word. Their life is characterized by futility and ultimately ends in death and judgment.

“The Sign of the Temple” (John 2:12–23)

“The Sign of the Temple” (John 2:12–23)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, April 14, 2019
John 2:12–23 (NIV)        12 After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days.        13 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In 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. 16 To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!” 17 His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me.”         18 The Jews then responded to him, “What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?”        19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.”        20 They replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?” 21 But the temple he had spoken of was his body. 22 After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken.
1. The Authority of Jesus is Displayed.2. The Authority of Jesus is Questioned.3. The Authenticity of Jesus’ Authority is Predicted.
* By means of a Typological Sign, comparing Jesus to the Temple:
i. The Temple was the central focus of the worship and life of the Israelite people.ii. The Temple was the means by which God’s presence dwelt with his people.iii. The Temple was the place where sacrificial blood was offered by the High Priest for atonement so that God might dwell with his people.
4. The Authority of Jesus is Confirmed.
18 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." (Matt. 28:18-20 NIV)
32 God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it. 33 Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear. 34 For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said, "'The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand 35 until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."' 36 "Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah." (Acts 2:32-36 NIV)

“The Gracious and Compassionate God” (Exodus 34:1–9)

“The Gracious and Compassionate God” (Exodus 34:1–9)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, April 7, 2019
Exodus 34:1–9 (NIV) 34 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. 3 No one is to come with you or be seen anywhere on the mountain; not even the flocks and herds may graze in front of the mountain.”        4 So Moses chiseled out two stone tablets like the first ones and went up Mount Sinai early in the morning, as the Lord had commanded him; and he carried the two stone tablets in his hands. 5 Then the Lord came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the Lord. 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.”        8 Moses bowed to the ground at once and worshiped. 9 “Lord,” he said, “if I have found favor in your eyes, then let the Lord go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our wickedness and our sin, and take us as your inheritance.”
1. The Holy One of Israel Displays His Compassion and Grace (vv. 1–4).
a. By not destroying Israel for their adulterous violation of the covenant (32:11–14).b. By his willingness to go with the Israelites on their way to Canaan (33:12–17).c. By his willingness to reveal a diminished view of his infinite glory to his servant Moses (33:17–23).d. By his willingness to renew the covenant with a faithless and stubborn people (34:1–4 [v. 10]).e. By his willingness to forgive the wickedness of the Israelites and be their God and they his people (34:7, 8–9).
2. The Holy One of Israel Proclaims His Compassion and Grace (vv. 5–7).
a. He proclaims his Name, the LORD (YHWH).b. He proclaims his Essential Character.
i. Compassionateii. Graciousiii. Slow to angeriv. Abounding in love (Hesed)v. Abounding in faithfulnessvi. Maintaining love (Hesed) to thousands (for a thousand generations)
9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments. (Deut. 7:9 NIV)
vii. Forgiving wickedness, rebellion, and sinviii. Just – not leaving the guilty unpunishedix. He punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.
c. This proclamation of the LORD’s Name and Character becomes the core description of the God of Israel throughout the Scriptures (Num 14:18; Neh 9:17; Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2; Psalm 86:15; 103:8; 108:4; 111:4; 116:5; 145:8).
3. The Holy One of Israel Is to Be Worshiped for His Compassion and Grace (vv. 8–9).

“The Sign of Jonah” (Matthew 12:38–42)

