“God with Us” (Exodus 33:7–17)

“God with Us” (Exodus 33:7–17)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, March 17, 2019
Exodus 33:7–17 (NIV)
 7 Now Moses used to take a tent and pitch it outside the camp some distance away, calling it the “tent of meeting.” Anyone inquiring of the Lord would go to the tent of meeting outside the camp. 8 And whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people rose and stood at the entrances to their tents, watching Moses until he entered the tent. 9 As Moses went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and stay at the entrance, while the Lord spoke with Moses. 10 Whenever the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they all stood and worshiped, each at the entrance to their tent. 11 The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua son of Nun did not leave the tent.
12 Moses said to the Lord, “You have been telling me, ‘Lead these people,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You have said, ‘I know you by name and you have found favor with me.’ 13 If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people.”
14 The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
15 Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. 16 How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?”
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.”
1. We can’t live with God (vv. 1–6).
2. We can’t live without God (vv. 7–17).
3. The only resolution to this tension is a Mediator who draws God near while also appeasing his Holy wrath against our sin.

“Greeting the Saints” (Romans 16:3–16)

“Greeting the Saints” (Romans 16:3–16)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, March 17, 2019
Romans 16:3–16 (NIV)
3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my co-workers in Christ Jesus. 4 They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.
5 Greet also the church that meets at their house.
Greet my dear friend Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.
6 Greet Mary, who worked very hard for you.
7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews who have been in prison with me. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.
8 Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.
9 Greet Urbanus, our co-worker in Christ, and my dear friend Stachys.
10 Greet Apelles, whose fidelity to Christ has stood the test.
Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.
11 Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew.
Greet those in the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
12 Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, those women who work hard in the Lord.
Greet my dear friend Persis, another woman who has worked very hard in the Lord.
13 Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me, too.
14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas and the other brothers and sisters with them.
15 Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the Lord’s people who are with them.
16 Greet one another with a holy kiss.
All the churches of Christ send greetings.
1. Gospel ministry is done by people for the sake of people.
2. The Church of Jesus Christ is composed of a diverse group of people.
3. The Church is characterized as a family and as a fellowship.
4. Two commendable attributes of the saints in Rome were faithfulness and hard work.

"Without God's Presence" (Exodus 33:1-6)

"Without God's Presence" (Exodus 33:1-6)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, March 10, 2019
Exodus 33:1–6 (NIV)
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Leave this place, you and the people you brought up out of Egypt, and go up to the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ 2 I will send an angel before you and drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. 3 Go up to the land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people and I might destroy you on the way.”
4 When the people heard these distressing words, they began to mourn and no one put on any ornaments. 5 For the Lord had said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go with you even for a moment, I might destroy you. Now take off your ornaments and I will decide what to do with you.’ ” 6 So the Israelites stripped off their ornaments at Mount Horeb.
1. The Lord's holy anger against sin is not easily appeased.
2. The vileness of our sin is an affront to a holy God, so he must mediate his presence for our own good.
3. Even though we do not deserve it, sinners still receive the benefits of the Lord's faithful promises.
4. The only proper response to our sin and guilt in the eyes of God is true and honest repentance.

"Worthy of Commendation" (Romans 16:1-2)

"Worthy of Commendation" (Romans 16:1-2)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, March 10, 2019
Romans 16:1–2 (NIV)
16 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon, of the church in Cenchreae. 2 I ask you to receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of his people and to give her any help she may need from you, for she has been the benefactor of many people, including me.
1. Worthy of Commendation as a Sister in the Family of God.
2. Worthy of Commendation as a Servant of the Church of God.
3. Worthy of Commendation as a Supporter of the Mission of God.

“Moses Intercedes Again” (Exodus 32:30–35)

“Moses Intercedes Again” (Exodus 32:30–35)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, March 3, 2019
Exodus 32:30–35 (NIV)
30 The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. But now I will go up to the Lord; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”
31 So Moses went back to the Lord and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made themselves gods of gold. 32 But now, please forgive their sin—but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written.”
33 The Lord replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book. 34 Now go, lead the people to the place I spoke of, and my angel will go before you. However, when the time comes for me to punish, I will punish them for their sin.”
35 And the Lord struck the people with a plague because of what they did with the calf Aaron had made.
1. Sin is more serious in the eyes of God than we can imagine.
2. The grace and mercy of God should not be presumed, as if they were owed to us.3. God's condemnation is just and is given on the basis of what people have done.
4. No ordinary human being can atone for our sin, but Moses's intercession for the people pictures our need of a sufficient mediator who can stand between us and God.
5. Even in judgment, God is longsuffering and merciful. The entire nation deserved to be wiped out, but God judged a portion and showed generous mercy to the rest.

