Eastside Baptist Church, Winfield, Alabama

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

“Servants in
the Church” (1 Timothy 3:8–13)
Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Wed PM/March
18, 2015 
1 Timothy
3:1–13 (NIV)
3
Here is a trustworthy
saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task. 2 Now
the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate,
self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not
given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of
money. 4 He must manage his own family well and see that his
children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect. 5 (If
anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of
God’s church?) 6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may
become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil. 7 He
must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into
disgrace and into the devil’s trap.
8 In
the same way, deacons are to be worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging
in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain. 9 They must keep
hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience. 10 They
must first be tested; and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve
as deacons.
11 In
the same way, the women are to be worthy of respect, not malicious talkers but
temperate and trustworthy in everything.
12 A
deacon must be faithful to his wife and must manage his children and his
household well. 13 Those who have served well gain an excellent
standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus.
Main Idea: The
needs of the church of Jesus Christ must be met by faithful servants who are
mature examples of the Christian faith. 
The
deacon’s responsibility (v.8).
A deacon is a servant.
                                                             
i.     
Diakanos means servant.
                                                          
ii.     
In one sense all
Christians are servants.
                                                        
iii.     
Deacons in the technical
sense are a specifically called out group of people who are given
responsibility in the church to serve various needs within the congregation.
                                                         
iv.     
The area of service is
determined by the needs of the congregation. 
A deacon is not necessarily a teacher.
A deacon is not an overseer.
The
deacon’s qualifications (vv. 8-12).
Personal Character
Spiritual Life
Christian Service
Moral Purity
Home Life
Qualifications for “women.”
The
deacon’s reward (v. 13).

“The Adulterous Woman and the Beast” (Revelation 17:1–18)
Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sun PM/March 15, 2015 
Revelation 17:1–18 (NIV)
17 One of the
seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show
you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits by many waters. 2 With
her the kings of the earth committed adultery, and the inhabitants of the earth
were intoxicated with the wine of her adulteries.”
3 Then the angel
carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on
a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and
ten horns. 4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and
was glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls. She held a golden cup in
her hand, filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries. 5 The
name written on her forehead was a mystery:
babylon the great
the mother of prostitutes
and of the abominations of the earth.
6 I saw that the
woman was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people, the blood of those who
bore testimony to Jesus.
When I saw her, I was greatly
astonished. 7 Then the angel said to me: “Why are you
astonished? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and of the beast she
rides, which has the seven heads and ten horns. 8 The beast,
which you saw, once was, now is not, and yet will come up out of the Abyss and
go to its destruction. The inhabitants of the earth whose names have not been
written in the book of life from the creation of the world will be astonished
when they see the beast, because it once was, now is not, and yet will come.
9 “This calls for
a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills on which the woman sits. 10 They
are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; but
when he does come, he must remain for only a little while. 11 The
beast who once was, and now is not, is an eighth king. He belongs to the seven
and is going to his destruction.
12 “The ten horns
you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but who for one hour
will receive authority as kings along with the beast. 13 They
have one purpose and will give their power and authority to the beast. 14 They
will wage war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph over them because he
is Lord of lords and King of kings—and with him will be his called, chosen and
faithful followers.”
15 Then the angel
said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples,
multitudes, nations and languages. 16 The beast and the ten
horns you saw will hate the prostitute. They will bring her to ruin and leave
her naked; they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. 17 For
God has put it into their hearts to accomplish his purpose by agreeing to hand
over to the beast their royal authority, until God’s words are fulfilled. 18 The
woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”

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

“Qualifications
for Pastors” (1 Timothy 3:1–7)
Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Wed PM/March
11, 2015 
1 Timothy
3:1–7 (NIV)
3
Here is a trustworthy
saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task. 2 Now
the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate,
self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not
given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of
money. 4 He must manage his own family well and see that his
children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect. 5 (If
anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of
God’s church?) 6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may
become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil. 7 He
must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into
disgrace and into the devil’s trap.  
if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in
God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and
foundation of the truth. (1 Tim. 3:15, NIV) 
Main Idea: The church of Jesus Christ must be led by men who are morally
qualified to be examples to the flock and who have been gifted by God with the necessary
abilities to shepherd the flock.
 
The
oversight of the church is scripturally entrusted to
elders/pastors/overseers.
Elders
must be male.
Overseer/elder/shepherd/pastor
all refer to the same office in the NT.
The
pastoral office in the NT church is a good and noble work that men should
aspire to.
The NT
pattern appears to be more than one elder in each church.
 
