Eastside Baptist Church, Winfield, Alabama

“The Gift of Christ: Motivated by Love” (John 3:16)

“The Gift of Christ: Motivated by Love” (John 3:16)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, December 2, 2018
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)
1. The Gift of Christ was not motivated by:
a. Obligation or Duty
b. Indebtedness
34 "Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?" 35 "Who has ever given to God, that God should repay them?" (Rom. 11:34-35 NIV)
c. Our Merits or Worthiness
6 For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession. 7 The LORD did not set his affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. 8 But it was because the LORD loved you and kept the oath he swore to your ancestors that he brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. 9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments. (Deut. 7:6-9 NIV)
d. Our Good Works
4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, (Tit. 3:4-5 NIV)
2. The Gift of Christ was Motivated by Love.
a. Love is a fundamental attribute of God at the core of his essence.
6 And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, 7 maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation." (Exod. 34:6-7 NIV)
7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. (1 Jn. 4:7-8 NIV)
b. God’s love is self-initiated.
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. (1 Jn. 4:9-10 NIV)
c. God’s love is unconditional.
"There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one." (Rom. 3:10-12 NIV)
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Rom. 5:8 NIV)
d. God’s love is sacrificial.
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)
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends. (John 5:13 NIV)
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Cor. 5:21 NIV)
2 and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. (Eph. 5:2 NIV)
e. God’s love is generous.
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. 2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. (1 Jn. 3:1-2 NIV)
f. God’s Love is never-ending.
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. (Rom. 8:38-39 NIV)
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever. (Ps. 136:1 NIV)

The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 26: “The Rule of the Righteous King” (Isaiah 32:1–20)

The Prophecy of IsaiahLesson 26: “The Rule of the Righteous King” (Isaiah 32:1–20)
1. Characteristics of the Righteous Kingdom (Isaiah 32:1-8) 1
⦁ Upright Leadership (Isaiah 32:1-2) 
32 See, a king will reign in righteousness
and rulers will rule with justice.
2 Each one will be like a shelter from the wind
and a refuge from the storm,
like streams of water in the desert
and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.
⦁ Societal Rejuvenation (Isaiah 32:3-8)
3 Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed,
and the ears of those who hear will listen.
4 The fearful heart will know and understand,
and the stammering tongue will be fluent and clear.
5 No longer will the fool be called noble
nor the scoundrel be highly respected.
6 For fools speak folly,
their hearts are bent on evil:
They practice ungodliness
and spread error concerning the Lord;
the hungry they leave empty
and from the thirsty they withhold water.
7 Scoundrels use wicked methods,
they make up evil schemes
to destroy the poor with lies,
even when the plea of the needy is just.
8 But the noble make noble plans,
and by noble deeds they stand.
2. Judgment, Mourning, and the Outpouring of God’s Spirit (Isaiah 32:9-20)
⦁ Prelude to the Kingdom: Judgment and Mourning (Isaiah 32:9-14) 
9 You women who are so complacent,
rise up and listen to me;
you daughters who feel secure,
hear what I have to say!
10 In little more than a year
you who feel secure will tremble;
the grape harvest will fail,
and the harvest of fruit will not come.
11 Tremble, you complacent women;
shudder, you daughters who feel secure!
Strip off your fine clothes
and wrap yourselves in rags.
12 Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields,
for the fruitful vines
13 and for the land of my people,
a land overgrown with thorns and briers—
yes, mourn for all houses of merriment
and for this city of revelry.
14 The fortress will be abandoned,
the noisy city deserted;
citadel and watchtower will become a wasteland forever,
the delight of donkeys, a pasture for flocks,
⦁ The Outpouring of God’s Spirit (Isaiah 32:15-20)
15 till the Spirit is poured on us from on high,
and the desert becomes a fertile field,
and the fertile field seems like a forest.
16 The Lord’s justice will dwell in the desert,
his righteousness live in the fertile field.
17 The fruit of that righteousness will be peace;
its effect will be quietness and confidence forever.
18 My people will live in peaceful dwelling places,
in secure homes,
in undisturbed places of rest.
19 Though hail flattens the forest
and the city is leveled completely,
20 how blessed you will be,
sowing your seed by every stream,
and letting your cattle and donkeys range free.
1 The 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).

