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Christ in You, the Hope of Glory
A sermon from Colossians on Christ's supremacy, humanity's alienation from God, and the reconciliation made possible through the cross and the mystery of Christ in you.
Colossians · Week 25
The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
A sermon on Philippians 4:10-13 exploring what Paul meant by contentment in plenty and in need, and why "I can do all things through Christ" is so often misread.
Philippians · Week 47
Therefore: Action, Light, and Rejoicing
A sermon on Philippians 2:12-18 about what it looks like to take action, shine brightly, and rejoice, following the pattern Christ set for us.
Philippians · Week 43
Strong in the Lord and the Strength of His Might
Ephesians 6 sermon on the armor of God, spiritual warfare, communion, and what it means to stand firm not by your own strength but in the Lord's.
Ephesians · Week 48
Submitting to One Another in the Fear of Christ
Pastor Nathan walks through Ephesians 5, exploring mutual submission, marriage, parenting, and work as expressions of being filled with the Spirit.
Ephesians · Week 47
Whatever You Ask in My Name
Brad Yates walks through John 14:11-14 to show that prayer is not a formula for getting what you want, but a relationship with the God who gives himself to us.
Pay Careful Attention to How You Walk
Ephesians 5 calls believers to walk wisely, diligently, and in step with God's will, filled by the Spirit rather than wasting the season God has given.
Ephesians · Week 45
Fine Tuning the Saints
The pastor teaches Ephesians 4:11-13, showing how God equips every believer with gifts for real ministry, whether at church, at work, or in the community.
Ephesians · Week 37
Walk Worthy of the Calling
Ephesians 4 opens with a call to walk worthy of Christ, exploring unity, spiritual gifts, and what it means to grow up together as one body.
Ephesians · Week 35
According to the Riches of His Glory
Pastor William walks through Paul's prayer in Ephesians 3, showing why our inner being, faith, knowledge of Christ's love, and fullness in God matter more than anything outward.
Ephesians · Week 34
Eight Days That Changed the World
The pastor walks through Holy Week day by day, from Palm Sunday to the empty tomb, showing how ancient prophecy and the resurrection still matter today.
It Is Finished: Walking Through Holy Week
A Holy Week walk through scripture and art, tracing Christ's final days from Palm Sunday to resurrection, and the finished work that makes salvation possible.
But God: Rich in Mercy
Ephesians 2 shows every person starts dead in sin, but God's mercy brings Jews and Gentiles alike into one body through Christ's blood, not our works.
Ephesians · Week 31
Yet Even Now, Return to Me
Pastor Darren walks through the book of Joel, finding in its locust-ravaged landscape a call to return to God with a whole heart, not just outward grief.
Joel · Week 1
We Are All Gomer
Hosea 4-14 traced in one sermon: Israel's unfaithfulness, God's relentless mercy, and what it means to truly know God rather than just know about him.
Hosea · Week 3
All of Us Are Gomer
Ray walks through all 14 chapters of Hosea in one sermon, showing how God pursues a spiritually unfaithful people with mercy rather than religion, and what it means to truly know Him.
Hosea · Week 2
Nothing Can Separate Us
Romans 8 shows that nothing can separate believers from God's love, even suffering, grief, and doubt. Pastor Ray walks through Romans 8:28-39.
Romans · Week 85
Seek the Prosperity of the City
Jeremiah's letter to the exiles commands God's people to seek the good of the city where He places them, a message as alive today as it was in Babylon.
Awkward Is Better Than Silent
Pastor Brad walks through 1 Peter 3:13-17, showing why faith is personal but never private, and how to share it with gentleness, reason, and honest hope.
Share the Hope That Is in You
A First Baptist Jackson sermon on sharing your faith with gentleness, reason, and a personal testimony, rooted in 1 Peter 3:13-17.
Jesus Is Better Than All of These Things
Hebrews 13 calls Christians to hold fast to grace, resist strange teachings, and offer God the sacrifice of praise, generosity, and care for one another.
Hebrews · Week 69
The Message Came Toward Them
Shepherds, Mary, and Joseph each heard a message from God and acted on it. A Christmas sermon on receiving what God says and responding in obedience.
What Do You Do With the Message?
A Wyoming pastor traces how Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds each heard a message from God and acted on it, asking what we will do with the same message.
Messianic Messages - Advent
Advent's third Sunday traces messianic prophecy from the minor prophets into Luke 1, where four hundred years of silence finally breaks with Gabriel's announcements to Zechariah and Mary.
Four Hundred Years of Silence
Advent sermon on the 400 years of silence between Malachi and Luke 1, and how God broke through with the births of John the Baptist and Jesus.
Minor Prophets · Week 10
But As For Me, I Will Watch for the Lord
Micah's ancient prophecies of judgment and hope point forward to Christ's birth in Bethlehem, showing that God delights in mercy and calls us to walk humbly with Him.
