Eastwood Baptist Sunday Sermons

This sermon reflects on Jeremiah 6:16–19, calling listeners to stop at the crossroads, ask for the ancient paths, and walk in the good way. It warns that ignoring God's word brings decline and that true renewal begins with humble repentance and renewed obedience. Using images of watchmen and warning lights, the message urges personal and national return to God through prayer, confession, and faith...

This sermon examines Revelation 22:8–12, highlighting three central themes: immediate worship directed only to God (angels are fellow servants), urgent proclamation of the book of Revelation (do not seal it up), and the imminence of Christ's return with rewards that reflect our faithfulness. Listeners are urged to respond now—repent or remain hardened—embrace holy living, proclaim the gospel, and...

This sermon covers Luke 22:39–71: Jesus' agonizing prayer in Gethsemane, his arrest after Judas' betrayal, Peter's threefold denial, and Jesus' mocking trial before the religious leaders. It highlights Jesus' obedience in facing God's wrath for sin, the promise of forgiveness and restoration, and calls listeners to repent and trust in Christ. Sermon Guide: The Agony and Trial of Jesus .

On this Father's Day, Pastor Jud challenges cultural ideas of "toxic masculinity," explaining that true masculinity is rooted in self-giving love and the character of God. He calls men to lead with presence, humility, and faithful listening, modeled after Jesus. The sermon reviews research on the positive impact of loving, involved fathers and addresses the pain of fatherlessness, reminding listen...

As Passover approaches, religious leaders conspire to kill Jesus and Judas Iscariot agrees to betray him. Jesus prepares the Passover meal, institutes the Lord's Supper—breaking bread as his body and sharing the cup as the new covenant sealed by his blood—and foretells his betrayal and Peter's coming denials. He calls his followers to servant leadership, warns of the coming spiritual testing, and...

This sermon explores the imminent return of Christ as taught throughout the New Testament and in Revelation, showing how early believers lived in hopeful expectation and how John’s visions are faithful and true. It calls Christians to immediate responses—obedience, worship, proclamation, and service—to guard and heed Scripture, live holy lives, and share the gospel while awaiting Christ’s soon ret...

This sermon examines Luke 21:25–38, where Jesus describes cosmic signs, the destruction of Jerusalem, and His eventual return in power and glory. Pastor Jud emphasizes that Christ's return is the culmination of the gospel, urging believers to stay watchful, pray, and live expectantly. Through explanation of the fig tree parable and warnings against spiritual complacency, the message offers practic...

This sermon explores Revelation 22, focusing on the privileges of the New Jerusalem: no more curse, seeing Gods face, serving and reigning with Christ forever, and the city's eternal light. It also covers the epilogue where John urges believers to live ready for Christ's imminent return. The message blends awe at the eternal joy of the redeemed with a sobering call to respond now, emphasizing prep...

This sermon walks through Luke 21:5–38, where Jesus predicts the temples destruction, describes coming signs such as wars, earthquakes, and celestial disturbances, and warns of persecution and betrayal. He urges his followers not to be deceived, promises wisdom for witness, and emphasizes endurance. The message connects the historical fulfillment in AD 70 with the future return of Christ, calling...

In this sermon the leaders try to trap Jesus with questions about paying taxes and the resurrection, but he answers with sharp wisdom, revealing the limits of earthly authority and the reality of life after death. Jesus contrasts shallow, self‑seeking religious leaders with a poor widow whose two small coins represent total surrender, teaching that what bears God’s image — our lives — belongs whol...

In this sermon we explore Revelation 21's depiction of the New Jerusalem — the heavenly capital. We examine its internal character: streets of pure transparent gold, no temple because God and the Lamb are its temple, and the city illuminated by God's glory with no need for sun or moon. The narrative continues with a tour showing gates that never close, exclusion of the unclean, and the river of li...

Jesus stages a dramatic confrontation in the Jerusalem temple—cleansing the courts, challenging religious leaders about his authority, and teaching daily during Passover. Through the parable of the vineyard and a Psalm quotation, he exposes the leaders’ rejection of God’s messengers and himself as the cornerstone, warning against treating God’s gifts like personal property. The sermon ends with a...