“God’s House” (Exodus 26:1–37)

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

“Christian Citizens” (Romans 13:1–7)

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

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

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

The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 25: The Folly of Trusting in People Instead of God (Isaiah 30:1–31:9)

The Prophecy of IsaiahLesson 25: The Folly of Trusting in People Instead of God (Isaiah 30:1–31:9)
1. The Folly of Trusting in Egypt Instead of the Lord (Isaiah 30:1–17; 31:1–3)
a. The Foolish Plans of Stubborn People (30:1–2)
30 “Woe to the obstinate children,”
declares the Lord,
“to those who carry out plans that are not mine,
forming an alliance, but not by my Spirit,
heaping sin upon sin;
2 who go down to Egypt
without consulting me;
who look for help to Pharaoh’s protection,
to Egypt’s shade for refuge.
b. Useless Help (30:3–7)
3 But Pharaoh’s protection will be to your shame,
Egypt’s shade will bring you disgrace.
4 Though they have officials in Zoan
and their envoys have arrived in Hanes,
5 everyone will be put to shame
because of a people useless to them,
who bring neither help nor advantage,
but only shame and disgrace.”
6 A prophecy concerning the animals of the Negev:
Through a land of hardship and distress,
of lions and lionesses,
of adders and darting snakes,
the envoys carry their riches on donkeys’ backs,
their treasures on the humps of camels,
to that unprofitable nation,
7 to Egypt, whose help is utterly useless.
Therefore I call her
Rahab the Do-Nothing.
c. Blind Eyes and Deaf Ears (30:8–11)
8 Go now, write it on a tablet for them,
inscribe it on a scroll,
that for the days to come
it may be an everlasting witness.
9 For these are rebellious people, deceitful children,
children unwilling to listen to the Lord’s instruction.
10 They say to the seers,
“See no more visions!”
and to the prophets,
“Give us no more visions of what is right!
Tell us pleasant things,
prophesy illusions.
11 Leave this way,
get off this path,
and stop confronting us
with the Holy One of Israel!”
d. The Consequences of Stubbornness (30:12–17)
12 Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says:
“Because you have rejected this message,
relied on oppression
and depended on deceit,
13 this sin will become for you
like a high wall, cracked and bulging,
that collapses suddenly, in an instant.
14 It will break in pieces like pottery,
shattered so mercilessly
that among its pieces not a fragment will be found
for taking coals from a hearth
or scooping water out of a cistern.”
15 This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says:
“In repentance and rest is your salvation,
in quietness and trust is your strength,
but you would have none of it.
16 You said, ‘No, we will flee on horses.’
Therefore you will flee!
You said, ‘We will ride off on swift horses.’
Therefore your pursuers will be swift!
17 A thousand will flee
at the threat of one;
at the threat of five
you will all flee away,
till you are left
like a flagstaff on a mountaintop,
like a banner on a hill.”
e. The Foolishness of Trusting in Frailty (31:1–3)
31 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help,
who rely on horses,
who trust in the multitude of their chariots
and in the great strength of their horsemen,
but do not look to the Holy One of Israel,
or seek help from the Lord.
2 Yet he too is wise and can bring disaster;
he does not take back his words.
He will rise up against that wicked nation,
against those who help evildoers.
3 But the Egyptians are mere mortals and not God;
their horses are flesh and not spirit.
When the Lord stretches out his hand,
those who help will stumble,
those who are helped will fall;
all will perish together.
2. The Blessings of Trusting in the Lord (Isaiah 30:18–33; 31:4–9)
a. The Lord’s Amazing Grace to the Repentant (30:18–22)
18 Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you;
therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.
For the Lord is a God of justice.
Blessed are all who wait for him!
19 People of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you. 20 Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them. 21 Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” 22 Then you will desecrate your idols overlaid with silver and your images covered with gold; you will throw them away like a menstrual cloth and say to them, “Away with you!”
b. The Lord’s Bountiful Blessings to the Bruised and Broken (30:23–26)
23 He will also send you rain for the seed you sow in the ground, and the food that comes from the land will be rich and plentiful. In that day your cattle will graze in broad meadows. 24 The oxen and donkeys that work the soil will eat fodder and mash, spread out with fork and shovel. 25 In the day of great slaughter, when the towers fall, streams of water will flow on every high mountain and every lofty hill. 26 The moon will shine like the sun, and the sunlight will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven full days, when the Lord binds up the bruises of his people and heals the wounds he inflicted.
c. The Lord’s Majestic Glory in Salvation through Judgment (30:27–33)
27 See, the Name of the Lord comes from afar,
with burning anger and dense clouds of smoke;
his lips are full of wrath,
and his tongue is a consuming fire.
28 His breath is like a rushing torrent,
rising up to the neck.
He shakes the nations in the sieve of destruction;
he places in the jaws of the peoples
a bit that leads them astray.
29 And you will sing
as on the night you celebrate a holy festival;
your hearts will rejoice
as when people playing pipes go up
to the mountain of the Lord,
to the Rock of Israel.
30 The Lord will cause people to hear his majestic voice
and will make them see his arm coming down
with raging anger and consuming fire,
with cloudburst, thunderstorm and hail.
31 The voice of the Lord will shatter Assyria;
with his rod he will strike them down.
32 Every stroke the Lord lays on them
with his punishing club
will be to the music of timbrels and harps,
as he fights them in battle with the blows of his arm.
33 Topheth has long been prepared;
it has been made ready for the king.
Its fire pit has been made deep and wide,
with an abundance of fire and wood;
the breath of the Lord,
like a stream of burning sulfur,
sets it ablaze.
d. The Lord’s Mighty Deliverance of His Repentant People (31:4–9)
4 This is what the Lord says to me:
“As a lion growls,
a great lion over its prey—
and though a whole band of shepherds
is called together against it,
it is not frightened by their shouts
or disturbed by their clamor—
so the Lord Almighty will come down
to do battle on Mount Zion and on its heights.
5 Like birds hovering overhead,
the Lord Almighty will shield Jerusalem;
he will shield it and deliver it,
he will ‘pass over’ it and will rescue it.”
6 Return, you Israelites, to the One you have so greatly revolted against. 7 For in that day every one of you will reject the idols of silver and gold your sinful hands have made.
8 “Assyria will fall by no human sword;
a sword, not of mortals, will devour them.
They will flee before the sword
and their young men will be put to forced labor.
9 Their stronghold will fall because of terror;
at the sight of the battle standard their commanders will panic,”
declares the Lord,
whose fire is in Zion,
whose furnace is in Jerusalem.

