What does First B Jackson teach about holy spirit?
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 the Holy Spirit begins with the conviction that the Spirit is not a footnote to the Christian life but the engine of it. When Pastor Josh opened the Acts series, he pointed to Acts 1:8 as the hinge the whole book turns on: Jesus told his disciples they would receive power when the Holy Spirit came upon them, and that power was for the purpose of witness, starting in Jerusalem and spreading to the ends of the earth. The disciples did not manufacture that moment by effort or planning. They prayed, stayed together, obeyed what they had already been told, and waited. The Spirit arrived on God's timing.
At Pentecost in Acts 2, the Spirit came with unmistakable signs, a sound like a rushing wind, tongues of fire settling on each person present, and believers speaking in languages they had never learned so that devout Jews from across the known world heard the mighty works of God in their own native tongues. Pastor Josh connected that moment to the Tower of Babel, reading Pentecost as the reversal of the scattering, the languages that once divided humanity now serving to draw people together around the good news of Jesus. Peter's sermon that morning quoted Joel's prophecy that God would pour out His Spirit on all people, and about three thousand believed. What followed was a community devoted to teaching, fellowship, shared meals, and prayer, the ordinary daily shape of a Spirit-filled people.
The teaching has also been honest about what happens when the Spirit's work is misunderstood or missed. In Acts 8, when Peter and John arrived in Samaria and laid hands on the new believers so that they received the Holy Spirit, Simon the Sorcerer saw what happened and tried to buy the ability to pass the Spirit on. Pastor Josh and Pastor Toby both pressed hard on the contrast between Simon, whose whole life pointed toward Simon, and Philip, whose message pointed toward Jesus. Later in the Acts series, Pastor Brian traced what it looked like when a group of disciples in Ephesus had received only John's baptism and had never even heard that the Holy Spirit had been given. The question Paul put to them, whether they had received the Holy Spirit when they believed, was not a trick question. It was the genuine diagnostic of whether the fuller gospel had reached them. Repentance, as Pastor Brian put it, is not the same thing as redemption, and behavior modification is not the gospel. The Spirit is what makes the difference.
Taught from Acts 1:8 · Acts 2:1-47 · Acts 8:14-17 · Joel 2:28-32 · Acts 19:1-2
The passage taught · Acts 10
1 Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,
2 a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.
3 At about the ninth hour of the day, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, “Cornelius!”
4 He, fastening his eyes on him, and being frightened, said, “What is it, Lord?” He said to him, “Your prayers and your gifts to the needy have gone up for a memorial before God.
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The messages that teach on it
- July 6, 2025 In Him We Live and Move and Have Our Being The pastor walks through Acts 18-19, tracing Paul's journey from Corinth to Ephesus and showing how God works through the ordinary details of life to spread the gospel.
- January 12, 2025 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.
- November 17, 2024 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?
- November 16, 2024 Pastor Ray Preaches From the Book of Acts Chapter 2 Acts 2 traces the birth of the church at Pentecost, from the rushing wind and tongues of fire to Peter's bold sermon and 3,000 baptisms in a single day.
- November 10, 2024 Confused Because They Understood The pastor walks through Acts 2, the birthday of the church, tracing Pentecost from rushing wind and tongues of fire to 3,000 baptisms and what it means for us today.
- November 10, 2024 Confused Because They Understood Acts 2 traces the birth of the church at Pentecost, from wind and fire to Peter's bold sermon, calling all people to repent and call on the name of the Lord.
- October 27, 2024 Everything Jesus Began to Do and to Teach The pastor opens Acts 1 at First Baptist Jackson, exploring how the early church prepared for the Holy Spirit through obedience, fellowship, prayer, and scripture.
- October 27, 2024 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.
Mentioned along the way
- January 12, 2025 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.
- December 1, 2024 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.
- November 17, 2024 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.
- September 8, 2024 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.
- September 8, 2024 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.
