Sunday Jan 11, 2015
Revelation 9:1-21 - Cameron Jungels - 01-11-2015 PM
Eastside Baptist Church, Winfield, Alabama
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31 When he was gone,
Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him. 32 If
God is glorified in him, God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify
him at once.
33 “My children, I
will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told
the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come.
34 “A new command I
give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By
this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
36 Simon Peter asked
him, “Lord, where are you going?”
Jesus
replied, “Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later.”
37 Peter asked,
“Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.”
38 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!
Wednesday Jan 07, 2015
Wednesday Jan 07, 2015
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
2 To Timothy my true son in the faith:
Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Sunday Jan 04, 2015
Sunday Jan 04, 2015
1 When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.
3 Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people, on the golden altar in front of the throne. 4 The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God from the angel’s hand. 5 Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake.
The Trumpets
6 Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.
7 The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
8 The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood, 9 a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
10 The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water—11 the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.
12 The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them turned dark. A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.
13 As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a loud voice: "Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!
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The
Birth of Jesus
2 In those days Caesar Augustus
issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This
was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And
everyone went to their own town to register.
4 So Joseph also
went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of
David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He
went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was
expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for
the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a
son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no
guest room available for them.
8 And there were
shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at
night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory
of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But
the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will
cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of
David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This
will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a
manger.”
13 Suddenly a great
company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
14 “Glory to God in
the highest heaven,
and on earth peace to those on whom his
favor rests.”
15 When the angels
had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s
go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told
us about.”
16 So they hurried
off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When
they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them
about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what
the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these
things and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds
returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and
seen, which were just as they had been told.
Wednesday Dec 17, 2014
Wednesday Dec 17, 2014
Isaiah 9:6-7 - Cameron Jungels - 12-17-2014 PM (NIV)6 For to us a child
is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his
shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the greatness
of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.
Sunday Dec 14, 2014
Sunday Dec 14, 2014
Isaiah 11 - Cameron Jungels - 12-14-2014 PM (NIV)The
Branch From Jesse11 A shoot will
come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. 2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of
the Lord— 3 and he will
delight in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees with his
eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears; 4 but with
righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for
the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of
his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay
the wicked. 5 Righteousness will
be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his
waist.6 The wolf will live
with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling
together; and a little child will lead them. 7 The cow will feed
with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. 8 The infant will
play near the cobra’s den, the young child will put its hand into the
viper’s nest. 9 They will neither
harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be filled with the
knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. 10 In that day the
Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to
him, and his resting place will be glorious. 11 In that day the
Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant of
his people from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Cush, k
from Elam, from Babylonia, from Hamath and from the islands of the
Mediterranean. 12 He will raise a
banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; he will assemble the scattered people of
Judah from the four quarters of the earth. 13 Ephraim’s jealousy
will vanish, and Judah’s enemies will be destroyed; Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah, nor Judah hostile toward Ephraim. 14 They will swoop
down on the slopes of Philistia to the west; together they will plunder the people to
the east. They will subdue Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.
15 The Lord will dry up the gulf of the Egyptian sea; with a scorching wind he will sweep his
hand over the Euphrates River. He will break it up into seven streams so that anyone can cross over in sandals. 16 There will be a
highway for the remnant of his people that is left from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from Egypt.
Sunday Dec 14, 2014
Sunday Dec 14, 2014
Isaiah 11 - Cameron Jungels - 12-14-2014 PM (NIV)The
Branch From Jesse11 A shoot will
come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. 2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of
the Lord— 3 and he will
delight in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees with his
eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears; 4 but with
righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for
the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of
his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay
the wicked. 5 Righteousness will
be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his
waist.6 The wolf will live
with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling
together; and a little child will lead them. 7 The cow will feed
with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. 8 The infant will
play near the cobra’s den, the young child will put its hand into the
viper’s nest. 9 They will neither
harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be filled with the
knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. 10 In that day the
Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to
him, and his resting place will be glorious. 11 In that day the
Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant of
his people from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Cush, k
from Elam, from Babylonia, from Hamath and from the islands of the
Mediterranean. 12 He will raise a
banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; he will assemble the scattered people of
Judah from the four quarters of the earth. 13 Ephraim’s jealousy
will vanish, and Judah’s enemies will be destroyed; Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah, nor Judah hostile toward Ephraim. 14 They will swoop
down on the slopes of Philistia to the west; together they will plunder the people to
the east. They will subdue Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.
15 The Lord will dry up the gulf of the Egyptian sea; with a scorching wind he will sweep his
hand over the Euphrates River. He will break it up into seven streams so that anyone can cross over in sandals. 16 There will be a
highway for the remnant of his people that is left from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from Egypt.
