“The Remnant Chosen by Grace” (Romans 11:1–10)

“The Remnant Chosen by Grace” (Romans 11:1–10)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, September 9, 2018
Romans 11:1–10 (NIV)
11 I ask then: Did God reject his people? By no means! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew. Don’t you know what Scripture says in the passage about Elijah—how he appealed to God against Israel: 3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets and torn down your altars; I am the only one left, and they are trying to kill me”? 4 And what was God’s answer to him? “I have reserved for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”  5 So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. 6 And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.
7 What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain. The elect among them did, but the others were hardened, 8 as it is written:
“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
eyes that could not see
and ears that could not hear,
to this very day.” 
9 And David says:
“May their table become a snare and a trap,
a stumbling block and a retribution for them.
10 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,
and their backs be bent forever.” 
 
1. The Question: Has God Rejected His People Israel? (1a)
a. Why would Paul Ask this Question?
1. Israel pursued a righteousness (justification) of works through the law and did not pursue it by faith.2. Israel rejected the gospel and did not believe in Jesus, their Savior and Messiah.3. Israel has persisted in stubborn unbelief, even though the gospel of Jesus Christ has been preached to them.
b. So, because of their persistent unbelief and stubborn pursuit of justification through the works of the law, has God finally and ultimately rejected his people, the nation of Israel? Is he through with them?
2. The Response: God has absolutely NOT rejected Israel as his people. He is not through with them (1b-4).
a. What is the proof that God has not rejected his people?
i. Paul, a Jew, is a living example that God has not rejected his people. God’s gracious salvation found Paul (1b).ii. It is unthinkable that God would reject the people that he himself foreknew (2a).
1 Sam 12:22 For the sake of his great name the LORD will not reject his people, because the LORD was pleased to make you his own.
iii. In Elijah’s Day, it appeared that the whole nation was steeped in apostacy and that God was through with them. But God, in addition to faithful Elijah, had reserved 7,000 other men who had not bowed the knee to Baal and fallen into apostacy (2b–4).
3. It is God’s typical pattern to bestow his gracious salvation on a remnant chosen by grace. (5-6)
a. The examples of Paul and the 7,000 in Elijah’s day demonstrate a pattern by which God chooses by grace a remnant out of Israel on whom he bestows salvation.b. Other examples from Scripture could be pointed out.
i. Noah and his family.ii. The ones Paul has already referenced in Rom 9:
1. Isaac not Ishmael2. Jacob not Esau
iii. The exiles who returned from captivity.
c. So, the present situation is no different from the way God had worked in the past.
i. God’s choice of Israel as a nation was never intended to be a guarantee that every ethnic Israelite would be eternally saved.ii. Rather, God has always operated on the basis of gracious, unconditional election by which he saves a remnant.iii. The unbelief of many Jews and their rejection of Jesus as their Messiah is not surprising from a biblical-historical point of view. It fully fits with the pattern of Israelite unbelief throughout their history.iv. So too does the gracious salvation of God of an elect remnant. This pattern is visible throughout Israel’s history as well.v. Although there appear to be almost no unbelieving Jews, God has preserved a relatively small but definite, number.
d. Grace in order to be grace has to exclude every other human consideration.
 e. So, God’s election of a remnant of Israelites by grace is sufficient demonstration that God has not completely abandoned Israel and his eternal purposes for her.
4. The rest of Israel has been judicially hardened by God so as not to see and believe the gospel.
a. Why judgment?
i. They pursued righteousness/justification by works of the law not by faith.ii. They rejected Jesus as their Messiah. They stumbled over the stumbling stone instead of being built on the cornerstone.
b. Israel has been judicially hardened in the past because of their rebellion:
i. Verse 8: From Isaiah 29:4, 10 and echoes of Isaiah 6:9.
Brought low, you will speak from the ground; your speech will mumble out of the dust. Your voice will come ghostlike from the earth; out of the dust your speech will whisper. (Isa. 29:4 NIV)
The LORD has brought over you a deep sleep: He has sealed your eyes (the prophets); he has covered your heads (the seers). (Isa. 29:10 NIV)
He said, "Go and tell this people: "'Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.' (Isa. 6:9 NIV)
ii. Verses 9–10: From Psalm 69.
Psa 69:22 May the table set before them become a snare; may it become retribution and a trap. Psa 69:23 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.
c. Why was Israel judicially hardened?
i. They deserved it because of their rebellion and stubborn unbelief.ii. Their hardening opened up the door of grace to the Gentiles (11:11ff.)

