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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
Forgetting What Lies Behind, Pressing Forward
A sermon from Philippians on finding true worth in Christ, letting go of religious pride, and pressing forward together in unity, joy, and faith.
Philippians · Week 44
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
Give Me Jesus
A pastor at First Baptist Jackson preaches on Philippians 2 and five other passages showing who Jesus is, then leads the congregation in communion.
Conduct Yourselves Worthy of the Gospel
A sermon from Philippians on standing firm together, suffering for the gospel, and finding joy and unity in Christ rather than division.
Philippians · Week 42
For Me to Live Is Christ
A study of Philippians 1:12-26 exploring how Paul found purpose in prison, preached the gospel despite rivals, and chose others over himself.
Philippians · Week 41
Partners in the Gospel
Paul writes from prison with joy, not complaint. This sermon from Philippians 1 explores thankful partnership, confident faith, and love grounded in knowledge.
Philippians · Week 40
Joy Despite Imprisonment
A sermon on Philippians 1:3-11 exploring joy in partnership, confidence in God's unfinished work in us, and loving others with both heart and knowledge.
Philippians · Week 39
Grace and Peace, Always
Paul closes Ephesians with grace and peace, then opens Philippians with the same. A study of how joy, unity, and humility flow from the gospel.
Ephesians · Week 51
Hills and Valleys: Walking Out the Faith
Pastor Van closes Ephesians and opens Philippians, tracing grace, peace, and the call to humble, joyful service through Paul's final greetings and opening words.
Ephesians · Week 49
Easy to Understand, Hard to Do
A Mother's Day sermon on Ephesians 4:25, 5:2, calling believers to speak truth, guard anger, work honestly, tame the tongue, and imitate God as His beloved children.
Ephesians · Week 42
Put Away Falsehood, Speak the Truth in Love
Ephesians 4-5 examined: put away falsehood, anger, theft and corrupt speech, and walk in love as imitators of God, just as Christ gave himself for us.
Ephesians · Week 41
Fine Tuning the Saints
Ephesians 4 explored: what it means that every believer is a saint with a spiritual gift, and how ordinary work and service build up the body of Christ.
Ephesians · Week 38
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
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.
Hosanna to Crucify Him: The Fickleness of the Crowd
Palm Sunday sermon on Jesus' triumphal entry from John 12, the fickleness of crowds, and Paul's vision of the gospel going out to all people in Ephesians 3.
By the Will of God
Pastor Ray opens Ephesians by sitting with just two verses, showing how Paul's identity, God's will, and the promise of grace and peace set the foundation for everything that follows.
Ephesians · Week 32
Save Us Now: Hosanna and the Fickle Crowd
Palm Sunday sermon exploring the crowd's "Hosanna" cry, human fickleness, and Paul's letter to the Ephesians on God's plan to bring the gospel to all people.
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
Outside the Envelope: Grace and Peace to You
Pastor Ray opens Ephesians 1, showing how God's grace and peace, given through Christ and sealed by the Holy Spirit, call the church into His will and purpose.
Ephesians · Week 28
Joel Chapter 3 - Pastor Van Jones
Felix shares how First Baptist Jackson loved his family through his wife Guadalupe's illness, while Van closes out Joel with a look at judgment, mercy, and the hope of Christ.
Joel · Week 4
Come to the Valley of Judgment
Felix and Guadalupe's testimony of healing and provision leads into Van's teaching from Joel 3 on God's judgment, mercy, and the hope found only in Christ.
Joel · Week 3
Yet Even Now: Return to Me
Joel's three chapters move from locust devastation to Pentecost hope, with Pastor Joel calling his church to genuine repentance and trust in God's mercy.
Joel · 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
Rejoice in the Lord Always
Pastor Eric walks through Philippians 4:4-14, exploring what it means to choose joy, pray through anxiety, and fix your mind on what is true, noble, and pure.
Philippians · Week 38
Rejoice in the Lord Always
Philippians 4 shows how joy, prayer, and gratitude work together to overcome anxiety, and why context changes everything about the verses you thought you already knew.
Philippians · Week 37
Put No Confidence in the Flesh
Paul's letter to the Philippians challenges us to stop trusting our own credentials and find everything we need in knowing Christ Jesus as Lord.