“Gospel Plans” (Romans 15:22–33)

“Gospel Plans” (Romans 15:22–33)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, March 3, 2019
Romans 15:22–33 (NIV)
22 This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.
23 But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to visit you, 24 I plan to do so when I go to Spain. I hope to see you while passing through and to have you assist me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while. 25 Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem in the service of the Lord’s people there. 26 For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the Lord’s people in Jerusalem. 27 They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in the Jews’ spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Jews to share with them their material blessings. 28 So after I have completed this task and have made sure that they have received this contribution, I will go to Spain and visit you on the way. 29 I know that when I come to you, I will come in the full measure of the blessing of Christ.
 
30 I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me. 31 Pray that I may be kept safe from the unbelievers in Judea and that the contribution I take to Jerusalem may be favorably received by the Lord’s people there, 32 so that I may come to you with joy, by God’s will, and in your company be refreshed. 33 The God of peace be with you all. Amen.
1. Plans for the Gospel’s Expansion (vv. 22–24, also 28–29)
2. Provision for the Gospel’s Forefathers (vv. 25–28)
3. Prayer for the Gospel’s Success (vv. 30–33)

“Moses, the Judge” (Exodus 32:15–29)

“Moses, the Judge” (Exodus 32:15–29)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, February 24, 2019
Exodus 32:15–29 (NIV)        15 Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands. They were inscribed on both sides, front and back. 16 The tablets were the work of God; the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.        17 When Joshua heard the noise of the people shouting, he said to Moses, “There is the sound of war in the camp.”        18 Moses replied:             “It is not the sound of victory,                  it is not the sound of defeat;                  it is the sound of singing that I hear.”        19 When Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned and he threw the tablets out of his hands, breaking them to pieces at the foot of the mountain. 20 And he took the calf the people had made and burned it in the fire; then he ground it to powder, scattered it on the water and made the Israelites drink it.        21 He said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you, that you led them into such great sin?”        22 “Do not be angry, my lord,” Aaron answered. “You know how prone these people are to evil. 23 They said to me, ‘Make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.’ 24 So I told them, ‘Whoever has any gold jewelry, take it off.’ Then they gave me the gold, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf!”        25 Moses saw that the people were running wild and that Aaron had let them get out of control and so become a laughingstock to their enemies. 26 So he stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the Lord, come to me.” And all the Levites rallied to him.        27 Then he said to them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each man strap a sword to his side. Go back and forth through the camp from one end to the other, each killing his brother and friend and neighbor.’ ” 28 The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people died. 29 Then Moses said, “You have been set apart to the Lord today, for you were against your own sons and brothers, and he has blessed you this day.”
The Setting (vv. 15–18).
1. Zeal for the holiness of the Lord demands eradication of any and every thing that is offensive to God (vv. 19–20).
2. Zeal for the holiness of the Lord demands accountability and personal responsibility for one’s actions, whether as follower or leader (vv. 21–24).
3. Zeal for the holiness of the Lord demands righteous justice and punishment of those who have sinned against the Lord (vv. 20, 25–28).
4. Zeal for the holiness of the Lord results in abundant blessing and greater opportunity for service to the Lord (vv. 29).

“Paul’s Mission to the Gentiles” (Romans 15:14–22)

“Paul’s Mission to the Gentiles” (Romans 15:14–22)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, February 24, 2019
Romans 15:14–22 (NIV)        14 I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with knowledge and competent to instruct one another. 15 Yet I have written you quite boldly on some points to remind you of them again, because of the grace God gave me 16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.        17 Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God. 18 I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done—19 by the power of signs and wonders, through the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ. 20 It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation. 21 Rather, as it is written:
“Those who were not told about him will see,        and those who have not heard will understand.” 
22 This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.
 
1. Paul Had a Priestly Ministry to the Gentiles (vv. 14–16).
2. Paul Had a Powerful Ministry to the Gentiles (vv. 17–19a).
3. Paul Had a Pioneering Ministry to the Gentiles (vv. 19b–21).

