“Grateful for What God Has Done”

“Grateful for What God Has Done”Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, November 20, 2016
     1. We should be thankful that our God made us in his image and   provided humanity with incredible dignity and purpose.
O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. 2 From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. 3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, 4 what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? 5 You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. 6 You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet: 7 all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field, 8 the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas. 9 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! (Psalm 8:1-9, NIV 1984)
     2. We should be thankful that our Creator God is longsuffering   and did not destroy humanity and start over when we rebelled against him.
14 So the LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, "Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life. 15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring1 and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel." (Genesis 3:14-15, NIV)
20 Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living. 21 The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. (Genesis 3:20-21, NIV)
     3. We should be thankful that our God does not treat us as our sins deserve.
Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. (Psalm 32:1, NIV)
8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. 9 He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; 10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. 11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; 12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. (Psalm 103:8-12, NIV)
     4. We should be thankful that God gave us his own Son, Jesus Christ, to be our redeemer.
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 3:16, NIV)
21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Co. 5:21, NIV)
24 "He himself bore our sins" in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; "by his wounds you have been healed." (1 Pet. 2:24, NIV)
Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. 3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, (1 Co. 15:1-4, NIV)
     5. We should be thankful that God did not let us go our own way, but pursued us with effectual grace.
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. (Isa. 53:6, NIV)
10 As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one; 11 there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God. 12 All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one." (Romans 3:10-12, NIV)
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. (John 6:37-39, NIV)
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. (John 6:44, NIV)
29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. 30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. (Romans 8:29-30, NIV)
9 God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. (1 Co. 1:9, NIV)
     6. We should be thankful that God has given us his Spirit and will not abandon his people, but will fully and finally save them at the last day.
13 And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession-- to the praise of his glory. (Eph. 1:13-14, NIV)
6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. (Philippians 1:6, NIV)
30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. (Romans 8:30, NIV)
38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39, NIV)
     7. We should be thankful that one day Christ our Redeemer is returning, and we will live with him forevermore in a new and perfect world.
11 For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. 12 It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, 13 while we wait for the blessed hope-- the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. (Titus 2:11-14, NIV)
16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. (1 Thess. 4:16-17, NIV)
4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. (Colossians 3:4, NIV)
Then I saw "a new heaven and a new earth," for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Look! God's dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 'He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death' or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." 5 He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" (Rev. 21:1-5, NIV)
 

“Biblical Perspectives for Election Day”

“Biblical Perspectives for Election Day”
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, November 6, 2016
1. God knows the outcome of the election for every office and issue on the ballot on Tuesday.
If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. (1 John 3:20, NIV)
From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind; 14 from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth-- 15 he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do. (Psalm 33:13-15, NIV)
You have searched me, LORD, and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. 4 Before a word is on my tongue you, LORD, know it completely. (Psalm 139:1-4, NIV)
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. (Matt. 10:30, NIV)
He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name. (Psalm 147:4, NIV)
The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. (Prov. 15:3, NIV)
Do you know how the clouds hang poised, those wonders of him who has perfect knowledge? (Job 37:16, NIV)
2. Not only does God know the outcome of the election, the outcome of the election has been ordained by God.
11 In him we were also chosen,1 having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,  12 in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. (Eph. 1:11-12, NIV)
Who can fathom the Spirit of the LORD, or instruct the LORD as his counselor? 14 Whom did the LORD consult to enlighten him, and who taught him the right way? Who was it that taught him knowledge, or showed him the path of understanding? (Isa. 40:13-14, NIV)
8 "Remember this, keep it in mind, take it to heart, you rebels.  9 Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me.  10 I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, 'My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.'  11 From the east I summon a bird of prey; from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have said, that I will bring about; what I have planned, that I will do.  (Isa. 46:8-11, NIV)
13 Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money."  14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.  15 Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that."  16 As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil.  (Jas. 4:13-16, NIV)
3. No one in this world holds a position of power or influence apart from the sovereign permission of God.
Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. (Romans 13:1, NIV)
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." (John 19:11, NIV)
He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. (Dan. 2:21, NIV)
"'The decision is announced by messengers, the holy ones declare the verdict, so that the living may know that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes and sets over them the lowliest of people.' (Dan. 4:17, NIV)
4. Jesus Christ is the ultimate ruler of the universe, and all authorities are ultimately subject to him.
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)
9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name,  10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,  11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.  (Philippians 2:9-11, NIV)
5. God’s eternal plan and purpose will not be derailed by the outcome of this week’s election.
6. In God’s eternal decree, Christ will return at the appointed time to judge all of humanity and bring his eternal kingdom to earth.
7. Let us remember where our ultimate loyalty lies, and live as citizens of the kingdom of heaven.
20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,  21 who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body. (Philippians 3:20-21, NIV)
13   All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.  14 People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own.  15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.  16 Instead, they were longing for a better country-- a heavenly one.  (Heb. 11:13-16, NIV)
13   Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.  14 As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.  15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;  16 for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."1  17 Since you call on a Father who judges each person's work impartially, live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear. (1 Pet. 1:13-17, NIV)
11   Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.  12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.  13   Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority,  14 or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right.  15 For it is God's will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.  16 Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God's slaves.  17 Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor. (1 Pet. 2:11-17, NIV)
8. Biblically, how should you vote?
a. Vote for those who will uphold what is right and just.
Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.  2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.  3 For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended.  4 For the one in authority is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God's servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.  5 Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience.  6 This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, who give their full time to governing.  7 Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor. (Romans 13:1-7, NIV)
b. Vote for people who will allow us as Christians to peacefully live out our faith and lovingly tell the good news of salvation through Christ.
I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people--  2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.  3 This is good, and pleases God our Savior,  4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.  5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus,  6 who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time.  7 And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle-- I am telling the truth, I am not lying -- and a true and faithful teacher of the Gentiles. (1 Timothy 2:1-7, NIV)

