Eastmont Church Weekly Teachings

Pastor Blaine teaches from Romans 5:18–21 that Adam's sin brought death to all humanity, but Jesus' obedience brings righteousness and life. The law reveals how sinful we really are—not to shame us, but to show how great God's grace truly is. Blaine explains that grace doesn't just forgive us; it adopts us into God's family and promises eternal life. He then zooms out to show the Bible's whole story: Adam's rebellion at the tree brought death, Jesus' obedience at the cross (the tree) brings life, and one day God will restore everything in a new heaven and new earth where death is gone forever.

Pastor Blaine teaches from Romans 5, contrasting what we inherit from Adam with what we receive through Christ. In Adam, all people are born into sin, condemnation, and the reign of death — but in Christ, God offers a free, generous gift of grace, justification, and true life. Blaine emphasizes that Jesus' saving work is infinitely greater than Adam's failure, because restoring what is broken costs far more than breaking it. He calls Christians to place deeper confidence in the resurrection than in the fear of death, reminding us that our hope isn't based on emotions but on the objective truth of Christ's sacrifice. The gospel is offered to everyone, but we only receive it by surrendering fully to Jesus.

Pastor Blaine explained how sin entered the world through Adam, and how death spread to all people because all are born into that same sinful nature. Adam represents humanity—his fall shows our own tendency to rebel against God. Blaine contrasted this with Jesus, the "second Adam," who brings righteousness and life. Where Adam's sin brought death, Jesus' obedience brings salvation. He emphasized that we are not saved by works, rituals, or religious systems, but by faith alone in Christ. The sermon also addressed cultural confusion about human nature, showing that the Bible teaches we are not naturally good but in need of rescue. Blaine concluded by calling listeners to place their faith in Jesus, be "born again," and live as new creations who carry the hope of Christ into a broken world.

Pastor TJ preached from Romans 5:6–11, showing how God's love is proven in Christ dying for us while we were weak, sinful, and even His enemies. We didn't clean ourselves up or reach for God — He reached for us. TJ emphasized that Christ's sacrifice secures both our justification and our ongoing salvation, and that reconciliation means we now have peace with God and a new calling as His ambassadors. The core message: if you ever wonder whether God loves you, look at the hands of Christ — His sacrifice is the undeniable proof.

This sermon from Romans 5 explains that because we've been justified by faith, we now have real peace with God — even when life feels anything but peaceful. Pastor Blaine shows how Paul prepares believers for the tension between what we know to be true (justification, peace, grace) and what we still experience (suffering, hardship, confusion). Paul teaches that suffering isn't pointless: it produces endurance, endurance shapes character, and character strengthens hope — a hope that never fails because its foundation is Christ. Blaine also emphasizes that Christians shouldn't rely on cultural clichés or feel-good sayings, but on the truth of God's Word, which alone sustains us in trials. Ultimately, suffering is temporary, God is present through the Holy Spirit, and even the hardest seasons are used by God to shape us, anchor our hope in eternity, and draw us closer to Christ.