Minor Prophets · Week 9
Judgment and Hope in the Book of Micah
A Wyoming pastor walks through the book of Micah, showing how its alternating waves of judgment and hope all point forward to one coming Messiah who will be our peace.
Minor Prophets · Week 8
From Long Ago, From the Days of Eternity
Ray McDaniel walks through the book of Micah, tracing God's judgment on corrupt leaders and the hope of a coming Messiah born in Bethlehem, on the first Sunday of Advent.
Minor Prophets · Week 7
The Book of Nahum - The Minor Prophets
Pastor Ramon walks through the entire book of Nahum, showing how God's patience with proud nations runs out, and why the gospel is the only refuge from his judgment.
Minor Prophets · Week 6
Slow to Anger but Just
Pastor Ramon walks through the book of Nahum, showing how God's judgment on ancient Assyria reveals His justice, patience, and grace toward all who humble themselves before Him.
Minor Prophets · Week 5
Trust the Lord No Matter What
Habakkuk wrestled openly with God over violence and injustice, and God answered. This sermon traces that honest dialogue and what it means to trust God no matter what.
Minor Prophets · Week 4
Trust the Lord No Matter What
Habakkuk wrestled honestly with God over injustice and suffering. Pastor Jeff walks through this minor prophet's prayer to show why trusting God is the only solid ground.
Minor Prophets · Week 3
The Book of Obadiah - The Minor Prophets
A sermon on Obadiah, the Old Testament's shortest book, tracing God's judgment on prideful Edom and what it means for anyone who trusts in earthly strength.
Minor Prophets · Week 2
The Kingdom Will Be the Lord's
Obadiah's brief, pointed prophecy against Edom warns that pride invites God's judgment, while humility opens the door to grace and restoration.
Minor Prophets · Week 1
Let Justice Roll Down Like Waters
Amos warned a prosperous, self-satisfied Israel that comfort and religion without justice would bring judgment, but God's purpose was always to restore and redeem his people.
Amos · Week 6
Let Justice Roll Down Like Waters
Amos called God's people to justice and humility, not religious pride. The preacher's sermon traces the prophet's warnings, visions, and the hope waiting at the end of the book.
Amos · Week 5
Seek Me So That You May Live
Pastor Ray walks through the book of Amos, showing how God's call to seek justice and turn from sin speaks as clearly to us today as it did to ancient Israel.
Amos · Week 4
Seek Me So That You May Live
Ray preaches through Amos, showing how God's call for justice and sincere worship speaks as clearly to us today as it did to ancient Israel.
Amos · Week 3
Rid, Run, Look
Hebrews 12 calls Christians to strip off sin, run with endurance, and fix their eyes on Jesus, the champion who finished his race so we could run ours.
Hebrews · Week 68
Rid, Run, Look
Hebrews 12 calls us to rid ourselves of every hindrance, run with endurance, and fix our eyes on Jesus, the champion who finished the race for us.
Rid, Run, Look
A sermon on Hebrews 12:1-2 calling Christians to rid themselves of sin, run their God-given race with endurance, and fix their eyes on Jesus.
With One Mind: A Word Study Through Acts
A word study through the book of Acts traces every use of "homothumedon," the Greek word for one accord, asking what true unity in Christ looks like.
Acts · Week 112
With One Mind
The pastor traces the Greek word homothumadon through Acts, showing how a church unified around Christ looks different from every other kind of unanimity.
Acts · Week 111
Unity Is Confusing for the World and Very Attractive
A Wyoming congregation studies the Greek word "homothymodon" through Acts, exploring what it means to pursue genuine unity rooted in Christ rather than mere agreement.
Acts · Week 110
Just as You Testified Here, So Also in Rome
Paul arrives in Jerusalem, faces a riot, Roman chains, and a mob trial, yet God promises he will testify in Rome. Acts 21, 23 sermon from First Baptist Jackson.
Acts · Week 106
Be Courageous: You Must Also Testify in Rome
Paul is beaten, chained, and nearly torn apart, yet stands boldly on the temple stairs proclaiming Christ. God promises him: you will reach Rome.
Acts · Week 104
The Book of Jonah - Guest Speaker Van Jones
Jonah ran from God's call to love his enemies. A sermon from First Baptist Jackson on obedience, repentance, and the mercy we resist giving others.
God Calls Jonah to Do Hard Things
Van Jones walks through the entire book of Jonah, showing how God pursues stubborn people through hard things and calls us to obey, repent, and love our enemies.
No and Lord
Van Jones walks through the entire book of Jonah, showing how God patiently pursues a reluctant, angry prophet and calls us to love even the people we most want to see judged.
Love Is Our Superpower
Missionary Mahindra from Durban, South Africa shares how John 13 calls every believer to servant-hearted love, the kind that transforms communities one ordinary moment at a time.
I Entrust You to God and the Word of His Grace
Ray walks through Acts 20, tracing Paul's farewell journey, his midnight sermon in Troas, and his final words to the Ephesian elders as he pressed on toward Jerusalem.