Philippians · Week 36
Put No Confidence in the Flesh
A new pastor preaches from Philippians 3 on counting earthly achievements as loss compared to knowing Christ, and pressing on toward the eternal prize.
Philippians · Week 35
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 Man
Pastor Adam preaches from Hebrews 13 on staying grounded in grace, not being carried away by false teaching, and offering God continual praise as the new year begins.
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
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
The Book of Philippians - Guest Speaker John Hamon
A sermon on Philippians 2:5-11 exploring how Christ emptied himself of glory, went to the cross, and was exalted, and what that means for how we live.
Philippians · Week 34
The Downward Path of Jesus
John Hammond teaches from Philippians 2:5-11, showing how Jesus traded heaven's glory for a servant's death, and what that means for how we live.
Philippians · Week 33
Examining the Cast of Characters
Paul stands trial before a new Roman governor while his accusers press false charges. A study in integrity, sovereignty, and the cost of following Christ.
Acts · Week 114
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
Paul the Prisoner
Paul stands trial before Felix, discusses faith, righteousness, and judgment, while Felix procrastinates on a decision that may never come again. From Acts 23-24.
Acts · Week 108
Cast Your Cares on the Lord and He Will Sustain You
Paul stands trial before Felix, facing a murder plot and smarmy lawyers, while God quietly moves through a nephew's courage and a governor's fear.
Acts · Week 107
The Vicissitudes of Life
The pastor walks through Acts 21 as Paul pushes toward Jerusalem despite warnings, and draws honest parallels to a season of change at First Baptist Jackson.
Acts · Week 103
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
Acts 20: The Book of Acts
Paul races toward Jerusalem, says goodbye to the Ephesian elders at Miletus, and leaves them with a charge to guard the flock and trust God's grace.
Acts · Week 100
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
Start Where You Are
Paul arrives in Corinth alone, finds fellow workers in Aquila and Priscilla, and stays eighteen months sharing a gospel some received, some rejected, and some wanted to hear more.
Acts · Week 92
Start Where You Are
Paul stays longest in Corinth, finds coworkers, faces opposition, and hears God say "don't be afraid." A sermon on faithful presence and bold witness.
Acts · Week 91
More Noble Minded
Paul reasons from Scripture in Thessalonica and Berea, showing that Christ had to suffer and rise. A sermon on noble-minded faith, humility, and the gospel's power to persuade.
Acts · Week 86
Examine It Anew: The Bereans and the Light of Christ
Paul reasoned from Scripture in Thessalonica and Berea, showing that Christ had to suffer and rise. Are we open, like the Bereans, to letting God correct our assumptions?
Acts · Week 85
Send the Light
Paul and Silas cross into Macedonia, where God opens hearts in Philippi through a wealthy merchant, a slave girl, and a jailer shaken by earthquake and grace.
Acts · Week 84
Sensitive, Humble, and Obedient
In Acts 16, Paul and Silas reach Philippi and three lives are changed, showing that God saves real people in the real world through ordinary, obedient believers.
Acts · Week 82
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.
The Word of the Lord Continued to Grow
Acts 12 traces James's death, Peter's miraculous rescue, and Herod's end to show that no matter what opposes God's people, his word keeps growing.
Acts · Week 71
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
His Truth Abideth Still
When a king kills an apostle, frees another, and dies in pride, Acts 12 shows that God's word advances on His terms, not ours.
Acts · Week 68
The Word of the Lord Continued to Grow
Acts 12 shows God's power over kings and prison cells. A Wyoming church sends missionaries to Zambia as the word of the Lord continues to grow and multiply.
Acts · Week 67
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.
This week's Sermon @ First B Jackson -March 2nd
A Wyoming pastor explores what it means to be made in God's image, why love is more than a feeling, and how knowing you are God's child changes everything.
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
Made for Relationship with God
Brad explores what it means to be made in God's image, why love is more than a feeling, and how to move from knowing about God to truly knowing Him.
Made for Relationship: Loving God
Brad explores what it means to love God with all your heart, soul and mind, and why a right view of God's love must move from your head to your heart.
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
This week's Sermon @ First B Jackson January 26th
A Jackson Hole pastor traces the conversion of Saul in Acts 9, showing how God humbled a zealous persecutor and transformed him into a chosen instrument.