“Bread and Light” (Exodus 25:23–40)

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

“Tough Love” (Romans 12:14–16)

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

The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 24: “Woe to David's City” (Isaiah 29:1-24)

The Prophecy of IsaiahLesson 24: “Woe to David's City” (Isaiah 29:1-24)
1. The Lord Humbles Jerusalem (29:1-16)
a. The Siege of Jerusalem (29:1-8)
29 Woe to you, Ariel, Ariel,
the city where David settled!
Add year to year
and let your cycle of festivals go on.
2 Yet I will besiege Ariel;
she will mourn and lament,
she will be to me like an altar hearth. 
3 I will encamp against you on all sides;
I will encircle you with towers
and set up my siege works against you.
4 Brought low, you will speak from the ground;
your speech will mumble out of the dust.
Your voice will come ghostlike from the earth;
out of the dust your speech will whisper.
5 But your many enemies will become like fine dust,
the ruthless hordes like blown chaff.
Suddenly, in an instant,
6 the Lord Almighty will come
with thunder and earthquake and great noise,
with windstorm and tempest and flames of a devouring fire.
7 Then the hordes of all the nations that fight against Ariel,
that attack her and her fortress and besiege her,
will be as it is with a dream,
with a vision in the night—
8 as when a hungry person dreams of eating,
but awakens hungry still;
as when a thirsty person dreams of drinking,
but awakens faint and thirsty still.
So will it be with the hordes of all the nations
that fight against Mount Zion.
b. Spiritual Blindness (29:9-14)
9 Be stunned and amazed,
blind yourselves and be sightless;
be drunk, but not from wine,
stagger, but not from beer.
10 The Lord has brought over you a deep sleep:
He has sealed your eyes (the prophets);
he has covered your heads (the seers).
11 For you this whole vision is nothing but words sealed in a scroll. And if you give the scroll to someone who can read, and say, “Read this, please,” they will answer, “I can’t; it is sealed.” 12 Or if you give the scroll to someone who cannot read, and say, “Read this, please,” they will answer, “I don’t know how to read.”
13 The Lord says:
“These people come near to me with their mouth
and honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
Their worship of me
is based on merely human rules they have been taught. 
14 Therefore once more I will astound these people
with wonder upon wonder;
the wisdom of the wise will perish,
the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.”
c. Practical Atheism (29:15-16)
15 Woe to those who go to great depths
to hide their plans from the Lord,
who do their work in darkness and think,
“Who sees us? Who will know?”
16 You turn things upside down,
as if the potter were thought to be like the clay!
Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it,
“You did not make me”?
Can the pot say to the potter,
“You know nothing”?
2. A Glorious Transformation (29:17-24)
a. Moral Disorder Righted (29:17-21)
17 In a very short time, will not Lebanon be turned into a fertile field
and the fertile field seem like a forest?
18 In that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll,
and out of gloom and darkness
the eyes of the blind will see.
19 Once more the humble will rejoice in the Lord;
the needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
20 The ruthless will vanish,
the mockers will disappear,
and all who have an eye for evil will be cut down—
21 those who with a word make someone out to be guilty,
who ensnare the defender in court
and with false testimony deprive the innocent of justice.
b. Spiritual Greatness Revived (29:22-24)
22 Therefore this is what the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, says to the descendants of Jacob:
“No longer will Jacob be ashamed;
no longer will their faces grow pale.
23 When they see among them their children,
the work of my hands,
they will keep my name holy;
they will acknowledge the holiness of the Holy One of Jacob,
and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
24 Those who are wayward in spirit will gain understanding;
those who complain will accept instruction.”