Friday Dec 12, 2014
Friday Dec 12, 2014
Wednesday Dec 03, 2014
Wednesday Dec 03, 2014
Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life Chapter 13 - Cameron Jungels - Wed, December 3, 2014
Wednesday Dec 03, 2014
Wednesday Dec 03, 2014
Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life Chapter 13 - Cameron Jungels - Wed, December 3, 2014
Sunday Nov 30, 2014
Sunday Nov 30, 2014
“Served by the Master” (John 13:1–17)
Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sunday AM/November 30,
2014
1.
Jesus loves his people and demonstrates
it through sacrificial service.
a.
In giving himself to death for his people at the
hour of his glorification.
b.
In humbling himself to serve others, even though
he is the Master and Teacher.
c.
In serving even those who would ultimately
betray him—his enemies.
2.
In order to be included in Jesus’ people,
we cannot cleanse ourselves, but must humbly be cleansed by Jesus.
a.
Our self-righteous pride wants to have a part in
our own cleansing.
b.
By grace, in humble dependence, we realize that
we cannot cleanse ourselves but must be cleansed by Jesus.
c.
Once having been cleansed by the atoning
cross-work of Jesus (justification/regeneration, v. 8), we stand in need of
perpetual cleansing through confession (sanctification, v. 10; 1 John 1:9).
3.
As Jesus’ disciples, cleansed by him, we
should follow his example and love one another through sacrificial service.
a.
Jesus set the pattern by humbling himself, even
though he is the high King of Heaven (Phil 2:5–11)
b.
We are not greater than Jesus, so we also should
do what he did in humbly serving others in love.
Main Idea: Love is demonstrated through
sacrificial service, and it is the path to ultimate glory.
·
Jesus’ path to glory was through loving
sacrificial service (Phil 2:5–11).
·
It is our path as well.
Sunday Nov 23, 2014
Sunday Nov 23, 2014
“Faith and Gratitude” (Luke 17:11–19)
Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sunday AM/November 23,
2014
Luke 17:11–19
11 Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled
along the border between Samaria and Galilee.
12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy
met him. They stood at a distance 13
and called out in a loud voice, "Jesus, Master, have pity on
us!" 14 When he saw
them, he said, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." And as they
went, they were cleansed. 15
One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud
voice. 16 He threw himself at
Jesus' feet and thanked him-- and he was a Samaritan. 17 Jesus asked, "Were not all
ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18
Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?" 19 Then he said to him, "Rise
and go; your faith has made you well."
1.
Jesus is powerful and full of compassion, and
many are blessed by his kindness.
a.
Jesus’ ability to heal multitudes with the sound of his
voice demonstrates his divine power.
b.
Jesus’ willingness to heal despised and unclean lepers
demonstrates his bountiful compassion.
2.
Receiving the blessings of Jesus' common grace is
not enough to make a person thankful (Physical blessings don’t change the spiritual
heart). a.
We are prone to a sense of entitlement.
b.
We focus more on the gift than the giver.
3.
Thankfulness is the natural response of faith in
a person whose heart has been healed by Jesus' saving grace.
a.
Inner faith expresses itself outwardly in response to
Christ:
i.
Repentance
ii.
Praise
iii.
Humility & Worship
iv.
Thanksgiving
b.
Such a faith is rare in our fallen world.
c.
Faith such as this takes root in unexpected people.
Main Idea: Thanksgiving should be our willing and
continual response to the saving grace of Christ.
Wednesday Nov 19, 2014
Wednesday Nov 19, 2014
Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
by Donald Whitney
Learning…for the purpose of godliness: Chapter 12
Learning Characterizes the Wise
Ø Learning
is following in the foot-steps of Jesus.
Ø Learning
is a part of discipleship
Ø Wisdom
is characterized by humility, teachableness, and a desire to grow in knowledge
and understanding.
Ø Learning
is a lifelong discipline.
Fulfilling the Great Commandment
Ø The
greatest commandment is to love God with all of our heart, soul, mind
and strength.
Ø God
is glorified when we use the mind that he made to learn about Him.
Ø Learning
is a discipline that is counter-cultural in our age.
Essential for Increased Godliness
Ø The
Christian life begins with learning—the gospel.
Ø Christians
are a Word-founded people, a “people of the book.”
Ø The
Christian life begins with knowledge, and it must continue in progress toward
godliness with growth in knowledge (applied).
By Discipline, Not by Accident
Ø Not
much learning is gained by accident or in the normal course of life.
Ø Growth
in godliness requires discipline; learning requires purposeful discipline.
Ø We
must be intentional and systematic about learning.