- July 7, 2024 Steady As We Go A Wyoming pastor shares how the 12 steps align with Scripture and the Roman Road, showing why admitting powerlessness is where real change begins.
- June 16, 2024 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.
- October 24, 2023 Moonday Night @ First B Oct 24 Pastor Ray opens the Gospel of Mark at a Monday night study, exploring who Jesus is, why John prepared His way, and what it means to be baptized with the Holy Spirit.
- June 4, 2023 Pack Up Youth pastor Mike Demetrius unpacks what truly matters as graduation season arrives: salvation by grace through faith is the one essential every person needs, at every stage of life.
- March 5, 2023 Shameless Persistence A friend asking a friend, a child asking a father: Pastor Billy walks through Luke 11:5-13 to show why persistent, shameless prayer is exactly what God invites.
- November 13, 2022 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.
- January 25, 2022 Your Grief Will Turn to Wonderful Joy Jesus promises His disciples peace and joy that no one can take away, even as trials come. A study in John 16:16-33.
- January 18, 2022 It Is Best for You That I Go Away Jesus promises His disciples the Holy Spirit as advocate and guide, even as hard times approach. A study of John 16:1-15 from First Baptist Jackson.
- January 11, 2021 You Didn't Choose Me, I Chose You Jesus warns his followers that the world may hate them as it hated him, but the Holy Spirit walks with us as we bear lasting fruit and testify about Christ.
- March 10, 2019 When God's Holiness Goes Public A Wyoming pastor traces God's glory from Moses striking the rock in Numbers 20 to Paul's doxology in 2 Timothy, asking what it means to be a faithful carrier of that glory.
- June 26, 2016 No Condemnation: From Romans Seven to Romans Eight Romans 7-8: a Jackson, Wyoming pastor walks through Paul's struggle with sin and shows how the Holy Spirit makes victorious Christian living genuinely possible.
- May 15, 2016 Therefore: The Results of Justification by Faith Romans 5 explores what justification by faith actually produces: peace with God, standing in grace, hope in His glory, and even joy through hardship.
- May 15, 2016 Having Been Justified by Faith Romans 5 shows that faith in Christ brings peace with God, grace, and hope even through hard times. A verse-by-verse look at what justification actually means for daily life.
- October 7, 2015 WWW Be Right (32) Romans 8 shows us we are not condemned, not slaves to sin, and not alone. The Holy Spirit intercedes for us as we walk by faith toward glory.
- March 11, 2015 Filled with the Spirit Deborah teaches what it truly means to be filled with the Holy Spirit, drawing from Ephesians 5 to explore three visible signs: a new song, thankfulness, and a submissive spirit.
- December 28, 2014 Manifestation of the Spirit First Corinthians 12 explored: every believer receives a spiritual gift from the Holy Spirit, not for personal glory, but for the good of the whole church body.
- January 5, 2014 Proclaiming God's Word in Ephesus Paul in Ephesus shows what faithful gospel proclamation looks like: go where God leads, work hard, preach Christ, engage people in your path, and leave results to God.
- August 4, 2013 The Blood of the Martyrs Is the Seed of the Church Philip scatters the gospel into Samaria, a sorcerer's heart is exposed, and Peter and John make an unusual visit in Acts 8:1-25.
- May 19, 2013 Introducting Acts, Traditions Acts 1 shows four things the early church did to prepare for the Spirit's move: obey Jesus, gather together, pray persistently, and study God's Word.
- May 19, 2013 Introducing Acts, Morning Praise The pastor opens Acts by showing how the early church prepared for the Holy Spirit: through obedience, fellowship, persistent prayer, and recognizing God-appointed leaders.
- March 10, 2013 From John 16, Morning Praise (3) John 16 explains why Jesus said His leaving was good news: the Holy Spirit would come to convict us of sin, Christ's righteousness, and coming judgment.
- March 10, 2013 From John 16, Traditions (3) A sermon from John 16 on the Holy Spirit's work of conviction: our sin, Christ's righteousness, and coming judgment, and why these truths are good news for believers.