Eastside Baptist Church, Winfield, Alabama

“God with Us” (Exodus 33:7–17)

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

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

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

The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 40: “Israel’s Sin and the Servant’s Obedience” (Isaiah 50:1-11)

The Prophecy of Isaiah: A Bible StudyLesson 40: “Israel’s Sin and the Servant’s Obedience” (Isaiah 50:1-11)
1. The Redeeming Lord and His Wayward People (Isaiah 50:1-3)*
a. The Unresponsive Family (Isaiah 50:1-2b)
 1 This is what the Lord says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of my creditors did I sell you? Because of your sins you were sold; because of your transgressions your mother was sent away. 2 When I came, why was there no one? When I called, why was there no one to answer? ... (Isaiah 50:1–2b, NIV)
b. The Competent Lord (Isaiah 50:2c-3)
 2 ...Was my arm too short to deliver you? Do I lack the strength to rescue you? By a mere rebuke I dry up the sea, I turn rivers into a desert; their fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst. 3 I clothe the heavens with darkness and make sackcloth its covering.” (Isaiah 50:2–3, NIV)
2. The Sovereign Lord and the Testimony of His Servant (Isaiah 50:4-11)
a. The Responsive Servant (Isaiah 50:4-6)
4 The Sovereign Lord has given me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed. 5 The Sovereign Lord has opened my ears; I have not been rebellious, I have not turned away. 6 I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting. (Isaiah 50:4–6, NIV)
b. The Competent Lord (Isaiah 50:7-9)
7 Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore have I set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame. 8 He who vindicates me is near. Who then will bring charges against me? Let us face each other! Who is my accuser? Let him confront me! 9 It is the Sovereign Lord who helps me. Who will condemn me? They will all wear out like a garment; the moths will eat them up. (Isaiah 50:7–9, NIV)
c. The Servant and the Remnant (Isaiah 50:10-11)
 10 Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the word of his servant? Let the one who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on their God. 11 But now, all you who light fires and provide yourselves with flaming torches, go, walk in the light of your fires and of the torches you have set ablaze. This is what you shall receive from my hand: You will lie down in torment. (Isaiah 50:10–11, NIV)
* The outline is adapted from J. A. Motyer, The Prophecy of Isaiah: An Introduction & Commentary (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1996).

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

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

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

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

The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 39: “The Lord’s Servant and Israel’s Return” (Isaiah 49:1-26)

The Prophecy of Isaiah: A Bible StudyLesson 39: “The Lord’s Servant and Israel’s Return” (Isaiah 49:1-26)*
1. The Lord’s Servant (Isaiah 49:1-7)
a. The Servant’s Call (Isaiah 49:1-3)
1 Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: Before I was born the Lord called me; from my mother’s womb he has spoken my name. 2 He made my mouth like a sharpened sword, in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me into a polished arrow and concealed me in his quiver. 3 He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will display my splendor.” (Isaiah 49:1–3, NIV)
b. The Servant’s Cry (Isaiah 49:4)
4 But I said, “I have labored in vain; I have spent my strength for nothing at all. Yet what is due me is in the Lord’s hand, and my reward is with my God.” (Isaiah 49:4, NIV)
c. The Servant’s Confirmation (Isaiah 49:5-7)
5 And now the Lord says— he who formed me in the womb to be his servant to bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel to himself, for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord and my God has been my strength— 6 he says: “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.” 7 This is what the Lord says— the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel— to him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the servant of rulers: “Kings will see you and stand up, princes will see and bow down, because of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.” (Isaiah 49:5–7, NIV)
The Servant’s Identity
2. Israel’s Return (Isaiah 49:8-26)
a. God’s Guidance of His Servant (Isaiah 49:8-13)
8 This is what the Lord says: “In the time of my favor I will answer you, and in the day of salvation I will help you; I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land and to reassign its desolate inheritances, 9 to say to the captives, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Be free!’ “They will feed beside the roads and find pasture on every barren hill. 10 They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them. He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water. 11 I will turn all my mountains into roads, and my highways will be raised up. 12 See, they will come from afar— some from the north, some from the west, some from the region of Aswan.” 13 Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones. (Isaiah 49:8–13, NIV)
b. Zion’s Doubts (Isaiah 49:14-21)
14 But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me.” 15 “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! 16 See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me. 17 Your children hasten back, and those who laid you waste depart from you. 18 Lift up your eyes and look around; all your children gather and come to you. As surely as I live,” declares the Lord, “you will wear them all as ornaments; you will put them on, like a bride. 19 “Though you were ruined and made desolate and your land laid waste, now you will be too small for your people, and those who devoured you will be far away. 20 The children born during your bereavement will yet say in your hearing, ‘This place is too small for us; give us more space to live in.’ 21 Then you will say in your heart, ‘Who bore me these? I was bereaved and barren; I was exiled and rejected. Who brought these up? I was left all alone, but these—where have they come from?’ ” (Isaiah 49:14–21, NIV)
c. God’s Vindication (Isaiah 49:22-26)
22 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “See, I will beckon to the nations, I will lift up my banner to the peoples; they will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their hips. 23 Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down before you with their faces to the ground; they will lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord; those who hope in me will not be disappointed.” 24 Can plunder be taken from warriors, or captives be rescued from the fierce? 25 But this is what the Lord says: “Yes, captives will be taken from warriors, and plunder retrieved from the fierce; I will contend with those who contend with you, and your children I will save. 26 I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine. Then all mankind will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.” (Isaiah 49:22–26, NIV)
*Outline is adapted from Bryan E. Beyer, Encountering the Book of Isaiah: A Historical and Theological Survey, Encountering Biblical Studies (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2007).