“God’s Word to the World” (Romans 10:14–21)

“God’s Word to the World” (Romans 10:14–21)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, September 2, 2018
 
Romans 10:14–21 (NIV)
14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
16 But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?” 17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. 18 But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did:
“Their voice has gone out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.”
19 Again I ask: Did Israel not understand? First, Moses says,
“I will make you envious by those who are not a nation;
I will make you angry by a nation that has no understanding.”
20 And Isaiah boldly says,
“I was found by those who did not seek me;
I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me.”
21 But concerning Israel he says,
“All day long I have held out my hands
to a disobedient and obstinate people.”
 
The Proclamation and Reception of the Gospel (14–15, 17).
 
The Hearing and Rejection of the Gospel (vv. 16, 18–21).
 
Main Idea: Believers have a responsibility to proclaim the Gospel, and hearers have a responsibility to accept the Gospel.

“Respecting Personal Property” (Exodus 22:1–15)

“Respecting Personal Property” (Exodus 22:1–15)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, August 26, 2018
Exodus 22:1–15 (NIV)
22  “Whoever steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it must pay back five head of cattle for the ox and four sheep for the sheep.
2 “If a thief is caught breaking in at night and is struck a fatal blow, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed; 3 but if it happens after sunrise, the defender is guilty of bloodshed.
“Anyone who steals must certainly make restitution, but if they have nothing, they must be sold to pay for their theft. 4 If the stolen animal is found alive in their possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—they must pay back double.
5 “If anyone grazes their livestock in a field or vineyard and lets them stray and they graze in someone else’s field, the offender must make restitution from the best of their own field or vineyard.
6 “If a fire breaks out and spreads into thornbushes so that it burns shocks of grain or standing grain or the whole field, the one who started the fire must make restitution.
7 “If anyone gives a neighbor silver or goods for safekeeping and they are stolen from the neighbor’s house, the thief, if caught, must pay back double. 8 But if the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges, and they must determine whether the owner of the house has laid hands on the other person’s property. 9 In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any other lost property about which somebody says, ‘This is mine,’ both parties are to bring their cases before the judges.  The one whom the judges declare guilty must pay back double to the other.
10 “If anyone gives a donkey, an ox, a sheep or any other animal to their neighbor for safekeeping and it dies or is injured or is taken away while no one is looking, 11 the issue between them will be settled by the taking of an oath before the Lord that the neighbor did not lay hands on the other person’s property. The owner is to accept this, and no restitution is required. 12 But if the animal was stolen from the neighbor, restitution must be made to the owner. 13 If it was torn to pieces by a wild animal, the neighbor shall bring in the remains as evidence and shall not be required to pay for the torn animal.
14 “If anyone borrows an animal from their neighbor and it is injured or dies while the owner is not present, they must make restitution. 15 But if the owner is with the animal, the borrower will not have to pay. If the animal was hired, the money paid for the hire covers the loss.
1. Punishment for the Theft of Personal Property
5 David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, "As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this must die! 6 He must pay for that lamb four times over, because he did such a thing and had no pity." (2 Sam. 12:5-6 NIV)
8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount." 9 Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. (Lk. 19:8-9 NIV)
2. Liability for the Destruction of Personal Property
3. Resolving Disputes over Personal Property
Several principles emerge from these laws that may be applied to our walk as Christians:
1. Theft is wrong and is incompatible with walking the Christian life.
Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need. (Eph. 4:28 NIV)
2. The Bible advocates the principle of the ownership of personal property.
3. Personal property is to be respected as an expression of love of neighbor.
4. Stolen property was to be fully restored by the thief (plus double or even 4 or 5-fold). Nothing short of full restitution was accepted.
5. Proper care and diligence should be given when entrusted with the property of another. Carelessness or negligence that results in the loss or damage of another’s property means that the borrower is responsible for full restitution.
6. Property is never on par with human life. One may kill a thief if one reasonably feels endangered by the thief, but one may not kill a person for the sake of a stolen sheep. The defense of human life is the highest moral law, and it trumps lower laws.
7. When people live in society together there will be disputes and conflicts. As such, an equitable method for resolving property disputes is essential for society to function.
And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. (Matt. 5:40 NIV)
“If any of you has a dispute with another, do you dare to take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the Lord’s people? Or do you not know that the Lord’s people will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases? Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life! Therefore, if you have disputes about such matters, do you ask for a ruling from those whose way of life is scorned in the church? I say this to shame you. Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute between believers? But instead, one brother takes another to court—and this in front of unbelievers! The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated? Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, and you do this to your brothers and sisters.” (1 Corinthians 6:1–8, NIV)

