What does First B Jackson teach about giving to others?
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.
At First B Jackson, the teaching on giving to others is rooted in who Jesus is and what He has already given. In the 2015 Christmas Eve service, the same King who came as a baby in Bethlehem is the one who said, near the end of His life, that whatever His people did for the least of those around them, they did for Him. That connection between the manger and Matthew 25 was the frame Pastor used to point to the Angel Tree and the giving that had been happening in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Giving to others is not presented as a separate program or seasonal tradition but as a natural response to a King who gave Himself.
The 2016 Christmas pageant pressed that same idea through the voice of a child. When a young girl learned that children in Africa had very little, her instinct was not to ask for more for herself but to ask Santa to redirect her gifts to them. She told him plainly that she already had plenty. The scene was not resolved by Santa but by the larger question the whole pageant was working toward: the one who can truly meet human need is Jesus, not any human system of generosity, however well-intentioned.
Taken together, what First B Jackson teaches on this topic is that genuine giving to others flows from having received the greatest gift first. The impulse to give, to notice people with less, to redirect rather than accumulate, is shaped by the story of a Savior who came not to be served but to give. The church points outward, toward real needs in the community and the world, and grounds that outward movement in the birth, life, and words of Jesus.
Taught from Matthew 25:34-40 · Luke 2:8-11 · John 8:12
The passage taught · 2 Thessalonians 3:16
16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.
World English Bible
The messages that teach on it
- December 11, 2016 Christmas Pageant (3) A Christmas pageant from First Baptist Jackson shows children asking Santa the questions that matter most, and pointing each other toward Jesus as the only true gift.
- December 24, 2015 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service (9) A Christmas Eve service at First Baptist Jackson celebrating the birth of Jesus through scripture, candlelight, and song, with a reminder that his light cannot be extinguished.
Mentioned along the way
- December 18, 2011 It Came Without Ribbons, Without Tags A Christmas pageant and sermon from First Baptist Jackson reminding families that the real meaning of Christmas is Jesus, not packages, bargains, or holiday bustle.