What does First B Jackson teach about humility?
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 humility starts with a question about why we reach for more. In John Hammond's message from Philippians 2:5-11, he pressed on the hunger for glory that shows up everywhere, whether as a longer resume, more ski days, or a bigger truck, and argued that the longing itself is not wrong. The problem is the direction. We tend to operate with a scarcity mindset, grabbing and hoarding, when the spiritual physics of glory actually work the other way around. The path the text describes runs downward, not upward.
The center of that downward path is Jesus himself. John walked through the hymn in Philippians 2 to show that Christ, who is eternally God and has no need to prove anything, did not clutch his equality with God but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, the Greek word doulos, someone with no control over any part of their own life. The security that made that possible was the Father's love. Because Jesus already knew who he was and already had the Father's love, he could let go freely. Adam grabbed when he should have trusted. Jesus did the opposite, and the Father's response was to exalt him above every name.
Pastor Carl brought the same theme through the book of Obadiah, where Edom's ruin traces directly to pride. They had built their homes high in the rocks, held strong alliances, and felt completely secure. Their question was, 'Who will bring me down to earth?' God's answer through Obadiah was plain: I will. Carl connected Edom's fall to the principle that runs through both testaments: God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble. The judgment that fell on Edom was not arbitrary. It was the return of what Edom had sown, using a moment of family weakness for personal gain while standing back and watching destruction come. The day of the Lord, Obadiah writes, comes on all the nations as you have done, it will be done to you. The antidote is not strategy or strength but the posture the Philippians hymn names: considering others as more important than yourself, following the one who went all the way down so that others could be lifted.
Taught from Philippians 2:5-11 · Obadiah 1 · 1 Peter 5:6-11 · Luke 15 · Romans 13:1-4
The passage taught · 1 Peter 5:6-11
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;
7 casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
8 Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
9 Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.
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The messages that teach on it
- November 9, 2025 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.
- October 19, 2025 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.
- October 19, 2025 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.
Mentioned along the way
- November 23, 2025 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.
- July 6, 2025 The Way of God More Accurately Paul revisits closed doors, meets disciples who knew only John's baptism, and shows how humility opens us to understanding the gospel more accurately.
- 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.
- July 6, 2025 The Way of God More Accurately Pastor Ray walks through Acts 18, showing how Paul, Apollos, and a handful of disciples in Ephesus were all taught the way of God more accurately, and what that means for us.
- March 30, 2025 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.
- February 2, 2025 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.
- January 26, 2025 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- February 11, 2024 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.
- February 11, 2024 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.
- January 28, 2024 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.
- January 28, 2024 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.
- November 12, 2023 You Are Greatly Mistaken Ray teaches from Matthew on Holy Week Tuesday: Jesus silences Sadducees on resurrection, names the greatest commandments, and warns against hypocrisy and pride.
- November 12, 2023 You Are Mistaken Ray walks through Holy Week's busiest day, as Jesus silences the Sadducees and Pharisees, and calls his followers to genuine humility, love, and faith.
- 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.
- May 7, 2023 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.
- February 14, 2023 The Bread of Life for All Who Would Believe Mark 8 shows Jesus feeding thousands, rebuking hard hearts, and healing a blind man. Pastor Carl traces His patience with doubting disciples and with us.
- December 18, 2022 What Is Your Magnificat? Ray reads Mary's Magnificat and asks what God might be calling you toward, the same question a young Mary answered with humble surrender at the first Christmas.
- October 19, 2022 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.
- October 16, 2022 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.
- September 18, 2022 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.
- September 13, 2022 Having the Attitude of Christ Philippians 2:1-11 explored at a Monday night study: why the attitude of Christ matters, and what makes humble, selfless love toward others truly possible.
- July 10, 2022 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.
- July 10, 2022 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.
- June 12, 2022 Humble Yourselves Under the Mighty Hand of God Peter commands humility, sobriety, and resistance against the devil. Pastor Carl walks through 1 Peter 5, showing what we do and what God promises in return.
- June 12, 2022 Humble Yourselves Under the Mighty Hand of God From 1 Peter 5, four clear commands for anyone who feels stuck: humble yourself, stay sober, stay alert, and resist the devil. God promises to do the rest.
- April 11, 2022 Our Lives Are Like a Morning Fog James 4-5 warns against trusting in tomorrow's plans or earthly wealth. The pastor explores what it looks like to walk humbly before God, day by day.
- November 23, 2021 To Love Is to Serve Jesus washes his disciples' feet and shows that real love looks like humble service. A study of John 13:1-20 from a Monday night gathering at First Baptist Jackson.
- March 10, 2019 To Him Be the Glory Forever and Ever A Wyoming pastor revisits Paul's final words to explore what God's glory truly means, from Moses at Meribah to the church carrying that glory today.
- 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.
- January 6, 2019 Prove It: True Wisdom Comes from God James 3 shows that true wisdom comes from God, not ourselves. It is pure, peace-loving, gentle, and merciful, and it produces a harvest of righteousness.
- January 6, 2019 True Wisdom Comes From God James 3 shows two kinds of wisdom: the world's, which breeds disorder, and God's, which grows righteousness. Learn what it looks like and how to seek it.
- November 25, 2018 Stand Firm in the True Grace of God Red McDaniel closes out 1 Peter by walking through all five chapters, tracing themes of suffering, holiness, humility and living hope in Christ.
- November 25, 2018 Stand Firm in the True Grace of God Peter closes his letter urging Christians to stand firm in God's true grace, resist the devil, and live humbly as a chosen people redeemed by Christ's blood.
- November 11, 2018 Humble Yourselves Under the Mighty Hand of God Pastor Nathan walks through 1 Peter 5:6-11, showing what believers are called to do about anxiety and pride, and what God promises to do in response.
- 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.
- 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.
- December 3, 2017 Let This Mind Be in You Philippians 2 sermon on humility: because Christ emptied Himself of divine rights to serve and die for us, Christians are called to pursue unity over pride.
- September 11, 2016 Love Must Be Sincere Romans 12 shows love without hypocrisy not as a checklist but as a Spirit-empowered way of life, overcoming evil with good even toward enemies.
- September 11, 2016 Love Without Hypocrisy Romans 12 shows love without hypocrisy through a string of direct commands. Pastor Nate walks through what they mean and why only Christ makes them possible.
- November 27, 2015 Monday Nights @ First B (7) Philippians 2 calls us to serve others because Christ served us first. See what that looks like when humility moves from Sunday morning into everyday life.
- November 22, 2015 We Ought to Serve Because Christ Has Served Us Philippians 2 sermon on serving others because Christ first served us, with practical examples of humility, gratitude, and looking out for each other's interests.
- February 25, 2015 Walk Worthy of Your Calling Ephesians 4 study on walking worthy of your calling through humility, patience, love, and peacemaking, and discovering how God's gifts build unity in the church.
- February 17, 2013 John 13, Morning Praise John 13 shows Jesus washing His disciples' feet. See what His humility, sacrifice, and servant love mean for how we live and treat the people around us.
- January 15, 2012 New Year, New Life, New Clothes A sermon on Colossians 3 calling believers to put off old habits and put on compassion, kindness, humility, patience, and love as a new life in Christ.