“Salvation for Everyone Who Believes” (Romans 10:5–13)

“Salvation for Everyone Who Believes” (Romans 10:5–13)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, August 26, 2018
Romans 10:5–13 (NIV) 5 Moses writes this about the righteousness that is by the law: “The person who does these things will live by them.”  6 But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’”  (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 “or ‘Who will descend into the deep?’”  (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: 9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. 11 As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.”  12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” 
1. Striving for a right standing before God by obeying the Law of Moses is a never-ending, never-succeeding struggle (5).
Lev 18:5 Keep my decrees and laws, for the person who obeys them will live by them. I am the LORD.
2. The Gospel that offers a right standing before God by faith is readily available and accessible (6–8).
Deut 30:12–14 It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, "Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?" Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, "Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?" No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.
3. The proper response to the Gospel message which results in salvation is a full trust in and acknowledgment of the Lordship of the Risen Christ (9–10).
4. This Gospel message that brings salvation to all who believe in Christ is available to everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, social class, or moral worthiness.
Isa 28:16 So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who relies on it will never be stricken with panic.
Joe 2:32 (3:5 in Heb.) And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has said, even among the survivors whom the LORD calls.
Main Idea: You can never hope to achieve a right standing with God on the basis of your own good works, so stop striving and start trusting in the Risen, Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved, regardless of who you are or where you are from.

“An Eye for an Eye” (Exodus 21:12–36)