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

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

“Gospel Plans” (Romans 15:22–33)

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

The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 38: “Israel’s Stubbornness vs. God’s Grace” (Isaiah 48:1–22)

The Prophecy of Isaiah: A Bible StudyLesson 38: “Israel’s Stubbornness vs. God’s Grace” (Isaiah 48:1–22)*
1. Israel’s Stubbornness (48:1–5)
a. Israel’s Election (48:1a)
"Listen to this, you descendants of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel and come from the line of Judah, (Isaiah 48:1a, NIV)
b. Israel’s Sin (48:1b–2)
you who take oaths in the name of the LORD and invoke the God of Israel-- but not in truth or righteousness--2 you who call yourselves citizens of the holy city and claim to rely on the God of Israel-- the LORD Almighty is his name: (Isaiah 48:1b-2, NIV)
c. Israel’s Inexcusability (48:3–5)
3 I foretold the former things long ago, my mouth announced them and I made them known; then suddenly I acted, and they came to pass. 4 For I knew how stubborn you were; your neck muscles were iron, your forehead was bronze. 5 Therefore I told you these things long ago; before they happened I announced them to you so that you could not say, 'My images brought them about; my wooden image and metal god ordained them.' (Isaiah 48:3-5, NIV)
2. God’s Even More Relentless Grace (48:6–22)
a. God’s Patience (48:6–11)
6 You have heard these things; look at them all. Will you not admit them? "From now on I will tell you of new things, of hidden things unknown to you. 7 They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot say, 'Yes, I knew of them.' 8 You have neither heard nor understood; from of old your ears have not been open. Well do I know how treacherous you are; you were called a rebel from birth. 9 For my own name's sake I delay my wrath; for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you, so as not to destroy you completely. 10 See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. 11 For my own sake, for my own sake, I do this. How can I let myself be defamed? I will not yield my glory to another. (Isaiah 48:6-11, NIV)
b. God’s Openness (48:12–16)
12“Listen to me, Jacob, Israel, whom I have called: I am he; I am the first and I am the last. 13My own hand laid the foundations of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they all stand up together. 14“Come together, all of you, and listen: Which of the idols has foretold these things? The Lord’s chosen ally will carry out his purpose against Babylon; his arm will be against the Babylonians. 15I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him. I will bring him, and he will succeed in his mission. 16“Come near me and listen to this: “From the first announcement I have not spoken in secret; at the time it happens, I am there.” And now the Sovereign Lord has sent me, endowed with his Spirit. (Isaiah 48:12–16, NIV)
c. God’s Instruction (48:17–19)
17This is what the Lord says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go. 18If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your well-being like the waves of the sea. 19Your descendants would have been like the sand, your children like its numberless grains; their name would never be blotted out nor destroyed from before me.” (Isaiah 48:17–19, NIV)
d. God’s Redemption (48:20–22)
20Leave Babylon, flee from the Babylonians! Announce this with shouts of joy and proclaim it. Send it out to the ends of the earth; say, “The Lord has redeemed his servant Jacob.” 21They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; he made water flow for them from the rock; he split the rock and water gushed out. 22“There is no peace,” says the Lord, “for the wicked.” (Isaiah 48:20–22, NIV)
*Outline adapted from Bryan E. Beyer, Encountering the Book of Isaiah: A Historical and Theological Survey, Encountering Biblical Studies (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2007).