Acts · Week 101
Innocent of the Blood of All People
Pastor Ray walks through Acts 20, where Paul says his goodbyes, raises a boy from the dead, and charges the Ephesian elders to guard God's flock with their lives.
Acts · Week 99
That All of Them May Be One
Pastor Joseph Kamau from Kenya preaches on John 17, calling believers to unity that witnesses to the world and reflects our oneness with God.
His Spirit Was Provoked Within Him
Paul walks Athens streets stirred by idol worship, then reasons graciously with philosophers on Mars Hill, showing how the unknown God is the one true God.
Acts · Week 89
His Spirit Was Provoked
Paul walks into Athens full of idols, finds an altar to an unknown god, and uses it to introduce the one who made everything and raised a man from the dead.
Acts · Week 88
His Spirit Was Provoked
The pastor walks through Acts 17 as Paul reasons with Epicurean and Stoic philosophers in Athens, showing how to present the gospel to people who worship everything but God.
Acts · Week 87
Grace, Faith, Works
Brad Yates walks through Ephesians 2:8-10, showing why grace comes first, faith follows, and good works flow from both rather than earning what God freely gives.
Ephesians · Week 27
Grace Through Faith: It Is a Gift
Brad Yates opens Ephesians 2:8-10 to show that salvation comes by grace through faith alone, and that good works flow from that gift, never the other way around.
By Grace, Through Faith
A Wyoming pastor walks through Ephesians 2:8-10, showing why salvation comes by grace through faith alone and how genuine good works flow from that gift.
Keep the Gospel the Main Topic
Paul and Barnabas split, Timothy gets circumcised: a Wyoming pastor explores how the early church navigated sharp disagreements while keeping the gospel moving forward.
Hmm, that breaks the rules. Let me redo this.
Paul and Barnabas split over John Mark, and Paul circumcises Timothy. A sermon from Acts 15-16 on unity, cultural sensitivity, and keeping the gospel the main thing.
Acts · Week 81
This weeks Sermon May 11th @ First B Jackson
Acts 15 traces the Jerusalem Council's debate over grace and law, showing how early believers settled a defining question about how anyone, Jew or Gentile, is saved.
Acts · Week 78
Sunday May 11th 11am Service ( Mother's Day)
Acts 15 sermon on the Jerusalem Council: how the early church settled whether Gentiles must follow Jewish law, and what it means for Christian unity today.
Acts · Week 77
Sunday May 11th 9am Service (Mother's Day)
Acts 15's Jerusalem Council shows how the early church resolved a major dispute over salvation, landing on one answer: grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone.
Acts · Week 76
A Tale of Three Cities
Paul and Barnabas pressed on through beatings, rejection and stoning to preach the gospel. A study in Acts 14 on faithful, reliant, unstoppable mission.
Acts · Week 75
A Tale of Three Cities
Paul and Barnabas face rejection, worship, and stoning across three cities, yet keep returning to preach the gospel and strengthen the believers they leave behind.
Acts · Week 74
Continually Filled with Joy and the Holy Spirit
Pastor Mark traces Acts 13 from Paul's synagogue sermon in Pisidian Antioch to the resurrection promise, weaving in lessons from a recent mission trip to Uganda.
Acts · Week 73
Palm Sunday Sermon @ First B Jackson April 13th 2025
Palm Sunday sermon on the Psalms of Ascent, exploring God's steadfast love in Psalms 117, 118, and 136 as a love meant for all nations, not just a chosen few.
Love Your Neighbor As Yourself
Jesus defines neighbor as anyone in your path, and calls us to costly, sacrificial love for every person made in God's image, both inside and outside the church.
His Steadfast Love Endures Forever
Palm Sunday sermon on God's steadfast love from Psalms 117, 118, and 136: a love reaching every nation, enduring forever, worthy of our praise and proclamation.
Set Apart by the Holy Spirit
The pastor walks through Acts 13, tracing the Spirit-sent mission from Antioch to Cyprus, woven together with firsthand stories from a recent ministry trip to South Africa.
Acts · Week 70
The Word of God Keeps Going Forward
Pastor Ray walks through Acts 13, tracing the first missionary journey, then shares firsthand stories from a recent trip to South Africa where the gospel is still changing lives.
Acts · Week 69
Sunday, March 23, 2025 - 11am Traditional Service - Guest Speaker Dustin Flueckiger - Psalm 86
Psalm 86 shows us that bringing our needs honestly to God is not weakness but the very thing we were designed for, and how He meets us there.
The Neediness of Man and the Faithfulness of God
Psalm 86 shows us that bringing our honest needs to God is not weakness but the very thing that draws us into deeper relationship with Him.
There Are No Ordinary People
Brad explores what it means to love your neighbor, from sacrificial agape love for strangers to the honest, burden-sharing relationships God calls us to inside the church.