“Moses, the Intercessor” (Exodus 32:7–14)

“Moses, the Intercessor” (Exodus 32:7–14)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, February 17, 2019
Exodus 32:7–14 (NIV)
7 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt. 8 They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.’
9 “I have seen these people,” the Lord said to Moses, “and they are a stiff-necked people. 10 Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”
11 But Moses sought the favor of the Lord his God. “Lord,” he said, “why should your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? 12 Why should the Egyptians say, ‘It was with evil intent that he brought them out, to kill them in the mountains and to wipe them off the face of the earth’? Turn from your fierce anger; relent and do not bring disaster on your people. 13 Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Israel, to whom you swore by your own self: ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and I will give your descendants all this land I promised them, and it will be their inheritance forever.’ ” 14 Then the Lord relented and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened.
1. The Lord’s Holy Anger (vv. 7–10).
a. The Lord’s Holy Anger Brings Relational Alienation (v. 7)b. The Lord’s Holy Anger Is in Response to Actual Sins Committed (vv. 7–8)c. The Lord’s Holy Anger Is in Response to the Internal Inclination toward Rebellion (v. 9).d. The Lord’s Holy Anger is Just and Righteous (v. 10).
2. Moses’s Effectual Intercession (vv. 11–13).
a. Effectual Intercession Is Humble (v. 11). b. Effectual Intercession is Persevering (Deut 9:25).
⦁ I lay prostrate before the LORD those forty days and forty nights because the LORD had said he would destroy you. (Deut. 9:25 NIV)
c. Effectual Intercession Is Reconciliatory (v. 11). d. Effectual Intercession Seeks the Glory of God’s Name (v. 12).e. Effectual Intercession Relies on the Revealed Word of God (v. 13).
3. The Lord's Amazing Mercy (v. 14).
Main Idea: We worship a Holy, Righteous God who Justly burns with anger against sin; but we have a Great Intercessor who pleads our cause before him and receives on our behalf mercy and forgiveness.

“United Praise” (Romans 15:7–13)

“United Praise” (Romans 15:7–13)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, February 17, 2019
Romans 15:7–13 (NIV)
7 Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. 8 For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews  on behalf of God’s truth, so that the promises made to the patriarchs might be confirmed 9 and, moreover, that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written:
“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles;
I will sing the praises of your name.” 
10 Again, it says,
“Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people.” 
11 And again,
“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles;
let all the peoples extol him.” 
12 And again, Isaiah says,
“The Root of Jesse will spring up,
one who will arise to rule over the nations;
in him the Gentiles will hope.” 
13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
1. The Exhortation:
Accept One Another in Unity...
i. Without disputing/arguingii. Without condescension (from the strong to the weak)iii. Without judgment (from the weak to the strong)
2. Our Reason:
a. The Grace of Christb. The Example of Christc. The Promises of God
i. Verse 9: 2 Samuel 22:50; Psalm 18:49ii. Verses 10: Deuteronomy 32:43iii. Verse 11: Psalm 117:1iv. Verse 12: Isaiah 11:10
d. The Glory of God
3. Our Prayer:
a. Filled with Joyb. Filled with Peacec. Abounding in Hope

“Prone to Wander” (Exodus 32:1–6)

“Prone to Wander” (Exodus 32:1–6)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, February 10, 2019
Exodus 32:1–6 (NIV) 32 When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.”        2 Aaron answered them, “Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me.” 3 So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron. 4 He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, “These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.”        5 When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of the calf and announced, “Tomorrow there will be a festival to the Lord.” 6 So the next day the people rose early and sacrificed burnt offerings and presented fellowship offerings. Afterward they sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.
What is the root cause of this idolatrous sin? This idolatrous sin of the Israelites can be traced back to unbelief. In spite of the fact that Israel has just entered into a newly ratified covenant with the Lord, they are still full of unbelief. That unbelief manifests itself in many different ways in the text:
1. Their unbelief was manifested in a lack of patience.
2. Their unbelief manifested itself in rebellion against God-appointed authority.
       a. Contempt of Moses
       b. Confrontation with Aaron
3. Their unbelief is manifested in the demand for tangible signs of reassurance of God’s presence.
4. Their unbelief is manifested in a desire to return to the paganism of their past.
5. Aaron’s unbelief (or at least weakness of faith) manifested itself in weak leadership that succumbed to the cries of the mob.
6. Their unbelief manifested itself in direct covenant violation of the 2nd commandment.
7. Their unbelief manifested itself in false forms of worship.

“Following Christ’s Example of Service” (Romans 15:1–6)

“Following Christ’s Example of Service” (Romans 15:1–6)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, February 10, 2019
Romans 15:1–6 (NIV)        1 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. 2 Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up. 3 For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”  4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.        5 May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, 6 so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1. Maturity and Freedom Bring Accompanying Responsibility (1–2).
a. To bear/carry the weaknesses/failings of the weak.
Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. (Gal. 6:2 NIV)
b. To please others, not ourselves.
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. (Phil. 2:3-4 NIV)
2. The Most Mature and Free Man in the Universe (Jesus Christ) Willingly Gave Himself for the Sake of Others (3).
3. The Scriptures are Our Greatest Encouragement to Live in Service to Others (4).
4. We are Called to Follow the Example of Christ’s Service to Others, so that God May Be Glorified by His Redeemed People (5–6).

