“The Altar and the Courtyard” (Exodus 27:1–21)

“The Altar and the Courtyard” (Exodus 27:1–21)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, December 2, 2018
Exodus 27:1–21 (NIV)
27 “Build an altar of acacia wood, three cubits high; it is to be square, five cubits long and five cubits wide. 2 Make a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar are of one piece, and overlay the altar with bronze. 3 Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots to remove the ashes, and its shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks and firepans. 4 Make a grating for it, a bronze network, and make a bronze ring at each of the four corners of the network. 5 Put it under the ledge of the altar so that it is halfway up the altar. 6 Make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze. 7 The poles are to be inserted into the rings so they will be on two sides of the altar when it is carried. 8 Make the altar hollow, out of boards. It is to be made just as you were shown on the mountain.
       9 “Make a courtyard for the tabernacle. The south side shall be a hundred cubits long and is to have 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 shall also be a hundred cubits long and is to have curtains, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.
       12 “The west end of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits wide and have curtains, with ten posts and ten bases. 13 On the east end, toward the sunrise, the courtyard shall also be fifty cubits wide. 14 Curtains fifteen cubits long are to be on one side of the entrance, with three posts and three bases, 15 and curtains fifteen cubits long are to be on the other side, with three posts and three bases.
       16 “For the entrance to the courtyard, provide a curtain twenty cubits long, of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer—with four posts and four bases. 17 All the posts around the courtyard are to have silver bands and hooks, and bronze bases. 18 The courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, with curtains of finely twisted linen five cubits high, and with bronze bases. 19 All the other articles used in the service of the tabernacle, whatever their function, including all the tent pegs for it and those for the courtyard, are to be of bronze.
       20 “Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning. 21 In the tent of meeting, outside the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law, Aaron and his sons are to keep the lamps burning before the Lord from evening till morning. This is to be a lasting ordinance among the Israelites for the generations to come.
1. The Bronze Altar speaks of the necessity of atonement to relate to the holy God. (27:1–8)
2. The presence of the Courtyard around the tabernacle speaks of the barrier that separates sinful people from the holy God. (27:9–19)
3. An anointed priesthood is required to serve as ministers of the light of God and act as mediators between the holy God and sinful people. (27:20–21)
Main Idea: God has mercifully entered into covenant with sinful people, but this covenant relationship requires sacrificial atonement and priests to serve as mediators between God and man.

“God’s House” (Exodus 26:1–37)

“God’s House” (Exodus 26:1–37)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, November 25
Exodus 26:1–37 (NIV)
26 “Make the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into them by a skilled worker. 2 All the curtains are to be the same size—twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide. 3 Join five of the curtains together, and do the same with the other five. 4 Make loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in one set, and do the same with the end curtain in the other set. 5 Make fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the other set, with the loops opposite each other. 6 Then make fifty gold clasps and use them to fasten the curtains together so that the tabernacle is a unit.
7 “Make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven altogether. 8 All eleven curtains are to be the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide. 9 Join five of the curtains together into one set and the other six into another set. Fold the sixth curtain double at the front of the tent. 10 Make 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. 11 Then make fifty bronze clasps and put them in the loops to fasten the tent together as a unit. 12 As for the additional length of the tent curtains, the half curtain that is left over is to hang down at the rear of the tabernacle. 13 The tent curtains will be a cubit longer on both sides; what is left will hang over the sides of the tabernacle so as to cover it. 14 Make for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of the other durable leather. 
15 “Make upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle. 16 Each frame is to be ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide, 17 with two projections set parallel to each other. Make all the frames of the tabernacle in this way. 18 Make twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle 19 and make forty silver bases to go under them—two bases for each frame, one under each projection. 20 For the other side, the north side of the tabernacle, make twenty frames 21 and forty silver bases—two under each frame. 22 Make six frames for the far end, that is, the west end of the tabernacle, 23 and make two frames for the corners at the far end. 24 At these two corners they must be double from the bottom all the way to the top and fitted into a single ring; both shall be like that. 25 So there will be eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame.
26 “Also make crossbars of acacia wood: five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle, 27 five for those on the other side, and five for the frames on the west, at the far end of the tabernacle. 28 The center crossbar is to extend from end to end at the middle of the frames. 29 Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold.
30 “Set up the tabernacle according to the plan shown you on the mountain.
31 “Make a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker. 32 Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases. 33 Hang the curtain from the clasps and place the ark of the covenant law behind the curtain. The curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place. 34 Put the atonement cover on the ark of the covenant law in the Most Holy Place. 35 Place the table outside the curtain on the north side of the tabernacle and put the lampstand opposite it on the south side.
36 “For the entrance to the tent make a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer. 37 Make gold hooks for this curtain and five posts of acacia wood overlaid with gold. And cast five bronze bases for them.
I. A Physical Description of the Tabernacle
A. The Tent Layers (26:1–14)B. The Tent Framework (26:15–30)C. The Veil, the Placement of Furnishings, and the Doorway (26:31–37)
II. A Theological Explanation of the Tabernacle
A. The LORD is Present, and he is at home in the midst of his people.B. The LORD is Creator, and he designs with order and wisdom.C. The LORD is Holy, and his glorious presence is set apart from sinful people, to be mediated by priest and sacrifice.D. The LORD is King, and he is worthy of honor and allegiance.E. The LORD is God, and he is to be worshiped and adored by his people.