Learning by Various Means
Ø Audio
Books
Ø Video/Audio
Sermons
Ø Internet/TV/RadioØ Bible
Study Software
Ø Classes/Small
Groups
Ø Purposeful
Conversation
Ø Reading
Obstacles to Reading
Ø Our
Entertainment Culture
Ø Technology
and Media
Ø Lack
of Time
Ø Lack
of Ability
Ø Lack
of Interest
Ø Tiredness/FatigueØ Too
Many Choices (Bad Choices)
Sunday Nov 16, 2014
Sunday Nov 16, 2014
“The Lord Seals and Protects His People” (Revelation
7:1–17)
Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sun AM/November 16,
2014
Revelation 7:1–17 (NIV)
7 After this I
saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the
four winds of the earth to prevent any wind from blowing on the land or on the
sea or on any tree. 2 Then I saw another angel coming up from
the east, having the seal of the living God. He called out in a loud voice to
the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea: 3 “Do
not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads
of the servants of our God.” 4 Then I heard the number of those
who were sealed: 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel.
5 From
the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed,
from the tribe
of Reuben 12,000,
from the tribe
of Gad 12,000,
6 from
the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe
of Naphtali 12,000,
from the tribe
of Manasseh 12,000,
7 from
the tribe of Simeon 12,000,
from the tribe
of Levi 12,000,
from the tribe
of Issachar 12,000,
8 from
the tribe of Zebulun 12,000,
from the tribe
of Joseph 12,000,
from the tribe
of Benjamin 12,000.
9 After this I
looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from
every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before
the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their
hands. 10 And they cried out in a loud voice:
“Salvation belongs
to our God,
who sits on the
throne,
and to the
Lamb.”
11 All the angels
were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living
creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying:
“Amen!
Praise and
glory
and wisdom and
thanks and honor
and power and
strength
be to our God
for ever and ever.
Amen!”
13 Then
one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes—who are they, and where did
they come from?”
14 I answered,
“Sir, you know.”
And he said, “These are they who
have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made
them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore, “they are before
the throne of God
and serve him
day and night in his temple;
and he who sits
on the throne
will shelter
them with his presence.
16 ‘Never
again will they hunger;
never again will
they thirst.
The sun will
not beat down on them,’
nor any
scorching heat.
17 For
the Lamb at the center of the throne
will be their
shepherd;
‘he will lead
them to springs of living water.’
‘And God will
wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
1.
Jesus seals his people for protection in
preparation for spiritual warfare (7:1–8, cf. 14:1–5)
The 144,000: what are the interpretive
options and what conclusion should we take?
a.
Literal
b.
Semi-literal
c.
Figurative/Typological Interpretation
2.
Jesus will infallibly bring his redeemed
people to their eternal rest, even if through martyrdom (7:8–17).
Main Idea: God’s
people will face persecution for the name of Christ in an unbelieving world, but
take heart we have been sealed and protected by God and he will bring us safely
to our eternal home.
Sunday Nov 16, 2014
Sunday Nov 16, 2014
“Why Don’t People Believe?” (John 12:35–50)
Cameron Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sunday AM/November 16, 2014
John 12:35–50 (NIV)
35 Then Jesus told
them, “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while
you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. Whoever walks in the dark
does not know where they are going. 36 Believe in the light
while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.” When he
had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.
37 Even after
Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still would not
believe in him. 38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the
prophet: “Lord, who has
believed our message and to whom has
the arm of the Lord been revealed?” 39 For
this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere: 40 “He
has blinded their eyes and hardened
their hearts, so they can
neither see with their eyes, nor understand
with their hearts, nor turn—and I
would heal them.”
41 Isaiah said this
because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about him.
42 Yet at the same
time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees
they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of
the synagogue; 43 for they loved human praise more than praise
from God.
44 Then Jesus
cried out, “Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one
who sent me. 45 The one who looks at me is seeing the one who
sent me. 46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no
one who believes in me should stay in darkness.
47 “If anyone
hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did
not come to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 There is
a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words
I have spoken will condemn them at the last day. 49 For I did
not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I
have spoken. 50 I know that his command leads to eternal life.
So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”
1.
The response of unbelief to the words and
works of Jesus is complex and defies simple explanation.
a.
Unbelief is the natural response of those
in darkness.
i.
Sin has affected us all, and so we all stand in
need of new birth and the drawing power of God (John 3:3–5; John 6:37, 44).
3 Jesus replied, "Very truly I tell you, no
one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.” 4 "How can someone be born
when they are old?" Nicodemus asked. "Surely they cannot enter a
second time into their mother's womb to be born!" 5 Jesus answered, "Very truly
I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water
and the Spirit. (John 3:3-5, NIV)
37 All those the Father gives me will come to me,
and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. (John 6:37, NIV) 44
"No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I
will raise them up at the last day. (John 6:44, NIV)
ii.
