Eastside Baptist Church, Winfield, Alabama

Psalm 4

Psalm 4
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David.
1 Answer me when I call to you,
my righteous God.
Give me relief from my distress;
have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
2 How long will you people turn my glory into shame?
How long will you love delusions and seek false gods? 
3 Know that the LORD has set apart his faithful servant for himself;
the LORD hears when I call to him.
4 Tremble and do not sin;
when you are on your beds,
search your hearts and be silent.
5 Offer the sacrifices of the righteous
and trust in the LORD.
6 Many, LORD, are asking, “Who will bring us prosperity?”
Let the light of your face shine on us.
7 Fill my heart with joy
when their grain and new wine abound.
8 In peace I will lie down and sleep,
for you alone, LORD,
make me dwell in safety. (Psalm 4, NIV)
 
1.  A prayer for relief and mercy (v. 1).
Answer me…hear my prayer.
Give me relief…
Have mercy on me…
2.  A call to fear the LORD and trust in Him (vv. 2–5).
Honor the LORD’s chosen servant: David, the King (vv. 2–3).
Fear the LORD and turn from sin (v. 4).
Worship the LORD and trust in Him (v. 5).
3.  A prayer for blessing and joy (vv. 6–7).
LORD, grant your grace and favor (v. 6).
LORD, grant joy (v. 7).
4.  An expression of personal trust in the LORD (v.8).
Peace in the midst of trouble…
Comes from firm confidence in the LORD.
 

“Back to Egypt”

“Back to Egypt” (Exodus 4:18–31)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday PM, June 4, 2017
 
Exodus 4:18–31 (NIV)
18 Then Moses went back to Jethro his father-in-law and said to him, “Let me return to my own people in Egypt to see if any of them are still alive.”
Jethro said, “Go, and I wish you well.”
19 Now the LORD had said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill you are dead.” 20 So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey and started back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand.
21 The LORD said to Moses, “When you return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders I have given you the power to do. But I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go. 22 Then say to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the LORD says: Israel is my firstborn son, 23 and I told you, “Let my son go, so he may worship me.” But you refused to let him go; so I will kill your firstborn son.’”
24 At a lodging place on the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him. 25 But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin and touched Moses’ feet with it. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said. 26 So the LORD let him alone. (At that time she said “bridegroom of blood,” referring to circumcision.)
27 The LORD said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So he met Moses at the mountain of God and kissed him.         28 Then Moses told Aaron everything the LORD had sent him to say, and also about all the signs he had commanded him to perform.
29 Moses and Aaron brought together all the elders of the Israelites, 30 and Aaron told them everything the LORD had said to Moses. He also performed the signs before the people, 31 and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD was concerned about them and had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshiped.
 
Receptive to Divine Guidance (18–20).
 
Reckoning with the Divine Plan (21–23).
 
Averting Divine Wrath (24–26).
 
Praising Divine Faithfulness (27–31).

“The Universality of Sin”

“The Universality of Sin” (Romans 3:9–20)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, June 4, 2017
 
Romans 3:9–20 (NIV)
9 What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin. 10 As it is written:
“There is no one righteous, not even one;
11    there is no one who understands;
there is no one who seeks God.
12 All have turned away,
they have together become worthless;
there is no one who does good,
not even one.” 
13 “Their throats are open graves;
their tongues practice deceit.” 
“The poison of vipers is on their lips.” 
14    “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.” 
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16    ruin and misery mark their ways,
17 and the way of peace they do not know.” 
18    “There is no fear of God before their eyes.” 
19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. 20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.
 
All Are Guilty: When it comes to the standard of Divine justice, neither Jews nor Gentiles have an advantage; all are guilty (9).
       2.  All Are Under the Power of Sin: The power and pervasiveness of sin is universal; all are under its grip (10–18).
The ungodliness of sin.
The pervasiveness of sin.
The universality of sin.
       3.  All Have Only One Hope: The human race (Jews and Gentiles) has one and only one hope for salvation from the power of sin and its penalty: not our own attempts at good works but the righteousness of God that comes through faith (19–20).
 

“Final Remarks”

“Final Remarks” (Titus 3:12–15)
 
12 As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there. 13 Do everything you can to help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way and see that they have everything they need. 14 Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive lives.
15 Everyone with me sends you greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith.
Grace be with you all. (Titus 3:12–15, NIV)
 
Provide faithful shepherds for the Lord’s church (12a).
 