“Christian Citizens” (Romans 13:1–7)

“Christian Citizens” (Romans 13:1–7)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, November 25, 2018
Romans 13:1–7 (NIV) 13 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 3 For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended. 4 For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience.        6 This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. 7 Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
Main Idea: As redeemed children of God being transformed by the Holy Spirit, we have an obligation to submit ourselves to earthly, governing authorities (v. 1a).
1. Why?
a. Because all earthly governing authorities are ordained by God (vv. 1b–2).
i. Generally, in that human government is an earthly institution ordained by God to restrain human depravity.ii. Specifically, in that individual human rulers only hold their positions by the sovereign, providence of God.
b. Because governing authorities are an agent of good, not evil, and we have an obligation in Christ to pursue good (vv. 3–4).c. Summary: Submit to authorities (v. 5, see v. 1a).
i. Because they are agents of good who punish evil (see vv. 3–4).ii. Because they are agents of God to whom our consciences are bound (see vv. 1b–2).
2. When? (Or, under what circumstances?)
a. The default answer is “always in all things.”b. However, Paul is certainly aware of the teachings and examples in Scripture that provide a just and righteous basis for disobeying specific, immoral laws and rulings.
i. The Hebrew midwives who refused to comply with Pharaoh’s order to kill Hebrew baby boys at birth (Exod. 1:16–17).ii. Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah in defiance of King Nebuchadnezzar’s command to bow before an idol (Daniel 3).iii. Daniel’s refusal to comply with an immoral law prohibiting him from praying to God (Daniel 6).iv. Peter and John’s refusal to keep silent and no longer preach in the name of Jesus (Acts 4:18–20).v. Revelation: the commendation of those who refuse to take the mark of the beast and bow in worship to him (Revelation 13).
c. How do we reconcile Paul’s absolute exhortation to submit to all governmental authorities with the examples in Scripture of those who did not obey governmental authorities?
i. Perhaps, the best way is to see a distinction between “submit” and “obey”: We can see ourselves as generally submissive to and subject to governing authorities, while recognizing that there may be individual laws or commands that we cannot obey because of our ultimate allegiance to God.
3. What?
a. In what things should we obey governing authorities?
i. Taxes – direct payments to governmentii. Revenue – indirect governmental assessments, e.g. customs duties.iii. “All things” that do not specifically cause us to disobey our ultimate allegiance to God.
4. How?
a. In what way should we submit ourselves to governing authorities?
i. With “respect” and “honor”ii. Not begrudginglyiii. Not with mere external conformity

"Overcoming Evil with Good" (Romans 12:17-21)

"Overcoming Evil with Good" (Romans 12:17-21)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, November 18, 2018
Romans 12:17-21, NIV         17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19 Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. 20 On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head." 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Treating our Persecutors with Kindness Is Consistent with Christian Character.
Christ's Teaching
Christ's Example
Treating our Persecutors with Kindness Is Consistent with God's Sacrificial Love toward Sinners.
Treating our Persecutors with Kindness Is Consistent with the Christian Faith.
Faith in God's Sovereign Justice
Faith in our Future Hope in the Kingdom of Christ

“Bread and Light” (Exodus 25:23–40)

