Eastwood Baptist Sunday Sermons

The Harlot Exposed: Revelation 17’s Terrifying Vision of False Religion

In this sermon we examine Revelation 17:1–6 and verse 15, unpacking the symbolic vision of the great harlot—Mystery Babylon—and her global authority over peoples, nations, and tongues. Pastor Jud explains the harlot’s alliances with world rulers, her lavish apparel and corrupt religious influence, and her bloodthirsty persecution of God’s people. The angelic explanation clarifies the relationship between the harlot and the scarlet beast (Antichrist), the meaning of the seven heads and ten horns, and the city’s role as the center of end-times idolatry and apostasy.

Here I Am, Send Me: The Power of Availability

This sermon explores Isaiah's encounter with God's holiness and how that moment of awe leads to confession, cleansing, and a life-changing call: "Here I am, send me." Pastor Jud emphasizes that availability to God begins with an authentic encounter, not with answers or plans.
Through Isaiah's experience, the message shows that surrender and repentance invite God's grace, which purifies and equips us for the mission ahead. Obedience follows being transformed, not the other way around.
The sermon challenges listeners to adopt a daily posture of availability—small acts of faithfulness, trusting God without full plans, and responding to God's quiet invitations with a continual "Here I am."
Sermon Guide: Available.

Ghouls, Grace, and the Gospel: Living as Children of Light

This sermon explores how Christians should respond to a culture fascinated with darkness by recognizing the reality of evil, resting in Christ's victory, and living as children of light.
Through Scripture and practical guidance, the message calls believers to be alert, stand secure in grace, and reflect the gospel with wise, loving witness in their communities.
Sermon Guide: Ghouls, Grace, and the Gospel.

Watch Your Mouth: The Power of the Tongue

This sermon explores James 3:1-12, highlighting the immense power of words to direct, destroy, and reveal the heart. Through vivid biblical imagery—the bit, the rudder, and a small spark—listeners are urged to watch their speech, seek heart transformation, and use words to build others up and glorify God.
Sermon Guide: Watch Your Mouth.

The Harlot and the Beast: Revelation 17 Unveiled

This sermon offers a clear, big-picture overview of Revelation 17:1–18, focusing on the vision of the great harlot riding the scarlet beast.
Pastor Jud traces false religion from the Tower of Babel to Babylon, explains how a universal false religion will support the Antichrist, and emphasizes humanity's need for true worship, God's justice, and His seeking mercy.
It sets the stage for deeper study of the harlot's exposure, explanation, and extermination in upcoming messages.

Kneel to Win: Prayer as Your Secret Weapon

This sermon on Ephesians 6:18–20 teaches that prayer is the lifeline that activates the armor of God, keeping believers connected to Christ and spiritually alert.
It explains how prayer protects, empowers intercession for others, and fuels boldness for mission, and gives practical steps—set three prayer alarms, pray daily for three people, and end each day with a simple prayer—“God, keep me standing. Keep me alert. Keep me close.”
The message closes with a call to repent, recommit to persistent prayer, and stand firm in God’s strength as the church advances the gospel.
Sermon Guide: Stand in Prayer and Perseverance.

Suit Up: Stand Ready For Battle

This sermon unpacks Ephesians 6:15–17, teaching how the gospel provides readiness (the shoes), faith is the shield that extinguishes the enemy’s attacks, salvation guards the mind, and God’s Word is the offensive sword.
Practical challenges are given—summarize the gospel, counter lies with Scripture, reflect on your identity in Christ, and memorize a verse—ending with a call to move from passive attendance to active service in God’s army.
Sermon Guide: Stand Ready for Battle.

It Is Done: The Seventh Bowl and the Mother of All Earthquakes

This sermon examines Revelation 16:17–21, detailing the seventh bowl judgment: the atmospheric storm, the greatest earthquake in history, the splitting and reshaping of Jerusalem, the fall of the nations and Babylon, and massive hailstones raining down on the unrepentant.
It also highlights the purpose of these judgments in preparing the earth for Christ’s millennial kingdom and closes with a call to respond to God’s offer of salvation before it is too late.

Stand Firm: Belt of Truth & Breastplate of Righteousness

This sermon continues the "Stand" series and explores spiritual warfare through Ephesians 6, focusing on the belt of truth and the breastplate of righteousness as essential defenses that hold us together and protect our hearts.
Practical steps include daily Scripture reading, prayerful self-examination, repentance where needed, and living out God’s truth and righteousness every day.
Sermon Guide: Stand in Truth and Righteousness.

When Rivers Run Red: The Third Bowl and Earth’s Water Crisis

This sermon studies Revelation 16:4–16, focusing on the third bowl that turns the world’s fresh water into blood and the staggering environmental and human consequences that follow. A close look is also taken at the fourth, fifth, and sixth bowl judgments.
It highlights the angel and the altar declaring God’s judgments righteous, the hardened refusal of the wicked to repent, and how these plagues escalate toward the drying of the Euphrates and the gathering of armies for Armageddon.

Stand In Strength

This sermon launches a new series, "Stand," centered on Ephesians 6 and the reality of spiritual warfare. The message emphasizes that true strength comes from God, not personal willpower, and calls listeners to surrender to His power.
Key themes include recognizing the unseen enemy, putting on the full armor of God, and standing covered by God’s provision. Pastor Jud invites practical response—repentance, surrender, and living as soldiers in God’s kingdom.
Sermon Guide: Stand In Strength.

When the Bowls Fall: Revelation 16 Unveiled

This sermon explores Revelation 16:1–21, giving an overview of the seven bowl judgments and their role in the final hour. Pastor Jud highlights vivid images of divine judgment—loathsome sores, seas turned to blood, and a drying Euphrates—showing the culmination of God’s wrath before Christ’s return.
Grounded in Old and New Testament parallels, the message emphasizes God’s justice, the persistence of human rebellion, and the urgent call to repent, while focusing specifically on the first two bowls and preparing listeners for deeper study of the remaining judgments.