“Holy Work and Holy Rest” (Exodus 31:1–18)

“Holy Work and Holy Rest” (Exodus 31:1–18)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, February 3, 2019
Exodus 31:1–18 (NIV)        31 Then the Lord said to Moses, 2 “See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills—4 to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, 5 to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts. 6 Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, to help him. Also I have given ability to all the skilled workers to make everything I have commanded you: 7 the tent of meeting, the ark of the covenant law with the atonement cover on it, and all the other furnishings of the tent—8 the table and its articles, the pure gold lampstand and all its accessories, the altar of incense, 9 the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, the basin with its stand—10 and also the woven garments, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests, 11 and the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them just as I commanded you.”        12 Then the Lord said to Moses, 13 “Say to the Israelites, ‘You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the Lord, who makes you holy.        14 “ ‘Observe the Sabbath, because it is holy to you. Anyone who desecrates it is to be put to death; those who do any work on that day must be cut off from their people. 15 For six days work is to be done, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death. 16 The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it for the generations to come as a lasting covenant. 17 It will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’ ”        18 When the Lord finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the covenant law, the tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.
1. God Calls and Gifts People for His Holy Work (vv. 1–11).
a. These men were uniquely chosen and called by God for this task.b. One does not need to be an anointed priest or ordained clergy to engage in Holy work for the Lord.c. All kinds of work, including artistic work and working with one’s hands, can be regarded as Holy work for the Lord.d. All work done in service to the Lord should be done with excellence and to the best of one’s ability.e. God gifts people with different abilities and talents for His Service.
2. God Provides for and Invites His People into His Holy Rest (vv. 12–18).
a. Sabbath is an opportunity to remember the Lord’s work.b. Sabbath is an opportunity to obey the Lord.c. Sabbath is an opportunity to rest in the Lord.d. Sabbath is an opportunity to identify as the Lord’s holy, covenant people.e. Sabbath is an opportunity to trust the Lord’s provision.

“Acting in Love by Faith” (Romans 14:13–23)

“Acting in Love by Faith” (Romans 14:13–23)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, February 3, 2019
Romans 14:13–23 (NIV)        13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister. 14 I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for that person it is unclean. 15 If your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy someone for whom Christ died. 16 Therefore do not let what you know is good be spoken of as evil. 17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, 18 because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.        19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. 20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a person to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble. 21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother or sister to fall.        22 So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves. 23 But whoever has doubts is condemned if they eat, because their eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.
Main Idea: We ought to love one another even when it constrains our own freedom.
1. The Principle of Conscience
a. We must never sin against our own conscience.b. We must never cause someone else to stumble so that they sin against their conscience.
2. The Principle of Love
3. The Principle of the Kingdom

“Accepting One Another” (Romans 14:1–12)

“Accepting One Another” (Romans 14:1–12)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, January 27, 2019
Romans 14:1–12 (NIV)
14 Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters. 2 One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. 3 The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them. 4 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand.
5 One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind. 6 Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord. Whoever eats meat does so to the Lord, for they give thanks to God; and whoever abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7 For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone. 8 If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. 9 For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
10 You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. 11 It is written:
“ ‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,
‘every knee will bow before me;
every tongue will acknowledge God.’ ” 
12 So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.
 
1. Accept one another, because God has accepted us (vv. 1–4).
2. May everything that we do be for the glory of Christ, because He is our Lord (vv. 5–9).
3. Don’t judge one another, because Christ is our judge (vv. 10–12).

“Worshiping the Lord with Prayer and Purity” (Exodus 30:1–38)