There Are No Ordinary People
Brad walks through the parable of the Good Samaritan to explore what it truly means to love your neighbor, from strangers on the street to brothers and sisters in Christ.
Gospel Carriers in Word and Deed
Acts 11 traces how scattered believers carried the gospel to Antioch. Pastor Carl walks through what that early church moment means for how we live and give today.
Acts · Week 66
Gospel Carriers in Word and Deed
Acts 11 shows a young church carrying the gospel outward through scattering, sacrifice, and ordinary witnesses. A sermon on staying true to the Lord and joining what God is already doing.
Acts · Week 65
Stay True to the Lord
A sermon from Acts 11 on how ordinary believers carried the gospel outward, and what it looks like to take, remember, rely on, encourage, and participate today.
Acts · Week 64
This week's Sermon from First B Jackson- February 16th 2025
Peter defends taking the gospel to Gentiles, and a Wyoming congregation hears how God removes barriers so that anyone can repent and receive eternal life.
Acts · Week 63
No Distinction
Peter's vision and Cornelius's angel encounter show how God breaks down barriers between people to bring the gospel to everyone, Gentile and Jew alike.
Acts · Week 62
Who Was I to Stand in God's Way?
Peter defends taking the gospel to Gentiles, and a Wyoming congregation reflects on breaking barriers, divine appointments, and carrying good news to everyone.
Acts · Week 61
Who Was I to Stand in God's Way?
Peter defends the Gentile mission in Acts 11, and a Wyoming congregation hears how God tears down barriers so the gospel can reach everyone.
Acts · Week 60
No Favoritism With God
Peter enters a Roman soldier's home and the Holy Spirit falls on Gentiles. A modern miracle from Gaza shows God still works the same way today.
Acts · Week 59
God Shows No Favoritism
Peter visits Cornelius in Acts 10, and Pastor shows how God breaks down every barrier we build between ourselves and people we consider outsiders.
Acts · Week 58
This week's Sermon @ First B Jackson February 2nd 2025
Acts 9 traces Saul's escape from Damascus, his cautious welcome in Jerusalem, and Peter's healings in Lydda and Joppa as the early church grows bold and outward.
Acts · Week 57
God Is On the Move Ahead of You
Acts 9: Saul's conversion stuns Damascus, Barnabas vouches for him in Jerusalem, and Peter heals Aeneas and raises Tabitha as the early church spreads.
Acts · Week 54
All Things, These Things, All These Things
Romans 8:28 is on coffee mugs for a reason, but Pastor Ray walks through the full passage to show what it actually promises and why it holds.
Here Is Water, What Hinders You
Acts 8:26-40: Philip follows God's lead on a desert road and shares the gospel with an Ethiopian official, showing how ordinary obedience fuels the spread of the good news.
Acts · Week 51
This week's Sermon from First B Jackson January 19th
Philip dropped everything when God said go, and ended up baptizing an Ethiopian official on a desert road. What happens when you actually want the ball?
Acts · Week 50
This weeks Sermon from First B Jackson January 12th
Philip preaches in Samaria, crowds believe, and Simon the sorcerer tries to buy the Holy Spirit. A sermon on what it really means to trust Jesus.
Acts · Week 49
Philip Wants the Ball
Philip runs alongside an Ethiopian official's chariot and shares the gospel from Isaiah 53, leading to baptism. A study of obedience, readiness, and the Great Commission.
Acts · Week 48
Scattered to Spread the Good News
Philip preaches in Samaria, a sorcerer believes but reveals a corrupt heart, and Peter confronts the sin of seeking God's power for personal gain.
Acts · Week 47
Elevation of Self vs. Elevation of Jesus
Acts 8 traces the gospel spreading into Samaria through Philip, and warns against seeking God's gifts for personal gain through the story of Simon Magus.
Acts · Week 46
Seek the Prosperity of the City
Jeremiah 29 calls God's people to seek the good of the city where He has planted them, even in exile. A timely word on faithfulness, prayer, and blooming where you are.
You Stubborn People
Stephen's sermon in Acts 7 traces Israel's history of rejecting God's messengers, leading to his death and the scattering of the early church.
Acts · Week 45
God Keeps Making a Way
Stephen's defense before the Sanhedrin reveals a pattern: God keeps making a way, and His people keep rejecting it. A sermon on Acts 6-8 and faithful witness.
Acts · Week 44
God Is Bigger Than the Box You Put Him In
Stephen's longest sermon in Acts traces God's faithfulness through Abraham, Joseph and Moses to show that God is bigger than any temple, tradition or religious system.
Acts · Week 43
We Are on a Mission from God
Acts 6 shows a church on mission facing murmuring and division. See how the apostles trusted the Holy Spirit to keep the gospel moving forward.
Acts · Week 40
Peace on Earth, Goodwill Toward Men
Pastor Ray explores the angels' Christmas declaration in Luke 2:14, tracing God's goodwill toward humanity through Greek grammar, scripture, and the tension between God's sovereignty and human responsibility.