“God’s Design for Motherhood”

*Some Audio Technical Difficulties with this Recording*
“God’s Design for Motherhood”
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, May 8, 2016
1. God ordained that motherhood would be essential to fulfilling his purposes for the creation of the world and the propagation of the human race.
27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.  28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground."  (Genesis 1:27-28, NIV)
20 Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living. (Genesis 3:20, NIV)
2. God ordained that his means of salvation for sinners would come through motherhood.
15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel." (Genesis 3:15, NIV)
4 But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,  5 to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.  (Gal. 4:4-5, NIV)
3. God ordained that godly motherhood is crucial to the spiritual well-being of the family.
8 Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching. (Prov. 1:8, NIV)
15 A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom, but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother. (Prov. 29:15, NIV)
The sayings of King Lemuel-- an inspired utterance his mother taught him. (Prov. 31:1, NIV)
5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. (2 Timothy 1:5, NIV)
4. God ordained that mothers are to be loved by their husbands with a self-sacrificing love.
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her (Eph. 5:25, NIV)
28 In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. (Eph. 5:28, NIV)
5. God ordained that mothers are to be honored and obeyed by their children.
16 "Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the LORD your God is giving you. (Deut. 5:16, NIV)
16 "Cursed is anyone who dishonors their father or mother." Then all the people shall say, "Amen!" (Deut. 27:16, NIV)
A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. (Prov. 10:1, NIV)
22 Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. (Prov. 23:22, NIV)
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.  2 "Honor your father and mother"-- which is the first commandment with a promise--  3 "so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth."  (Eph. 6:1-3, NIV)
6. God ordained that he would receive glory through motherhood and especially through godly Christian mothers who love and faithfully serve their families for the Lord.
16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. (Matt. 5:16, NIV)

"The Son of Man Lays Down His Life"

"The Son of Man Lays Down His Life"
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM March 20, 2016
1. Jesus died on the cross of Calvary to be the sacrifice of atonement to remove our guilt.
2. Jesus died on the cross of Calvary to ransom us from our enslavement to sin.
3. Jesus died on the cross of Calvary to propitiate the wrath of God toward us as sinners.
4. Jesus died on the cross of Calvary to reconcile us to God because we were at enmity with him.

"The Son of Man Came to Be Our Servant"

"The Son of Man Came to Be Our Servant"
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM March 13, 2016
Scripture Texts: Philippians 2:5-7; Luke 4:14-21; Mark 10:45
1. Jesus served us by living in poverty and humility not wealth and royalty.
2. Jesus served us by enduring all of the hardships and disappointments of this life.
3. Jesus served us by enduring the most powerful temptations to sin and passing the test.
4. Jesus served us by teaching us the truth of God with clarity and authority.
5. Jesus served us by showing compassion to the needy through his miracles, signs, and wonders.
6. Jesus served us by living a perfect, law-keeping life of righteousness as our representative.
7. Jesus served us by providing a model of faith, obedience, humility, and meekness even in the face of cruel persecution.
8. Jesus served us preeminently by giving his life to the death of the cross for us in atonement for our sins.
Main Idea: Jesus, the Son of Man, humbled himself and became our servant.
Applications:
- Praise to God for Christ's service on our behalf.
- May we follow the pattern of humble service Christ has left for us.

