Eastside Church

This week we’re learning that God made us for community—and He leads us to the friends who help us grow! Through the story of David and Jonathan, kids will see what real, loyal friendship looks like. Most of all, we’ll discover that Jesus is our greatest friend and shows us how to love others.

n this week’s message, Pastor John Hull continues our Firm Foundation series by guiding us into one of the most important truths of the Christian life: we have been set free from the power of sin. While Romans 1–5 reveals our position in Christ through justification, Romans 6–8 shows us how to live out that reality every day.

Pastor John unpacks Paul’s teaching on what some call “hyper-grace,” showing how grace was never meant to be a spiritual “Get Out of Jail Free” card. In Romans 6, Paul reminds us that we are spiritually baptized into Christ’s death and resurrection—a “dry baptism” that identifies us fully with Him (1 Corinthians 12:13).

Pastor John explores how every person begins “in Adam,” marked by sin and separation from God, but through faith can become “in Christ,” receiving the incredible gifts of righteousness, grace, and eternal life. What Adam’s fall destroyed, Christ’s victory restored — and that’s reason to rejoice!

In this week’s message, Pastor John Hull reminds us that every one of us stands in God’s courtroom—guilty and unable to defend ourselves. But through Jesus Christ, the Judge becomes our Savior, and the verdict changes forever.

We were blessed to have Kenn at our church, where he shared the Word with joy, laughter, and a powerful reminder that faith and fun can go hand in hand. His ability to make people laugh while pointing them to Jesus left our congregation encouraged, refreshed, and smiling from ear to ear.

In this week’s message, Pastor Scott continues the A Finished Foundation series by turning to what may be the most important chapter in all of Romans—the heart of the Gospel. After exposing the reality of sin and moral failure in chapters 1 and 2, Paul now delivers both the verdict and the hope of humanity’s condition.

In this message, Sinful Morality, Pastor John Hull reminds us that our moral behavior or good intentions can’t earn God’s approval. Like a driver who forgets to check their blind spot, we often fail to see our own sin and self-righteousness. Using the “keys” Paul lists in Romans 2—knowledge, truth, guilt, deeds, impartiality, and motive—Pastor John reveals how God’s judgment is perfectly fair and how it exposes the heart of every person.

In the opening message, God’s Diagnosis of the Human Condition, we’re confronted with the reality that every person is born into sin—and that no amount of effort or morality can make us right with God. Only through Jesus Christ can we experience true righteousness and transformation. Romans 1 uncovers three core truths: the depravity of the human heart, the present reality of God’s wrath, and the hope that can only be found in Christ.

In Daniel 6, we see how one man’s faith and courage stood firm against impossible odds. Faced with a royal decree threatening his life, Daniel refused to compromise his devotion to God. His boldness came from two key practices: living with integrity—being the same on the inside as on the outside—and daily, intentional prayer. By examining Daniel’s example and God’s protection, we learn how to stand firm in our faith, cultivate courage in the face of pressure, and inspire those around us to live boldly for Christ.