“Bread and Light” (Exodus 25:23–40)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, November 11, 2018
Exodus 25:23–40 (NIV)
23 “Make a table of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high. 24 Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it. 25 Also make around it a rim a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim. 26 Make four gold rings for the table and fasten them to the four corners, where the four legs are. 27 The rings are to be close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table. 28 Make the poles of acacia wood, overlay them with gold and carry the table with them. 29 And make its plates and dishes of pure gold, as well as its pitchers and bowls for the pouring out of offerings. 30 Put the bread of the Presence on this table to be before me at all times.
31 “Make a lampstand of pure gold. Hammer out its base and shaft, and make its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them. 32 Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other. 33 Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms are to be on one branch, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches extending from the lampstand. 34 And on the lampstand there are to be four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. 35 One bud shall be 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. 36 The buds and branches shall all be of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
37 “Then make its seven lamps and set them up on it so that they light the space in front of it. 38 Its wick trimmers and trays are to be of pure gold. 39 A talent of pure gold is to be used for the lampstand and all these accessories. 40 See that you make them according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.
1. A Table for Bread in God’s House (vv. 23–30).
a. The Plans for the Tableb. The Purpose of the Table
i. Hospitality of the Lordii. Abiding Presence of the Lord iii. Provision of the Lordiv. Gratitude to the Lord
2. A Lampstand for Light in God’s House (vv. 31–40).
a. The Plans for the Lampstandb. The Purpose of the Lampstand
i. God’s Abiding Presence ii. God as the Source of Light and Lifeiii. The Worship of God Is Beautiful and Reverent.

“Tough Love” (Romans 12:14–16)

“Tough Love” (Romans 12:14–16)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, November 11, 2018
Romans 12:14–16, NIV14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
1. Christians are called to bless our persecutors (v. 14).
⦁ Why? Because God blessed us with his mercy when we were his enemies.
2. Christians are called to share in both the joyous and sorrowful experiences of others (v. 15).
⦁ Why? Because Christ entered into our experience and took our suffering upon himself.
3. Christians are called to adopt a spirit of humility in the way that we relate to one another (v. 16).
⦁ Why? Because Christ humbled himself and became a servant for us.

“Enthroned between the Cherubim” (Exodus 25:10–22)

“Enthroned between the Cherubim” (Exodus 25:10–22)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, November 4, 2018
Exodus 25:10–22 (NIV)
        10“Have them make an ark of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. 11Overlay it with pure gold, both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it. 12Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other. 13Then make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. 14Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it. 15The poles are to remain in the rings of this ark; they are not to be removed. 16Then put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law, which I will give you.
        17“Make an atonement cover of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. 18And make two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. 19Make one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; make the cherubim of one piece with the cover, at the two ends. 20The cherubim are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the cover. 21Place the cover on top of the ark and put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law that I will give you. 22There, above the cover between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the covenant law, I will meet with you and give you all my commands for the Israelites.
1. The ark emphasizes the importance of the presence of God among his people.
2. The ark shows us the necessity of atonement for the Holy God to commune with sinful people.
3. The ark teaches us the central position of the Word of God in the guidance and instruction of his people.
Main Idea: The ark within the tabernacle teaches us the importance of God’s presence among his people, the necessity of atonement for us to be in God’s presence, and the abiding centrality of the Word of God for the worship and life of God’s people.

“Christian Love in Action” (Romans 12:9–13)

“Christian Love in Action” (Romans 12:9–13)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, November 4, 2018
Romans 12:9–13 (NIV) 9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. 11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 13 Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
1. Genuine Love (9a).
2. Love for Righteousness (9b).
3. Faithful Love (10a)
4. Deferential Love (10b).
5. Energetic, Serving Love (11).
6. Persevering Love (12).
7. Generous Love (13).

“Serving Together in Grace” (Romans 12:3–8)

“Serving Together in Grace” (Romans 12:3–8)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, October 28, 2018
Romans 12:3–8 (NIV) 3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. 4 For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; 7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; 8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
1. In order to serve together as a church, we must have a proper view of ourselves (v. 3).
a. A proper view of ourselves arises out of a transformed mind renewed by the Holy Spirit.b. A proper view of ourselves is built on the truth that we are who we are by the grace of God.c. A proper view of ourselves must reject inflated estimations of our own importance.d. A proper view of ourselves must accept a serious, sober-minded estimation of who we are by the grace of God.e. A proper view of ourselves must be in accordance with the faith that God has distributed to each of us.
2. In order to serve together as a church, we must have a clear understanding of what the church is and our place in it (vv. 4–5).
a. The Analogy (v. 4)b. The Principle (v. 5)
3. In order to serve together as a church, we must each serve in accordance with our God-given gifts (vv. 6–8).