“An Eye for an Eye” (Exodus 21:12–36)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, August 19, 2018
Exodus 21:12–36 (NIV)
12 “Anyone who strikes a person with a fatal blow is to be put to death. 13 However, if it is not done intentionally, but God lets it happen, they are to flee to a place I will designate. 14 But if anyone schemes and kills someone deliberately, that person is to be taken from my altar and put to death.
15 “Anyone who attacks their father or mother is to be put to death.
16 “Anyone who kidnaps someone is to be put to death, whether the victim has been sold or is still in the kidnapper’s possession.
17 “Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.
18 “If people quarrel and one person hits another with a stone or with their fist and the victim does not die but is confined to bed, 19 the one who struck the blow will not be held liable if the other can get up and walk around outside with a staff; however, the guilty party must pay the injured person for any loss of time and see that the victim is completely healed.
20 “Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result, 21 but they are not to be punished if the slave recovers after a day or two, since the slave is their property.
22 “If people are fighting and hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman’s husband demands and the court allows. 23 But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.
26 “An owner who hits a male or female slave in the eye and destroys it must let the slave go free to compensate for the eye. 27 And an owner who knocks out the tooth of a male or female slave must let the slave go free to compensate for the tooth.
28 “If a bull gores a man or woman to death, the bull is to be stoned to death, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the bull will not be held responsible. 29 If, however, the bull has had the habit of goring and the owner has been warned but has not kept it penned up and it kills a man or woman, the bull is to be stoned and its owner also is to be put to death. 30 However, if payment is demanded, the owner may redeem his life by the payment of whatever is demanded. 31 This law also applies if the bull gores a son or daughter. 32 If the bull gores a male or female slave, the owner must pay thirty shekels  of silver to the master of the slave, and the bull is to be stoned to death.
33 “If anyone uncovers a pit or digs one and fails to cover it and an ox or a donkey falls into it, 34 the one who opened the pit must pay the owner for the loss and take the dead animal in exchange.
35 “If anyone’s bull injures someone else’s bull and it dies, the two parties are to sell the live one and divide both the money and the dead animal equally. 36 However, if it was known that the bull had the habit of goring, yet the owner did not keep it penned up, the owner must pay, animal for animal, and take the dead animal in exchange.
1. It is Morally Evil to Directly Harm or Injur Another Person, without Just Cause (21:12–27).
a. Certain Violent Acts Deserve the Death Penalty
i. Murder or Intentional Manslaughter (6th command) (12–14)
ii. Violent Acts or Curses against Parents (5th command/6th command) (15, 17)
iii. Kidnapping/Slave Trading (6th command/8th command) (16)
iv. Excessive Beating of a Slave that Results in Death (6th command) (20–21)
v. Manslaughter of an Unborn Child (6th command) (22–25)
b. Other Violent Acts that Result in Personal Injury May Receive Lesser Penalties.
i. Unintentional or Accidental Manslaughter (13)
ii. Fighting or Brawling that Results in Personal Injury (18–19)
iii. Punishment of a Slave that Results in Personal Injury (26–27)
2. It is Morally Evil to Indirectly Harm or Injur Another Person, Due to Negligence (21:28–36).
a. Willful Negligence that Results in the Death of Another Person is Equivalent to Manslaughter and Is Punishable by Death (28–29).
b. The Life of the One Guilty of Willful Negligent Manslaughter May be Redeemed by a Payment of Money and Damages (30–32).
c. In Cases of Willful Negligence that Result in Injury or Damage to Another Person’s Property, the One Who Suffered Loss Must Be Fully Compensated by the Negligent Party (33–36).
Main Idea: Love for One’s Neighbor Requires Valuing the Life, Personal Health and Welfare, and the Property of our Neighbor.
Principles:a. All human life is precious, from the youngest unborn child and the lowest class slave to the wealthy nobleman and privileged royalty.b. All punishment must be in accordance with the crime. The level of punishment should match the level of the crime. Too low a penalty, and the seriousness of the crime is devalued and victims become downtrodden. Society becomes violent and crime is running rampant, because evil is not punished with sufficient severity. Too harsh a penalty, and the justice system is filled with violent abuse, misused power, and the oppression of the vulnerable.c. We should respect the personal property of our neighbors and provide restitution when our actions (whether negligent or not) cause damage or injury.d. Gross disrespect for the dignity of a parent is so perverse that it warps the soul. Someone who does this will have no respect for any other person’s rights and will be a menace to society.e. God’s people should embrace an ethic of valuing human life and valuing one another’s property that is higher than the ethic of the surrounding culture.f. We must take appropriate care with our animals and property so that they do not endanger the life or wellbeing of another person.

“Whose Righteousness?” (Romans 10:1–4)

“Whose Righteousness?” (Romans 10:1–4)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, August 19, 2018
Romans 10:1–4 (NIV) 1 Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3 Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. 4 Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
1. Our Passion for the Gospel Must Include a Compassion for Lost Souls (1).
2. Our Pursuit of God Cannot Be Based on Sincerity (Zeal) Alone; It Must Be Accompanied by Truth (2).
3. Our Position as Justified Before God Cannot Be Attained by Our Own Good Works; It Can Only Be Granted on the Basis of the Righteousness of God (3).
4. Our Perception of the Law of God Must Include an Understanding of Its Proper Goal: Christ (4).