“Moses, the Judge” (Exodus 32:15–29)

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

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

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

The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 37: "The Fall of Babylon" (Isaiah 46-47)

The Prophecy of Isaiah: A Bible StudyLesson 37: "The Fall of Babylon" (Isaiah 46-47)*
1. God vs. Babylon’s Idols (Isaiah 46)
a. Babylon’s Idols Are Humiliated (Isaiah 46:1-2)
Isaiah 46:1–2 NIV1 Bel bows down, Nebo stoops low; their idols are borne by beasts of burden. The images that are carried about are burdensome, a burden for the weary. 2 They stoop and bow down together; unable to rescue the burden, they themselves go off into captivity.
b. God’s Assurance to Israel (Isaiah 46:3-4)
Isaiah 46:3–4 NIV3 “Listen to me, you descendants of Jacob, all the remnant of the people of Israel, you whom I have upheld since your birth, and have carried since you were born. 4 Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.
c. The Futility of All Idols Anywhere (Isaiah 46:5-7)
Isaiah 46:5–7 NIV5 “With whom will you compare me or count me equal? To whom will you liken me that we may be compared? 6 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. 7 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.
d. God’s Uniqueness (Isaiah 46:8-13)
Isaiah 46:8–13 NIV8 “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. 12 Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted, you who are now far from my righteousness. 13 I am bringing my righteousness near, it is not far away; and my salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion, my splendor to Israel.
2. Taunt Against Babylon (Isaiah 47)
a. Babylon’s Shame Exposed (Isaiah 47:1-4)
Isaiah 47:1–4 NIV1 “Go down, sit in the dust, Virgin Daughter Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, queen city of the Babylonians. No more will you be called tender or delicate. 2 Take millstones and grind flour; take off your veil. Lift up your skirts, bare your legs, and wade through the streams. 3 Your nakedness will be exposed and your shame uncovered. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.” 4 Our Redeemer—the Lord Almighty is his name— is the Holy One of Israel.
b. Babylon’s Royalty Deposed (Isaiah 47:5-7)
Isaiah 47:5–7 NIV5 “Sit in silence, go into darkness, queen city of the Babylonians; no more will you be called queen of kingdoms. 6 I was angry with my people and desecrated my inheritance; I gave them into your hand, and you showed them no mercy. Even on the aged you laid a very heavy yoke. 7 You said, ‘I am forever— the eternal queen!’ But you did not consider these things or reflect on what might happen.
c. Babylon’s Bereavement and Judgment Disclosed (Isaiah 47:8-15)
Isaiah 47:8–15 NIV8 “Now then, listen, you lover of pleasure, lounging in your security and saying to yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or suffer the loss of children.’ 9 Both of these will overtake you in a moment, on a single day: loss of children and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and all your potent spells. 10 You have trusted in your wickedness and have said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge mislead you when you say to yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’ 11 Disaster will come upon you, and you will not know how to conjure it away. A calamity will fall upon you that you cannot ward off with a ransom; a catastrophe you cannot foresee will suddenly come upon you. 12 “Keep on, then, with your magic spells and with your many sorceries, which you have labored at since childhood. Perhaps you will succeed, perhaps you will cause terror. 13 All the counsel you have received has only worn you out! Let your astrologers come forward, those stargazers who make predictions month by month, let them save you from what is coming upon you. 14 Surely they are like stubble; the fire will burn them up. They cannot even save themselves from the power of the flame. These are not coals for warmth; this is not a fire to sit by. 15 That is all they are to you— these you have dealt with and labored with since childhood. All of them go on in their error; there is not one that can save you.
*The outline for this lesson is drawn from Bryan E. Beyer, Encountering the Book of Isaiah: A Historical and Theological Survey, Encountering Biblical Studies (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2007).