Goodwill Toward Men
Pastor Joel explores "goodwill toward men" from Luke 2:14, tracing God's purpose and desire for all people to receive peace through faith in Jesus Christ.
Advent · Week 4
From the Cradle to the Cross in Five Days
Luke traces five moments where Jesus says "today", from the manger to the cross, showing that Jesus is still actively saving, seeking, and rescuing people right now.
From the Cradle to the Cross in Five Days
Pastor Tim traces Luke's five emphatic uses of "today" from the manger to the cross, showing that Jesus is still actively saving people right now.
From the Cradle to the Cross in Five Days
Luke's five "today" moments trace Jesus from cradle to cross, showing that the age of grace is still open and Jesus is still seeking and saving the lost.
By What Power Have You Done This
Peter and John before the Sanhedrin: how two ordinary fishermen answered threats with bold prayer, and why the gospel cannot be contained by any human authority.
Acts · Week 34
There Is Salvation in No One Else
Peter and John face the Sanhedrin after healing a lame man, boldly declaring salvation through Jesus alone while the early church prays for courage to keep preaching.
Acts · Week 33
There Is Salvation in No One Else
Peter and John face the Sanhedrin after healing a lame man, boldly declaring salvation through Jesus alone, then praying for courage rather than safety.
Acts · Week 32
Women's Bible Study - October 23rd, 2024 - Living Ready for Christ's Return (Matthew 24)
Deborah walks through Matthew 24 and the signs of the end times, calling the church at First Baptist Jackson to stay ready, faithful, and known by God.
Women's Bible Study - October 9th, 2024 - Declaring Our Faith: Who Do You Say I Am?
Natalie teaches Matthew 16 and 19 at a women's Bible study, asking the question Jesus asked his disciples: who do you say He is, and what does your answer cost you?
Matthew · Week 12
Women's Bible Study - September 25th, 2024 - Called to Follow: Worship and Discipleship
Natalie teaches on discipleship as apprenticeship, exploring what it means to be with Jesus, become like Him, and do as He did in everyday life.
Love Is an Action
Dave Hatfield shares how loving outcasts in a Kenyan dumpsite community led to a daily Bible church, and calls Christians to love neighbors into faith.
Love People Into a Relationship With Christ
A former stockbroker shares how God sent him to a Kenya dump site, where loving outcasts and preaching the Bible daily is changing lives one neighbor at a time.
The Ones Who Looked Lived
A Wyoming pastor walks through Steps 6 and 7 of the 12 steps, grounding them in Numbers 21 and John 3: sin, sorrow, and the salvation God makes possible by looking up.
Anyone Who Looked, Lived
A Wyoming pastor walks through steps six and seven of recovery, connecting Moses lifting up the bronze snake in Numbers 21 to Jesus and the new birth in John 3.
The 12 Steps · Week 3
Rise, Take Up Your Pallet, Walk
The pastor walks through steps 6 and 7 of the 12 steps alongside John 5, asking the same question Jesus asked a paralyzed man: are you ready to be made well?
Admitting It to God, Yourself, and One Other Person
The pastor returns from dropping his daughter at college to walk First B Jackson through Step 5 of the 12 steps, grounded in James 5 and the power of honest confession.
The 12 Steps · Week 2
Deflation at Depth
A Wyoming pastor walks through Steps 4 and 5 of the 12 Steps, showing how honest confession to God, yourself, and another person leads to real freedom from guilt.
The 12 Steps · Week 1
Sunday, August 11th, 2024 - 11am Traditional Service - Guest Speaker Brad Yates - "Suffering Part 2"
Brad Yates walks through what the Bible says to do when suffering hits, whether you're helping someone else through it or facing it yourself.
There Is Another in the Fire: Suffering, Part 2
Brad Yates walks through what the Bible says about suffering: how to help others in pain, how to prepare yourself, and where lasting joy actually comes from.
Normal But Not Natural
Brad Yates of First Baptist Jackson explores why Christians suffer, what Scripture says about it, and why God's presence makes suffering bearable.
Submit for the Lord's Sake
A sermon on 1 Peter 2 exploring why Christians submit to governing authorities, not for personal gain or national outcomes, but for the sake of Christ and His kingdom.
1 Peter · Week 25
Submit for the Lord's Sake
A sermon on Christian submission to authority, politics, and where our true hope lies, drawn from 1 Peter 2 and grounded in the gospel.
A Polished Shaft Hidden in His Quiver
A Wyoming pastor traces Isaiah's servant songs through Scripture, showing how Christ fulfilled Israel's calling to be a light to all nations, even through suffering.
A Light to the Gentiles
Ray McDaniel walks through Isaiah 49 to show how God's servant, Jesus, became a light to all nations and why trusting God through suffering leads to certain hope.
No Condemnation for Those in Christ Jesus
Romans 8 shows that because of Christ, believers are free from condemnation and empowered by the Spirit to love God and love people as God designed.