“Dignity for the Destitute” (Exodus 21:1–11)

“Dignity for the Destitute” (Exodus 21:1–11)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, August 12, 2018
Exodus 21:1–11 (NIV) “These are the laws you are to set before them:        2 “If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free, without paying anything. 3 If he comes alone, he is to go free alone; but if he has a wife when he comes, she is to go with him. 4 If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free.        5 “But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children and do not want to go free,’ 6 then his master must take him before the judges.  He shall take him to the door or the doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he will be his servant for life.        7 “If a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as male servants do. 8 If she does not please the master who has selected her for himself, he must let her be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, because he has broken faith with her. 9 If he selects her for his son, he must grant her the rights of a daughter. 10 If he marries another woman, he must not deprive the first one of her food, clothing and marital rights. 11 If he does not provide her with these three things, she is to go free, without any payment of money.
1. The Dignity of Financial Responsibility (Repayment of a Debt).
2. The Dignity of Freedom
3. The Dignity of Family
4. The Dignity of Fealty
5. The Dignity of Faithful Support (or, Fulfilled Promises).
Main Idea: Even those in the most desperate and destitute of situations are to be afforded dignity. Christian love demands that we treat with respect and dignity all people, even those in the most lowly of ranks and situations.

“A Stone of Stumbling” (Romans 9:30–33)

“A Stone of Stumbling” (Romans 9:30–33)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, August 12, 2018
Romans 9:30–33, NIV       30 What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; 31 but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness, have not attained their goal.        32 Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.        33 As it is written:
"See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall, and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame."
1. The Gentiles (in great numbers) have received the righteousness of God, even though they did not pursue it, because they received it through faith (30).
2. The Jews (in great numbers) have not received the righteousness of God, even though they did pursue it, because they pursued it through the works of the Law (31–32a).
3. The failure of many Jews to receive salvation in Jesus their Messiah is a failure to see their own sacred Scriptures as culminating and being fulfilled in him (32b–33).
4. Yet, there is still eternal salvation for everyone (Jew and Gentile alike) who puts their trust in Jesus, the chief Cornerstone, as Savior and Lord (33b).
Main Idea: Whether Jew or Gentile, the only way to be declared righteous before God is through faith in Jesus Christ; it cannot be earned through moral achievement.

“Fear God and Honor His Name” (Exodus 20:18–26)

“Fear God and Honor His Name” (Exodus 20:18–26)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, August 5, 2018
Exodus 20:18–26 (NIV) 18 When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear. They stayed at a distance 19 and said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have God speak to us or we will die.” 20 Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.” 21 The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was. 22 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites this: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven: 23 Do not make any gods to be alongside me; do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gods of gold. 24 “‘Make an altar of earth for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, your sheep and goats and your cattle. Wherever I cause my name to be honored, I will come to you and bless you. 25 If you make an altar of stones for me, do not build it with dressed stones, for you will defile it if you use a tool on it. 26 And do not go up to my altar on steps, or your private parts may be exposed.’
1. Don’t be afraid but fear (18–21).
a. In recognition of the Lord’s awesome power and holiness, the people respond with a natural fear and trepidation (18–19).
b. Instead of a natural fear and trepidation at the sights and sounds of God’s presence, the people were to have a genuine and lasting fear of God that fueled reverence and obedience.
2. Don't worship gods but worship the LORD as God (22–28).
a. Worship of the true God is governed by his Word.
b. Worship of the true God is exclusive.
c. Worship of the true God requires single-minded devotion and simplicity.
d. Worship of the true God requires atoning sacrifice.
e. Worship of the true God requires the honor and reverence of his name.
Main Idea: In worship, the Holy Lord is to be reverenced and honored in obedience to his Word in such a way that He and He alone is the focus, not any other gods or any other human achievements.

