Eastwood Baptist Sunday Sermons

No More Night: Life in the New Jerusalem

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 preparedness, ongoing holiness, and the final invitation to faith before judgment comes.

When the Stones Fall: Jesus' Stark Warning and the Call to Stand Firm

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 listeners to stay watchful, trust Jesus, and stand firm in faith amid trials and suffering.
Sermon Guide: The Temple's Destruction and Future Hope.

Give to Caesar, Give to God: Jesus’ Temple Showdown

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 wholly to him.
The passage calls listeners to reject hypocrisy, trust Jesus as Messiah, and respond with heartfelt devotion and radical obedience.
Sermon Guide: Taxes, Teachers, and the Resurrection.

Heaven's Radiant Capital: Inside the New Jerusalem

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 life flowing from the throne with the tree of life bearing 12 fruits. Themes include eternal worship, unity of God’s people, everlasting provision, and the life-giving nature of the new creation.

Showdown at the Temple: Jesus Confronts the Corrupt System

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 call to respond: receive the Son, build on the cornerstone, repent, and bear fruit for God’s kingdom.
Sermon Guide: The Authority of Jesus / The Vineyard.

Faith That Forms Generations: How Mothers Shape the Church

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 fruit, emphasizing that parents steward spiritual input, not outcomes, and that small repeated yeses compound into a lasting legacy.
Sermon Guide: A Faith That Forms Generations.

Inside the New Jerusalem: Heaven's Diamond City Revealed

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 city’s divine origin, God dwelling with his people, the unity of Old and New Covenant believers, and the hope of an eternal home free from curse and darkness.

Born Again or Just Baptized? The Evidence That Matters

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, seek true regeneration, and allow God’s Spirit to produce visible change in their lives.
Sermon Guide: Signs You're Not Born Again.

Thrones, Thirst, and the New Heaven: Revelation 21 Explained

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 outlook toward the capital city of heaven in the next sermon.

Rejected King, True Kingdom: Lessons from Luke 19

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 Who Came in Peace.

Father, Into Your Hands: The Power of Surrender

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 Your Hands.

When God Pitches His Tent: Revelation 21’s Promise of Presence

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 is done."