This sermon explores how sincere, lived faith in mothers and grandmothers builds generational discipleship. Using 2 Timothy and biblical examples, the speaker shows how everyday acts—prayer, repentance, and consistent rhythms—shape children's faith long before public ministry. Listeners are encouraged to model humble obedience, establish small spiritual practices, and trust God with long-term frui...

This sermon walks through Revelation 21:9–22:5, offering a vivid description of the new Jerusalem: its brilliant, diamond-like appearance, cubed dimensions, massive jasper walls, twelve pearly gates, and jeweled foundations. The vision highlights the river of life, the tree of life yielding monthly fruit, and the Lamb as the city’s eternal light. Through these images the message emphasizes the cit...

This sermon challenges listeners to examine whether their faith is a momentary ritual or a real, lasting transformation. Pastor Jud emphasizes that being born again produces hunger for Scripture, conviction over sin, and the fruit of the Spirit—not merely church attendance or baptism. Through clear biblical warnings and a call to repentance, the message urges listeners to evaluate their hearts, se...

This sermon studies Revelation 21 and connects it to the millennial kingdom, explaining the apostles' unique role on twelve thrones and the nature of ruling with Christ. It describes who will dwell in the new heaven and new earth — those who thirst for God and overcome by faith — and contrasts their inheritance with the fate of the unrepentant, closing with a call to examine personal faith and an...

Luke 19 unpacked: Jesus tells the parable of the ten minas to teach faithful stewardship and warn of judgment, then enters Jerusalem as a humble king, weeps for the city’s rejection, and calls followers to invest their lives in God’s kingdom. The sermon examines historical context, the parable’s two-fold message, and the call to faithful living and compassion for the lost. Sermon Guide: The King W...

This sermon examines Jesus’ final words on the cross—"Father, into your hands I commit my spirit"—and shows how surrender is an act of trust, not defeat. Using the resurrection as proof of God’s faithfulness and the Kintsugi metaphor for healing, the message invites listeners to place their fears, failures, and futures into God’s hands and to experience new life and restoration. Sermon Guide: Into...

This sermon is a deep dive into Revelation 21:3–6, focusing on the triumphant announcement that God will dwell among his people—bringing intimate fellowship, unveiled worship, and believers seeing God as he is. It also examines the transformed reality of the new heaven and earth—no more tears, mourning, pain, or death—and closes with the sovereign declaration that God is making all things new: "It...

This sermon unpacks Proverbs 6:16–19, outlining seven behaviors God hates: pride, lying, violence, wicked intent, hasty feet to evil, false witness, and sowing discord among believers. Pastor Jud emphasizes God’s love alongside His holy hatred for sin, calls listeners to self-examination, repentance, and restoration, and urges the church to live in truth, humility, and unity. Sermon Guide: Seven T...

This sermon examines Revelation 21:1–8, focusing on the vision of the new heaven, the new earth, and the descent of the New Jerusalem. Pastor Jud explains how a heavenly perspective shapes a believer’s hope, holiness, and life today.

This sermon examines what the New Testament teaches about the church, emphasizing that the church is a gathered community of believers, not a building or a service to attend. It challenges modern consumer attitudes and explains why belonging to a local assembly involves spiritual accountability, fellowship, authority, ministry, and evangelism. The sermon calls listeners to recognize their role in...

This sermon examines Revelation 20's depiction of the Great White Throne judgment: the resurrection of the dead from sea, death, and Hades, the opening of the books recording every life, and the Book of Life that determines eternal destiny. It explains the sentencing of the unrighteous to the lake of fire (the second death), contrasts temporary punishment in Hades with eternal torment, and emphasi...

This sermon reviews the millennial kingdom: who will reign with Christ in glorified, sinless bodies (church saints, Old Testament saints, and tribulation martyrs) and who will remain mortal (believers who survive the tribulation and their descendants), drawing on Isaiah 65 and Matthew 22. It then examines the Great White Throne Judgment (Revelation 20:11–15), describing the resurrection of the uns...

This sermon examines Luke 18, unpacking six of Jesus' teachings about prayer, humility, and the kingdom of God. It highlights the call to persistent prayer and readiness for Christ's return, contrasts self-righteousness with humble dependence on God's mercy, and affirms that salvation is given through Christ, not earned by works. The message also explores Jesus' care for children and the challenge...