Messages

What does First B Jackson teach about communion?

Drawn from the messages where it was actually addressed: the words said from the front, the passages taught, and where to hear the whole thing.

The messages that teach on it

1. September 29, 2024 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.
2. September 29, 2024 Good News for the Sinners in This Room Step 10 of the 12 steps: continuing daily inventory and promptly admitting wrong. A Wyoming pastor connects recovery principles to Paul, James, and communion.
3. July 7, 2024 A Problem I Can't Do Anything About The pastor opens a series on the 12 steps, showing how admitting powerlessness and trusting God are thoroughly biblical foundations for freedom from sin.
4. February 4, 2024 Filled with the Knowledge of His Will Paul's prison prayer in Colossians asks that we walk worthy of God, bear fruit in every good work, and grow in the knowledge of His will.

Mentioned along the way

1. May 3, 2026 Walk Worthy: Put Off, Put On Pastor Mark opens Ephesians 4 by grounding the call to walk worthy in the solid truth of chapters 1 through 3, tracing the path from darkness to light.
2. May 3, 2026 First Be, Then Do The pastor walks through Ephesians 4, showing how who we are in Christ comes before how we live, and why being precedes doing in the Christian life.
3. March 8, 2026 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.
4. December 7, 2025 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.
5. November 2, 2025 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.
6. September 7, 2025 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.
7. September 7, 2025 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.
8. September 7, 2025 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.
9. September 1, 2024 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.
10. June 9, 2024 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.
11. April 7, 2024 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.
12. April 7, 2024 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.
13. December 10, 2023 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.
14. November 5, 2023 By What Authority Are You Doing These Things Jesus faces a direct challenge to His authority in the temple, and His answers about John's baptism, two sons, and Caesar's coin reveal what we truly owe to God.
15. September 10, 2023 Confidence to Enter, Boldness to Go A pastor shares a story of a Muslim man praying for God to reveal truth, then walks through Hebrews 10 on drawing near to God through Christ's sacrifice.
16. September 10, 2023 Draw Near With Confidence A Moroccan taxi driver, a prayer hip-to-hip, and Hebrews 10: The preacher's message on humility, grace, and what it means to draw near to God together.
17. August 13, 2023 The Kingdom of God Is in Your Midst The pastor preaches on Luke 17-18, connecting a Ukraine mission trip to Jesus' teaching on the kingdom of God, readiness, and persistent faith.
18. February 5, 2023 The Gospel in Ten Words or Less Pastor Ray asks his congregation to answer one question: what is the gospel in 10 words or less? Their answers reveal the heart of Christian faith.
19. February 5, 2023 The Gospel in Ten Words or Less Pastor Ray asks his congregation to sum up the gospel in 10 words or less, then shares responses from seven years ago while walking through what the good news of Jesus really means.
20. November 6, 2022 From Galilee Onwards Jesus sets His face toward Jerusalem, and three would-be followers learn what total commitment to Him actually costs. A communion service sermon from Luke 9.
21. November 6, 2022 My Time Is Not Yet Here Sermon exploring discipleship's cost through Luke 9 and John 7, as Jesus walks toward Jerusalem and calls followers to commit fully without looking back.
22. October 2, 2022 Metamorpho: Transfigured Before Them Ray walks through the Transfiguration of Jesus, connecting it to personal transformation available to every believer through humility and the Holy Spirit.
23. October 2, 2022 He Was Transfigured Before Them Ray walks through the Transfiguration in Matthew, connecting Jesus's transformation to Romans 12 and the ongoing work of God in every believer's life.
24. September 4, 2022 More Confrontation with the Pharisees Jesus confronts the Pharisees on hypocrisy, showing that outward religious rules matter less than what flows from the heart, where all true defilement begins.
25. September 4, 2022 More Confrontation with the Pharisees Pastor Ray walks through Matthew and Mark's account of Jesus confronting the Pharisees, tracing how what truly defiles a person comes not from unwashed hands but from the heart.
26. July 18, 2022 Old Symbols, New Meaning Mark 14 traces Jesus through His final Passover meal, where old covenant symbols receive new meaning and His sacrifice becomes the foundation of a new promise for all who trust Him.
27. March 6, 2022 Her Sins Which Are Many Have Been Forgiven A sinful woman washes Jesus' feet with her tears while a proud Pharisee looks on. The pastor explores what true contrition, forgiveness, and faith look like.
28. March 6, 2022 Her Sins Which Are Many Have Been Forgiven A sinful woman anoints Jesus' feet at a Pharisee's table. Pastor explores pride, humility, and what it means to truly grasp how much we've been forgiven.
29. March 1, 2020 Do Not Be Carried Away Pastor Ray walks through Hebrews 13, warning against false teaching, calling believers to rest in God's grace and follow Jesus outside the comfort of the camp.