“Freely Given” (Exodus 25:1–9)

“Freely Given” (Exodus 25:1–9)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, October 21, 2018
Exodus 25:1–9 (NIV)         1 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from everyone whose heart prompts them to give. 3 These are the offerings you are to receive from them: gold, silver and bronze; 4 blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair; 5 ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather; acacia wood; 6 olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; 7 and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.         8 “Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them. 9 Make this tabernacle and all its furnishings exactly like the pattern I will show you.
1. The Lord is worthy of our gifts (vv. 1–2a).
2. The Lord is worthy of gifts that are freely and cheerfully given (v. 2b; 35:5)
3. The Lord is worthy of our most precious and valuable gifts (vv. 3–5; 35:5–7)
4. The Lord is worthy of useful and purposeful gifts so that he may be worshiped (vv. 6–7; 35:8–9).
5. The Lord is worthy of a sanctified place for his presence among his people (v. 8).
6. The Lord is worthy of being worshiped according to his instructions (v. 9).
Main Idea: The God who redeemed us and entered into covenant with us is worthy of the very best gifts that we can give so that he may be worshiped.

“Transformed Thinking” (Romans 12:2)

“Transformed Thinking” (Romans 12:2)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, October 21, 2018
Romans 12:2, NIVDo not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is-- his good, pleasing and perfect will.
1. Do not allow yourselves to be forced into the mold of the world’s way of thinking and living (v. 2a).
2. Instead, by the grace of God, continually strive to be transformed into new godly ways of thinking and living (v. 2b).
a. This transformation can only come through internal renewal by the Holy Spirit.
b. This transformation results in discovering and doing the will of God.
*The will of God is good, pleasing to God, and perfect.

“Confirmation of the Covenant” (Exodus 24:1–18)

“Confirmation of the Covenant” (Exodus 24:1–18)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, October 14, 2018
Exodus 24 (NIV)
24 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel. You are to worship at a distance, 2 but Moses alone is to approach the Lord; the others must not come near. And the people may not come up with him.”
3 When Moses went and told the people all the Lord’s words and laws, they responded with one voice, “Everything the Lord has said we will do.” 4 Moses then wrote down everything the Lord had said.
He got up early the next morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain and set up twelve stone pillars representing the twelve tribes of Israel. 5 Then he sent young Israelite men, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as fellowship offerings to the Lord. 6 Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he splashed against the altar. 7 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people. They responded, “We will do everything the Lord has said; we will obey.”
8 Moses then took the blood, sprinkled it on the people and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.”
9 Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up 10 and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of lapis lazuli, as bright blue as the sky. 11 But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw God, and they ate and drank.
12 The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and stay here, and I will give you the tablets of stone with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.”
13 Then Moses set out with Joshua his aide, and Moses went up on the mountain of God. 14 He said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we come back to you. Aaron and Hur are with you, and anyone involved in a dispute can go to them.”
15 When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it, 16 and the glory of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered the mountain, and on the seventh day the Lord called to Moses from within the cloud. 17 To the Israelites the glory of the Lord looked like a consuming fire on top of the mountain. 18 Then Moses entered the cloud as he went on up the mountain. And he stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
1. The Covenant with the Lord is Ceremonially Confirmed (vv. 1–11)
a. The participants in the ceremony (vv. 1–2)b. The presentation and acceptance of the covenant’s terms (v. 3)c. Official recording of the covenant’s terms (v. 4a).d. Ceremonial ratification of the covenant (vv. 4b–8)
i. Sacrifice: burnt offerings and peace offerings on altar made of natural stones (set up, not built and carved).ii. Ceremonial application of the blood to the altar.iii. Official reading and acceptance of the covenant (covenant vows).iv. Ceremonial application of the blood to the people.
e. Ceremonial covenant meal of fellowship (vv. 9–11).
2. The Worship of the Lord Is Determined by His Word (vv. 12–18).
a. The Lord’s Invitation to Moses and Moses’s Ascent (12–14).b. The Lord’s Majestic Presence on the Mountain with Moses (vv. 15–18).

