What does First B Jackson teach about sharing the gospel?
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 sharing the gospel starts with who Christ is and works outward from there. Pastor Ray has returned to this pattern repeatedly in Colossians: the same Christ who holds all creation together, the image of the invisible God, is the one who now lives inside every believer. That is not just a personal comfort. It is the mechanism by which people around each believer have any access to Christ at all. Their only access is through the people in whom Christ dwells. The mystery hidden for ages has been revealed to God's people so that it can be made known among the nations.
Pastor Carl and Pastor Ray both worked through Paul's striking claim in Colossians 1:24, that he is filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions. Both arrived at the same place: nothing is lacking in Christ's sacrifice when it comes to saving power. What is lacking is that the whole world has not heard it yet. The gap between where the gospel is and where people are still has to be crossed, and crossing it costs someone something. Epaphroditus nearly died making the trip from Philippi to Rome. Paul spent his life making similar trips, and he rejoiced in the suffering that came with it. The finished work belongs to Christ. The carrying of it belongs to the church.
Pastor Jason, teaching from 1 Corinthians 9, pressed on the same reality from a different angle. Paul made himself a servant to all people, becoming all things to all men, not to be liked or to turn a profit, but to win the more. He gave up rights he was entitled to because anything that clouded the message was too high a price. That posture, putting love for people ahead of personal freedom and convenience, is what First B teaches as the shape of a life oriented toward sharing the gospel.
Taught from Colossians 1:27 · Colossians 1:24 · Colossians 1:28-29 · 1 Corinthians 9:1-27 · Matthew 28:19-20
“God is not just the cosmic killjoy with his hand cocked back waiting for you to make a mistake so he can smack you down.”
From Christ in You, the Hope of Glory
The passage taught · Colossians 1:15
15 who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
World English Bible
The messages that teach on it
- September 27, 2026 Christ in You, the Hope of Glory A sermon from Colossians on Christ's supremacy, humanity's alienation from God, and the reconciliation made possible through the cross and the mystery of Christ in you.
- February 12, 2017 Christ in You, the Hope of Glory Colossians 1 sermon on what Paul meant by "filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions," and how believers carry the gospel forward through their own suffering and witness.
- February 12, 2017 Filling Up What Is Lacking Colossians 1 sermon on what Paul meant by "filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions" and how believers carry the gospel forward through suffering and service.
- October 12, 2014 All Things to All Men Pastor Matt preaches through 1 Corinthians 9, showing how Paul denied his own rights and became all things to all people so that some might be saved from God's wrath.
Mentioned along the way
- May 4, 2025 A Tale of Three Cities Paul and Barnabas face rejection, worship, and stoning across three cities, yet keep returning to preach the gospel and strengthen the believers they leave behind.
- February 16, 2025 Who Was I to Stand in God's Way? Peter defends taking the gospel to Gentiles, and a Wyoming congregation reflects on breaking barriers, divine appointments, and carrying good news to everyone.
- August 28, 2022 We Are God's Children Florin preaches from Colossians 1 on walking faithfully with God, sharing the gospel in daily life, and the hope of an eternal inheritance in Christ.
- March 27, 2022 Nobody Acts Like You Expect In This Story Jonah is more than a fish story. A Wyoming pastor walks through the whole book to ask: when God shows mercy to your enemies, how do you respond?
- December 17, 2017 Good News of Great Joy A Christmas sermon from Luke's Gospel on the shepherds, Mary, and what it means to receive God's message of good news and keep it faithfully.
- October 14, 2015 WWW Be Right (16) Romans 9 walks through election, mercy, and God's sovereignty over Israel and all people, showing that salvation by faith in Christ is open to everyone.