Acts · Week 56
Transformation Is Possible
Acts 9: Saul's conversion shakes Jerusalem, Peter heals the paralyzed and raises the dead. God transforms the hardest hearts and builds His church through ordinary people.
Acts · Week 55
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.
Saul, Why Are You Persecuting Me?
Paul's dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus shows how God humbles the proud, hears prayer, and transforms even the fiercest enemy of the church into His chosen instrument.
Acts · Week 53
Saul Is My Chosen Instrument
Acts 9 traces Saul's dramatic encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus and his sudden transformation from persecutor of the church to proclaimer of Christ.
Acts · Week 52
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
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
Whatever Gain I Had, I Counted as Loss
Van preaches Philippians 3 on counting earthly gains as loss, finding true worth in knowing Christ, and pressing on toward the goal He sets before us.
Philippians · Week 32
We're on a Mission from God
Acts 6 traces how the early church handled internal division over food distribution, and what it meant that Stephen's face shone like an angel before his accusers.
Acts · Week 42
We Are On a Mission from God
A Wyoming pastor walks through Acts 6, showing how the early church handled internal division and kept the gospel moving forward no matter the opposition.
Acts · Week 41
To Sigma or Not to Sigma
A Wyoming pastor traces the Greek word for "goodwill" through the Christmas angel's song to show what God's favor means and what we do with it.
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
Sunday, December 8, 2024 - 9 a.m. Contemporary Service - The Acts of the Apostles
Peter and the apostles are jailed, freed by an angel, and hauled before the Sanhedrin again. Acts 5 shows why the gospel could not be silenced.
Acts · Week 39
If It Is of God, You Cannot Overthrow It
Peter and the apostles face arrest again in Acts 5, yet keep preaching Jesus as Messiah. A study in boldness, suffering, and the unstoppable advance of the gospel.
Acts · Week 38
One of Heart and Soul
A sermon from Acts 4:32-5:11 on the early church's unity, generosity, and faith, with lessons from Barnabas and the sobering story of Ananias and Sapphira.
Acts · Week 37
One of Heart and Soul
Carl walks through Acts 4:32-5:11, showing what a Spirit-filled church looks like through the examples of Barnabas, Ananias, and Sapphira.
Acts · Week 35
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
Sunday Nov 17th Sermon from Pastor Ray
Peter and John heal a man lame from birth, and Pastor Peter traces what happened, why it mattered, and what it means to receive grace you could never earn.
Acts · Week 31
Silver and Gold Have I None
A lame man healed at the temple gate opens a question every believer faces: are we trying to be Peter, or do we need to see ourselves as the one who was lifted up?
Acts · Week 30
Silver and Gold Have None
Peter and John stop for a lame beggar at the temple gate. A First Baptist Jackson sermon on Acts 3, seeing people who suffer and giving what you have.
Acts · Week 29
Nov 3rd Service with Guest Speaker Brad Yates
Brad walks through James 1:19-20, showing why being quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger is a command of the heart, not just good advice.
James · Week 23
Quick to Listen, Slow to Speak, Slow to Anger
James 1:19 calls us to be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger. Brad explores why this is heart change, not willpower, and why it matters.
James · Week 22
Quick to Listen, Slow to Speak, Slow to Become Angry
Brad speaks from James 1:19-20 on being quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, and why lasting change comes from the gospel, not willpower.
Women's Bible Study - October 30th, 2024 - Living in the Power of the Resurrection
Deborah closes the Root It series at First Baptist Jackson by examining the resurrection, the power Christ offers believers today, and the hope of heaven.
You Will Receive Power
The pastor opens Acts 1, showing how the early believers prepared for the Holy Spirit through obedience, fellowship, prayer, and studying God's word.
Acts · Week 24
Improve Your Conscious Contact With God
Pastor Ray walks through Step 11 of recovery, showing how prayer, Scripture, and daily meditation deepen our conscious contact with God and give us power to follow His will.
12 Steps of Recovery · Week 3
Praying Only for His Will and the Power to Carry It Out
Ray McDaniel walks through Step 11 of recovery: seeking God's will through prayer and meditation, and trusting Him for the power to live it out each day.