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

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

“United Praise” (Romans 15:7–13)

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

The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 36: "The Restoration of Jerusalem and Beyond" (Isaiah 44:24–45:25)

The Prophecy of Isaiah: A Bible StudyLesson 36: "The Restoration of Jerusalem and Beyond" (Isaiah 44:24–45:25)
1. Jerusalem’s Restoration through Cyrus (Isaiah 44:24–45:8)
• Cyrus, the Lord’s  Shepherd : Zion Rebuilt (Isaiah 44:24–28)
24 “This is what the Lord says— your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: I am the Lord, the Maker of all things, who stretches out the heavens, who spreads out the earth by myself, 25 who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who overthrows the learning of the wise and turns it into nonsense, 26 who carries out the words of his servants and fulfills the predictions of his messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘It shall be inhabited,’ of the towns of Judah, ‘They shall be rebuilt,’ and of their ruins, ‘I will restore them,’ 27 who says to the watery deep, ‘Be dry, and I will dry up your streams,’ 28 who says of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd and will accomplish all that I please; he will say of Jerusalem, “Let it be rebuilt,” and of the temple, “Let its foundations be laid.” ’ (Isaiah 44:24–28, NIV)
• Cyrus, the Lord’s  Anointed : Interlocking Purposes (Isaiah 45:1–8)
1 “This is what the Lord says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut: 2 I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. 3 I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name. 4 For the sake of Jacob my servant, of Israel my chosen, I summon you by name and bestow on you a title of honor, though you do not acknowledge me. 5 I am the Lord, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged me, 6 so that from the rising of the sun to the place of its setting people may know there is none besides me. I am the Lord, and there is no other. 7 I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the Lord, do all these things. 8 “You heavens above, rain down my righteousness; let the clouds shower it down. Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up, let righteousness flourish with it; I, the Lord, have created it. (Isaiah 45:1–8, NIV)
2. God, the Creator and Sovereign (Isaiah 45:9–13)
• The Potter and the Parent (Isaiah 45:9–11)
9 “Woe to those who quarrel with their Maker, those who are nothing but potsherds among the potsherds on the ground. Does the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘The potter has no hands’? 10 Woe to the one who says to a father, ‘What have you begotten?’ or to a mother, ‘What have you brought to birth?’ 11 “This is what the Lord says— the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: Concerning things to come, do you question me about my children, or give me orders about the work of my hands? (Isaiah 45:9–11, NIV)
• The Creator’s Right to Use Whom He Chooses (Isaiah 45:12–13)
12 It is I who made the earth and created mankind on it. My own hands stretched out the heavens; I marshaled their starry hosts. 13 I will raise up Cyrus in my righteousness: I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild my city and set my exiles free, but not for a price or reward, says the Lord Almighty.” (Isaiah 45:12–13, NIV)
3. A World Plan, A Central People (Isaiah 45:14–25)
• Gentile Submission, Israel’s Glory (Isaiah 45:14–17)
14 This is what the Lord says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, and those tall Sabeans— they will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you, coming over to you in chains. They will bow down before you and plead with you, saying, ‘Surely God is with you, and there is no other; there is no other god.’ ” 15 Truly you are a God who has been hiding himself, the God and Savior of Israel. 16 All the makers of idols will be put to shame and disgraced; they will go off into disgrace together. 17 But Israel will be saved by the Lord with an everlasting salvation; you will never be put to shame or disgraced, to ages everlasting. (Isaiah 45:14–17, NIV)
• Gentile Salvation, Israel’s Glory (Isaiah 45:18–25)
18 For this is what the Lord says— he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited— he says: “I am the Lord, and there is no other. 19 I have not spoken in secret, from somewhere in a land of darkness; I have not said to Jacob’s descendants, ‘Seek me in vain.’ I, the Lord, speak the truth; I declare what is right. 20 “Gather together and come; assemble, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry about idols of wood, who pray to gods that cannot save. 21 Declare what is to be, present it— let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago, who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the Lord? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me. 22 “Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. 23 By myself I have sworn, my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee will bow; by me every tongue will swear. 24 They will say of me, ‘In the Lord alone are deliverance and strength.’ ” All who have raged against him will come to him and be put to shame. 25 But all the descendants of Israel will find deliverance in the Lord and will make their boast in him. (Isaiah 45:18–25, NIV)