"Christian Praxis" (Romans 12:1)

"Christian Praxis" (Romans 12:1)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, October 14, 2018
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God-- this is your true and proper worship. (Rom. 12:1 NIV)
1. A Gospel Foundation2. A Loving Exhortation3. A Living Sacrifice4. A True Worship
Main Idea: God deserves and demands all of us.

“Israel’s Guardian Angel” (Exodus 23:20–33)

“Israel’s Guardian Angel” (Exodus 23:20–33)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, October 7, 2018
Exodus 23:20–33 (NIV)
20 “See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. 21 Pay attention to him and listen to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive your rebellion, since my Name is in him. 22 If you listen carefully to what he says and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and will oppose those who oppose you. 23 My angel will go ahead of you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites, and I will wipe them out. 24 Do not bow down before their gods or worship them or follow their practices. You must demolish them and break their sacred stones to pieces. 25 Worship the Lord your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you, 26 and none will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span.
27 “I will send my terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn their backs and run. 28 I will send the hornet ahead of you to drive the Hivites, Canaanites and Hittites out of your way. 29 But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals too numerous for you. 30 Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possession of the land.
31 “I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and from the desert to the Euphrates River. I will give into your hands the people who live in the land, and you will drive them out before you. 32 Do not make a covenant with them or with their gods. 33 Do not let them live in your land or they will cause you to sin against me, because the worship of their gods will certainly be a snare to you.”
1. The Lord promises to guard and guide his people to their ultimate destination (20–23).
a. The Lord sent an angel to guard and guide his people (20).b. The Lord expected his people to listen to and obey his angel, because the angel carried God’s name and was God’s representative among the people (21).c. As they obeyed the Lord’s angel, the Lord promised to protect them, defeat their enemies, and bring them to their appointed home (22–23).
2. The Lord expects exclusive worship and obedience from his people (24–33).
a. Exclusive Worship (24): God rightly expects exclusive loyalty from his people.b. There are Covenant Blessings for Loyalty (25–31).
i. Basic Necessities: Food and Water (25)ii. Physical Health: No plagues/diseases (25)iii. Fertility (26)iv. Long Life (26)v. Victory in the face of Enemies (27–28)vi. Progressive Possession of the Land (29–30)vii. Expansive Territory (31)
c. A Renewed Call for Vigilance against False Worship (32–33).
i. No covenants with pagan peoples in the land (32).ii. No agreements or allegiance given to pagan gods (32).iii. No association or cohabitation with pagan peoples (33).

“The Infinite Wisdom of God” (Romans 11:33–36)

“The Infinite Wisdom of God” (Romans 11:33–36)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, October 7, 2018
Romans 11:33–36 (NIV)
33 Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!         How unsearchable his judgments,         and his paths beyond tracing out! 34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord?         Or who has been his counselor?” 35 “Who has ever given to God,         that God should repay them?” 36 For from him and through him and for him are all things.         To him be the glory forever! Amen.
1. 3 Exclamations: God’s Salvation Plan for History Is Infinitely Wise (v. 33).
a. O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
b. O, how unsearchable are his judgments!
c. O, how his paths are beyond tracing out!
2. 3 Questions: God’s Infinitely Wise Plan Is Not Fully Capable of Being Understood by Finite People unless He Chooses to Reveal It (vv. 34–35).
a. Who has known the mind of the Lord?
b. Who has been God’s counselor?
c. Who has ever given to God [in advance] that God would be indebted to them and need to repay them?
3. 1 Declaration: Everything That Is and That Happens Has Its Source, Support, and End in God (v. 36a).
a. All things are…
i. From him - sourceii. Through him - supportiii. For him – end/goal/purpose
4. 1 Doxology: Our Infinitely Wise God Is Worthy of Eternal Glory (v. 36b).
a. To him be the glory forever! Amen.
Main Idea: The revelation of God’s salvation-historical plan for Jews and Gentiles should cause us to marvel at his infinite wisdom and fall down in worship before the all-knowing, all-sovereign God.