The
pastoral office is reserved for men who have attained a high degree of
moral character and the necessary abilities for feeding and leading God’s
flock.

“The Bowls of God’s Wrath” (Revelation 16:1–21)
Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sunday PM/March 8,
2015 
Revelation 16:1–21 (NIV)
16 Then I heard
a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out the
seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.”
2 The first angel
went and poured out his bowl on the land, and ugly, festering sores broke out
on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.
3 The second angel
poured out his bowl on the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a dead
person, and every living thing in the sea died.
4 The third angel
poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood. 5 Then
I heard the angel in charge of the waters say:
“You are just in
these judgments, O Holy One,
you who are and
who were;
6 for
they have shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets,
and you have
given them blood to drink as they deserve.” 7 And I heard the
altar respond:
“Yes, Lord God
Almighty,
true and just
are your judgments.”
8 The
fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was allowed to scorch
people with fire. 9 They were seared by the intense heat and
they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they
refused to repent and glorify him.
10 The fifth angel
poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged
into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in agony 11 and
cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, but they
refused to repent of what they had done.
12 The sixth angel
poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to
prepare the way for the kings from the East. 13 Then I saw
three impure spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the
dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false
prophet. 14 They are demonic spirits that perform signs, and
they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on
the great day of God Almighty. 15 “Look,
I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and remains clothed, so
as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.” 16 Then they
gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. 17 The seventh
angel poured out his bowl into the air, and out of the temple came a loud voice
from the throne, saying, “It is done!” 18 Then there came
flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder and a severe earthquake. No
earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth, so
tremendous was the quake. 19 The great city split into three
parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered Babylon the
Great and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath. 20 Every
island fled away and the mountains could not be found. 21 From
the sky huge hailstones, each weighing about a hundred pounds, fell on people.
And they cursed God on account of the plague of hail, because the plague was so
terrible.
1.      
The Meaning of the Bowls 
2.     
The Application of the Bowls
a.     
God
                                                             
i.     
God has the right to judge sinners because he is
the Sovereign Creator who declares what is righteous.
                                                          
ii.     
All that God does, including his judgment, is
holy, right, and good.
b.     
People
                                                             
i.     
Unbelieving people are stubbornly
unbelieving—the only hope for sinners is the gracious work of God’s
regenerating Spirit.
                                                          
ii.     
Believers should be prepared for the return of
Christ and should warn the lost about the coming judgment.

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

“Women in
the Church” (1 Timothy 2:11–15)Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Wed PM/March
4, 2015
1 Timothy
2:8–15 (NIV)
8 Therefore
I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or
disputing. 9 I also want the women to dress modestly, with
decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or
gold or pearls or expensive clothes, 10 but with good deeds,
appropriate for women who profess to worship God.
11 A
woman should learn in quietness and full submission. 12 I do
not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be
quiet. 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve. 14 And
Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a
sinner. 15 But women will be saved through childbearing—if they
continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety.  
if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in
God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and
foundation of the truth. (1 Tim. 3:15, NIV) 
Main Idea: God has designed and ordered his church to be led by male elders
and teachers. 
Christian
women demonstrate their godliness by learning in the church with a quiet
and submissive spirit (11).
Christian
women remain true to their God-given femininity by submitting to male
leadership in the church (12–14).
Christian
women demonstrate their sanctification when they embrace their
God-ordained feminine roles (15).