"The Son of God Becomes a Man"

Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM March 6, 2016

"The Season of Joy"

"The Season of Joy"Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, December 6, 2015This is a Season of Joy...1. Because God has remembered and has had compassion on the desperate condition of his people.2. Because God has come to save his people.3. Because God has shown mercy to the humble and lowly.4. Because God has been faithful to all of his covenant promises.5. Because the day of our final salvation is drawing near.6. Because in Christ every season is a season of joy.

Communion Message - Cameron Jungels - 12-21-2014 PM

Communion Message - Cameron Jungels - 12-21-2014

Communion Message - Cameron Jungels - 12-21-2014 PM

Communion Message - Cameron Jungels - 12-21-2014

“The Mediator” (Topical) - Cameron Jungels- Sun PM, July 13, 2014

“The Mediator”
(Topical)Cameron
Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sun PM/July 13, 2014 
1.      
Longing for a
Mediator 
Now Eli, who was
very old, heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they
slept with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.  23 So he said to them, "Why
do you do such things? I hear from all the people about these wicked deeds of
yours.  24 No, my sons; the
report I hear spreading among the LORD's people is not good.  25If one person sins against another, God may mediate for the
offender; but if anyone sins against the LORD, who will intercede for
them?" His sons, however, did not listen to their father's rebuke,
for it was the LORD's will to put them to death.  (1 Sam. 2:22-25, NIV) 
21 "Although I am blameless, I have
no concern for myself; I despise my own life. 
22 It is all the same; that is why I say, 'He destroys both
the blameless and the wicked.'  23
When a scourge brings sudden death, he mocks the despair of the innocent.  24 When a land falls into the
hands of the wicked, he blindfolds its judges. If it is not he, then who is
it?  25 "My days are
swifter than a runner; they fly away without a glimpse of joy.  26 They skim past like boats of
papyrus, like eagles swooping down on their prey.  27 If I say, 'I will forget my
complaint, I will change my expression, and smile,'  28 I still dread all my sufferings,
for I know you will not hold me innocent. 
29 Since I am already found guilty, why should I struggle in
vain?  30 Even if I washed
myself with soap and my hands with cleansing powder,  31 you would plunge me into a
slime pit so that even my clothes would detest me.  32 "He is not a mere mortal
like me that I might answer him, that we might confront each other in
court.  33 If only there were someone to mediate between us,
someone to bring us together,  34
someone to remove God's rod from me, so that his terror would frighten me no
more.  35 Then I would
speak up without fear of him, but as it now stands with me, I cannot.  (Job 9:21-35, NIV) 
2.      Anticipating the Mediator 
Abraham – Gen 18
Moses – Exod 32-33
Daniel – Daniel 9  
3.      The Coming of the Mediator 
I urge, then,
first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made
for all people--  2 for kings
and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all
godliness and holiness.  3
This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 
4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge
of the truth.  5 For there is
one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus,  6 who gave himself as a ransom for
all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time.  7 And for this purpose I was
appointed a herald and an apostle-- I am telling the truth, I am not lying--
and a true and faithful teacher of the Gentiles. (1 Tim. 2:1-7, NIV)

Guest Speaker Miles McKee 3-23-2014 PM

Guest speaker Miles McKee

Knowing God - Lesson 4 - The Trinity (Part 2) - Cameron Jungles - Wed PM, Jan. 29, 2014

“Knowing God”: Lesson 4: “1 + 1 + 1 = 1?” (Part 2)
(Eastside Baptist/Wed PM/Jan. 29, 2014)
 
1. In terms of their essence or being, the three
persons of the Trinity have full equality.
v  Each
person of the Trinity is fully and completely God.
v  Each
person of the Trinity has all the attributes of God.
ü  Eternality
ü  Power
ü  Omniscience
ü  Omnipresence
ü  Holiness
ü  Truth
ü  Love
v  The
persons of the Trinity are not just three different ways of looking at the one
being of God.
v  There
are three distinct persons, and the being of each person is equal to the whole
being of God.
v  There
is no difference between the persons of the Trinity in terms of essence or
attributes; the only difference is in the way they relate to each other
and to creation.
 