“All Israel Will Be Saved” (Romans 11:25–32)

“All Israel Will Be Saved” (Romans 11:25–32)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, September 30, 2018
Romans 11:25–32 (NIV)      25 I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in, 26 and in this way all Israel will be saved. As it is written:      “The deliverer will come from Zion;           he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.      27 And this is my covenant with them           when I take away their sins.”       28 As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies for your sake; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs, 29 for God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable. 30 Just as you who were at one time disobedient to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience, 31 so they too have now become disobedient in order that they too may now receive mercy as a result of God’s mercy to you. 32 For God has bound everyone over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all.
1. Israel’s current hardening is partial and temporary (v. 25).
a. It is partial because there is a remnant that is being saved in the present time. b. It is temporary because God is currently demonstrating his mercy to the Gentiles. But this temporary hardening will give way to a great salvation among the Jewish people.
2. Israel’s future salvation is promised and guaranteed by God’s mysterious grace (v. 26a).
a. Future—“will be”—after the full number of Gentiles (elect) have come in.b. Full—“all”—all Israel will be saved.
i. As in the present time, not all Gentiles are believing in Jesus, but there is a fullness of Gentiles that is being drawn to Christ in salvation.ii. So also, in the future, this promise is not necessarily a guarantee that every single ethnic descendant of Abraham (or of Jacob) will be saved.iii. This is a promise that a great number, a vast majority, of Israelites will at some point in the future receive a softening and drawing that will result in their salvation.
c. Faith—the Gospel demands that this future salvation of Israel cannot happen apart from faith in Christ.
3. This future salvation of Israel is confirmed by OT Scripture.
a. As it is written: "The deliverer will come from Zion; he will turn godlessness away from Jacob. (Rom. 11:26 NIV)
i. Isa 59:20 "The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who repent of their sins," declares the LORD. ii. Isa 45:17 But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will never be put to shame or disgraced, to ages everlasting.
b. And this is my covenant with them when I take away their sins." (Rom. 11:27 NIV)
i. Isa 59:21 "As for me, this is my covenant with them," says the LORD. "My Spirit, who is on you, will not depart from you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will always be on your lips, on the lips of your children and on the lips of their descendants from this time on and forever," says the LORD.ii. Isa 27:9 By this, then, will Jacob's guilt be atoned for, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: When he makes all the altar stones to be like limestone crushed to pieces, no Asherah poles or incense altars will be left standing. iii. Jer. 31:31–34 31"The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. 32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them, " declares the LORD. 33 "This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time," declares the LORD. "I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. 34 No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, 'Know the LORD,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest," declares the LORD. "For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more."
4. This future salvation of Israel is rooted in God’s unswerving faithfulness to his promise and his election (vv. 28–29).
5. The future salvation of Israel manifests God’s impartiality to all people, as the capstone of the drama of salvation history (vv. 30–32).
6. The revelation of this profound theological mystery has a specific purpose: to promote humility among the Gentile believers and remind them that they stand only by grace.

“Holy Days and Holy Festivals” (Exodus 23:10–19)

“Holy Days and Holy Festivals” (Exodus 23:10–19)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, September 23, 2018
Exodus 23:10–19 (NIV)
10 “For six years you are to sow your fields and harvest the crops, 11 but during the seventh year let the land lie unplowed and unused. Then the poor among your people may get food from it, and the wild animals may eat what is left. Do the same with your vineyard and your olive grove.
12 “Six days do your work, but on the seventh day do not work, so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and so that the slave born in your household and the foreigner living among you may be refreshed.
13 “Be careful to do everything I have said to you. Do not invoke the names of other gods; do not let them be heard on your lips.
14 “Three times a year you are to celebrate a festival to me.
15 “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.
“No one is to appear before me empty-handed.
16 “Celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the firstfruits of the crops you sow in your field.
“Celebrate the Festival of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather in your crops from the field.
17 “Three times a year all the men are to appear before the Sovereign Lord.
18 “Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to me along with anything containing yeast.
“The fat of my festival offerings must not be kept until morning.
19 “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.
1. God gives his people the gift of rest, and all are free to enjoy it (10–12).
a. The land was to rest every 7th year (cf. Lev. 25:1–7; 18–22; Deut 15:1–10).
i. As an act of devotion – relinquishing the land to the real owner of the land, the LORDii. As an act of faith – trusting God to provide and relying on the bountiful harvest from the previous yeariii. For the sake of the Pooriv. For the sake of Creation
⦁ The ground⦁ The wild animals
b. Every 7th day of the week was a day of rest.
i. For your sakeii. For the sake of the animals of burdeniii. For the sake of the slave – heaviest manual labor burdensiv. For the sake of the foreigner – migrant workers
2. God gives his people the gift of festivals, and all may enjoy them in true worship and praise to God (13–19).
a. The worship of God is to be whole-hearted and exclusive (13).
i. Whole-hearted obedience.ii. Exclusive – not even a mention of other gods.
b. The worship of God is scheduled by His Word (14, 17).
i. The Festival of Unleavened Bread was a memorial to celebrate God’s deliverance of his people from bondage in Egypt (15).
⦁ Application: Worship should be a remembrance and celebration of God’s redeeming grace.
ii. The Festival of Harvest was a time to honor God with the best (firstfruits) of what he has blessed his people with (16a).
⦁ Application: Worship is a time of giving God the best of what we have in order to honor him for his grace.
iii. The Festival of Ingathering was a time at the end of the year to honor God in celebration for his bountiful provision (16b).
⦁ Application: Worship is a time of thanksgiving in remembering what our God has done for us.
c. The worship of God is regulated by His Word (18–19).
i. Ancient Prescriptionsii. Modern Implications
Main Idea: God has established regular times of rest so that his people may be refreshed, and God has regulated worship so that he may be fully honored by his redeemed people.