“God’s Chosen Family” (Romans 9:24–29)

“God’s Chosen Family” (Romans 9:24–29)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, August 5, 2018
Romans 9:24–29 (NIV)
24 even us, whom he also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles? 25 As he says in Hosea:
“I will call them ‘my people’ who are not my people;
and I will call her ‘my loved one’ who is not my loved one,” 
26 and,
“In the very place where it was said to them,
‘You are not my people,’
there they will be called ‘children of the living God.’ ” 
27 Isaiah cries out concerning Israel:
“Though the number of the Israelites be like the sand by the sea,
only the remnant will be saved.
28 For the Lord will carry out
his sentence on earth with speed and finality.” 
29 It is just as Isaiah said previously:
“Unless the Lord Almighty
had left us descendants,
we would have become like Sodom,
we would have been like Gomorrah.” 
1. In his loving sovereignty, God is calling and creating a spiritual family out of all of the families of the earth.
2. In his loving sovereignty, God is showing mercy to those who don’t deserve mercy and weren’t expected to receive mercy (the Gentiles).
3. In his loving sovereignty, God is showing mercy to only a remnant of those who were thought to deserve mercy (Israel).

"Coveting and Idolatry" (Exodus 20:17)

"Coveting and Idolatry" (Exodus 20:17)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, July 22, 2018
Exodus 20:17, NIV"You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."
1. The Background and Uniqueness of the Command
2. The Meaning of the Command
3. The Command on Display throughout Scripture
4. The Application of the Command
Main Idea: God's people should be marked by contentment and thanksgiving to God, not greed and coveting, which reveal the idolatry of the heart.

"The Glory of God in Judgment and Mercy" (Romans 9:22-23)

"The Glory of God in Judgment and Mercy" (Romans 9:22-23)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, July 22, 2018
Romans 9:22-2322 What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience the objects of his wrath-- prepared for destruction? 23 What if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory--
1. God is glorified in the judgment of sinners, because it reveals the glory of his attributes of righteousness, justice, and holiness.
2. God is even more glorified in his mercy shown to sinners, because it reveals the glory of his attributes of mercy, love, and grace.
Main Idea: It is God's right as the Sovereign Creator to magnify his own glory in the way that he deems best, both in the judgment of sinners and in his choosing to show mercy to some.

“Truth and Justice” (Exodus 20:16)

“Truth and Justice” (Exodus 20:16)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, July 15, 2018
“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.” (Exo 20:16 NIV)
1. Ancient Background of the Command2. Meaning of the Command3. The Command in its OT Context4. The Command in its NT Context5. Applications of the Command

"The Potter's Prerogative" (Romans 9:19-24)

“The Potter’s Prerogative” (Romans 9:19–24)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, July 15, 2018
Romans 9:19–24 (NIV)        19 One of you will say to me: “Then why does God still blame us? For who is able to resist his will?” 20 But who are you, a human being, to talk back to God? “Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, ‘Why did you make me like this?’ ”  21 Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?        22 What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience the objects of his wrath—prepared for destruction? 23 What if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory—24 even us, whom he also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?
Intro: Have we misunderstood Paul?
Situation and Problem: Israel’s Unbelief: is the problem with God’s Word/Promise?
Proposition: No! God’s Word has not failed (v. 6a).
Major Premise: Not all those descended from Israel are Israel (v. 6b).
Support #1 for major premise: Inclusion in the true Israel is not based on Abrahamic paternity, but on God’s call (vv. 7–9).
Evidence: Isaac and Ishmael were both children of Abraham, but Isaac was the chosen seed of Abraham not Ishmael.
Support #2 for major premise: Inclusion in the true Israel is not based on Abrahamic paternity or meritorious deeds, but on God’s call (vv. 10–13).
Evidence: Jacob and Esau were both the children of Isaac, the seed of Abraham, but before they were born and before they had done good or evil, God chose Jacob to continue the seed of Abraham.
Objection: Is God unrighteous? (v. 14a)
Response: Absolutely not! (v. 14b)
Scriptural warrant #1 for response: To Moses: “I will have mercy on whomever I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I have compassion” (v. 15).
Inference #1: God’s bestowal of mercy is not based on human considerations, but only on God’s nature, an essential aspect of which is to show mercy to whom he pleases, apart from human considerations (v. 16).
Scriptural warrant #2 for response: To Pharaoh: “For this very purpose I raised you up in order that I might display my power in you and in order that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth” (v. 17).
Inference #2: God has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills (v. 18).
Objection: How can we then be held responsible if no one can resist God's sovereign will? (v. 19)
Response:
1. Remember who you are. You are the creature; God is the Creator.
2. The creature has no right to object or “talk back to” or question (in a judgmental way) the Creator.
3. The Creator has the right to make what he wills to make and do what he wills to do.
4. God is glorified in his right as Creator to do what he wills with his creation.