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

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

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

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

The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 23: Woe to Ephraim & Judah (Isaiah 28:1–29)

The Prophecy of IsaiahLesson 23: Woe to Ephraim & Judah (Isaiah 28:1–29)
A Short Review of the Structure of Isaiah1
Importance of chapters 36-39
Chapters 1-35Chs. 1-6: Opening Messages and the Call of Isaiah
Chs. 7-12: The Rule of Assyria and the Messiah
Chs. 13-23: Oracles against the Nations
Chs. 24-27: The Apocalypse
Chs. 28-35: Book of Woes and Restoration
Chapters 36-39: Historical Interlude
Chapters 40-66
The Book of Woes and Restoration: Isaiah 28–352
Woe to Ephraim (Israel) and Judah (28:1–29)
Woe to Jerusalem and Her Restoration (29:1–24)
The Condemnation of Judah’s Alliance with Egypt (30:1–33)
The Deliverance of Judah by God, Not Egypt (31:1–9)
The Rule of the Righteous King (32:1–20)
Woe to Assyria and Blessing to Jerusalem (33:1–24)
God’s Day of Vengeance against the Nations (34:1–17)
The Joy and Salvation of the Redeemed (35:1–10)
Woe to Ephraim (Israel) and Judah (28:1–29)
Woe to Ephraim (Israel) (28:1–8)
Isaiah 28:1–8 (NIV)
1 Woe to that wreath, the pride of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower, his glorious beauty, set on the head of a fertile valley— to that city, the pride of those laid low by wine! 2 See, the Lord has one who is powerful and strong. Like a hailstorm and a destructive wind, like a driving rain and a flooding downpour, he will throw it forcefully to the ground. 3 That wreath, the pride of Ephraim’s drunkards, will be trampled underfoot. 4 That fading flower, his glorious beauty, set on the head of a fertile valley, will be like figs ripe before harvest— as soon as people see them and take them in hand, they swallow them. 5 In that day the Lord Almighty will be a glorious crown, a beautiful wreath for the remnant of his people. 6 He will be a spirit of justice to the one who sits in judgment, a source of strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate. 7 And these also stagger from wine and reel from beer: Priests and prophets stagger from beer and are befuddled with wine; they reel from beer, they stagger when seeing visions, they stumble when rendering decisions. 8 All the tables are covered with vomit and there is not a spot without filth. 
Judgement against Jerusalem’s Leaders (28:9–29)
Immature People Don’t Listen (28:9–13)
Isaiah 28:9–13 (NIV)
9 “Who is it he is trying to teach? To whom is he explaining his message? To children weaned from their milk, to those just taken from the breast? 10 For it is: Do this, do that, a rule for this, a rule for that; a little here, a little there.” 11 Very well then, with foreign lips and strange tongues God will speak to this people, 12 to whom he said, “This is the resting place, let the weary rest”; and, “This is the place of repose”— but they would not listen. 13 So then, the word of the Lord to them will become: Do this, do that, a rule for this, a rule for that; a little here, a little there— so that as they go they will fall backward; they will be injured and snared and captured.
The Lord Rebuilds His Way (28:14–22)
Isaiah 28:14–22 (NIV)
14 Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem. 15 You boast, “We have entered into a covenant with death, with the realm of the dead we have made an agreement. When an overwhelming scourge sweeps by, it cannot touch us, for we have made a lie our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.” 16 So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who relies on it will never be stricken with panic. 17 I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plumb line; hail will sweep away your refuge, the lie, and water will overflow your hiding place. 18 Your covenant with death will be annulled; your agreement with the realm of the dead will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge sweeps by, you will be beaten down by it. 19 As often as it comes it will carry you away; morning after morning, by day and by night, it will sweep through.” The understanding of this message will bring sheer terror. 20 The bed is too short to stretch out on, the blanket too narrow to wrap around you. 21 The Lord will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim, he will rouse himself as in the Valley of Gibeon— to do his work, his strange work, and perform his task, his alien task. 22 Now stop your mocking, or your chains will become heavier; the Lord, the Lord Almighty, has told me of the destruction decreed against the whole land.
The Parable of the Farmer (28:23–29)
Isaiah 28:23–29 (NIV)
23 Listen and hear my voice; pay attention and hear what I say. 24 When a farmer plows for planting, does he plow continually? Does he keep on breaking up and working the soil? 25 When he has leveled the surface, does he not sow caraway and scatter cumin? Does he not plant wheat in its place, barley in its plot, and spelt in its field? 26 His God instructs him and teaches him the right way. 27 Caraway is not threshed with a sledge, nor is the wheel of a cart rolled over cumin; caraway is beaten out with a rod, and cumin with a stick. 28 Grain must be ground to make bread; so one does not go on threshing it forever. The wheels of a threshing cart may be rolled over it, but one does not use horses to grind grain. 29 All this also comes from the Lord Almighty, whose plan is wonderful, whose wisdom is magnificent.1 Herbert M. Wolf, Interpreting Isaiah: The Suffering and Glory of the Messiah (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1985), 39–50.2 Adapted from Wolf, Interpreting Isaiah, 147–169, and Bryan E. Beyer, Encountering the Book of Isaiah: A Historical and Theological Introduction, Encountering Biblical Studies (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2007).