As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis,
 
Take practical steps to advance gospel work (12b).
 
because I have decided to winter there.
 
Give sacrificially to provide for gospel workers (13).
 
Do everything you can to help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way and see that they have everything they need.
 
Make your life count by doing good deeds to advance the gospel and love other people (14).
 
Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive lives.
 
Love your fellow brothers and sisters in the faith (15).
 
Everyone with me sends you greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.

“Giving One’s Life for Another”

“Giving One’s Life for Another”
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, May 28, 2017
 
John 15:12–13 (NIV)
12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
 
Romans 12:1–21 (NIV)
12 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. 4 For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; 7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; 8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. 11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 13 Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19 Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. 20 On the contrary:
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.” 
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
 

“Saved in Order to Do Good” (Titus 3:3-11)

“Saved in Order to Do Good” (Titus 3:1–11)
3 Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, 2 to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone.
3 At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. 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, 6 whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. 8 This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.
9 But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and arguments and quarrels about the law, because these are unprofitable and useless. 10 Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them. 11 You may be sure that such people are warped and sinful; they are self-condemned. (Titus 3:1–11, NIV)
 
Living as a Christian in Society (vv. 1–2)
The Christian’s Duty to Civic Authorities (v. 1)
The Christian’s Duty to All People (vv. 1–2)
 
Saved in Order to Do Good (vv. 3–8)
Remembering Who We Were (v. 3)
Wandering in Ignorance
Slaves to Pleasure
Anti-Social Behavior
Remembering What We Have Become by God’s Grace (vv. 4–6)
The Principal Cause of Our Salvation (vv. 4–5a)
The Efficient Cause of our Salvation (v. 5b)
The Meritorious Cause of our Salvation (v. 6)
Remembering What We Have to Look forward to (v. 7)
Justification
Glorification
Remembering Why We Strive to Do What Is Good (v. 8)
Sanctification
 
Avoiding and Rebuking False Teachers (vv. 9–11)
What to Avoid and Why (v. 9)
Whom to Rebuke and Why (vv. 10–11)

"You Don't Know Anything Yet" (Romans 11:33-36)

"You Don't Know Anything Yet" (Romans 11:33-36)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, May 21, 2017
 
 
Romans 11:33–36 (NIV)
33 Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
How unsearchable his judgments,
and his paths beyond tracing out!
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?” 
36 For from him and through him and for him are all things.
To him be the glory forever! Amen.
 

Living as a Christian in Society (Titus 3:1–2)

Living as a Christian in Society (Titus 3:1–2)
 
Titus 3:1–2 (NIV)
3 Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, 2 to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone.
 
The Christian’s Duty to Civic Authorities (v. 1).
Subject to rulers and authorities
Obedient
The Christian’s Duty to All People (vv. 1–2).
Ready to do good
Slandering no one
Peaceable
Considerate
Gentle toward all

"A Mother's Grief Turned to Joy" (Luke 7:11-17)

"A Mother's Grief Turned to Joy" (Luke 7:11-17)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, May 14, 2017
 
 
Luke 7:11–17 (NIV)
11 Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. 12 As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. 13 When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, “Don’t cry.”
14 Then he went up and touched the bier they were carrying him on, and the bearers stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!” 15 The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.
16 They were all filled with awe and praised God. “A great prophet has appeared among us,” they said. “God has come to help his people.” 17 This news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding country.
 
A Grieving Mother
A Compassionate Lord
A Living Son
An Amazed Crowd
A Gracious Savior

The Gospel Foundation for Godly Living (Titus 2:11–15)

The Gospel Foundation for Godly Living (Titus 2:11–15)
11 For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. 12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, 13 while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
15 These, then, are the things you should teach. Encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone despise you. (Titus 2:11–15, NIV)
Outline
1. The Gospel Foundation for Godly Living (11–14)
The manifestation of God’s grace (11).
The training by God’s grace (12).
The expectation of Christ’s return (13).
The purpose of Christ’s redemption (14).
2. The Restatement of Titus’s Responsibilities (15).
 
