Thinking Biblically About Immigration
Eastmont Church Weekly Teachings
Pastor Blaine addresses immigration by calling the church to think biblically rather than politically or emotionally. He explains that Scripture affirms nations, borders, and governing authorities as God-ordained, with a responsibility to uphold law, order, and justice. At the same time, individual Christians are called to show compassion, mercy, and dignity to every person made in God's image. Blaine carefully distinguishes between individual responsibility (loving neighbors, caring for those in need) and national responsibility (enforcing laws and protecting citizens), warning...
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Romans 6:15-23
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This sermon continues through Romans 6, focusing on what it means to live under grace rather than sin. Pastor Blaine explains that while believers are no longer ruled by sin, they still face a daily choice about who they will serve. Everyone is a slave to something—either sin, which leads to death, or obedience to God, which leads to righteousness and life. Blaine emphasizes that grace doesn’t remove responsibility; it changes our motivation. True freedom isn’t doing whatever we want, but being freed from sin to joyfully serve God. The message calls Christians to live consistently with...
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Sanctity of Life | 2026
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This sermon addresses the sanctity of human life by grounding its value in God's design and character. Pastor Blaine teaches that every human life is created in the image of God, giving it inherent worth, dignity, and purpose from conception to natural death. He emphasizes that the issue is not ultimately political or cultural, but theological—how we view God determines how we treat human life. The message calls believers to respond with both truth and compassion: to uphold God's design for life while extending grace, forgiveness, and hope through the gospel. Blaine challenges the...
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Romans 6:6-14
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Pastor Blaine teaches that because believers are united with Christ, their old sinful self has been crucified and no longer has dominion over them. Salvation changes both our position before God and how we practically live in this life. Christians are no longer slaves to sin but are called to live under Christ’s lordship, presenting every part of their lives—heart, mind, speech, and actions—as instruments of righteousness. Blaine emphasizes that true freedom isn’t found in autonomy or self-rule, but in submitting to Jesus as Lord. Obedience flows from grace, not law, and the Christian...
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Romans 6:1-5
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Pastor Blaine teaches that because believers are united with Christ, sin no longer has authority over them. Romans 6 shows that salvation doesn’t just forgive sin—it fundamentally changes who we are. Through Christ’s death and resurrection, Christians have died to their old selves and been raised to new life, meaning they are no longer slaves to sin but servants of righteousness. Blaine emphasizes that grace is never a license to keep sinning; instead, grace empowers obedience. The call of the passage is to live in light of what is already true—counting ourselves dead to sin, actively...
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Forward | Pastor TJ Auten
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This sermon from Pastor TJ sets the tone for the year with a clear call to move forward in faith. Drawing from Philippians 3, TJ emphasizes that knowing Christ is of surpassing worth and that following Jesus requires intentional effort—pressing on rather than living in the past. He challenges the church to avoid a wasted life by building on a firm foundation: trusting, knowing, and storing God’s Word. Using personal stories and Scripture, he highlights the authority and reliability of the Bible and calls the church to deeper engagement with Scripture, obedience to Christ, and shared...
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Christmas Eve | 2025
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This Christmas sermon reframes the familiar words of the season—hope, peace, joy, and love—by grounding them in the person and work of Jesus rather than cultural sentiment. Pastor Blaine explains that biblical hope is confident expectation rooted in God’s promises, peace begins with reconciliation between sinners and God, joy is a deep, lasting reality tied to relationship with Christ rather than circumstances, and love is a self-giving action demonstrated supremely at the cross. Through John 3 and the story of Jesus’ coming, the sermon presents Christmas not just as a celebration, but...
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Romans 5:18-21
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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...
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Romans 5:15-17
Eastmont Church Weekly Teachings
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...
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Romans 5:12-14
Eastmont Church Weekly Teachings
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...
info_outlineIn this sermon on Romans 3:9–20, Pastor Blaine unpacks Paul’s argument that all people—Jew and Gentile alike—are “under sin.” By drawing from multiple Old Testament passages, Paul shows that sin has corrupted our thoughts, speech, and actions, leaving no one righteous before God. The sermon explains the doctrine of total depravity, not meaning that everyone is as sinful as possible, but that every part of human life is touched by sin, and no one can justify themselves by works or even their own conscience. Instead, the law reveals our need for a Savior, pointing us to Christ, who bore the penalty of sin and offers His righteousness to us. Through communion, we are reminded of both the seriousness of sin and the sufficiency of Jesus’ sacrifice, and are called to live in response with humility, repentance, and obedience until He returns.