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

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

The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 22: "Israel's Coming Salvation" (Isaiah 27:1-13)

The Prophecy of IsaiahLesson 22: "Israel's Coming Salvation" (Isaiah 27:1-13)1The Destruction of Evil (Isaiah 27:1)
1 In that day, the Lord will punish with his sword— his fierce, great and powerful sword— Leviathan the gliding serpent, Leviathan the coiling serpent; he will slay the monster of the sea.Israel’s Position as God’s Vineyard (Isaiah 27:2-6)
2 In that day— “Sing about a fruitful vineyard: 3 I, the Lord, watch over it; I water it continually. I guard it day and night so that no one may harm it. 4 I am not angry. If only there were briers and thorns confronting me! I would march against them in battle; I would set them all on fire. 5 Or else let them come to me for refuge; let them make peace with me, yes, let them make peace with me.” 6 In days to come Jacob will take root, Israel will bud and blossom and fill all the world with fruit.The Purpose behind God’s Judgment (Isaiah 27:7-11)7 Has the Lord struck her as he struck down those who struck her? Has she been killed as those were killed who killed her? 8 By warfare and exile you contend with her— with his fierce blast he drives her out, as on a day the east wind blows. 9 By this, then, will Jacob’s guilt be atoned for, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: When he makes all the altar stones to be like limestone crushed to pieces, no Asherah poles or incense altars will be left standing. 10 The fortified city stands desolate, an abandoned settlement, forsaken like the wilderness; there the calves graze, there they lie down; they strip its branches bare. 11 When its twigs are dry, they are broken off and women come and make fires with them. For this is a people without understanding; so their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.The Returning Remnant (Isaiah 27:12-13)12 In that day the Lord will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, Israel, will be gathered up one by one. 13 And in that day a great trumpet will sound. Those who were perishing in Assyria and those who were exiled in Egypt will come and worship the Lord on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.Concluding Thoughts from Isaiah 24-27
• God Is in Control• God’s Sovereignty Includes Judgment and Salvation• God Calls Us to Peace• Great Days Are Coming!
1 The following 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).