2. In terms of their functions and roles,
there is subordination in the economic arrangement of the Trinity.
v  The
persons of the Trinity eternally exist as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
v  The
persons of the Trinity have different primary functions in relating to
the world.
v  The
Father is the originating cause, or the personal source, of:
ü  Creation
ü  Revelation
ü  Redemption
v  The
Son is the instrumental cause, or the personal agent, through
whom the Father works to bring about:
ü  Creation
ü  Revelation
ü  Redemption
v  The
Holy Spirit is the dynamic cause, or the personal force, by whom
the Father brings about these divine activities through the Son:
ü  Creation
ü  Revelation
ü  Redemption
 
When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made
subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.
(1 Co. 15:28, NIV)
 
Main Idea: The three
persons of the Trinity are equal in essence and being, but they fulfill
particular roles and functions in their relationship with each other and with
the world.

Knowing God - Lesson 3 - The Biblical Explanation of the Triunity of God - Cameron Jungles - Wed 1/22/14

“Knowing God”
Lesson 3: “1 + 1 + 1 = 1?”
 
1. The Biblical Explanation of the Triunity of God.
 
* There is only One God.
 
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the
LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
strength. (Deut. 6:4-5, NIV)
 
* The One God is Three Persons.
 
- The three persons are distinct.
 
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. (Jn. 1:1-2, NIV)
 
- The three persons have unity.
 
I and the Father are one. (Jn. 10:30, NIV)
 
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, 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. 28:19–20, NIV)
 
* There is only One God.
 
* The One God is Three Persons.
 
* Each person is fully God.
-         
The Father is God.
-         
Jesus is God.
-         
The Holy Spirit is God.
 
* Putting the 3 truths together.
-         
God is one in essence.
-         
God is three in person.
 
2. Unbiblical explanations of the Triunity of God.
 
* If the truth that there is only one God is denied, the
result is Tri-theism.
 
* If the truth that there are three distinct persons is
denied, the result is Modalism.
 
* If the truth that all three persons are fully God is
denied, the result is Arianism.
 
3. Why is the Doctrine of the Trinity important?
 
* It is essential to our understanding of God.
 
* It is essential to our salvation.

Knowing God - Lesson 2 - The Person of God - Cameron Jungles - Wed PM 1/15/14

“Knowing God” Lesson 2: “The Person of God”
 
1. God is a Person.
 
* God is Spirit.
 
God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit
and in truth." (Jn. 4:24, NIV)
 
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.
(Jn. 1:18, NIV)
 
* God is Living.
 
But the LORD is the true God; he is the living God, the
eternal King. When he is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure
his wrath. (Jer. 10:10, NIV)
 
* God is Intelligent.
 
By wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations, by
understanding he set the heavens in place; by his knowledge the watery depths
were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew. (Prov. 3:19-20, NIV)
 
Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of
God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! (Rom.
11:33, NIV)
 
* God is Purposeful.
 
This is the plan determined for the whole world; this is the
hand stretched out over all nations. For the LORD Almighty has purposed, and
who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back? (Isa.
14:26-27, NIV)
 
From the east I summon a bird of prey; from a far-off land,
a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have said, that I will bring about; what I
have planned, that I will do. (Isa. 46:11, NIV)
 
* God is Active.
 
In his defense Jesus said to them, "My Father is always
at his work to this very day, and I too am working." (Jn. 5:17, NIV)
 
for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order
to fulfill his good purpose. (Phil. 2:13, NIV)
 
* God is Free.
 
All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He
does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one
can hold back his hand or say to him: "What have you done?" (Dan.
4:35, NIV)
 
* God is Self-Conscious.
 
God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are
to say to the Israelites: 'I AM has sent me to you.'" (Exod. 3:14, NIV)
 
* God is Emotional.
 
The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and
rich in love. (Ps. 145:8, NIV)
 
2. Why is the fact that God is a person significant?
 
* The Personality of God gives significance to prayer.
 
And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for
they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them,
for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. (Matt. 6:7-8, NIV)
 
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. (1
Pet. 5:7, NIV)
 
* The Personality of God gives significance to worship.
 