 
 

“Here Am I, Send Someone Else” (Exodus 4:10–17)

“Here Am I, Send Someone Else” (Exodus 4:10–17)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, May 7, 2017
Exodus 4:10–17 (NIV)
10 Moses said to the Lord, “Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.”
11 The Lord said to him, “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the Lord? 12 Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”
13 But Moses said, “Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else.”
14 Then the Lord’s anger burned against Moses and he said, “What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. He is already on his way to meet you, and he will be glad to see you. 15 You shall speak to him and put words in his mouth; I will help both of you speak and will teach you what to do. 16 He will speak to the people for you, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were God to him. 17 But take this staff in your hand so you can perform the signs with it.”
 1.    God powerfully overcomes our inabilities for the sake of his mission (10–12).2.    God graciously accommodates our weaknesses for the sake of his mission (13–17).
 

“God’s Faithfulness” (Romans 3:1–8)

“God’s Faithfulness” (Romans 3:1–8)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, May 7, 2017Romans 3:1–8, NIV1 What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision?  2 Much in every way! First of all, the Jews have been entrusted with the very words of God.  3 What if some were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify God's faithfulness?  4 Not at all! Let God be true, and every human being a liar. As it is written: "So that you may be proved right when you speak and prevail when you judge."  5 But if our unrighteousness brings out God's righteousness more clearly, what shall we say? That God is unjust in bringing his wrath on us? (I am using a human argument.)  6 Certainly not! If that were so, how could God judge the world?  7 Someone might argue, "If my falsehood enhances God's truthfulness and so increases his glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?"  8 Why not say-- as some slanderously claim that we say-- "Let us do evil that good may result"? Their condemnation is just!1.    What about the advantages of being one of God’s historic people? (1–2)4 the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption to sonship; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises.  5 Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of the Messiah, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen. (Romans 9:4-5, NIV)2.    What about God’s faithfulness to his promises? (3–4)32 "Now therefore, our God, the great God, mighty and awesome, who keeps his covenant of love, do not let all this hardship seem trifling in your eyes-- the hardship that has come on us, on our kings and leaders, on our priests and prophets, on our ancestors and all your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.  33 In all that has happened to us, you have remained righteous; you have acted faithfully, while we acted wickedly. (Neh. 9:32-33, NIV)4 Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge. (Psalm 51:4, NIV)3.    Is God really just? (5–8)

"Godly Living in Various Roles in Life", Part 2 (Titus 2:1-10)

Godly Living in Various Roles in Life (Titus 2:1–10)
2 You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine. 2 Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.
3 Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. 4 Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.
6 Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. 7 In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness 8 and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.
9 Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them, 10 and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive. (Titus 2:1–10, NIV)
      1.  Exhortation to Titus to teach godly living that accords with sound doctrine (1).
      2.  Teaching godly living to Christian older men (2).
                 a.  Temperate
                  b.  Worthy of respect
                  c.  Self-controlled
                  d.  Sound/Healthy
                               i.  In faith
                              ii.  In love
                             iii.  In endurance
      3.  Teaching godly living to Christian older women (and younger women) (3–5).
                 a.  Reverent lives
                  b.  Not slanderers
                  c.  Not addicted to wine
                  d.  Teaching/Mentoring others (younger women) in what is good.
                                i.  Love husband and children
                               ii.  Self-controlled
                              iii.  Pure
                               iv.  Busy at home
                                v.  Kind
                                vi.  Subject to husband
                               vii.  To uphold the reputation of the Word of God.
      4.  Teaching godly living to Christian younger men (6–8).
                  a.  By word…
                                   i.  Urging/exhorting them
                                  ii.To be self-controlled
                  b.  By example…
                                   i.  Demonstrating oneself as a model of good works
                                  ii.  Soundness/integrity of doctrine
                                 iii.  Dignity/seriousness/holiness
                                  iv.  Sound/healthy speech that cannot be condemned/maligned
                                   v.  Shaming opponents who have no legitimate charges against us
       5.  Teaching godly living to Christian slaves (9–10).
                   a.  Submissive/obedient to their masters in all things
                   b.  Being well-pleasing to their masters
                   c.  Not contradicting/opposing their masters
                   d.  Not stealing/pilfering from their masters
                    e.  Demonstrating good fidelity/trustworthiness to their masters
                    f.  In order to well-adorn (make attractive) the teaching about God our Savior

“External vs. Internal Religion” (Romans 2:25-29)

“External vs. Internal Religion” (Romans 2:25–29)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, April 30, 2017
 
Romans 2:25–29 (NIV)
25 Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, you have become as though you had not been circumcised. 26 So then, if those who are not circumcised keep the law’s requirements, will they not be regarded as though they were circumcised? 27 The one who is not circumcised physically and yet obeys the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker.
28 A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. 29 No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a person’s praise is not from other people, but from God.
 