“The Holy Justice of the Lord God Almighty” (Revelation
15:1–8)
Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sunday PM/March 1,
2015 
Revelation 15:1–815 I saw in
heaven another great and marvelous sign: seven angels with the seven last
plagues—last, because with them God’s wrath is completed. 2 And
I saw what looked like a sea of glass glowing with fire and, standing beside
the sea, those who had been victorious over the beast and its image and over
the number of its name. They held harps given them by God 3 and
sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb:
“Great and
marvelous are your deeds,
Lord God
Almighty.
Just and true
are your ways,
King of the
nations.
4 Who
will not fear you, Lord,
and bring glory
to your name?
For you alone
are holy.
All nations
will come
and
worship before you,  
for your
righteous acts have been revealed.”
5 After
this I looked, and I saw in heaven the temple—that is, the tabernacle of the
covenant law—and it was opened. 6 Out of the temple came the
seven angels with the seven plagues. They were dressed in clean, shining linen
and wore golden sashes around their chests. 7 Then one of the
four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with
the wrath of God, who lives for ever and ever. 8 And the temple
was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one
could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were
completed.  
Prayer: Father, glorify yourself through the teaching
of these sacred writings. Reveal your holy justice and your boundless mercy to
us through these words. And, may we find courage for the present and hope for
the future in them. Amen. 
Main Idea: “God is honored through the praise of his
rescued people, and God is glorified through the just judgment of his
unrepentant enemies.”  
1.      
God is honored through the praise of his rescued
people (vv. 1–4).  
They held harps given them by God
3 and sang the song of God’s servant Moses
and of the Lamb: “Great and
marvelous are your deeds, (Ps 111:12)
Lord God
Almighty.  (Amos 3:13; 4:13; Rev 1:8) 
Just and true
are your ways, (Ps 145:17; Deut 32:4) 
King of the
nations.
4 Who
will not fear you, Lord, (Jer 10:7) 
and bring glory
to your name? (Ps 86:9) 
For you alone
are holy. (Ps 99:9; Lev 11:45) 
All nations
will come
and worship
before you, (Is 2:2, 4; Is 66:23; Jer 16:19) 
for your
righteous acts have been revealed.” (Ps 98:2) 
2.     
God is glorified through the just judgment of his
unrepentant enemies (vv. 5–8).

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

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

“Whose Name Do You Bear?” (Revelation 14:1–20)
Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sunday PM/February 22,
2015 
Revelation 14:1–20 (NIV)
14 Then I
looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him
144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. 2 And
I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud
peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their
harps. 3 And they sang a new song before the throne and before
the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except
the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. 4 These are
those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins. They
follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among mankind and
offered as firstfruits to God and the Lamb. 5 No lie was found
in their mouths; they are blameless. 6 Then I saw
another angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to
those who live on the earth—to every nation, tribe, language and people. 7 He
said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment
has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs
of water.” 8 A second angel
followed and said, “ ‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great,’  which
made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries.”
9 A third angel
followed them and said in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and its
image and receives its mark on their forehead or on their hand, 10 they,
too, will drink the wine of God’s fury, which has been poured full strength
into the cup of his wrath. They will be tormented with burning sulfur in the
presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke
of their torment will rise for ever and ever. There will be no rest day or
night for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives
the mark of its name.” 12 This calls for patient endurance on
the part of the people of God who keep his commands and remain faithful to
Jesus. 13 Then I heard a
voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord
from now on.”  
“Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will
rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”  
14 I looked, and
there before me was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one like a son
of man  with a crown of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 Then
another angel came out of the temple and called in a loud voice to him who was
sitting on the cloud, “Take your sickle and reap, because the time to reap has
come, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.” 16 So he who was
seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was
harvested. 17 Another angel
came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle. 18 Still
another angel, who had charge of the fire, came from the altar and called in a
loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, “Take your sharp sickle and gather
the clusters of grapes from the earth’s vine, because its grapes are ripe.” 19 The
angel swung his sickle on the earth, gathered its grapes and threw them into
the great winepress of God’s wrath. 20 They were trampled in
the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press, rising as high
as the horses’ bridles for a distance of 1,600 stadia.  
Jesus is coming again. When he comes, whose name will
you be identified with? The name of Jesus or the name of the beast, which
represents loyalty to this world and its ruler the devil? There are only two
possible names you can bear, and everyone is branded with one of these two
names.  
1.      
Those who
bear the name of God and Jesus will escape final judgment when Jesus returns and
will enjoy the worship of God for all eternity. 
2.      
Those who
bear the mark of the name of the beast will suffer final judgment when Jesus
returns and will be tormented for all eternity. 
Main Idea: When Jesus returns in glory, he will
bring just and true judgment to this world. Those who belong to him will be
redeemed and spared the wrath of God. Those who do not belong to Jesus will
face the unrelenting wrath of God and will be tormented for all eternity.

“Holy Men
and Godly Women” (1 Timothy 2:8–10)
Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Wed PM/February
18, 2015 
1 Timothy
2:1–10 (NIV)
2 I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers,
intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—2 for
kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in
all godliness and holiness. 3 This is good, and pleases God our
Savior, 4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a
knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God and one mediator
between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave
himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the
proper time. 7 And for this purpose I was appointed a herald
and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying—and a true and faithful
teacher of the Gentiles. 8 Therefore
I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or
disputing. 9 I also want the women to dress modestly, with
decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or
gold or pearls or expensive clothes, 10 but with good deeds,
appropriate for women who profess to worship God.  if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in
God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and
foundation of the truth. (1 Tim. 3:15, NIV)Main Idea: God desires that his church be composed of holy men and godly
women.  
God
desires that his church be composed of holy men.
 
Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without
anger or disputing. (1 Tim. 2:8, NIV) 
There
ought to be holy men in every local church in every place.
Every
church needs holy men that are committed to prayer.
 
Every
church needs holy, praying men who can strive for the gospel and work
toward unity without anger and without being argumentative.
 
God desires that his church be composed of
godly women.
9 I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety,
adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or
expensive clothes,  10 but
with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God. (1 Tim.
2:9-10, NIV) 
Women are to conduct themselves appropriately
in the worship of the church.
 
Women are to dress appropriately for the
worship of the church.
 
c.      
Women should adorn
themselves with the inner beauty of good works and godliness.  
Main Idea: God desires that his church be composed of holy men and
godly women.·        
Holy men display their holiness in prayer and
gentleness of spirit, not in anger or argumentation.
·        
Godly women display their godliness with good
works, not with immodesty or extravagance.

“The Ministry of the Holy Spirit” (John 16:4b–15)
Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sunday AM/February 15,
2015 
John 16:1–15 (NIV)
“All this I have told you so that you will not fall away. 2 They
will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who
kills you will think they are offering a service to God. 3 They
will do such things because they have not known the Father or me. 4 I
have told you this, so that when their time comes you will remember that I
warned you about them. I did not tell you this from the beginning because I was
with you, 5 but now I am going to him who sent me. None of you
asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6 Rather, you are filled with
grief because I have said these things. 7 But very truly I tell
you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate
will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 When
he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and
righteousness and judgment: 9 about sin, because people do not
believe in me; 10 about righteousness, because I am going to
the Father, where you can see me no longer; 11 and about
judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned.
12 “I have much
more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13 But when he,
the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not
speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what
is yet to come. 14 He will glorify me because it is from me
that he will receive what he will make known to you. 15 All
that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will receive
from me what he will make known to you.”  
1.      
We should be grateful for the ongoing,
indwelling ministry of the Holy Spirit in our lives. 
2.     
We should take seriously our role as the
instruments of the Holy Spirit in the work of his ministry in the world.

“The
Dragon and His Beasts” (Revelation 13:1–18)
Cameron
Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sunday PM/February 15, 2015
 
Revelation 13:1–18 (NIV)
The
Beast out of the Sea
13 The dragon
stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. It had
ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a
blasphemous name. 2 The beast I saw resembled a leopard, but
had feet like those of a bear and a mouth like that of a lion. The dragon gave
the beast his power and his throne and great authority. 3 One
of the heads of the beast seemed to have had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound
had been healed. The whole world was filled with wonder and followed the beast.
4 People worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to
the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, “Who is like the beast?
Who can wage war against it?”
5 The beast was
given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise its
authority for forty-two months. 6 It opened its mouth to
blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who
live in heaven. 7 It was given power to wage war against God’s
holy people and to conquer them. And it was given authority over every tribe,
people, language and nation. 8 All inhabitants of the earth
will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book
of life, the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world. 
9 Whoever has
ears, let them hear.
10 “If
anyone is to go into captivity,
into captivity
they will go.
If anyone is to
be killed with the sword,
with the sword
they will be killed.” 
This calls for patient endurance
and faithfulness on the part of God’s people.
The
Beast out of the Earth
11 Then I saw a
second beast, coming out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb, but it
spoke like a dragon. 12 It exercised all the authority of the
first beast on its behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the
first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. 13 And it
performed great signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to the earth
in full view of the people. 14 Because of the signs it was
given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived the
inhabitants of the earth. It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the
beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15 The second
beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that
the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be
killed. 16 It also forced all people, great and small, rich and
poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their
foreheads, 17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they
had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.
18 This calls for
wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for
it is the number of a man.  That number is 666.
 