“Worshiping the Lord with Prayer and Purity” (Exodus 30:1–38)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, January 20, 2019
Exodus 30:1–38 (NIV)
 30 “Make an altar of acacia wood for burning incense. 2 It is to be square, a cubit long and a cubit wide, and two cubits high—its horns of one piece with it. 3 Overlay the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it. 4 Make two gold rings for the altar below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it. 5 Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. 6 Put the altar in front of the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law—before the atonement cover that is over the tablets of the covenant law—where I will meet with you.
7 “Aaron must burn fragrant incense on the altar every morning when he tends the lamps. 8 He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at twilight so incense will burn regularly before the Lord for the generations to come. 9 Do not offer on this altar any other incense or any burnt offering or grain offering, and do not pour a drink offering on it. 10 Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on its horns. This annual atonement must be made with the blood of the atoning sin offering  for the generations to come. It is most holy to the Lord.”
11 Then the Lord said to Moses, 12 “When you take a census of the Israelites to count them, each one must pay the Lord a ransom for his life at the time he is counted. Then no plague will come on them when you number them. 13 Each one who crosses over to those already counted is to give a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the Lord. 14 All who cross over, those twenty years old or more, are to give an offering to the Lord. 15 The rich are not to give more than a half shekel and the poor are not to give less when you make the offering to the Lord to atone for your lives. 16 Receive the atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the tent of meeting. It will be a memorial for the Israelites before the Lord, making atonement for your lives.”
17 Then the Lord said to Moses, 18 “Make a bronze basin, with its bronze stand, for washing. Place it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it. 19 Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet with water from it. 20 Whenever they enter the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water so that they will not die. Also, when they approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the Lord, 21 they shall wash their hands and feet so that they will not die. This is to be a lasting ordinance for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.”
22 Then the Lord said to Moses, 23 “Take the following fine spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half as much (that is, 250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant calamus, 24 500 shekels of cassia—all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil. 25 Make these into a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer. It will be the sacred anointing oil. 26 Then use it to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the covenant law, 27 the table and all its articles, the lampstand and its accessories, the altar of incense, 28 the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand. 29 You shall consecrate them so they will be most holy, and whatever touches them will be holy.
30 “Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them so they may serve me as priests. 31 Say to the Israelites, ‘This is to be my sacred anointing oil for the generations to come. 32 Do not pour it on anyone else’s body and do not make any other oil using the same formula. It is sacred, and you are to consider it sacred. 33 Whoever makes perfume like it and puts it on anyone other than a priest must be cut off from their people.’ ”
34 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha and galbanum—and pure frankincense, all in equal amounts, 35 and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer. It is to be salted and pure and sacred. 36 Grind some of it to powder and place it in front of the ark of the covenant law in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you. 37 Do not make any incense with this formula for yourselves; consider it holy to the Lord. 38 Whoever makes incense like it to enjoy its fragrance must be cut off from their people.”
1. Worship the Lord through Prayer (Exodus 30:1–10).
Incense as Presence
Incense as Perpetual Worship
Incense as Prayer
2. Worship the Lord through Submission and Dependence (30:11–16).
3. Worship the Lord with Purity (30:17–21).
4. Worship the Lord through Consecration (30:22–38).

"Serving the Same Lord” (Romans 14:1–12)