12 Steps of Recovery · Week 2
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
Free Knowledge
Missionaries Ted and Kim Ravenold share how farming, discipleship, and the reconciling power of Christ's blood are transforming lives in rural Tanzania.
Move People on the Scale
Ted Rabinold shares how 33 years of farming ministry in Tanzania illustrates the gospel's call to reconcile all things, physical and spiritual, through Christ.
Good News for the Sinners in This Room
A pastor walks through Step 10 of recovery: taking daily personal inventory, promptly admitting wrong, and trusting God to complete the work He began in us.
Direct Amends Wherever Possible
A Wyoming pastor walks through Step 9 of the 12 steps, showing from Matthew 5 how making amends and seeking reconciliation is rooted in the teaching of Jesus.
12 Steps of Recovery · Week 1
Women's Bible Study - September 18th, 2024 - Let Go and Trust God
Deborah walks through the Beatitudes from Matthew 5, showing how Jesus invites us into a life of blessing when we humbly bring our needs, grief, and weakness to Him.
Matthew · Week 11
Women's Bible Study - September 11th, 2024 - Overcoming Temptation Through God’s Strength
Natalie Yates teaches on Matthew 4, tracing how Jesus faced the lust of the flesh, pride of life, and lust of the eyes, and how we can follow His example.
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.
Women's Bible Study - September 4th, 2024 - First Week on Matthew with Deborah Buckingham
Deborah Buckingham opens an 8-week study of Matthew at a women's Bible study in Jackson, Wyoming, exploring evidence for Jesus and four forces that pull us from knowing God.
Matthew · Week 10
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?
Rise, Take Up Your Bed, and Walk
Ray walks through Steps 6 and 7 of the 12 Steps alongside John 5, asking one question: are you truly ready for God to remove what holds you back?
12 Steps · Week 3
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.
Normal, But Not Natural
Brad explores why Christians suffer, what Scripture says about evil, and why God's presence in our pain is the only answer that holds up when life falls apart.
Search Me and Know My Heart
A Wyoming pastor walks through Step 4 of the 12 Steps, showing how a fearless moral inventory of ourselves is deeply rooted in Scripture and leads to healing.
12 Steps · Week 1
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
Union With Christ Is What It's All About
Romans 8 shows that union with Christ, not self-effort, frees believers from sin and death and makes it possible to truly love God and others.
Romans · Week 83
Sunday, June 9th, 2024 - 11am Service - Comfort in Christ: Sharing His Peace Through Suffering
A pastor walks through 2 Corinthians 1 to show how God's comfort in our deepest suffering equips us to carry that same comfort to others.
2 Corinthians · Week 28
Comforted So We Can Comfort
Pastor Ray walks through 2 Corinthians 1, showing how God's comfort in suffering equips believers to sit with others in their pain and point them to hope in Christ.
2 Corinthians · Week 27
ABCs: Proverbs One, Two, and Three
Proverbs 1-3 on Mother's Day: Pastor Ray walks through Solomon's wisdom on discipline, instruction, and trusting God with all your heart rather than your own understanding.
Wonder Working Power in the Precious Blood
Pastor Ray walks through Mark 16:9-20, explaining why some Bibles bracket these verses and what the passage teaches about the resurrection, the Great Commission, and communion.
Mark · Week 26
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.
Why Do You Seek the Living Among the Dead
Luke 24 traces the risen Jesus from an empty tomb to the Emmaus road, showing confused disciples how Scripture always pointed to a suffering and risen Christ.
Luke · Week 34
He Is Risen: The Map to Get You Home
Brad Yates preaches on 1 Corinthians 15 at Easter, making the case that the resurrection of Jesus is the foundation of Christian faith and the source of real, unshakable hope.
Christ Is Risen: The Map to Get Home
Brad Yates opens God's Word on Easter Sunday to show why the resurrection of Jesus is the foundation of Christian hope, not just a seasonal celebration.
Innocent or Guilty
Palm Sunday sermon examining eight declarations of Jesus' innocence across the Gospels, and what His undeserved death means for those who know they are guilty.
Now Is the Time
A verse-by-verse walk through the Last Supper, Gethsemane, and Jesus' arrest, tracing how faith, love for one another, and humble surrender to God's will carry us through our own failures.