Romans · Week 84
Sunday, June 2nd, 2024 - 11am Service - From Comfort to Commitment: Living as True Disciples
Jackson Hole youth pastor Michael Demetrius opens Colossians 3 to ask whether we are chasing temporary comfort or living with eternity in view.
Believer or Disciple?
Mike challenges believers at First Baptist Jackson to fix their eyes on eternity rather than comfort, and to pursue obedience to God as disciples, not just believers.
Love Must Be Sincere
Romans 12 calls believers to sincere, unhypocritical love. Pastor Ray walks through what that really demands, from honoring others to blessing enemies.
Nothing Has Been Wasted
Pastor Carl walks through the disputed ending of Mark 16, textual criticism, and what Scripture says about belief, baptism, and the signs that followed the early church.
Mark · Week 25
His Word Will Not Return Empty
A Wyoming pastor traces the Bible's journey from Jerome's Latin Vulgate to modern translations, showing why you can trust the version in your hands.
Humble Before the Word
Ray traces the Bible's journey from Jerome's Latin Vulgate to modern translations, making the case that God's word belongs in the hands of ordinary people who approach it with humility.
God Is Light and in Him There Is No Darkness at All
Pastor Ray walks through 1 John 1:5, 2:2, showing how honest agreement with God about our sin is the path to forgiveness, fellowship, and walking in genuine victory.
God Is Light and in Him There Is No Darkness at All
Pastor Ray walks through 1 John 1, showing how confessing sin, walking in the light, and trusting Christ's forgiveness lead to real fellowship and freedom.
Why Do You Seek the Living Among the Dead
Luke 24 sermon on the resurrection and the road to Emmaus: why the disciples struggled to believe the good news, and what it means to be witnesses today.
Luke · Week 33
He Is Not Here, He Has Risen
Pastor Mark walks through Matthew's resurrection account, examining the women at the tomb, the guards' bribe, the Great Commission, and what it means when believers still doubt.
Harmony of the Gospels · Week 36
He Has Risen Just As He Said
Ray preaches Matthew 28 on resurrection, doubt and the Great Commission, then leads First Baptist Jackson in communion and sends off J Zone missionaries to Zambia.
Harmony of the Gospels · Week 35
Surely Not I, Lord
A Wyoming pastor walks through Holy Week, tracing the betrayal of Jesus across Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, and asking what his followers have purposed in their own hearts.
Harmony of the Gospels · Week 33
See to It That No One Misleads You
Ray walks through the Olivet Discourse in Matthew 24-25, drawing out Jesus's core commands: stay alert, don't be misled, endure, and keep serving those around you.
Be On Alert: Commands from the Olivet Discourse
Ray walks through the Olivet Discourse in Matthew, pulling out Jesus's practical commands: don't be misled, don't be alarmed, endure, stay alert, and love others well.
A Crown That Seldom Kings Enjoy
Pastor Ray closes out Philippians, showing how Paul learned contentment in plenty and in want, and why "I can do all things through Christ" is about peace, not strength stunts.
Philippians · Week 30
To Sum Up, All of Y'all
Peter calls all believers to be harmonious, sympathetic, and humble, not repaying evil for evil, but blessing others as Christ did, even under unjust authority.
To Sum Up, All of Y'all
Pastor Carl walks through 1 Peter 2-3, calling believers to harmony, humility, and blessing others rather than returning evil for evil, following Christ's example.
Women's Bible Study - January 24th, 2024 - James 1
James chapter one shows that real faith thinks differently, acts boldly, and trusts a good God even when trials, temptation, and suffering press hard against us.
James · Week 17
You Are Not All Alone
Jeremy Diebler walks through the "one another" commands of Scripture, showing how loving each other well is the lab where Christian faith becomes real.
Ephesians · Week 26
If You Are Saved, Act Like It
Peter calls scattered, persecuted believers to hope fully, live holy, fear God, love deeply, and crave God's word, all grounded in the mercy of Christ.
1 Peter · Week 24
Godly Sorrow Produces Repentance
Pastor Russ unpacks 2 Corinthians 7:8-13 to show why godly sorrow leads to repentance and restored relationships, while worldly sorrow leads only to death.
You Are a Chosen People
Brad Yates teaches First Peter 2:9-10, showing how God calls believers out of darkness into a shared identity as a chosen people, royal priesthood, and holy nation.
You Are God's Own Possession
Brad Yates opens 1 Peter 2:9-10 to show what it means to be chosen, holy, and God's own people, and why that identity calls us to proclaim Christ together.
Wonderful Words of Woe
Jesus delivers seven warnings to religious leaders in Matthew 23. The pastor unpacks how hypocrisy, hollow zeal, and missed scripture still speak to us today.
Matthew · Week 9
Seven Woes, a Conclusion, and a Lament
Pastor Blake walks through the seven woes of Matthew 23, tracing God's warnings across Scripture and pointing to Jesus as the only way out from under their weight.
