"The Grace of Christmas" (John 1:14-18)

"The Grace of Christmas" (John 1:14-18)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, December 20, 2020
John 1:1-18, NIV
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 (John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’”) 16 Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
1. God was gracious to us when he humbled himself and came to earth as a man to live among us.
 
John 1:14 NIV14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
 
2. God was gracious to us when he revealed his glory to us through the Incarnation of the Son.
 
John 1:14 NIV14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
 
John 1:18 NIV18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
 
3. God was gracious to us when he gave us the truth of the gospel of Christ and the gift of salvation through him.
 
John 1:14 NIV14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
 
John 1:16–17 NIV16 Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
 
Main Idea: The greatest expression of the Grace of God is the Incarnation of the Son of God for our Salvation.

"Children of Christmas" (John 1:9-13)

"Children of Christmas" (John 1:9-13)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, December 13, 2020
 
John 1:1–13 NIV
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
 
1. We are not by nature children of God, and we are blind to the light.
 
John 1:9–11 NIV
9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.
 
2. We cannot by our own natural ability see the light to become children of God.
 
John 1:10–11 NIV
10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.
 
John 1:13 NIV
13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
 
3. It is only by the supernatural grace of God that we see the light and become children of God.
 
John 1:12–13 NIV
12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
 
1 John 3:1 NIV
1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
 
Main Idea: God graciously opens our blind eyes to see the light of Christ and believe, becoming children of God.

"The Light of Christmas" (John 1:4-9)

"The Light of Christmas" (John 1:4-9)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, December 6, 2020
 
John 1:1–9 NIV
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
Jesus, the Eternal Word, is Life.
The Eternal Word possesses independent life.
John 5:26 NIV
26For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.
The Eternal Word provides all creation with life.
John 1:3 NIV
3Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
 
Colossians 1:16 NIV
16For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.
 
Hebrews 1:2 NIV
2but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.
The Eternal Word provides his people eternal life.
John 1:12 NIV
12Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—
 
John 5:24–26 NIV
24“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. 25Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. 26For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.
 
Jesus, the Eternal Word, is Light.
 
John 1:4–5 NIV
4In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
The Eternal Word brought light into the darkness at Creation.
Genesis 1:3 NIV
3And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
The Eternal Word brought light into the darkness at his Incarnation.
John 1:5 NIV
5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
The Eternal Word brought the light that overpowered the darkness of sin and death.
John 1:5 NIV
5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
 
John 1:5 NKJV
5And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
 
John 12:35 NIV
35Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going.
 
John 12:36 NIV
36Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.” When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.
 
John 12:46 NIV
46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.
 
John 1:6–9 NIV
6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. 9The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
 
John 8:12 NIV
12When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
 
Main Idea: Jesus Christ is the eternal, Divine Word who created all things and came into the world to give life and light to all who believe.

"The Man of Christmas" (John 1:1-3)

"The Man of Christmas" (John 1:1-3)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, November 29, 2020
John 1:1-3, NIV
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
Christmas is about a person—the man Jesus Christ.
The Man of Christmas Is Eternal.
The Man of Christmas Is Wisdom.
The Man of Christmas Is Deity.
The Man of Christmas Is Creator.
Main Idea: Christmas is about a person—the man Jesus Christ, who is the Eternal, Wise Creator-God.

“The Sign of Lazarus” (John 11:1–45)

“The Sign of Lazarus” (John 11:1–45)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchEaster Sunday, April 21, 2019
John 11:1–45 (NIV)
11 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.) 3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.”
4 When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.” 5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6 So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days, 7 and then he said to his disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”
8 “But Rabbi,” they said, “a short while ago the Jews there tried to stone you, and yet you are going back?”
9 Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Anyone who walks in the daytime will not stumble, for they see by this world’s light. 10 It is when a person walks at night that they stumble, for they have no light.”
11 After he had said this, he went on to tell them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up.”
12 His disciples replied, “Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better.” 13 Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep.
14 So then he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead, 15 and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
16 Then Thomas (also known as Didymus) said to the rest of the disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.”
17 On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. 18 Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem, 19 and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother. 20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home.
21 “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.”
23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
24 Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
27 “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
28 After she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside. “The Teacher is here,” she said, “and is asking for you.” 29 When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him. 30 Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him. 31 When the Jews who had been with Mary in the house, comforting her, noticed how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.
32 When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. 34 “Where have you laid him?” he asked.
“Come and see, Lord,” they replied.
35 Jesus wept.
36 Then the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”
37 But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?”
38 Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. 39 “Take away the stone,” he said.
“But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.”
40 Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”
41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.”
43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face.
Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.”
45 Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him.
 