Because Satan has blinded unbelievers’ eyes (2
Cor 4:4).
4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of
unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the
glory of Christ, who is the image of God. (2 Co. 4:4, NIV)
iii.
Because of their love for their own pleasure.
19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the
world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were
evil. 20 Everyone who does
evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their
deeds will be exposed. 21
But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen
plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God. (John 3:19-21,
NIV)
iv.
Because of their love for the praise of men –
the praise of man kept many from believing, kept some who believed in silence,
and bound others up in false/superficial belief.
42 Yet at the same time many even among the
leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not openly
acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; 43 for they loved human praise
more than praise from God. (John
12:42-43, NIV)
b.
Unbelief does not contradict the purpose
of God; rather, it fulfills it.
i.
The unbelieving response of the Jews to Jesus
was in keeping with their long history of rejecting God and his prophets. The
rejection of the Jews in Jesus’ day was another historical manifestation of
their abiding stubbornness as a people.
9 The true light that gives light to everyone was
coming into the world. 10 He
was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not
recognize him. 11 He came to
that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. (John 1:9-11, NIV)
ii.
The unbelieving response of the Jews to Jesus, though
predicted by the prophets and purposed by God, was fully in keeping with the
willing rejection of the people, for which they will be held accountable. (In
other words, God’s hardening of them did not occur apart from their own desires
to love themselves and reject God).
iii.
The unbelieving response of the Jews to Jesus
was a temporal judgment of God on them for their past sins and unbelief. They
had perpetually rejected God’s prophets, and so now God hardens them in that
response in order to bring judgment on them.
iv.
God’s judicial hardening is often partial and
temporary – in other words, God’s sovereignty in the human heart holds out hope
that the God who hardens is also the God who can soften. This is why we pray
and why the prophet Isaiah pleaded with God to show compassion on a hardened
people (Is 63:15–19).
v.
The unbelieving response of the Jews to Jesus
was a part of God’s impeccable and inscrutable wisdom to bring salvation to the
Gentiles. God purposed the rejection of Israel, so that the gospel might go to
all the nations.
24 Some were convinced by what he said, but
others would not believe. 25
They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this
final statement: "The Holy Spirit spoke the truth to your ancestors when
he said through Isaiah the prophet: 26
"'Go to this people and say, "You will be ever hearing but never
understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving." 27 For this people's heart has
become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their
eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.' 28 "Therefore I want you to
know that God's salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will
listen!" (Acts 28:24-28, NIV)
7 What the people of Israel sought so earnestly
they did not obtain. The elect among them did, but the others were hardened, 8
as it is written: "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not
see and ears that could not hear, to this very day." (Romans 11:7-8, NIV) 11
Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all!
Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to
make Israel envious. (Romans 11:11, NIV)
vi.
In a dramatic reversal, God will then use
believing Gentiles to bring the Jewish people to repentance and they too will
be saved through faith in the Messiah.
12 But if their transgression means riches for
the world, and their loss means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater
riches will their full inclusion bring! (Romans 11:12, NIV)
25 I do not want you to be ignorant of this
mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has
experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come
in, 26 and in this way all
Israel will be saved. As it is written: "The deliverer will come from
Zion; he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.
(Romans 11:25-26, 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. (Romans 11:33-36, NIV)
2.
Jesus is the perfect and ultimate
revelation of God; He is the only way, to reject him is to bring condemnation
on yourself.
a.
Jesus is the exact manifestation of the
glory of God (v. 41)
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and
exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, each
with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered
their feet, and with two they were flying.
3 And they were calling to one another: "Holy, holy,
holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory." 4 At the sound of their voices the
doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke. 5 "Woe to me!" I cried.
"I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of
unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty." (Isa.
6:1-5, NIV)
3 The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the
exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.
After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of
the Majesty in heaven. (Heb. 1:3, NIV)
b.
Jesus’ testimony and works are in perfect
harmony with the Father’s words and works.
c.
Jesus is the only way – to believe in
Jesus is to believe in God.
d.
Jesus’ words bring eternal life – to
reject them is to bring your own judgment upon yourself.
Unbelief is deceptive and destructive. Do not harden
your own heart. Repent and believe the gospel of Jesus, or else these words
that I have spoken to you today from God’s Word will condemn you on the last
day.
7 So, as the Holy Spirit says: "Today, if
you hear his voice, 8 do not harden your hearts as you did in the
rebellion, during the time of testing in the wilderness, (Heb. 3:7-8, NIV)
This message will either quicken you or it will deaden
you. The gospel of Jesus Christ is never neutral.
Main Idea: Unbelief
fulfills the purposes of God in salvation history; but everyone who rejects
Jesus and his words will be condemned on the last day.