Matthew · Week 8
Relational Wisdom That Leads to Peace
Carl preaches through Philippians 4:1-9, showing how joy, prayer, gratitude, and right thinking lead to God's peace even in the middle of conflict.
Jesus Purifies
Jesus clears the temple, curses a fig tree, and calls his people to be a house of prayer for all nations, not a barrier between the world and God.
Harmony of the Gospels · Week 32
Jesus Purifies
The pastor walks through Holy Monday, when Jesus cleansed the temple, asking what He might need to drive out of our own lives as His temple today.
Harmony of the Gospels · Week 31
Women's Bible Study - October 25th, 2023 - Review and New Topic: Forgiveness
Deborah teaches First Baptist Jackson's women's Bible study on how unforgiveness blocks spiritual growth, drawing from Matthew 18 and Ephesians 4.
Women's Bible Study - October 18th, 2023
Deborah teaches on revival, repentance, and staying on fire for Jesus, sharing personal stories of answered prayer and what it means to live a life that matters.
Do Business With This Until I Come Back
A Wyoming pastor walks through the brutal history behind Jesus's parable of the minas, asking what believers do with the grace they've been given.
Luke · Week 32
The Good Shepherd Calls You by Name
Pastor Carl walks First Baptist Jackson through John 10, where Jesus calls Himself the good shepherd who gathers, protects, and lays down His life to give His sheep a rich and satisfying life.
John · Week 43
Jesus Is Lord of All
Missionary Norris shares how ordinary people in The Middle East, Nigeria, Uganda and India are following Jesus and how forgiveness transforms lives from the inside out.
Love Bless Forgive
Missionary Norris shares how love, blessing, and forgiveness are transforming lives from Lebanon to Uganda, and even his own family, as kingdom weapons that actually work.
What the Camino Taught Me About Sharing Faith
Nick Stern shares how hiking the Camino de Santiago opened unexpected doors to share the gospel, and why every Christian can do the same wherever they go.
Sunday July 16th 11am (Traditional) Service with Guest Speaker Brad Yates
Brad Yates teaches Matthew 5:13-16, calling believers to be salt and light in their community, not for personal gain, but for the glory of God.
Have Mercy on Us
Ten lepers cry out to Jesus for mercy and are healed, but only one returns to give thanks. Pastor Ray explores what it means to truly receive salvation.
Luke · Week 27
Remain Watchful and Prepared for His Return
Pastor Carl walks through Mark 13, where Jesus warns His followers about false teachers, persecution, and His return, urging them to stay watchful and prepared.
Mark · Week 21
The King of Peace, Not a War Horse
Mark 11 shows Jesus entering Jerusalem as a king of peace, not a conqueror, and clearing a temple that had become a barrier to God rather than a door.
Mark · Week 20
Pack the Essentials
Michael Demetrius shows graduating seniors and their church family what belongs in the essential "backpack" for life: salvation by grace through faith, and walking daily with God.
He Is No Fool Who Gives What He Cannot Keep
Jesus lays out three plain conditions for discipleship in Luke 14: putting Him first, carrying your cross daily, and renouncing all else. Pastor Ray walks through each one.
Luke · Week 19
Why Do the Nations Rage
Pastor John preaches Psalm 2, showing why human rebellion against God is futile and how Christ, the anointed King, offers cords of love rather than burdensome chains.
That's My King
Psalm 2 asks why nations rage against God. Pastor Ray explores humanity's rebellion, God's patient love, and the invitation to trust Christ as King.
Strive to Enter Through the Narrow Door
Jesus answers a question about how many will be saved, teaching that the door is narrow but open, and urging everyone to strive to enter before it shuts.
Harmony of the Gospels · Week 24
Strive to Enter Through the Narrow Door
Jesus answers a crowd's question about salvation with a command: strive through the narrow door while it stands open, because God's invitation is wide but the door will not stay open forever.
Luke · Week 18
A Man Called Jesus
Jesus heals a man born blind in John 9, and Pastor Carl traces how one encounter with Christ moved a skeptic from "some man named Jesus" to "Lord."
Repent or Perish: Five Warnings and Two Alternatives
Five warnings from Luke 12 on hypocrisy, greed, worry, division and judgment, paired with Jesus's call to repentance and trust in a patient, providing God.
Harmony of the Gospels · Week 23
Repent or Perish: Two Alternatives from Jesus
Jesus warns His disciples about hypocrisy, greed, and unpreparedness, then closes with two stark alternatives: repent or perish. A close reading of Luke 12.
Blessed Are Those Who Hear and Keep It
The pastor walks through Luke 11, where Jesus confronts religious hypocrisy, calls people to hear and guard God's Word, and warns those who shut others out of the kingdom.
Luke · Week 15
Christ Is All and He Is in All
A sermon on Colossians 3 and Luke 11 exploring what Christians are called to put off and put on as they seek the things above in daily life.