 1.  External religion, by itself, is of no value and no guarantee of eternal salvation.
 2.  External religion, to have any meaning, must flow from internal religion, that is, the regeneration of the heart that expresses itself in obedience to God and good deeds.
 3.  External religion, by itself, is done for the praise of people; but internal religion that expresses itself in obedience and good deeds is done for the praise of God.

"Godly Living in Various Roles in Life" (Titus 2:1-10)

Godly Living in Various Roles in Life (Titus 2:1–10)
2 You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine. 2 Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.
3 Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. 4 Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.
6 Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. 7 In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness 8 and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.
9 Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them, 10 and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive.
          1.  Exhortation to Titus to teach godly living that accords with sound doctrine (1).
         2.  Teaching godly living to Christian older men (2).
                     a.  Temperate
                     b.  Worthy of respect
                     c.  Self-controlled
                     d.  Sound/Healthy
                                  i.  In faith
                                 ii.  In love
                                iii.  In endurance
         3.  Teaching godly living to Christian older women (and younger women) (3–5).
                      a.  Reverent lives
                      b.  Not slanderers
                      c.  Not addicted to wine
                      d.  Teaching/Mentoring others (younger women) in what is good.
                                   i.  Love husband and children
                                  ii.  Self-controlled
                                 iii.  Pure
                                  iv.  Busy at home
                                   v.  Kind
                                  vi.  Subject to husband
                                 vii.  To uphold the reputation of the Word of God.
        4.  Teaching godly living to Christian younger men (6–8).
        5.  Teaching godly living to Christian slaves (9–10).

“See the Signs” (Exodus 4:1-9)

“See the Signs” (Exodus 4:1–9)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday PM, April 23, 2017
 
Exodus 4:1–9 (NIV)
4 Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you’?”
2 Then the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?”
“A staff,” he replied.
3 The Lord said, “Throw it on the ground.”
Moses threw it on the ground and it became a snake, and he ran from it. 4 Then the Lord said to him, “Reach out your hand and take it by the tail.” So Moses reached out and took hold of the snake and it turned back into a staff in his hand. 5 “This,” said the Lord, “is so that they may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has appeared to you.”
6 Then the Lord said, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” So Moses put his hand into his cloak, and when he took it out, the skin was leprous—it had become as white as snow.
7 “Now put it back into your cloak,” he said. So Moses put his hand back into his cloak, and when he took it out, it was restored, like the rest of his flesh.
8 Then the Lord said, “If they do not believe you or pay attention to the first sign, they may believe the second. 9 But if they do not believe these two signs or listen to you, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. The water you take from the river will become blood on the ground.”
 
1.  The One True God Has Power over the Animal Kingdom (2–5).
 2.  The One True God Has Power over Human Life, both to Destroy and to Heal (6–7).
 3.  The One True God Has Power over the Forces of Nature (vv. 8–9).
 4.  The One True God Has Called His Servant and Invested Him with Power to Demonstrate that He is the Lord’s Representative (1, 5, 8).
 

“Practice What You Preach” (Romans 2:17-24)

“Practice What You Preach” (Romans 2:17–24)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, April 23, 2017
 
Romans 2:17–24 (NIV)
17 Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God; 18 if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; 19 if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of little children, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth—21 you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23 You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? 24 As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.” 
1.  God’s Covenant People have been blessed with incredible privileges (17–20).
2.  With incredible privilege comes the requirement of faithful responsibility (21–24).
3.  Boasting in privileges without accompanying faithful responsibility leads to condemnation (2:3–6, 8–9, 12–13, 16).
 

“The Firstborn from the Dead”

“The Firstborn from the Dead”
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Easter Sunday AM, April 16, 2017
 
22 But God has helped me to this very day; so I stand here and testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen-- 23 that the Messiah would suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles."  (Acts 26:22–23, NIV)
 
20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.  21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.  22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.  23 But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him. (1 Co. 15:20–23, NIV)
 
15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.  16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.  17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.  18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.  19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.  (Colossians 1:15–20, NIV)
 
4 Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, 6 and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father-- to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.  7 "Look, he is coming with the clouds," and "every eye will see him, even those who pierced him"; and all peoples on earth "will mourn because of him." So shall it be! Amen.  (Rev. 1:4–7, NIV)
 
What does it mean for Christ to be “the first to rise from the dead,” “the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep,” or the “firstborn from the dead”?
 