1. Lazarus did not deserve the suffering he endured.
1 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" 3 "Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. (John 9:1–3 NIV)
2. Lazarus endured an intensified suffering in accomplishing the purposes of God.
3. Lazarus died and was prepared for burial and was put in a cave tomb with a stone in front.
4. Lazarus was buried for several days in demonstration that he had assuredly succumbed to death.
5. Lazarus’ death and burial were temporary.
6. Lazarus came to life again and came out of his burial clothes.
7. Lazarus’s resurrection glorified God.
8. Lazarus’s resurrection was a sign that resulted in many people putting their faith in Jesus.
9. Lazarus’s death and resurrection happened toward the end of Jesus’ public ministry, providing a foretaste of the greater resurrection of Christ to come.
10. Lazarus’s death was the most climactic sign in demonstration of the identity and authority of Jesus Christ before his own resurrection from the grave.
11. A miraculous sign is not enough to melt the hardened heart of unbelief. A miracle of regeneration of the heart by the Spirit of God is required to bring about faith.
12. Unlike Lazarus’s resurrection, Jesus was raised never to die again. Jesus was the firstfruits of a new kind of resurrection from death.
Main Idea: The raising of Lazarus is a sign pointing to the greater resurrection of Christ. The resurrection of Christ is the greatest attestation of the authenticity and authority of the person of Jesus Christ as the Son of God. The only proper response is to believe in Him.

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

“The Sign of the Temple” (John 2:12–23)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, April 14, 2019
John 2:12–23 (NIV)        12 After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days.        13 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. 15 So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. 16 To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!” 17 His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me.”         18 The Jews then responded to him, “What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?”        19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.”        20 They replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?” 21 But the temple he had spoken of was his body. 22 After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken.
1. The Authority of Jesus is Displayed.2. The Authority of Jesus is Questioned.3. The Authenticity of Jesus’ Authority is Predicted.
* By means of a Typological Sign, comparing Jesus to the Temple:
i. The Temple was the central focus of the worship and life of the Israelite people.ii. The Temple was the means by which God’s presence dwelt with his people.iii. The Temple was the place where sacrificial blood was offered by the High Priest for atonement so that God might dwell with his people.
4. The Authority of Jesus is Confirmed.
18 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." (Matt. 28:18-20 NIV)
32 God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it. 33 Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear. 34 For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said, "'The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand 35 until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."' 36 "Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah." (Acts 2:32-36 NIV)

“The Gift of Christ: Eternal Life with God” (John 3:16; John 5:19–29)

“The Gift of Christ: Eternal Life with God” (John 3:16; John 5:19–29)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, December 23, 2018
John 3:16 (NIV) 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 5:19–29 (NIV)        19 Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. 20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, and he will show him even greater works than these, so that you will be amazed. 21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it. 22 Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, 23 that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.        24 “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. 25 Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. 26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. 27 And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man.        28 “Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29 and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned.
1. Jesus, the Son of God, is the Genesis of All Life.
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. (John 1:1–4, NIV)
1 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. 3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.  (Hebrews 1:1–3, NIV)
15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. (Colossians 1:15–17, NIV)
2. Jesus, the Son of God, is the Giver of New, Spiritual Life.
21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it. (John 5:21, NIV)
25 Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. 26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. 27 And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man. (John 5:25–27, NIV)
 1 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. (Ephesians 2:1–5, NIV)
3. Jesus, the Son of God, is the Grantor of Eternal Life that Begins in the Present Age.
24 “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. (John 5:24, NIV)
18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. (John 3:18, NIV)
1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, (Romans 8:1, NIV)
14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death. (1 John 3:14, NIV)
11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. (1 John 5:11–12, NIV)
10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. (John 10:10, NIV)
4. Jesus, the Son of God, is the Guarantor of Eternal Life in the Age to Come.
28 “Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29 and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned. (John 5:28–29, NIV)
40 For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.” (John 6:40, NIV)
27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.” (John 10:27–30, NIV)

Reflections from John 6: “Jesus, the Bread of Life”