"Serving the Same Lord” (Romans 14:1–12)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, January 20, 2019
Romans 14:1–12 (NIV)        14 Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters. 2 One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. 3 The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them. 4 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand.        5 One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind. 6 Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord. Whoever eats meat does so to the Lord, for they give thanks to God; and whoever abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7 For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone. 8 If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. 9 For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.        10 You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. 11 It is written:        “ ‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,        ‘every knee will bow before me;        every tongue will acknowledge God.’ ”  12 So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.
1. Who are the Weak and the Strong?
a. Weak
i. “Faith is weak” (14:1)ii. “eats only vegetables” (14:2)iii. “considers one day more sacred/holy than another” (14:5)iv. “regards something [food] as unclean” (14:14)v. Implied: [abstain from] drinking wine (14:21)vi. “failings of the weak” (15:1)vii. “must not judge the strong” (14:3)viii. “stop passing judgment one another” (14:13)ix. “make every effort to do what leads to peace and mutual edification” (14:19)x. “accept one another” (15:7)xi. “don’t eat if you are not fully convinced in faith or it is sin” (14:23)
b. Strong
i. “faith allows them to eat anything” (14:2)ii. “considers everyday alike” (14:5)iii. “accept the weak” (14:1)iv. “don’t quarrel over disputable matters” (14:1)v. “don’t treat with contempt the weak in faith” (14:3)vi. “don’t put a stumbling block in front of a brother or sister” (14:13)vii. “act in love” rather than causing a weak brother/sister to be distressed (14:15)viii. “don’t let your good be evil spoken of” (14:16)ix. “make every effort to do what leads to peace and mutual edification” (14:19)x. “don’t destroy the work of God for food” “don’t cause a weaker brother/sister to stumble” (14:20)xi. Refrain from eating meat and drinking wine so as to not cause a brother or sister to fall (14:21)xii. Keep your liberty between yourself and God (14:22).xiii. “bear with the failings of the weak” (15:1)xiv. “please our neighbors for their good and build them up” (15:2)xv. “accept one another as Christ accepted you” (15:7)
2. What are the disputable matters? What is the disagreement? Who are the two parties?
Explanations of the root issue in Rom. 14:1–15:13 fall into seven major categories:1
(1) The weak were non-Christian Jews.(2) The weak were mainly Gentile Christians who abstained from meat (and perhaps wine), particularly on certain “fast” days, under the influence of certain pagan religions.(3) The weak were Christians, perhaps both Jewish and Gentile, who practiced an ascetic lifestyle for reasons that we cannot determine.(4) The weak were mainly Jewish Christians who observed certain practices derived from the Mosaic law out of a concern to establish righteousness before God.(5) The weak were mainly Jewish Christians who followed a sectarian ascetic program as a means of expressing their piety. This program may have been the product of syncretistic tendencies.(6) The weak were mainly Jewish Christians who, like some of the Corinthians, believed that it was wrong to eat meat that was sold in the marketplace and was probably tainted by idolatry.(7) The weak were mainly Jewish Christians who refrained from certain kinds of food and observed certain days out of continuing loyalty to the Mosaic law.
Five considerations make the seventh alternative the most likely:2
(1) Verses 5–9 reveal that both weak and strong belong to the Lord Christ; the weak cannot be non-Christian Jews.(2) There is abundant evidence that the dispute between the weak and the strong was rooted in differences between Jews and Gentiles. The relationship between these two groups has been a leitmotif of Romans since chap. 1; and the conclusion of this section, in which Paul emphasizes the inclusion of both Jews and Gentiles in the one new people of God (15:8–13), brings this motif into Paul’s plea for reconciliation between the strong and the weak. Confirmation of a basically Jewish origin for the position of the weak comes from Paul’s use of the term koinos, “common,” “unclean,” to describe (implicitly) the weak Christians’ attitude toward food (14:14). For this term had become a semi-technical way of describing food prohibited under the Mosaic law (see Mark 7:2, 5; Acts 10:14). Moreover, the NT provides abundant evidence that the OT food laws constituted a prime issue in the early Christian communities. This consideration rules out alternatives two and three. It also creates difficulties for alternative five since those sectarian Jews who abstained from meat and wine usually did so not primarily because of concern about violating the Mosaic law but under the influence of ascetic religious principles derived from non-Jewish sources (and often, indeed, antithetical to the OT/Jewish worldview).(3) Paul’s plea for understanding and acceptance of the weak within the community makes clear that they were not propagating a view antithetical to the gospel. This makes it impossible to view them as Jews who believed that observance of the law was necessary for salvation. (4) Paul’s failure to mention “food sacrificed to idols” (eidōlothyta; see 1 Cor. 8:1) and his reference to the observance of special days and abstention from wine make it unlikely that the dispute in Romans can be confined to the issue of food offered to idols (option six).(5) The practices Paul attributed to the weak can be explained as a result of concerns to observe certain requirements of the Mosaic law. Abstention from meat and wine is, of course, not required by the Mosaic law. But scrupulous Jews would sometimes avoid all meat in environments where they could not be sure that the meat had been prepared in a “kosher” manner. Similarly, Jews would sometimes abstain from wine out of concern that it had been tainted by the pagan practice of offering the wine as a libation to the gods. Finally, of course, the Mosaic law stipulates the observance of many special religious days: the weekly Sabbath and the major religious festivals. And many first-century Jews also observed weekly fasting and prayer days.        These considerations suggest that the weak were Jewish Christians (and probably also some Gentile God-fearers) who believed that they were still bound by certain ritual requirements of the Mosaic law.
1 Douglas J. Moo, The Letter to the Romans, ed. Ned B. Stonehouse et al., Second Edition., The New International Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2018), 844–849.
2 Also from Douglas Moo.

“The Consecration of Israel’s Priests” (Exodus 29:1–46)