“Root, Shoot, and Branches” (Romans 11:16–24)

“Root, Shoot, and Branches” (Romans 11:16–24)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, September 23,2018
Romans 11:16–24 (NIV)
16 If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches.
17 If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, 18 do not consider yourself to be superior to those other branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. 19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” 20 Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but tremble. 21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either.
22 Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off. 23 And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. 24 After all, if you were cut out of an olive tree that is wild by nature, and contrary to nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree!
1. Be humbled that you, a Gentile, have been graciously united to Christ (16–18).
2. Be steadfast in the faith by which you remain united to Christ by the power of God (19–22).
3. Be joyful over the prospect of the Jews turning and believing and being united to Christ (23–24).

“Justice and Mercy” (Exodus 23:1–9)

“Justice and Mercy” (Exodus 23:1–9)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, September 16, 2018
Exodus 23:1–9 (NIV)
23 “Do not spread false reports. Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.
2 “Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd, 3 and do not show favoritism to a poor person in a lawsuit.
4 “If you come across your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to return it. 5 If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen down under its load, do not leave it there; be sure you help them with it.
6 “Do not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits. 7 Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty.
8 “Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent.
9 “Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in Egypt.
1. God’s people must be known as truth-tellers (seekers of justice) (1–3, 7–8).
a. Don’t speak falsehood unintentionally (by not having all the facts) (1a).
b. Don’t intentionally bear false witness (1b).
c. Don’t bend the truth or justice for the sake of the crowd (2).
d. Do not bend truth or justice, even if it is for a good cause (to help the poor) (3).
e. Do not distort justice by receiving false testimony and then dispensing punishment on an innocent person on the basis of that false testimony (7).
f. Do not distort truth or justice for the sake of personal gain (8).
2. God’s people must be known as kindness givers (dispensers of mercy) (even to those we don’t like or who mistreat us). (4–6, 9)
a. We must be kind and helpful even to those we don’t like or those who mistreat us) (4–5).
b. We must have our eyes open to the needs of those who are often marginalized in society (6, 9).
⦁ The poor (6)
⦁ The foreigner/immigrant (9)
Main Idea: God’s redeemed and sanctified people must be seekers of justice and dispensers of mercy.

"Salvation for the Nations" (Romans 11:11-16)

“Salvation for the Nations” (Romans 11:11–16)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, September 16, 2018
Romans 11:11–16 NIV       11 Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious. 12 But if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their full inclusion bring!       13 I am talking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry 14 in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them. 15 For if their rejection brought reconciliation to the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? 16 If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches.
1. Israel has been hardened and has fallen, but their fall is not ultimate (v. 11a).2. In God’s all-wise, gracious plan, Israel’s failure has brought salvation to the Gentiles (vv. 11b–12).3. In God’s all-wise, gracious plan, the salvation of the Gentiles will stir up jealousy among Israel (vv. 11c–14).4. So, the ultimate goal of God’s all-wise, gracious plan is to bring Israel back into the fold of his salvation in the end (vv. 14–16).