Reflections from John 6: “Jesus, the Bread of Life”Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchMaundy Thursday, March 29, 2018
John 6:25–59 (NIV)
25 When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”
26 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. 27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”
28 Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”
29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
30 So they asked him, “What sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do? 31 Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
32 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34 “Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.”
35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 36 But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. 37 All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. 38 For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. 39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. 40 For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.”
41 At this the Jews there began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” 42 They said, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”
43 “Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus answered. 44 “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day. 45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’  Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me. 46 No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father. 47 Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life. 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. 50 But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”
52 Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
53 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. 57 Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.” 59 He said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.
1. As human beings, our default position is to look for purpose and meaning for life in all the wrong places (vv. 25–27).
2. When confronted with the prospect of our souls and eternal life, we naturally think that we can merit our way there on the basis of our performance (vv. 28–29).
3. When confronted with belief in Jesus, the Messiah, our default position is skepticism and/or self-interest (vv. 30–31).
4. When presented with Jesus, the Son of God, as the source and meaning of all of life, our natural eyes can't see it (vv. 32–36).
5. It is only through divine grace that we can see and believe that Jesus is the bread of life, the Son of God. (vv. 37–45).
6. Through faith in Jesus, and only in him, we come to know the source of all meaning and purpose and joy, and the giver of salvation and eternal life (vv. 46–59).

“Hosanna!” (Matthew 21:9; Mark 11:9–10; Luke 19:37–38; John 12:13)

“Hosanna!” (Matthew 21:9; Mark 11:9–10; Luke 19:37–38; John 12:13)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchPalm Sunday AM, March 25, 2018
The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Hosanna in the highest heaven!" (Matthew 21:9, NIV)
9 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted, "Hosanna! " "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" 10 "Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!" "Hosanna in the highest heaven!" (Mark 11:9-10, NIV)
37 When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: 38 "Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" (Luke 19:37-38, NIV)
They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna! " "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Blessed is the king of Israel!" (John 12:13, NIV)
1. The King who comes to save (Hosanna!).
22 The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; 23 the LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes. 24 The LORD has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad. 25 LORD, save us! LORD, grant us success! 26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you. (Psalm 118:22-26, NIV)
a. A spiritual savior not a political savior.
b. A suffering savior not a conquering king (yet).
6 For in Scripture it says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame." 7 Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, "The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone," 8 and, "A stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall." They stumble because they disobey the message-- which is also what they were destined for. (1 Peter 2:6-8, NIV)
2. The King who comes to represent God and accomplish his will.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! (Matthew 21:9; Mark 11:9; John 12:13)
a. With his approval, bearing his name.b. With his authority, representing his cause.c. With his purpose, accomplishing his will.
3. The King who comes to reign on David’s throne and fulfill God’s promises.
Hosanna to the Son of David! (Matthew 21:9)Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! (Luke 19:38)Blessed is the king of Israel! (John 12:13)Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! (Mark 11:10)
a. Fulfilling the Lord’s Word (to David)
Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this. (Isaiah 9:7, NIV)
b. Proving the Lord’s faithfulness (to his people)
4. The King who comes to give glory to God in heaven.
Hosanna in the highest heaven! (Matthew 21:9; Mark 11:10)Peace in heaven and glory in the highest! (Luke 19:38)
Luke 2:14 "Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests."
a. Salvationb. Peacec. Gloryd. On earth as it is in heaven – one day in Christ it will be.
Main Idea: Jesus is the suffering King who brings salvation to his people, accomplishing the will of the Father, fulfilling his promises, and achieving his glory.

“Giving One’s Life for Another”

“Giving One’s Life for Another”
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, May 28, 2017
 
John 15:12–13 (NIV)
12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
 
Romans 12:1–21 (NIV)
12 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. 2 Do 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.
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.
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.
14 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.
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.
 

“Follow Jesus” (John 21:18–25)

“Follow Jesus” (John 21:18–25)Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sunday AM/April 26, 2015John 21:15–25 (NIV)


15 When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”

“Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”

16 Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”

He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.”

17 The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”

Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Feed my sheep. 18 Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” 19 Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, “Follow me!”

20 Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them. (This was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is going to betray you?”) 21 When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?”

22 Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.” 23 Because of this, the rumor spread among the believers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?”

24 This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.

25 Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.
1.    Our service to Jesus may require great cost and possibly even the ultimate sacrifice (vv. 18–19).2.    Our service to Jesus may not look exactly the same as another’s, but our commission is the same: Follow Jesus (vv. 20–23).Main Idea: Christians are called to different paths of service that may require great sacrifice, but our ultimate purpose is to follow Jesus.