Your Grief Will Be Turned to Joy
In the upper room and Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prepares his disciples for his arrest, showing how love, faith, and community carry us through our darkest hours.
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.
It Is Good to Give Thanks to the Lord
Pastor Ray preaches Psalm 92, calling the congregation to tireless praise of God each morning and faithful trust in His goodness through every hard circumstance.
It Is Good to Give Thanks to the Lord
Pastor Ray walks through Psalm 92, calling the church to tireless praise, honest humility before God, and the unending vitality promised to those rooted in Him.
Women's Bible Study - February 21st, 2024 - Power of Prayer
Deborah walks through James 5, exploring patient endurance, prayer, and God's faithfulness through suffering, drawing on Job, a farmer's hope, and a friend's battle with ALS.
James · Week 21
My Crown Is Called Content
Philippians 4:10-23 explored: contentment in plenty and in need, the true meaning of "I can do all things," and why joy and gratitude travel together.
Philippians · Week 31
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
Joy in the Lord, Whatever Comes
Pastor Carl and Ray walk through Philippians, showing how Paul's joy, humility, and peace in prison point believers toward trusting God over anxiety.
Philippians · Week 29
God Saved Me and He Gave Me Peace
Pastor Carl walks through Philippians, tracing Paul's call to unity, humility, and the peace that comes through faith in Christ rather than through anything the world offers.
Women's Bible Study - January 31st, 2024 - Walking in the Holy Spirit
James 2 shows that real faith changes how we think, speak, and treat people. No favoritism, genuine mercy, and love that actually moves us to act.
James · Week 18
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
Love Requires an Object
A Wyoming pastor walks through the New Testament's "one another" commands, showing why Christian community is not hard to understand but is genuinely hard to live.
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
His Mercy Is More
Pastor Peter walks through 1 Peter 1, calling believers to hope fully, live holy, fear God, love deeply, renounce sin, and grow in God's Word.
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.
Near to the Heart of God
Psalm 145 points to a God who is near to all who call on Him. Pastor Ray traces that thread from David's praise through Advent, communion, and stories of God's surprising provision.
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.
Monday NIghts @ Frist B Nov 14th
Mark 2-3 shows Jesus challenging religious rules to reveal God's true intent: mercy over sacrifice, people over tradition, and open hearts over rigid religion.
Mark · Week 23
Women's Bible Study - October 4th, 2023
Natalie draws on her half marathon journey to explore what it takes to train, endure, and stand firm in faith for the race God has set before us.
Come to Me Unhindered
Two people seek Jesus near Jericho: a blind beggar who cries out and a tax collector who climbs a tree. Both find mercy. Neither lets anything stop them.
Suffer the Children to Come
Pastor Ray walks through Matthew 19, Mark 10, and Luke 18 to show why Jesus welcomed children and what it means to receive God's kingdom like a child.
Harmony of the Gospels · Week 27
Suffer the Children to Come to Me
Pastor Ray McDaniel reflects on Jesus welcoming children, what makes Jesus angry, and why receiving the kingdom of God with childlike faith is the only way in.
Harmony of the Gospels · Week 26
Women's Bible Study - September 6th, 2023
Deborah Buckingham opens a women's Bible study on rooting life in Christ, drawing on the resurrection, ancient martyrs, and God's promises to calm anxiety and fear.
Blessed to Be a Blessing
Brad Yates preaches on the parable of the talents, showing why faithful stewardship of God's gifts matters as believers wait for Christ's return.
Blessed to Be a Blessing
Brad Yates opens Matthew 25's parable of the talents to ask what faithful stewardship looks like for followers of Jesus who are waiting for their master's return.
Nothing in My Hand I Bring
Jesus tells a parable about two men who pray. Pastor Mark explores what true humility before God looks like and why it is the only path to being justified.
Luke · Week 29
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.
A City on a Hill, Not a Cruise Ship
Brad Yates opens Matthew 5:13-16 to show why God's glory, not our comfort, is the point of the Christian life, and what that means for how we live together.
He Was Lost and He Has Been Found
Jesus tells three parables about a lost sheep, a lost coin, and a lost son to show how God joyfully welcomes every sinner who turns and comes home.
Luke · 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
He Is No Fool Who Gives What He Cannot Keep
Luke 14 sermon on the cost of discipleship: putting Jesus first, carrying your cross daily, and renouncing all else to truly follow Him.