Luke · Week 13
We Just Said Yes
A Wyoming family shares how saying yes to God led them through a years-long international adoption, and what that obedience might look like for anyone willing to trust Him.
The Spreading Circle
Psalm 67's "spreading circle" shows how God's blessing flows from Abraham through us to every nation, rooted in faith and the call to carry the gospel outward.
Harmony of the Gospels · Week 22
The Spreading Circle
Psalm 67 shows God blesses His people not as an end in itself, but so His grace spreads outward to every nation, people, and tongue on earth.
Motivation Matters
A Wyoming pastor walks through the Lord's Prayer in Matthew and Luke, exploring what it means to pray with honest motivation rather than habit or a desire to be seen.
Hallowed Be Your Name
A Wyoming pastor walks through the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6, exploring why motivation matters in giving, praying, and forgiving, and what it means to live under God's rule.
Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Men
A Christmas Day sermon from Jackson, Wyoming exploring peace on earth, the angels' announcement in Luke 2:14, and what it means to live out Christ's message of love and peace.
Jesus Christ Really Is That Awesome
Pastor Ray traces the genealogies of Jesus through Matthew and Luke, showing how God's promise to Abraham finds its fulfillment in Christ, who really is that awesome.
Harmony of the Gospels · Week 18
Jesus Christ Really Is That Awesome
A Wyoming pastor walks through the genealogies of Matthew and Luke to show why Jesus Christ really is that awesome, closing with the first four verses of Hebrews.
Harmony of the Gospels · Week 17
Monday Night 12.5.22 The Parables of Jesus
Jesus teaches four parables in Mark 4 about seeds, lamps, and growth, showing how God's kingdom spreads and what it means to truly listen and sow freely.
Mark · Week 15
In the Beginning Was the Word
The pastor walks through John's prologue to show how the eternal Word became flesh at Christmas, and why believing in Jesus transforms ordinary lives.
Harmony of the Gospel · Week 3
Before Abraham Was, I Am
Jesus claims to be the light of the world and the great I AM in John 8, intensifying the conflict with religious leaders who reject Him while extending an open invitation to all.
John · Week 42
Never Has a Man Spoken in This Way
Jesus teaches at the Feast of Tabernacles, sparking debate over who He is, while proclaiming Himself the source of living water the prophet Isaiah foretold.
John · Week 39
If Anyone Is Thirsty, Let Him Come to Me
John 7 shows Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles, drawing a divided crowd. Who is He really? The pastor opens up the debate that still splits people today.
John · Week 38
Apart From Me You Can Do Nothing
Matt Litzelman teaches from John 15 on what it means to abide in Christ, bear fruit, and live as a disciple who loves God and loves people.
Apart From Me You Can Do Nothing
Matt Litzelman opens John 15 on abiding in Christ, bearing spiritual fruit, and what it actually looks like to follow Jesus as his disciple.
Women's Bible Study - October 19th, 2022
Deborah teaches First Baptist Jackson women how praise, humility, and bold faith in God can move us from surviving hard circumstances to truly thriving.
Thrive · Week 2
The Attitude of Christ
Philippians 2 shows that loving and serving others flows from what Christ first did for us, not from willpower or guilt. His example changes everything.
Philippians · Week 26
Women's Bible Study - October 12th, 2022
Natalie shares her recovery from an eating disorder and perfectionism, showing how unchecked lies lead to destruction and how God's truth brings freedom and purpose.
Women's Bible Study - Oct 5th, 2022
Deborah teaches on prayer using the Lord's Prayer as a model, exploring how prayer changes reality, what hinders answered prayer, and why God bends down to listen.
October 3 rd 2022 Monday Night @ First B
Brad walks through Philippians 3:12 to 4:1, exploring progressive sanctification, discipleship, and what it means to live as citizens of heaven while still on earth.
Philippians · Week 25
Women's Bible Study - September 28th, 2022
Deborah teaches on God's four divine institutions, free will, marriage, family, and nationhood, and why knowing God's truth guards us against deception and fear.
But You, Who Do You Say That I Am
Jesus asks his disciples who they say he is. Pastor Carl explores what that question means for us today, and what it costs to truly follow him.
Harmony of the Gospels · Week 15
Nothing In My Hand I Bring
Jesus warns against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees, a blind man receives sight in stages, and a pastor reflects on having nothing to offer but faith.
Matthew · Week 7
Beware the Leaven of Both Sides
Jesus feeds thousands, warns of divisive leaven, and heals a blind man gradually. A sermon on faith, factions, and following Christ over ideology.
Matthew · Week 6
He Does All Things Well
Jesus crosses cultural lines to heal a Gentile woman's daughter and feed 4,000 strangers, showing his disciples that God's grace reaches every tribe and nation.
Broadening the Disciple Scope of Ministry
Pastor Aaron walks through Matthew 15 and Mark 7-8, showing how Jesus deliberately crossed cultural lines to bring healing and hope to people his disciples were ready to overlook.
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