“Jesus’ Grace to Peter (and Us)” (John 21:15–17)

“Jesus’ Grace to Peter (and Us)” (John 21:15–17)Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sunday AM/April 19, 2015“When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.” Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.” The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.” (John 21:15–17, NIV) 1.    Jesus initiates a meeting with Peter. (Jesus goes seeking for his broken disciples.)2.    Jesus questions Peter’s identity. (Jesus reminds us that we are not our own but belong to him. Our true identity is in him.)3.    Jesus questions Peter’s self-confident pride. (Jesus strips away our own strength and confidence in ourselves and our tendency to compare ourselves with others.)4.    Jesus questions Peter’s loyalty and love (3 times).5.    Jesus humbles Peter so that he might graciously restore him and commission him for ministry.Main Idea: Jesus delights in graciously restoring broken sinners, especially his own disciples who royally mess up!

“Fellowship with the Risen Christ” (John 21:1–14)

“Fellowship with the Risen Christ” (John 21:1–14)Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sunday AM/April 12, 2015John 21:1–14 (NIV)
“Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way: Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. “I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. He called out to them, “Friends, haven’t you any fish?” “No,” they answered. He said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish. Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water. The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards. When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread. Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.” So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead.” (John 21:1–14, NIV)
 1.    The Risen Christ is pleased to use ordinary people engaged in ordinary occupations with all their faults and insecurities to accomplish his mission in this world.2.    The Risen Christ shows compassion for his disciples by providing physically and financially for them while also preparing them for their mission.3.    The Risen Christ demonstrates his divine knowledge and power.4.    The Risen Christ performs miracles like those during his previous ministry, showing him to be the same Jesus, now risen from the dead. 5.    The Risen Christ eats and fellowships with his disciples, serving them and providing for their needs.6.    The Risen Christ shows concern for the confident faith of his disciples.Main Idea: Jesus verifies the reality of his bodily resurrection and confirms the faith of his disciples as he prepares them for their future gospel mission.

“The Transformative Power of the Empty Tomb” (John 20:1–31)

“The Transformative Power of the Empty Tomb” (John 20:1–31)Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Easter Sunday AM/April 5, 20151.    Jesus’ Resurrection Transforms Confusion into Understanding.“Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!” So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.) Then the disciples went back to where they were staying.” (John 20:1–10, NIV) 2.    Jesus’ Resurrection Transforms Sorrow into Mission.“Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” “They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus. He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?” Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.” Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”). Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ” Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.” (John 20:11–18, NIV) 3.    Jesus’ Resurrection Transforms Fear into Joy and Peace.“On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”” (John 20:19–23, NIV) 4.    Jesus’ Resurrection Transforms Doubt into Faith.“Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.” A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!” Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”” (John 20:24–29, NIV) 5.    Jesus’ Resurrection Transforms Your               into Faith. “Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” (John 20:30–31, NIV) a.    Where are you now?i.    Confusion?ii.    Sorrow, Depression, Anxiety, Worry?iii.    Fear?iv.    Doubt or Skepticism?v.    Indifference or Apathy?b.    Where is this story drawing you?i.    To Faith (vv. 30–31).ii.    A Faith that understands the gospel and its claims regarding God, man, sin, Christ, and salvation.iii.    A Faith that is sent on mission, compelled to share the gospel, which is the power of God unto salvation for all who believe.iv.    A Faith that is unafraid of people, unafraid of the cost, unafraid of trading this life for the sake of true and lasting joy.v.    A Faith that is moved from doubt to abiding confidence in the risen Christ, seeing what is unseen and looking forward to the future hope that is held out to us in the gospel.Main Idea: Because Christ is risen from the dead and his tomb is empty, he has the power to radically transform lives from fearful, sorrowful, skeptical unbelief into confident, joyful, and enduring faith.