“The Sign of Jonah” (Matthew 12:38–42)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, April 7, 2019
Matthew 12:38–42 (NIV)
        38 Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”
       39 He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 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. 42 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now something greater than Solomon is here.
1. Like Jonah, Jesus was a prophet of God, proclaiming the message of God.
2. Like Jonah, Jesus was called as a prophet during a time of great Israelite unbelief.
a. The Israelite leadership in Jonah’s day was characterized by wickedness, idolatry, and unbelief.
23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah, Jeroboam son of Jehoash king of Israel became king in Samaria, and he reigned forty-one years. 24 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD and did not turn away from any of the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit. (2 Kings 14:23-24 NIV)
b. The Israelite leadership in Jesus’ day was caught up in its own self-righteousness and was deluded into thinking it had no need of repentance. But Jesus called them wicked and spiritual adulterers. Spiritual adultery was typically associated with idolatry, the same spiritual adultery that Israel was guilty of in Jonah’s day.
c. The unbelief of the religious leadership in Jesus’ day is demonstrated by their selfish demand for a miraculous sign from Jesus.
3. Like Jonah, Jesus saw minimal response to his message among the Israelites, but an overwhelmingly positive response to his message among the Gentiles.
4. Like Jonah, Jesus was zealous for the salvation of the Israelites.
a. But Jonah had a misguided, short-sighted view of the best way to ensure the salvation of the Israelites. He thought the best way to secure the safety and salvation of the Israelites was the destruction of Israel’s Gentile enemies. Jonah was even willing to sacrifice himself, be thrown into the ocean and drown, rather than see the repentance of the Gentiles. So, he was willing to sacrifice himself for the well-being of his own people, but it was misguided, short-sighted, and contrary to the will of God.
b. Jesus, on the other hand, had a proper, far-sighted view of the best way to ensure the salvation of the Israelites. He would lay down his life for his people, but not in any effort to circumvent the will of God, but rather in harmony with the will of God. Jonah’s death desired the destruction of the Gentiles, but Jesus’ death desired the salvation of the Gentiles. In his far-sighted view of the plan of God, Jesus knew that salvation for the Jews did not come by hostility to the Gentiles; rather, salvation for the Jews would ironically come through the conversion of the Gentiles (Romans 11).
5. Like Jonah, Jesus was miraculously rescued from death after 3 days.
a. J. Jeremias: “both the old and the new sign of Jonah consist in the authorisation of the divine messenger by deliverance from death.”
b. The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the greatest authentication of his message and the greatest vindication of his mission and work. It also became the center of the Christian proclamation of the gospel.
6. Both Jonah and Jesus preached a message of repentance, which is also the proper obedient response to their God-sent proclamation.
7. In many ways, Jonah was a type of Jesus, and Jesus was like Jonah. But Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of God, and so was so much more than Jonah was or could ever be.

“To God Be the Glory” (Romans 16:21–27)

“To God Be the Glory” (Romans 16:21–27)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, March 31, 2019
Romans 16:21–27 (NIV)        21 Timothy, my co-worker, sends his greetings to you, as do Lucius, Jason and Sosipater, my fellow Jews.        22 I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord.        23 Gaius, whose hospitality I and the whole church here enjoy, sends you his greetings.           Erastus, who is the city’s director of public works, and our brother Quartus send you their greetings.       25 Now to him who is able to establish you in accordance with my gospel, the message I proclaim about Jesus Christ, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past, 26 but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all the Gentiles might come to the obedience that comes from faith—27 to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.
1. Glory be to God, who has made us a part of a worldwide spiritual family (21–23).
2. Glory be to God, who will complete the work he has started in us (25a).
3. Glory be to God, who has brought to fulfillment his long-planned and long-promised salvation through Jesus Christ (25b–26a).
4. Glory be to God, who is calling people from every language, tribe, and nation to himself through the gospel (26b).
5. Glory be to God forever and ever because of what he has done for us through Christ (27).

“Show Me Your Glory” (Exodus 33:17–23)

“Show Me Your Glory” (Exodus 33:17–23)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, March 24, 2019
Exodus 33:17–23 (NIV)        17 And the Lord said to Moses, “I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.”        18 Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”        19 And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 20 But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.”        21 Then the Lord said, “There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. 22 When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.”
1. The request of Moses reveals an instinctive desire that we as God's children share to know and see our Creator (v. 18).
8 Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us." 9 Jesus answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'? (John 14:8–9 NIV)
2. Our Creator God is too infinitely glorious to be seen by finite, mortal human beings (vv. 20, 23b).
3. But God does graciously reveal what can be received and known by sinful, finite, mortal human beings (vv. 19, 21–23a).
a. He reveals his goodness (v. 19).b. He reveals his Name (v. 19).c. He reveals his sovereign gracious character (v. 19).d. He reveals a limited view of his glory, which is what we are capable of and what is sufficient for us (vv. 21–23a).