"With whom will you compare me or count me equal? To
whom will you liken me that we may be compared? Some pour out gold from their
bags and weigh out silver on the scales; they hire a goldsmith to make it into
a god, and they bow down and worship it. They lift it to their shoulders and
carry it; they set it up in its place, and there it stands. From that spot it
cannot move. Even though someone cries out to it, it cannot answer; it cannot
save them from their troubles. (Isa. 46:5–7, NIV)
 
* The Personality of God gives significance to service.
 
To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ
so powerfully works in me. (Col. 1:29, NIV)

Knowing God - Lesson 1 “Who Is God?” - Cameron Jungles Wed PM 1/8/14

“Knowing God”
 
This is what the LORD says: "Let not the wise boast of
their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their
riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the
understanding to know me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice
and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight," declares the LORD.
(Jer. 9:23–24, NIV)

 Lesson 1
 
“Who Is God?”
 
The Existence &
Self-Revelation of God
 
1. Who Is God?
 
Improper Views of God
Ø  Atheism
Ø  Agnosticism
Ø  Animism
Ø  Pantheism
Ø  Henotheism
Ø  Polytheism
Ø  Deism
 
Definition of God
Ø  God
is the infinite and perfect Spirit in whom all things have their source,
support, and end.
Ø  God
is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in his being, wisdom, power,
holiness, justice, goodness, and truth.
 
2. How can I know God exists?
 
God’s Existence
Ø  Assumed
in Scripture w/o proof
Ø  God
is under no obligation to prove to man that he exists.
Ø  Proof
of God’s existence is not necessary because everyone already has an innate knowledge
of God (Psalm 19; Romans 1).
 
God’s Existence
Ø  Existence
of God must be accepted by faith not reason.
Ø  Rational
arguments are inadequate to prove the existence of God.
Ø  We
know God because he has revealed himself to us.
 
3. How can I know God?
 
General Revelation
Ø  Declares
God’s existence and greatness through his works
ü  Creation
ü  Man’s
Conscience
ü  Providence/History
Ø  Lays
framework for special revelation
Ø  Insufficient
for salvation
 
Special Revelation
Ø  Declares
God’s goodness and saving grace through his words
ü  Direct
Revelation
ü  Angels
ü  Prophets/Apostles
– Bible
ü  Jesus
Christ
Ø  Completes/interprets
general rev.
Ø  Sufficient
for salvation

“A Deeper Devotion” - Cameron Jungles - (Eastside Baptist/Sun PM/September 22, 2013)

“A Deeper Devotion” (Eastside Baptist/Sun
PM/September 22, 2013)
 

Cultivate an unquenchable desire for
God himself.

 
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul
pants for you, my God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living
God. When can I go and meet with God? (Ps. 42:1-2, NIV)
 

Cultivate an unquenchable desire for God
by spending time in his Word.

 
97 Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day
long. (Ps. 119:97, NIV) 103 How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter
than honey to my mouth! (Ps. 119:103, NIV)
 
7
The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the LORD
are trustworthy, making wise the simple. 8 The precepts of the LORD
are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant,
giving light to the eyes. 9 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring
forever. The decrees of the LORD are firm, and all of them are righteous. 10
They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than
honey, than honey from the honeycomb. (Ps. 19:7-10, NIV)
 
15 "If you love me, keep my commands. (Jn.
14:15, NIV)
 

Cultivate an unquenchable desire for
God by spending more time in prayer.

 
14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every
family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out
of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in
your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through
faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18
may have power, together with all the Lord's holy people, to grasp how wide and
long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this
love that surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled to the measure of all the
fullness of God. (Eph. 3:14-19, NIV)
 

Cultivate an unquenchable desire for
God by spending more time in worship.

 
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul
pants for you, my God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living
God. When can I go and meet with God? (Ps. 42:1-2, NIV)
 
Main Idea: Greater fruitfulness is inseparably related to
the cultivation of a deeper devotion for God.
 
7
But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8
What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of
knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider
them garbage, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not
having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is
through faith in Christ--the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of
faith. 10 I want to know Christ--yes, to know the power of his
resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his
death, 11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the
dead. 12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already
arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus
took hold of me. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself
yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and
straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win
the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. (Phil.
3:7-14, NIV)
 

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