“The Crucifixion and Burial of Our Savior” (John 19:1–42)

“The Crucifixion and Burial of Our Savior” (John 19:1–42)Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sunday AM/March 29, 20151.    Jesus endured our shame and physical abuse.“Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they slapped him in the face. Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews gathered there, “Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him.” When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!” As soon as the chief priests and their officials saw him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!” But Pilate answered, “You take him and crucify him. As for me, I find no basis for a charge against him.” The Jewish leaders insisted, “We have a law, and according to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God.” When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid, and he went back inside the palace. “Where do you come from?” he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer. “Do you refuse to speak to me?” Pilate said. “Don’t you realize I have power either to free you or to crucify you?” Jesus answered, “You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.” From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jewish leaders kept shouting, “If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar.” When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge’s seat at a place known as the Stone Pavement (which in Aramaic is Gabbatha). It was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about noon. “Here is your king,” Pilate said to the Jews. But they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!” “Shall I crucify your king?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered. Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified. So the soldiers took charge of Jesus.” (John 19:1–16, NIV) 2.    Jesus endured the curse of our sin and the wrath of God for us.“Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). There they crucified him, and with him two others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle. Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: jesus of nazareth, the king of the jews. Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek. The chief priests of the Jews protested to Pilate, “Do not write ‘The King of the Jews,’ but that this man claimed to be king of the Jews.” Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.” When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. “Let’s not tear it,” they said to one another. “Let’s decide by lot who will get it.” This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled that said, “They divided my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment.” So this is what the soldiers did. Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.” (John 19:17–27, NIV) 3.    Jesus endured death and the grave for us.“Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of his bones will be broken,” and, as another scripture says, “They will look on the one they have pierced.” Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds. Taking Jesus’ body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs. At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid. Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.” (John 19:28–42, NIV) Main Idea: Jesus endured our shame, our abuse, our curse, God’s wrath, our death, and the grave for us that we might be forgiven and receive eternal life.

"Peter's Denial and Jesus' Interrogation" (John 18:15-40)

“Peter Denies Jesus” (John 18:15–18, 25–27)Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sunday AM/March 22, 2015“Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Because this disciple was known to the high priest, he went with Jesus into the high priest’s courtyard, but Peter had to wait outside at the door. The other disciple, who was known to the high priest, came back, spoke to the servant girl on duty there and brought Peter in. “You aren’t one of this man’s disciples too, are you?” she asked Peter. He replied, “I am not.” It was cold, and the servants and officials stood around a fire they had made to keep warm. Peter also was standing with them, warming himself.” (John 18:15–18, NIV) “Meanwhile, Simon Peter was still standing there warming himself. So they asked him, “You aren’t one of his disciples too, are you?” He denied it, saying, “I am not.” One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, challenged him, “Didn’t I see you with him in the garden?” Again Peter denied it, and at that moment a rooster began to crow.” (John 18:25–27, NIV) 1.    Peter’s denial is a fulfillment of Jesus’ own prophetic words.“Peter asked, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” Then Jesus answered, “Will you really lay down your life for me? Very truly I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times!” (John 13:37–38, NIV) 2.    Peter’s denial is an example of the truth that Jesus would have to bear the weight of our sins all alone on the cross, abandoned by his closest friends.3.    Peter’s denial is a reminder that in our own flesh we are often over-confident, but in reality we are too weak to meet real life challenges to our faith.4.    Peter’s repeated denials illustrate the truth that sin progressively binds the sinner. 5.    Peter’s denials reveal the power of the fear of man to ensnare us. 6.    Peter’s denials and Jesus’ forgiveness reminds us that we stand only by the undeserved grace of God for sinners.“Jesus Is Interrogated” (John 18:19–24, 28–40)“Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. “I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus replied. “I always taught in synagogues or at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret. Why question me? Ask those who heard me. Surely they know what I said.” When Jesus said this, one of the officials nearby slapped him in the face. “Is this the way you answer the high priest?” he demanded. “If I said something wrong,” Jesus replied, “testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?” Then Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.” (John 18:19–24, NIV) “Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness they did not enter the palace, because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover. So Pilate came out to them and asked, “What charges are you bringing against this man?” “If he were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed him over to you.” Pilate said, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” “But we have no right to execute anyone,” they objected. This took place to fulfill what Jesus had said about the kind of death he was going to die. Pilate then went back inside the palace, summoned Jesus and asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” “Is that your own idea,” Jesus asked, “or did others talk to you about me?” “Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed you over to me. What is it you have done?” Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.” “You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.” “What is truth?” retorted Pilate. With this he went out again to the Jews gathered there and said, “I find no basis for a charge against him. But it is your custom for me to release to you one prisoner at the time of the Passover. Do you want me to release ‘the king of the Jews’?” They shouted back, “No, not him! Give us Barabbas!” Now Barabbas had taken part in an uprising.” (John 18:28–40, NIV) 1.    The interrogation of Jesus before Annas reveals the illegality and injustice that Jesus’ accusers would use to murder Jesus (19–24).2.    The interrogation of Jesus before Annas reveals that Jesus was on the side of truth and openness, while his accusers were steeped in deception, plots, and manipulation (19–24).3.    The trial of Jesus before Pilate reveals the hypocrisy of outward religion (28). 4.    Jesus is a true King, but his Kingdom is not a typical earthly kingdom with armies and political alignments. His Kingdom is a spiritual, heavenly one that unworthy sinners enter into by faith (33–36).5.    Pilate’s skepticism regarding truth reflects our current postmodern age; but this narrative also reminds us that truth can only be found ultimately in Jesus, who is the way, the truth, and the life (37–38).6.    Pilate’s willingness to release a condemned man and punish an innocent man reveals the pull of our depraved hearts toward ease, physical security, and the praise of man (38–39).7.    Jesus’ standing in the place of Barabbas is a picture of what he came to do in his larger mission for sinners (39–40).Main Idea: Christ endured the abandonment and denial of his friends and the injustice and manipulation of his enemies so that he might rescue sinners from death.