The
message for us today is this:
 
1.       
Jesus is Lord; Caesar is not.
 
2.     
Christians are called to exercise wisdom and
true spiritual discernment in deceiving and confusing times.
 
3.      
Christians are called to exercise patient
endurance in the midst of a hostile world.
 
7
Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the
one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life,
which is in the paradise of God. (Rev. 2:7, NIV)
 
11
Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one
who is victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death. (Rev. 2:11, NIV)
 
17
Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the
one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give
that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one
who receives it. (Rev. 2:17, NIV)
 
26
To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority
over the nations--  27 that
one 'will rule them with an iron scepter and will dash them to pieces like
pottery'-- just as I have received authority from my Father.  28 I will also give that one the
morning star.  29 Whoever has
ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.  (Rev. 2:26-29, NIV)
 
5
The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never
blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge
that name before my Father and his angels. 
6 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the
churches. (Rev. 3:5-6, NIV)
 
12
The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never
again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name
of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven
from my God; and I will also write on them my new name.  13 Whoever has ears, let them hear
what the Spirit says to the churches. (Rev. 3:12-13, NIV)
 
21
To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my
throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his
throne.  22 Whoever has ears,
let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches." (Rev. 3:21-22, NIV)

“Our Worldwide Mission” (1 Timothy 2:1–7)
Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Wednesday PM/February
11, 2015
 
1 Timothy 2:1–7 (NIV)
2 I urge, then,
first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made
for all people—2 for kings and all those in authority, that we
may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 3 This
is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants all people to
be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 5 For there
is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who
gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the
proper time. 7 And for this purpose I was appointed a herald
and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying—and a true and faithful
teacher of the Gentiles.
 
1.      
We must enlarge the focus of our prayer
life (vv. 1–2).
 
2.     
We must expand the scope of our mission
(v. 7).
 
3.     
Because it is God’s purpose to redeem a
people to himself from every people group on this earth (vv. 3–6).
 
Main Idea: We must enlarge the focus of our prayer
life and we must expand the scope of our mission, because it is God’s purpose
to redeem a people to himself from every people group on this earth.

“The Offspring of the Woman vs. the Dragon” (Revelation
12:1–17)
Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sunday PM/February 8,
2015 
Revelation 12:1–17 (NIV)
12 A great sign
appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet
and a crown of twelve stars on her head. 2 She was pregnant and
cried out in pain as she was about to give birth. 3 Then
another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and
ten horns and seven crowns on its heads. 4 Its tail swept a
third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth. The dragon stood
in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that it might devour her
child the moment he was born. 5 She gave birth to a son, a male
child, who “will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.”  And her
child was snatched up to God and to his throne. 6 The woman
fled into the wilderness to a place prepared for her by God, where she might be
taken care of for 1,260 days.
7 Then war broke
out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon
and his angels fought back. 8 But he was not strong enough, and
they lost their place in heaven. 9 The great dragon was hurled
down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world
astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
10 Then I heard a
loud voice in heaven say: “Now have come the
salvation and the power
and the kingdom
of our God,
and the
authority of his Messiah.
For the accuser
of our brothers and sisters,
who accuses them
before our God day and night,
has been hurled
down.
11 They
triumphed over him
by the blood of
the Lamb
and by the word
of their testimony;
they did not
love their lives so much
as to shrink
from death.
12 Therefore
rejoice, you heavens
and you who
dwell in them!
But woe to the
earth and the sea,
because the
devil has gone down to you!
He is filled
with fury,
because he knows
that his time is short.”
13 When
the dragon saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who
had given birth to the male child. 14 The woman was given the
two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place prepared for her
in the wilderness, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half
a time, out of the serpent’s reach. 15 Then from his mouth the
serpent spewed water like a river, to overtake the woman and sweep her away
with the torrent. 16 But the earth helped the woman by opening
its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth.
17 Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to
wage war against the rest of her offspring—those who keep God’s commands and
hold fast their testimony about Jesus.  
1.      
Christ and the Messianic community are
rescued from Satan’s murderous schemes (1–6). 
2.     
Christ has fully defeated Satan and the
forces of evil through his atoning death, resurrection, and ascension (7–12). 
3.     
By virtue of his victorious death and
resurrection, Christ protects his people from a defeated but vengeful and angry
foe (13–17). 
Main Idea: Christ has escaped Satan’s murderous
schemes, has finally conquered the devil and his forces through his cross and resurrection,
and now protects his people from a defeated but angry foe.