30. March 1, 2020 Do Not Be Carried Away Hebrews 13 sermon on staying rooted in God's grace, resisting false teaching, and going outside the camp to follow Christ wherever He leads.
31. February 2, 2020 Forgiven People Forgive People A Wyoming pastor walks through biblical forgiveness: what it costs, why we avoid it, and how God's grace makes it possible to finally let go.
32. January 5, 2020 By Faith: People of Whom the World Was Not Worthy Hebrews 11-12 sermon on living by faith, honoring those who ran before us, and fixing our eyes on Jesus as we endure the race set before us.
33. January 5, 2020 By Faith: Men of Whom the World Was Not Worthy Hebrews 11-12 sermon on faith through suffering, tracing biblical heroes and beloved church members who lived and died trusting God's promises.
34. December 1, 2019 Faith Is the Assurance of Things Hoped for Faith is the assurance of things hoped for. A sermon through Hebrews 11 on what it means to live by faith, drawing from the lives of the faithful who came before us.
35. December 1, 2019 By Faith: The Bread That Holds It Together Hebrews 11 shows that every believer across all time is united by faith in God's faithfulness. That same faith is what God calls us to live by today.
36. November 3, 2019 Once for All Time Hebrews 9-10 traces how the old covenant sacrifices pointed forward to Christ's once-for-all death as the only sacrifice that truly removes sin.
37. November 3, 2019 Once for All Time Hebrews 9-10 explains how the old covenant's sacrifices pointed forward to Christ's once-for-all offering, and why believers need not turn back to any lesser substitute.
38. October 20, 2019 King of Righteousness, King of Peace Pastor Joel works through Hebrews 7:1-10, showing how the mysterious priest-king Melchizedek points to Jesus as a high priest greater than Abraham, Aaron, and the Levitical line.
39. September 1, 2019 Since We Have a Great High Priest Pastor Carl walks through Hebrews 4:14-5:10, showing why Jesus as our great high priest matters and how His sinless life lets us approach God with confidence.
40. September 1, 2019 A Great High Priest Who Can Sympathize A sermon from Hebrews 4-5 on Jesus as our great high priest, who was tempted as we are yet without sin, and offers mercy and grace to all who draw near.
41. August 11, 2019 Think Carefully About This Jesus Blake walks through Hebrews 3:1-6, showing why Jesus deserves more glory than Moses and calling believers to consider Him carefully and hold fast in faith.
42. August 11, 2019 Consider Jesus Ray McDaniel walks through Hebrews 3:1-6, calling believers to carefully and decisively fix their minds on Jesus, the apostle and high priest who is greater than Moses.
43. March 17, 2019 Look and Live A Wyoming pastor traces the strange bronze snake of Numbers 21 to John 3:16, showing how God's provision in the wilderness points to salvation through Christ alone.
44. February 24, 2019 Preach the Word Pastor Aaron preaches 2 Timothy 4:1-8, calling believers to proclaim God's word faithfully in good times and bad, with patience, truth and love.
45. November 4, 2018 Shepherd the Flock Among You A Wyoming pastor walks through 1 Peter 5:1-3, asking hard questions about why anyone leads, and what faithful shepherding actually looks like.
46. September 2, 2018 The Grass Withers but the Word Stands Forever Pastor Carl walks First Peter 1:22-2:3 through two commands: fervently love one another and crave God's Word, then leads the congregation in communion and self-examination.
47. August 5, 2018 He Saved Us, Not Because of Works Titus 3: Paul reminds us we were once foolish and disobedient, but God saved us by His mercy and grace, not our works, renewing us through the Holy Spirit.
48. August 5, 2018 Not Because of Works Done by Us Titus 3 shows that God saved us by mercy and grace, not our works, and calls believers to gentleness, good works, and unity with all people.
49. July 1, 2018 Guard the Deposit Pastor Blake walks First Baptist Jackson through the final verses of 1 Timothy and the opening of Titus, grounding both letters in the real history of the early church.
50. July 1, 2018 Guard the Deposit Entrusted to You Pastor Aaron wraps up 1 Timothy and opens Titus, tracing the real history behind Paul's letters and what it means to guard the gospel entrusted to us.
51. June 10, 2018 The Laborer Deserves His Wages The pastor walks through 1 Timothy 5:17, 6:2, covering how churches should honor elders, handle discipline, and how believers should treat those they work for.
52. June 10, 2018 The Laborer Deserves His Wages The pastor walks through 1 Timothy 5:17-6:2, covering how churches should honor elders, handle discipline, ordain leaders carefully, and work faithfully for God's glory.
53. May 6, 2018 Hold the Mystery with a Clear Conscience A sermon from First Baptist Jackson on 1 Timothy 3:8-13, exploring the character God calls deacons and those who serve the church to walk in through Christ.
54. March 11, 2018 The Universal Scope of the Gospel A Wyoming pastor walks through 1 Timothy 2:1-7 to show that the gospel is for all people, and that prayer for every nation and leader flows from that truth.
55. January 7, 2018 Knowing Christ, Not Just Knowing About Him Philippians 3:1-11 opens a question worth sitting with: is there a difference between knowing Jesus and knowing about him? The pastor explores what Paul counted as loss.
56. December 3, 2017 Let This Mind Be in You Philippians 2 shows how Christians get along: by following Jesus, who left heaven's glory, emptied Himself of His rights, and died on a cross for us.

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