What does First B Jackson teach about parenting?
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 parenting consistently starts one level up from technique: children and parents are both addressed inside a larger story about who they already are in Christ. In the Ephesians and Colossians series, Pastor Mike and Pastor Scott each made the point that the household instructions only make sense when you hear them as fruit of the new self, not as a freestanding rulebook. Strip away the foundation of identity in Christ, and the commands become a wagging finger. Keep it, and they become the natural expression of a life hidden with God.
On the practical shape of parenting, the teaching holds two things together: the call to train and the call not to provoke. Children are told to obey, and Pastor Scott pressed on what full obedience looks like, all the way, right away, and with a willing spirit. Fathers, in turn, are told not to keep provoking their children, and the Greek word for discouragement in Colossians 3:21 was treated as serious weight, pointing to something that can genuinely break a child's spirit over time. The talk from Ephesians 6 drew a careful distinction between obedience and honor, noting that honor goes further than doing what you are told and reaches into attitude and spirit.
The Combined Church message from 2014 pressed on the generational dimension. The handoff of faith, the speakers argued, does not begin at graduation or a confirmation class. It begins the day a parent first meets their child, and it runs through everything that is modeled at home, not just what is said. The relay illustration from that morning put it plainly: a team can have speed and ability and still lose the race if the baton hits the ground. Pastor Carl made the case for deliberate family worship as a regular practice, and the ten-marks message added that one of the most formative things a child receives from a father is watching how he treats his wife, because that is where a child first learns what love and marriage look like.
Taught from Ephesians 6:4 · Colossians 3:21 · Ephesians 6:1 · Ephesians 6:2-3 · Proverbs 22:6
The passage taught · 1 Peter 3:1
1 In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;
World English Bible
The messages that teach on it
- March 19, 2017 Straight Down the Middle of the Plate Florin walks through Colossians 3:18-4:1, exploring what Scripture says to wives, husbands, children, fathers, employees, and employers about serving Christ in daily life.
- March 19, 2017 Play Your Part in the Band Colossians 3:18-4:1 lays out plain commands for wives, husbands, children, fathers, and workers. Pastor explores what it looks like to live these out faithfully in Christ.
- March 18, 2015 Harmony in the Home A mother and Bible teacher walks through Ephesians 6:1-9, exploring what it looks like to obey, honor, and serve when your real motivation is glorifying God.
- June 8, 2014 Combined Church Three church leaders challenge parents and grandparents to actively pass their faith to the next generation through family worship, daily God-talk, and living out Proverbs 22:6 at home.
- November 13, 2011 Ten Things to Make a Good Father A Wyoming pastor walks through 10 practical, Bible-rooted ways to love your children well, from how you treat your spouse to preparing your kids for eternity.
Mentioned along the way
- June 7, 2026 Submitting to One Another in the Fear of Christ Pastor Nathan walks through Ephesians 5, exploring mutual submission, marriage, parenting, and work as expressions of being filled with the Spirit.
- June 7, 2026 Submitting to One Another in the Fear of Christ Pastor Van walks through Ephesians 5, exploring what mutual submission looks like for husbands, wives, children, parents, and workers who follow Christ.
- September 17, 2023 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.