“Freely Given” (Exodus 25:1–9)

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

“Transformed Thinking” (Romans 12:2)

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

The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 21: “Judah’s Song of Deliverance” (Isaiah 26:1–21)

The Prophecy of IsaiahLesson 21: “Judah’s Song of Deliverance” (Isaiah 26:1–21)
Judah’s Praise (26:1-6)1
Secure in Peace (26:1-4)
1 In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; God makes salvation its walls and ramparts. 2 Open the gates that the righteous nation may enter, the nation that keeps faith. 3 You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. 4 Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.
Down to the Dust (26:5–6)
5 He humbles those who dwell on high, he lays the lofty city low; he levels it to the ground and casts it down to the dust. 6 Feet trample it down— the feet of the oppressed, the footsteps of the poor.
Judah’s Prayer (26:7-21)
The Divinely Smoothed Pathway (26:7-9)
7 The path of the righteous is level; you, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth. 8 Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts. 9 My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
Impenetrable Blindness (26:10-11)
10 But when grace is shown to the wicked, they do not learn righteousness; even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil and do not regard the majesty of the Lord. 11 Lord, your hand is lifted high, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame; let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them.
The Divinely Ordained Peace (26:12-15)
12 Lord, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us. 13 Lord our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us, but your name alone do we honor. 14 They are now dead, they live no more; their spirits do not rise. You punished them and brought them to ruin; you wiped out all memory of them. 15 You have enlarged the nation, Lord; you have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for yourself; you have extended all the borders of the land.
Out of the Dust (26:16-19)
16 Lord, they came to you in their distress; when you disciplined them, they could barely whisper a prayer. 17 As a pregnant woman about to give birth writhes and cries out in her pain, so were we in your presence, Lord. 18 We were with child, we writhed in labor, but we gave birth to wind. We have not brought salvation to the earth, and the people of the world have not come to life. 19 But your dead will live, Lord; their bodies will rise— let those who dwell in the dust wake up and shout for joy— your dew is like the dew of the morning; the earth will give birth to her dead.
Secure from Wrath (26:20-21)
20 Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until his wrath has passed by. 21 See, the Lord is coming out of his dwelling to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will disclose the blood shed on it; the earth will conceal its slain no longer.
1 The outline for this lesson is adapted from Bryan E. Beyer, Encountering the Book of Isaiah: A Historical and Theological Survey (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2007) and J. A. Motyer, The Prophecy of Isaiah: An Introduction & Commentary (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1996), 212.

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

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

"Christian Praxis" (Romans 12:1)

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

The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 20: “God’s Victory over His Enemies” (Isaiah 25:1–12)

The Prophecy of IsaiahLesson 20: “God’s Victory over His Enemies” (Isaiah 25:1–12)1
1. Praise to God (25:1–5)
a. God Has Demonstrated His Faithfulness (25:1–3)
Isaiah 25:1–3 NIV1 Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago. 2 You have made the city a heap of rubble, the fortified town a ruin, the foreigners’ stronghold a city no more; it will never be rebuilt. 3 Therefore strong peoples will honor you; cities of ruthless nations will revere you.
b. God Has Protected His People (25:4–5)
Isaiah 25:4–5 NIV4 You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like a storm driving against a wall 5 and like the heat of the desert. You silence the uproar of foreigners; as heat is reduced by the shadow of a cloud, so the song of the ruthless is stilled.
2. Description of God’s Restoration and Blessings (25:6–12)
a. God Will Establish Fellowship with His People (25:6–7)
Isaiah 25:6–7 NIV6 On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine— the best of meats and the finest of wines. 7 On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations;
b. God Will Comfort His People (25:8–9)
Isaiah 25:8–9 NIV8 he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The Lord has spoken. 9 In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the Lord, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”
c. God Will Remove His People’s Enemies (25:10–12)
Isaiah 25:10–12 NIV10 The hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain; but Moab will be trampled in their land as straw is trampled down in the manure. 11 They will stretch out their hands in it, as swimmers stretch out their hands to swim. God will bring down their pride despite the cleverness of their hands. 12 He will bring down your high fortified walls and lay them low; he will bring them down to the ground, to the very dust.
1The outline for this lesson is taken from Bryan E. Beyer, Encountering the Book of Isaiah: A Historical and Theological Survey (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2007).