"Honoring One Another's Property" (Exodus 20:15)

“Honoring One Another’s Property” (Exodus 20:15)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, July 8, 2018
“You shall not steal.” (Exo 20:15, NIV)
The Ancient Background of the Command
The Meaning of the Command
The Application of the Command in the Old Testament
The Application of the Command in the New Testament
The Modern Application of the Command

"God's Sovereign Hardening" (Romans 9:17-18)

"God's Sovereign Hardening" (Romans 9:17-18) Pastor Cameron Jungels Eastside Baptist Church Sunday AM, July 8, 2018
14 What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all! 15 For he says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion." 16 It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God's mercy. 17 For Scripture says to Pharaoh: "I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth." 18 Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden. (Rom. 9:14-18 NIV)
Examples of God's Hardening in Scripture
God's Hardening of Pharaoh (Exodus 4-14)
God's Hardening of Sihon, King of Heshbon (Deuteronomy 2:30)
God's Hardening of Israel in Isaiah's Time (Isaiah 6:8-13)
God's Hardening of Israel in Jesus' Time (John 12:37-41)
God's Hardening of Israel in Paul's Time (Romans 9-11)
Principles of God's Hardening from Scripture
God Hardens Sovereignly
When God hardens, it is completely compatible with the stubbornness and hard-heartedness of the individual.
God hardens as a means of judgment, leading to greater judgment.
When God hardens some, others receive mercy.
Everyone whom God hardens deserves it.
God hardens to advance his own glory and fame.

“The Sanctity of Marriage” (Exodus 20:14)

“The Sanctity of Marriage” (Exodus 20:14)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, July 1, 2018
“Do Not Commit Adultery” (Exod. 20:14)
1. What is the historical and cultural background for this command?
2. What is adultery?
a. Adultery is fundamentally a breach or violation of covenantal obligations. It is a breach of the marriage covenant, particularly by engaging in sexual relations with someone other than your spouse.b. Other forms of inappropriate sexual actions (homosexuality, fornication, bestiality, pornography, self-gratification) would all be considered sexual sins in the OT, but they are not technically adultery. c. Adultery is treated with special significance in the Scriptures, because it involves the severing of a covenantal marriage agreement between two individuals. It is considered a crime against people, the family, society, and against God.d. In the Hebrew Bible, the prohibition against adultery is fundamentally designed to protect the sanctity of the family, which serves as the foundation for all of society.
3. How is this command applied in the Old Testament?
a. Adultery was a capital offense in OT Israel. Lev 20:10; Deut 22:22b. Consensual sex between a betrothed woman and a man that she was not betrothed to was considered adultery and carried the death penalty (Deut 22:23–24).c. Examples of adultery: David/Bathsheba in 2 Sam 11.d. Adultery in wisdom literature: Proverbs carries repeated warnings about engaging in adultery and the lure of the adulterous woman.e. Adultery is used metaphorically to refer to Israel’s unfaithful violation of their covenant with Yahweh. Their worship of false gods is typically referred to as an act of whoredom/adultery. It is a covenant breach where the covenant involved an exclusive, permanent relationship between two parties.
4. How is the command applied in the New Testament?
a. Little change in terms of ethics from OT to NT.b. Adultery include sins of the heart (Matt 5:27–28; cf. Matthew 15:17–20). c. Illegitimate divorce is considered adultery. Also, marrying someone who was illegitimately divorced is also considered adultery (Matt 5:31–32; Matt 19:1–9).d. Adultery is also used metaphorically to represent idolatry/false worship in the NT. (James 4:4)
5. Conclusion
a. Adultery is a violation of life’s most important relationship. b. Adultery is the destruction of a marriage, which results in the destruction of a family, which inevitably will erode the foundation of a society.c. Adultery is a demonstration of a lack of faithfulness to one’s commitments and to the well-being of his or her closest human relationship. Unfaithfulness in the closest of relationships destroys faithfulness and integrity in all relationships.d. It is a sin against God himself and a violation of his holy purity. It should never be named among God’s holy people.