“Hated by the World” (John 15:18–16:4a) -
Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sunday AM/February 8,
2015
 
John 15:18–16:4a (NIV)
18 “If the world
hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you
belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not
belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the
world hates you. 20 Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not
greater than his master.’  If they persecuted me, they will persecute you
also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. 21 They
will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the one who
sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would
not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 Whoever
hates me hates my Father as well. 24 If I had not done among
them the works no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. As it is, they
have seen, and yet they have hated both me and my Father. 25 But
this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated me without
reason.’ 
26 “When the
Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who
goes out from the Father—he will testify about me. 27 And you also
must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning.
16 “All this I
have told you so that you will not fall away. 2 They will put
you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you
will think they are offering a service to God. 3 They will do
such things because they have not known the Father or me. 4 I
have told you this, so that when their time comes you will remember that I
warned you about them.
 
Unless we truly think that the vast majority of the world
around us are followers of Jesus, we should be surprised if we never face
persecution for the sake of the name of Jesus.
 
Main Idea: A faithful disciple of Jesus will face
hardship in this world for the sake of his name, so we should be prepared and
we should take hope in the ultimate joy that awaits us.
 
1.      
When Jesus’ disciples are hated by the
world, it is a reflection of unbelievers’ hatred for Jesus himself (15:18–22).
 
13 Do not be surprised, my brothers and
sisters, if the world hates you. (1 John 3:13, NIV)
 
For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not
only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him, (Phil 1:29, NIV)
 
2.     
When Jesus is hated by the world, it is a
reflection of unbelievers’ hatred for God himself (15:23–25).
 
3.     
Jesus calls his disciples to be
Spirit-filled witnesses for him in the midst of a hostile world (15:26–16:4a).
 
27 Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a
manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only
hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one
Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel  28 without being frightened in any
way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be
destroyed, but that you will be saved-- and that by God.  29 For it has been granted to you
on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for
him,  30 since you are going
through the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.
(Philippians 1:27-30, NIV)
 
Main Idea: A faithful disciple of Jesus will face
hardship in this world for the sake of his name, so we should be prepared and
we should take hope in the ultimate joy that awaits us.

“A Hard Lesson” (1 Timothy 1:18–20)
1
Timothy: Honoring Christ in the Church, Message 5
Cameron
Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Wed PM/February 4, 2015
18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the
prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the
battle well,  19 holding on to
faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered
shipwreck with regard to the faith.  20
Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be
taught not to blaspheme.  (1 Tim.
1:18-20, NIV)
3 As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that
you may command certain people not to teach false doctrines any longer  4 or to devote themselves to myths
and endless genealogies. Such things promote controversial speculations rather
than advancing God's work-- which is by faith. 
5 The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure
heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.  6 Some have departed from these
and have turned to meaningless talk.  7
They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking
about or what they so confidently affirm. (1 Tim. 1:3-7, NIV) 
14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the
body of elders laid their hands on you. (1 Tim. 4:14, NIV) 
5 The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good
conscience and a sincere faith. (1 Tim. 1:5, NIV) 
1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of
a kind that even pagans do not tolerate: A man is sleeping with his father's
wife.  2 And you are proud!
Shouldn't you rather have gone into mourning and have put out of your
fellowship the man who has been doing this? 
3 For my part, even though I am not physically present, I am
with you in spirit. As one who is present with you in this way, I have already
passed judgment in the name of our Lord Jesus on the one who has been doing
this.  4 So when you are
assembled and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is
present,  5 hand this man over
to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on
the day of the Lord.  (1 Co. 5:1-5, NIV) 
Main Idea: Sin, even great sin, in the life
of the believer may result in restoration, but there must be full repentance.

“The World as the Kingdom of Christ” (Revelation
11:15–19)
Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sun PM/February 1,
2015 
Revelation 11:15–19 (NIV)
15 The seventh
angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said:
“The kingdom of the
world has become
the kingdom of
our Lord and of his Messiah,
and he will
reign for ever and ever.”
16 And the
twenty-four elders, who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their
faces and worshiped God, 17 saying:
“We give thanks to
you, Lord God Almighty,
the One who is
and who was,
because you
have taken your great power
and have begun
to reign.
18 The
nations were angry,
and your wrath
has come.
The time has
come for judging the dead,
and for
rewarding your servants the prophets
and your people
who revere your name,
both great and
small—
and for
destroying those who destroy the earth.”
19 Then
God’s temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of
his covenant. And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder,
an earthquake and a severe hailstorm.  1.       
The Universal Reign of God. 
2.     
The Inaugurated Reign of Christ. 
3.      
The Consummated Reign of Christ (Rev. 11:15–19). 
Main Idea: The whole world has become the dominion of
Christ, and one day Christ will return and unite heaven and earth as his
consummated kingdom.