Luke · Week 20
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.
Everything Is Ready Now
Jesus heals on the Sabbath, then teaches three lessons on humility, generosity, and God's open invitation to all who will come, from Luke 14.
Luke · Week 17
I Once Was Blind, But Now I See
A blind man's simple obedience, honest testimony, and quiet worship in John 9 show what it looks like when Jesus transforms a life and people must choose what to do with Him.
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
Put Off, Put On
Pastor Carl preaches from Colossians 3 on putting off anger, pride and immorality, and putting on compassion, humility and love as followers of Christ.
Luke · Week 12
Sunday, March 5, 2023 - 11am Traditional Service - God Gives Good Things To Those Who Love Him
Pastor Ray teaches on Luke 11, showing how Jesus follows the Lord's Prayer with a call to shameless, persistent asking of a Father who gives generously.
Harmony of the Gospel · Week 5
Faith That Takes Action
Faith is more than belief. See how two desperate people in Mark 5 acted on their trust in Jesus, and what that means for us today.
Mark · Week 17
Here Is Water, What Hinders You
A New Year's Day sermon on baptism, tracing Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8, followed by an invitation to be baptized and the Lord's Supper.
Harmony of the Gospel · Week 4
Here Is Water, What Hinders You
A Wyoming congregation rings in the New Year with a baptism, new members, communion, and a sermon on Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8.
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.
Before Abraham Was Born, I Am
Jesus declares "I am the light of the world" in John 8, and the preacher challenges us to ask honestly: are we trusting in our own righteousness, or in Christ alone?
John · Week 41
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
The Real Deal: Jesus Has Authority to Forgive
Mark 2 shows Jesus healing a paralyzed man and calling Matthew to follow him, revealing a Savior who forgives sins and welcomes the broken with mercy.
Mark · Week 14
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
Set His Face to Go to Jerusalem
Luke 9 shows disciples who keep missing the point, while Jesus sets His face toward Jerusalem, the cross, and the suffering that saves us all.
Luke · Week 8
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
Women's Bible Study - September 14th, 2022
Deborah teaches that thriving depends on what we believe about God, drawing on Moses and the name Yahweh to show why knowing who God is changes everything.
Women's Bible Study - September 7th, 2022
Deborah teaches from Exodus and 1 John on what it truly means to thrive: trusting God's narrative over the world's lies, and living as a child of God.
Thrive · Week 1
Sunday, Aug 14 Jesus Feeds the 5000
Jesus feeds 5,000 in all four Gospels. Pastor Ray walks through each account to show what God can do when we offer Him what little we have.
Harmony of the Gospels · Week 14
Tragedy Strikes, Compassion Remains
A Wyoming pastor traces the death of John the Baptist through all four Gospels, exploring tragedy, faithfulness, and the compassion Jesus showed even in grief.
John Whom I Beheaded Has Arisen
Pastor explores Herod Antipas, the death of John the Baptist, and what it means to face opposition when you are faithfully doing the work of God's kingdom.
Commissioning of the 12
Jesus sends out the Twelve with authority, clear instructions, and a radical call to trust God, proclaim His kingdom, and love boldly even when rejected.
Harmony of the Gospels · Week 13
Commissioning of the 12
Jesus sends out the Twelve with nothing but His authority. A sermon on Matthew 10 about trust, rejection, and what it means to carry the gospel into a world that won't always welcome it.
Humble Faith Allows Jesus to Heal the Issues
A humble father, a suffering woman, and two miracles in one story. Pastor's message on how humble faith moves Jesus to heal whatever we're facing.
Harmony of the Gospel · Week 2
Humble Faith Allows Jesus to Heal the Issues
The pastor preaches through the healing of Jairus's daughter and the bleeding woman, showing how humble faith opens the door for Jesus to work in impossible situations.
The King Who Came to Serve
Jesus confronts religious leaders in Mark 12, teaching that true faith means loving God wholeheartedly, not performing for others, and that resurrection life is real.
Mark · Week 12
Power Over the Supernatural Realm
Jesus confronts a demon-possessed man across the Sea of Galilee, showing His power over the supernatural and sending the freed man home to tell what God had done.
A Harmony of the Gospels · Week 2
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