“God’s Sovereign Mercy” (Romans 9:14–18)

“God’s Sovereign Mercy” (Romans 9:14–18)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, July 1, 2018
       14 What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all! 15 For he says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion." 16 It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God's mercy. 17 For Scripture says to Pharaoh: "I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth." 18 Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden. (Rom. 9:14-18 NIV)
1. Who Is Being Elected and What Are They Being Elected To?
a. Is the election discussed in this passage corporate (peoples/nations) or individuals?b. Is the election discussed in this passage temporal (within time for historical purposes) or eternal (unto salvation)?
2. If this passage is talking about the election of individuals unto eternal salvation, on what basis does he elect them?
a. Not ancestry (Abraham)b. Not parentage (Isaac/Rebecca)c. Not worthiness of position (older over younger) or normal human considerationsd. Not works or character (before Jacob and Esau were born and “not on the basis of works”)e. Not on the basis of foreseen faith (“not of works” vs. “him who calls” not “by faith”)f. It is based on the wise, loving, sovereign, eternal, electing purpose of God (“in order that God’s electing purpose might stand”).
3. If God elects individuals to eternal salvation unconditionally, purely on the basis of his wise and loving sovereign will, then how can God be righteous and just? Isn’t this unfair?
a. How do we determine the justice of God?b. Isn’t God the author and exemplar of all justice?c. Wouldn’t an appropriate definition of the justice of God have to begin with God himself and what he has said about his justice in his own Word? This is why Paul uses Scripture and the words of God in his answer to the potential objection about God’s justice.d. Why would we think that we could determine what is just and fair?
4. God is just in his unconditional election of individuals to salvation, because it is consistent with the character and revelation of God himself.

“Valuing Human Life” (Exodus 20:13)

“Valuing Human Life” (Exodus 20:13)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, June 24, 2018
"You shall not murder. (Exod. 20:13 NIV)
1) The Giver of the Commandment
2) The Reason for the Commandment
3) The Meaning of the Commandment
4) The Exceptions to the Commandment (or Its Wrong Applications)
5) The Extension of the Commandment (or Its Appropriate Applications)
Main Idea: The Sixth commandment is a prohibition against the unlawful taking of a human life, but merely refraining from killing another human being is not our full obedience to this command. This command requires love for our fellow man that abstains not only from physical violence but also anger and malice toward one another.

“God’s Electing Purpose” (Romans 9:10–13)

“God’s Electing Purpose” (Romans 9:10–13)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, June 24, 2018
Romans 9:6–13 (NIV)        6 It is not as though God’s word had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. 7 Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham’s children. On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”  8 In other words, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring. 9 For this was how the promise was stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”         10 Not only that, but Rebekah’s children were conceived at the same time by our father Isaac. 11 Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad—in order that God’s purpose in election might stand: 12 not by works but by him who calls—she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”  13 Just as it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.” 
1. Israel Not Israel
2. Promise Not Parents
3. God’s Power Not Human Plans
4. Grace Not Worthiness
a. Not the worthiness of ancestryb. Not the worthiness of positionc. Not the worthiness of good worksd. Not the worthiness of future faith
5. God’s Electing Purpose Not Anything Else!
God’s Purpose:
a. Originates with Godb. Eternal and Unchangeablec. Predestined and Settledd. All-encompassing and Universale. Operates by Grace not Meritf. Works in Concert with Electiong. Issues in a Gracious, Effectual Calling