     1.  What It Does Not Mean
 a.  It does not mean that Jesus was a created being who had a beginning.
 b.  It does not mean that Jesus is the firstborn of a family in a strictly literal, physical sense.
 c.  It does not mean that Jesus will be the only one to rise from the dead. There have been and there will be many more who will rise from the dead.
 d.  It does not mean that Jesus was the first in history to have died and then be resurrected from death. There were others brought back to life from death before Jesus’ resurrection.
          i.   Elijah resurrected the son of the widow of Zarephath (1 Kings 17:17–24).
      ii.  Elisha resurrected the son of the Shunammite woman (2 Kings 4:18–37).
     iii.  A dead man comes back to life when he touches Elisha’s bones (2 Kings 13:20–21).
     vi.  Jesus resurrected the son of the widow at Nain (Luke 7:13–15).
      v.  Jesus raised Jairus’s daughter from the dead (Matthew 9:25).
     vi.  Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead (John 11:43–44).
     vii. Many saints were resurrected at the death of Jesus (Matthew 27:52–53).
 
    2.  What It Does Mean
 a.  Though Jesus was not the first in history to rise from the dead, he is the first to rise from the dead in the manner that he did. When Jesus rose from the dead, he rose with a resurrected, glorified body that will never die again.
 b.  Jesus is the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep in that he is the first of many who will follow him in rising from death into a resurrected, glorified, immortal existence.
 c.  Jesus is the firstborn from the dead in that he is the one who receives the honor and preeminence in the family of God.
 
     3.  What Is the Significance?
 
a.  We have a loving, suffering Savior who gave himself for us to rescue us from our bondage to sin and its penalty of death.
 b.  We have a glorious, risen Sovereign who has conquered death and reigns as King over the whole world.
 c.  We have a holy, righteous Judge who is coming again to judge the world—vindicating his people and condemning the wicked.
 d.  We have a joyful, future Hope when all of Christ’s people will be raised at the last day to enter and enjoy immortal, eternal life.

“I AM WHO I AM” (Exodus 3:7-22)

“I AM WHO I AM” (Exodus 3:7–22)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday PM, April 9, 2017
 
Exodus 3:7–22 (NIV)
7 The Lord said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. 8 So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. 9 And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them. 10 So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”
11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
12 And God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.”
13 Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?”
14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”
15 God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’
“This is my name forever,
the name you shall call me
from generation to generation.
16 “Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—appeared to me and said: I have watched over you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt. 17 And I have promised to bring you up out of your misery in Egypt into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.’
18 “The elders of Israel will listen to you. Then you and the elders are to go to the king of Egypt and say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God.’ 19 But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand compels him. 20 So I will stretch out my hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders that I will perform among them. After that, he will let you go.
21 “And I will make the Egyptians favorably disposed toward this people, so that when you leave you will not go empty-handed. 22 Every woman is to ask her neighbor and any woman living in her house for articles of silver and gold and for clothing, which you will put on your sons and daughters. And so you will plunder the Egyptians.”
1. The God Who Is Compassionate (v. 7).2. The God Who Rescues (v. 8).3. The God Who Sends (vv. 9–10).4. The God Who Is Patient and Gracious (v. 11).5. The God Who Is Present (v. 12).6. The God Who IS (vv. 13–14).7. The God Who Remembers (vv. 15–17).8. The God Who Is Victorious (vv. 18–20).9. The God Who Transforms (vv. 21–22).

“The Entrance of the King” (Matthew 21:1-16)

“The Entrance of the King” (Matthew 21:1–16)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Palm Sunday, April 9, 2017
Matthew 21:1–16 (NIV)
21 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”
      4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
      5 “Say to Daughter Zion,
     ‘See, your king comes to you,
     gentle and riding on a donkey,
     and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’” 
     6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. 8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,
     “Hosanna to the Son of David!”
     “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” 
     “Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
    10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
    11 The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
    12 Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. 13 “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”
    14 The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them. 15 But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they were indignant.
    16 “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him.
       “Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read,
       “‘From the lips of children and infants
          you, Lord, have called forth your praise’?”
 1.  The Divine King (1–3)
 2.  The Promised King (4–5)
 3.  The Humble King (5–7)
 4.  The Honored King (8–11)
       a.  Hosanna to the Son of David!
       b.  Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
       c.   Hosanna in the highest heaven!
 5.  The Righteous King (12–13)
 6.  The Rejected King (14–16)
 7.  The Suffering-Redeemer King