“The Consecration of Israel’s Priests” (Exodus 29:1–46)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, January 13, 2019
1. There must be a select group of people set apart as sacred from the rest of God’s people to serve as their mediator-priests (1a).
1“This is what you are to do to consecrate them, so they may serve me as priests:
2. These mediator-priests must be sanctified (set apart as sacred) by means of a solemn ordination ceremony (1b–41).
a. Animals for offerings must be selected and prepared (1b–3).
Take a young bull and two rams without defect. 2And from the finest wheat flour make round loaves without yeast, thick loaves without yeast and with olive oil mixed in, and thin loaves without yeast and brushed with olive oil. 3Put them in a basket and present them along with the bull and the two rams.
b. The mediator-priests must be ceremonially cleansed (4).
4Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.
c. The mediator-priests must wear sacred garments (5–6).
5Take the garments and dress Aaron with the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod itself and the breastpiece. Fasten the ephod on him by its skillfully woven waistband. 6Put the turban on his head and attach the sacred emblem to the turban.
d. The mediator-priests must be anointed with oil (7).
7Take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head.
e. The mediator-priests of Israel will come from one and only one family: Aaron’s family line from among the Levites (8–9).
8Bring his sons and dress them in tunics 9and fasten caps on them. Then tie sashes on Aaron and his sons. The priesthood is theirs by a lasting ordinance. “Then you shall ordain Aaron and his sons.
f. A series of offerings is required to atone for the sin of the mediator-priests and consecrate them for service. (10–25).
i. A sin offering is required (10–14).
10“Bring the bull to the front of the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head. 11Slaughter it in the Lord’s presence at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 12Take some of the bull’s blood and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger, and pour out the rest of it at the base of the altar. 13Then take all the fat on the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar. 14But burn the bull’s flesh and its hide and its intestines outside the camp. It is a sin offering.
ii. A whole burnt offering is required (15–18).
15“Take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head. 16Slaughter it and take the blood and splash it against the sides of the altar. 17Cut the ram into pieces and wash the internal organs and the legs, putting them with the head and the other pieces. 18Then burn the entire ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord, a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the Lord.
iii. An ordination offering is required (19–22).
19“Take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head. 20Slaughter it, take some of its blood and put it on the lobes of the right ears of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Then splash blood against the sides of the altar. 21And take some blood from the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments. Then he and his sons and their garments will be consecrated. 22“Take from this ram the fat, the fat tail, the fat on the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh. (This is the ram for the ordination.)
iv. A wave offering is required (23–25).
23From the basket of bread made without yeast, which is before the Lord, take one round loaf, one thick loaf with olive oil mixed in, and one thin loaf. 24Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and have them wave them before the Lord as a wave offering. 25Then take them from their hands and burn them on the altar along with the burnt offering for a pleasing aroma to the Lord, a food offering presented to the Lord.
g. A portion of the food offering shall be consecrated and dedicated to the mediator-priests for their provision alone (26–34).
26After you take the breast of the ram for Aaron’s ordination, wave it before the Lord as a wave offering, and it will be your share. 27“Consecrate those parts of the ordination ram that belong to Aaron and his sons: the breast that was waved and the thigh that was presented. 28This is always to be the perpetual share from the Israelites for Aaron and his sons. It is the contribution the Israelites are to make to the Lord from their fellowship offerings.
29“Aaron’s sacred garments will belong to his descendants so that they can be anointed and ordained in them. 30The son who succeeds him as priest and comes to the tent of meeting to minister in the Holy Place is to wear them seven days.
31“Take the ram for the ordination and cook the meat in a sacred place. 32At the entrance to the tent of meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket. 33They are to eat these offerings by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no one else may eat them, because they are sacred. 34And if any of the meat of the ordination ram or any bread is left over till morning, burn it up. It must not be eaten, because it is sacred.
h. This first solemn ordination ceremony must last seven days, with sacrifices offered on each of the seven days, so that the mediator-priests, their sacred garments, and the altar may be sanctified for use before the Lord (35–37).
35“Do for Aaron and his sons everything I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them. 36Sacrifice a bull each day as a sin offering to make atonement. Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it. 37For seven days make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will be most holy, and whatever touches it will be holy.
i. Offerings must be offered to the Lord every day to maintain the covenant and the peoples’ relationship with the LORD (38–41).
38“This is what you are to offer on the altar regularly each day: two lambs a year old. 39Offer one in the morning and the other at twilight. 40With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with a quarter of a hin of oil from pressed olives, and a quarter of a hin of wine as a drink offering. 41Sacrifice the other lamb at twilight with the same grain offering and its drink offering as in the morning—a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the Lord.
3. These sacred mediator-priests and the atoning sacrifices are required so that God and his glory may dwell among his chosen and redeemed people (42–46).
a. So that God would meet with his people and speak with them (42–44).
42“For the generations to come this burnt offering is to be made regularly at the entrance to the tent of meeting, before the Lord. There I will meet you and speak to you; 43there also I will meet with the Israelites, and the place will be consecrated by my glory. 44“So I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar and will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests.
b. So that the LORD would dwell among his people and be their God (45).
45Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God.
c. So that the LORD would be remembered and glorified among his people as their redeemer (46).
46They will know that I am the Lord their God, who brought them out of Egypt so that I might dwell among them. I am the Lord their God.
Main Idea: Our God is Holy, and our sin is infinitely offensive. As sinners, we need a mediator-priest to represent us before God, and we need sacrificial atonement so that the Lord may be our God and we may be his people.