“Prone to Wander” (Exodus 32:1–6)

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

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

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

The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 35: “God's Blessing on Israel” (Isaiah 43:22–44:23)

The Prophecy of Isaiah: A Bible StudyLesson 35: “God's Blessing on Israel” (Isaiah 43:22–44:23)
1. Israel the Transgressor: Sin Exposed (43:22–24)
22 “Yet you have not called on me, Jacob, you have not wearied yourselves for me, Israel. 23 You have not brought me sheep for burnt offerings, nor honored me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with grain offerings nor wearied you with demands for incense. 24 You have not bought any fragrant calamus for me, or lavished on me the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened me with your sins and wearied me with your offenses. (Isaiah 43:22–24, NIV)
2. God the Judge (43:25–28)
25 “I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more. 26 Review the past for me, let us argue the matter together; state the case for your innocence. 27 Your first father sinned; those I sent to teach you rebelled against me. 28 So I disgraced the dignitaries of your temple; I consigned Jacob to destruction and Israel to scorn. (Isaiah 43:25–28, NIV)
3. God the Ever Gracious (44:1–8)
1 “But now listen, Jacob, my servant, Israel, whom I have chosen. 2 This is what the Lord says— he who made you, who formed you in the womb, and who will help you: Do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. 3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants. 4 They will spring up like grass in a meadow, like poplar trees by flowing streams. 5 Some will say, ‘I belong to the Lord’; others will call themselves by the name of Jacob; still others will write on their hand, ‘The Lord’s,’ and will take the name Israel. 6 “This is what the Lord says— Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God. 7 Who then is like me? Let him proclaim it. Let him declare and lay out before me what has happened since I established my ancient people, and what is yet to come— yes, let them foretell what will come. 8 Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and foretell it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one.” (Isaiah 44:1–8, NIV)
4. God's Superiority to Idols (44:9–23)
9 All who make idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Those who would speak up for them are blind; they are ignorant, to their own shame. 10 Who shapes a god and casts an idol, which can profit nothing? 11 People who do that will be put to shame; such craftsmen are only human beings. Let them all come together and take their stand; they will be brought down to terror and shame. 12 The blacksmith takes a tool and works with it in the coals; he shapes an idol with hammers, he forges it with the might of his arm. He gets hungry and loses his strength; he drinks no water and grows faint. 13 The carpenter measures with a line and makes an outline with a marker; he roughs it out with chisels and marks it with compasses. He shapes it in human form, human form in all its glory, that it may dwell in a shrine. 14 He cut down cedars, or perhaps took a cypress or oak. He let it grow among the trees of the forest, or planted a pine, and the rain made it grow. 15 It is used as fuel for burning; some of it he takes and warms himself, he kindles a fire and bakes bread. But he also fashions a god and worships it; he makes an idol and bows down to it. 16 Half of the wood he burns in the fire; over it he prepares his meal, he roasts his meat and eats his fill. He also warms himself and says, “Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.” 17 From the rest he makes a god, his idol; he bows down to it and worships. He prays to it and says, “Save me! You are my god!” 18 They know nothing, they understand nothing; their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see, and their minds closed so they cannot understand. 19 No one stops to think, no one has the knowledge or understanding to say, “Half of it I used for fuel; I even baked bread over its coals, I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make a detestable thing from what is left? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?” 20 Such a person feeds on ashes; a deluded heart misleads him; he cannot save himself, or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?” 21 “Remember these things, Jacob, for you, Israel, are my servant. I have made you, you are my servant; Israel, I will not forget you. 22 I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.” 23 Sing for joy, you heavens, for the Lord has done this; shout aloud, you earth beneath. Burst into song, you mountains, you forests and all your trees, for the Lord has redeemed Jacob, he displays his glory in Israel. (Isaiah 44:9–23, NIV)

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

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

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

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