John 18:1–14 - Cameron Jungels Eastside Baptist Sun AM March 15, 2015

“Jesus Betrayed and Arrested” (John 18:1–14)
Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sun AM/March 15, 2015 
John 18:1–14 (NIV)
18 When he had
finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley.
On the other side there was a garden, and he and his disciples went into it.
2 Now Judas, who
betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his
disciples. 3 So Judas came to the garden, guiding a detachment
of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees. They
were carrying torches, lanterns and weapons.
4 Jesus, knowing
all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, “Who is it you
want?”
5 “Jesus of
Nazareth,” they replied.
“I am he,” Jesus said. (And Judas
the traitor was standing there with them.) 6 When Jesus said,
“I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
7 Again he asked
them, “Who is it you want?”
“Jesus of Nazareth,” they said.
8 Jesus answered,
“I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, then let these men go.” 9 This
happened so that the words he had spoken would be fulfilled: “I have not lost
one of those you gave me.” 
10 Then Simon
Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting
off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.)
11 Jesus commanded
Peter, “Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given
me?”
12 Then the detachment
of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials arrested Jesus. They
bound him 13 and brought him first to Annas, who was the
father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year. 14 Caiaphas
was the one who had advised the Jewish leaders that it would be good if one man
died for the people.  
1.      
Jesus’ Betayal and Arrest Reveals the
Depravity and Stubbornness of Unrepentant Sinners (1–4). 
2.     
Jesus’ Betrayal and Arrest Reveals His
Divine Omniscience and the Certainty of the Father’s Plan (1–4). 
3.     
Jesus’ Betrayal and Arrest Reveals His
Divine Majesty and Authority as the Eternal God (5–7). 
4.     
Jesus’ Betrayal and Arrest Reveals His
Concern and Protection for His Chosen Disciples (8–9).  
5.     
Jesus’ Betrayal and Arrest Reveals the
stubbornness of unbelief and our tendency to see things from a short-sighted
earthly perspective (10–11).
6.    
Jesus’ Betrayal and Arrest Reveals the
humble willingness of Jesus to endure the wrath of God for sinful people as a
substitutionary atonement in fulfillment of the Father’s will (11b–14). 
Main Idea: The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus were a
necessary and purposeful part of God’s sovereign merciful plan to rescue
sinners through the atoning death of Jesus Christ.

John 17:6–26 - Cameron Jungels Eastside Baptist Sunday AM March 8, 2015

“Jesus Prays for His Disciples” (John 17:6–26)
Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sunday AM/March 8,
2015
 