"Our Salvation Is Near" (Romans 13:11-14)

“Our Salvation Is Near” (Romans 13:11–14)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, January 13, 2019
Romans 13:11–1411 And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12 The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. 14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.
1. Live Out the Christian Life in Sacrifice, Holiness, and Love (13:11a; 12:1–13:10).
a. Live as a living sacrifice to God (12:1).b. Be continually transforming your mind into conformity to the will of God through the Word and the Spirit (12:2).c. Live in humility before one another in the body of Christ (12:3–8).d. Live in love with one another and with all of society (12:9–21).e. Live as citizens of the heavenly kingdom as you live as citizens on earth (13:1–7).f. Live out your perpetual obligation to love your neighbor as yourself (13:8–10).
2. Why? Because the End Is Drawing Near, and Our Ultimate Salvation is Imminent (13:11b–12a).
3. Therefore, because the end is drawing near, lay aside the works of darkness and live as children of light (13:12b–14).

“Sacred Clothing for the Priests” (Exodus 28:1–43)

“Sacred Clothing for the Priests” (Exodus 28:1–43)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, January 6, 2019
Exodus 28:1-43 (NIV)
28 “Have Aaron your brother brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, so they may serve me as priests. 2 Make sacred garments for your brother Aaron to give him dignity and honor. 3 Tell all the skilled workers to whom I have given wisdom in such matters that they are to make garments for Aaron, for his consecration, so he may serve me as priest. 4 These are the garments they are to make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban and a sash. They are to make these sacred garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so they may serve me as priests. 5 Have them use gold, and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.
 
6 “Make the ephod of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen—the work of skilled hands. 7 It is to have two shoulder pieces attached to two of its corners, so it can be fastened. 8 Its skillfully woven waistband is to be like it—of one piece with the ephod and made with gold, and with blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and with finely twisted linen.
9 “Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel 10 in the order of their birth—six names on one stone and the remaining six on the other. 11 Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings 12 and fasten them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. Aaron is to bear the names on his shoulders as a memorial before the Lord. 13 Make gold filigree settings 14 and two braided chains of pure gold, like a rope, and attach the chains to the settings.
 
15 “Fashion a breastpiece for making decisions—the work of skilled hands. Make it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen. 16 It is to be square—a span long and a span wide—and folded double. 17 Then mount four rows of precious stones on it. The first row shall be carnelian, chrysolite and beryl; 18 the second row shall be turquoise, lapis lazuli and emerald; 19 the third row shall be jacinth, agate and amethyst; 20 the fourth row shall be topaz, onyx and jasper. Mount them in gold filigree settings. 21 There are to be 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.
22 “For the breastpiece make braided chains of pure gold, like a rope. 23 Make two gold rings for it and fasten them to two corners of the breastpiece. 24 Fasten the two gold chains to the rings at the corners of the breastpiece, 25 and the other ends of the chains to the two settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front. 26 Make two gold rings and attach them to the other two corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod. 27 Make two more gold rings and attach 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. 28 The rings of the breastpiece are to be tied to the rings of the ephod with blue cord, connecting it to the waistband, so that the breastpiece will not swing out from the ephod.
29 “Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he will bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of decision as a continuing memorial before the Lord. 30 Also put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastpiece, so they may be over Aaron’s heart whenever he enters the presence of the Lord. Thus Aaron will always bear the means of making decisions for the Israelites over his heart before the Lord.
 
31 “Make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth, 32 with an opening for the head in its center. There shall be a woven edge like a collar around this opening, so that it will not tear. 33 Make pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn around the hem of the robe, with gold bells between them. 34 The gold bells and the pomegranates are to alternate around the hem of the robe. 35 Aaron must wear it when he ministers. The sound of the bells will be heard when he enters the Holy Place before the Lord and when he comes out, so that he will not die.
36 “Make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: holy to the Lord. 37 Fasten a blue cord to it to attach it to the turban; it is to be on the front of the turban. 38 It will be on Aaron’s forehead, and he will bear the guilt involved in the sacred gifts the Israelites consecrate, whatever their gifts may be. It will be on Aaron’s forehead continually so that they will be acceptable to the Lord.
39 “Weave the tunic of fine linen and make the turban of fine linen. The sash is to be the work of an embroiderer. 40 Make tunics, sashes and caps for Aaron’s sons to give them dignity and honor. 41 After you put these clothes on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint and ordain them. Consecrate them so they may serve me as priests.
42 “Make linen undergarments as a covering for the body, reaching from the waist to the thigh. 43 Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the tent of meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die.
“This is to be a lasting ordinance for Aaron and his descendants.
 
1. Our God is majestic, glorious, and beautiful, and this glory and beauty is appropriate to be represented in our worship of him.
2. Our God is infinitely holy, and to worship God is to reverence him with fear and awe.
3. As sinners, we need to be represented by a mediator between us and our holy God.
4. The worship of God is to be carried out in a holy manner in a way that is prescribed by his Word.