John 17:6–26 (NIV)
Jesus Prays for His Disciples
6 “I
have revealed you  to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were
yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word. 7 Now
they know that everything you have given me comes from you. 8 For
I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty
that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me. 9 I
pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me,
for they are yours. 10 All I have is yours, and all you have is
mine. And glory has come to me through them. 11 I will remain
in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to
you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me,
so that they may be one as we are one. 12 While I was with
them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None has
been lost except the one doomed to destruction so that Scripture would be
fulfilled.
13 “I
am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so
that they may have the full measure of my joy within them. 14 I
have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the
world any more than I am of the world. 15 My prayer is not that
you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. 16 They
are not of the world, even as I am not of it. 17 Sanctify them
by the truth; your word is truth. 18 As you sent me into the
world, I have sent them into the world. 19 For them I sanctify
myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.
Jesus Prays for All Believers
20 “My
prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me
through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father,
just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world
may believe that you have sent me. 22 I have given them the
glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one—23 I
in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the
world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
24 “Father,
I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory,
the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the
world.
25 “Righteous
Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you
have sent me. 26 I have made you known to them, and will
continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in
them and that I myself may be in them.”
1.      
Jesus Prays for his original disciples
(6–19).
a.     
Jesus affirms the faith of his chosen disciples,
evidenced by their obedience (6–8).
b.     
Jesus exhibits a special concern for his chosen,
distinct from the world (9).
c.      
Jesus prays for spiritual protection for his
disciples (10–11, 15).
d.     
Jesus prays for unity among his disciples,
mirroring the unity of the Trinity (11).
e.     
Jesus prays that his disciples might have full
joy, even while they are hated by the world (13–14).
f.       
Jesus prays that his disciples will be
sanctified, set apart from the world, as they fulfill their mission in the
world.
 
2.     
Jesus prays for all future disciples
(20–26)
a.     
Jesus prays that our unity with each other and
our union with God will have a gospel effect on the world (20–23).
b.     
Jesus prays for the accomplishment of our future
salvation, glorified in his glorious presence (24).
c.      
Jesus prays for our abiding union with him so
that we will continue to grow in truth and love.
 
9 And this is my prayer: that your love may
abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,  10 so that you may be able to
discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,  11 filled with the fruit of
righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ-- to the glory and praise of
God.  (Philippians 1:9-11, NIV)
 
Main Idea: “May our lives (and our prayers) reflect
Jesus’ glorious and holy purposes for us.”

John 17:1–5 - Cameron Jungels Eastside Baptist Sunday AM March 1, 2015

“The Glory of God in the Glorification of the Son” (John
17:1–5)
Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sunday AM/March 1,
2015 
After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed:
"Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify
you.  2 For you granted him
authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have
given him.  3 Now this is
eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you
have sent.  4 I have brought
you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do.  5 And now, Father, glorify me in
your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began. (John
17:1-5, NIV) 
1.      
The Glory of God revealed in Jesus
Christ. 
2.     
The Grace of God mediated through Jesus
Christ.

John 16:16–33 - Cameron Jungels Eastside Baptist Sunday AM February 22, 2015

“Sorrow
Turned into Joy” (John 16:16–33)
Cameron
Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sunday AM/February 22, 2015 
John
16:16–33 (NIV)
16 Jesus
went on to say, “In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a
little while you will see me.”
17 At
this, some of his disciples said to one another, “What does he mean by saying,
‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you
will see me,’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?” 18 They
kept asking, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We don’t understand what
he is saying.”
19 Jesus
saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, “Are you asking
one another what I meant when I said, ‘In a little while you will see me no
more, and then after a little while you will see me’? 20 Very
truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will
grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. 21 A woman giving
birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born
she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world.
22 So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you
again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy. 23 In
that day you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father
will give you whatever you ask in my name. 24 Until now you
have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy
will be complete.
25 “Though
I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use
this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father. 26 In
that day you will ask in my name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on
your behalf. 27 No, the Father himself loves you because you
have loved me and have believed that I came from God. 28 I came
from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going
back to the Father.”
29 Then
Jesus’ disciples said, “Now you are speaking clearly and without figures of
speech. 30 Now we can see that you know all things and that you
do not even need to have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe that
you came from God.”
31 “Do
you now believe?” Jesus replied. 32 “A time is coming and in
fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave
me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me.
33 “I
have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you
will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”  
Main
Idea: The death and resurrection of Jesus places us in a loving relationship
with God the Father, resulting in abiding joy. 
1.       
For the original disciples, the death and
resurrection of Jesus was a time of sorrow and confusion (16–20a). 
2.     
Once accomplished, the death and resurrection
of Jesus brought about gospel understanding, the indwelling Spirit, direct
access to our Father in prayer, and abiding joy (20b–27). 
3.      
After Jesus ascends to the Father, we will face
trouble and hardship in this world in faithful loyalty to the name of Jesus,
but this trouble cannot rob our ultimate joy because Christ has conquered the
world (28–33). 
Main
Idea: The death and resurrection of Jesus places us in a loving relationship
with God the Father, resulting in abiding joy.