What does First B Jackson teach about trusting god?
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 trusting God starts with an honest acknowledgment that trust is not something that arrives fully formed. Working through Philippians 4:10-13, Pastor Van Jones made the point that contentment rooted in God's sovereignty is something that has to be learned through actual experience, in both poverty and plenty. He drew on the Puritan writer Jeremiah Burroughs, who described it as "the rare jewel of Christian contentment: that sweet, inward, quiet, gracious frame of spirit that freely submits to and delights in God's wise and fatherly disposal in every condition." The encouraging word in the text, Van said, is that Paul says he "learned" to be content, which means the rest of us can learn it too.
The teaching on Habakkuk pressed the same conviction from a different angle. Both Pastor Florian and Pastor Jeff worked through Habakkuk's back-and-forth wrestling with God over violence and injustice, and both landed on the same point: trusting God is not the same as understanding God. Habakkuk did not dress up his complaints or pretend the situation made sense. He named what he saw, pressed God hard on the contradiction between God's holiness and what He appeared to be allowing, and then planted himself at his watch post and waited. The answer God gave him, written large for all to read, was Habakkuk 2:4, that the righteous shall live by faith. The man who opened the book crying about violence is the same man who closes it describing God's splendor covering the heavens, nations shaking before a sovereign Lord, and a settled resolve to rejoice even when the fig tree does not blossom and the fields yield nothing.
Across these messages, the consistent thread is that genuine trust comes through genuine struggle, not around it. Whether it is Paul learning contentment through seasons of need and abundance, or Habakkuk arriving at praise after honest lament, the teaching here is that God is neither surprised by the wrestling nor put off by it. What He calls people toward is not a forced cheerfulness but a faith that holds onto His character when circumstances make no sense.
Taught from Philippians 4:10-13 · Habakkuk 2:4 · Habakkuk 3:1-19 · Habakkuk 1:1-4 · Habakkuk 2:2-3
“The rare jewel of Christian contentment: that sweet, inward, quiet, gracious frame of spirit that freely submits to and delights in God's wise and fatherly disposal in every condition.”
From The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
The passage taught · 1 Thessalonians 5
1 But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that anything be written to you.
2 For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.
3 For when they are saying, “Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman; and they will in no way escape.
4 But you, brothers, aren’t in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief.
World English Bible
The messages that teach on it
- September 6, 2026 The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment A sermon on Philippians 4:10-13 exploring what Paul meant by contentment in plenty and in need, and why "I can do all things through Christ" is so often misread.
- November 16, 2025 Trust the Lord No Matter What Habakkuk wrestled openly with God over violence and injustice, and God answered. This sermon traces that honest dialogue and what it means to trust God no matter what.
- November 16, 2025 Trust the Lord No Matter What Habakkuk wrestled honestly with God over injustice and suffering. Pastor Jeff walks through this minor prophet's prayer to show why trusting God is the only solid ground.
Mentioned along the way
- 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 5, 2025 They All Were Brought Safely to Land A sermon on Acts 27 traces Paul's shipwreck voyage to Rome and asks what it means to trust God when storms, delays, and loss of control pile up around you.
- October 30, 2024 Women's Bible Study - October 30th, 2024 - Living in the Power of the Resurrection Deborah closes the Root It series at First Baptist Jackson by examining the resurrection, the power Christ offers believers today, and the hope of heaven.
- May 12, 2024 ABCs: Proverbs One, Two, and Three Proverbs 1-3 on Mother's Day: Pastor Ray walks through Solomon's wisdom on discipline, instruction, and trusting God with all your heart rather than your own understanding.
- May 12, 2024 ABC: One Two Three from Proverbs On Mother's Day, Pastor Ray walks through Proverbs 1, 2, and 3, drawing out the timeless wisdom that loving parents pass down and showing where it leads.
- January 24, 2024 Women's Bible Study - January 24th, 2024 - James 1 James chapter one shows that real faith thinks differently, acts boldly, and trusts a good God even when trials, temptation, and suffering press hard against us.
- December 10, 2023 Sunday, December 10th, 2023 - 9am Contemporary Service Second Half - Peace in His Presence Psalm 145 sermon on gratitude, God's faithfulness, and speaking praise even when life is hard, closing with communion and the doxology.
- May 21, 2023 Why Do the Nations Rage Pastor John preaches Psalm 2, showing why human rebellion against God is futile and how Christ, the anointed King, offers cords of love rather than burdensome chains.
- May 21, 2023 That's My King Psalm 2 asks why nations rage against God. Pastor Ray explores humanity's rebellion, God's patient love, and the invitation to trust Christ as King.
- December 4, 2022 The Word Became Flesh and Pitched His Tent Among Us Pastor Ray walks through John 1:1-18, tracing how the transcendent God became flesh in Christ, and shares three stories of lives changed by the Gospel of John.
- October 5, 2022 Women's Bible Study - Oct 5th, 2022 Deborah teaches on prayer using the Lord's Prayer as a model, exploring how prayer changes reality, what hinders answered prayer, and why God bends down to listen.
- June 5, 2022 Build Your House on the Rock Michael Demetrius shares what he wants graduating students to carry into the next chapter: walking in truth, choosing good friends, and building life on solid rock.
- June 5, 2022 Build Your House on the Rock Mike Demetrius, youth pastor at First Baptist Jackson, challenges graduates and their families to build life on truth, real relationships, and purity through faith in God.
- May 29, 2022 The Righteous Shall Live by Faith A close study of Habakkuk 2:4 and what it means that the righteous shall live by faith, tracing the phrase through Hebrew, Greek, and the New Testament.
- 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.
- February 6, 2022 The Cure for Anxiety Jesus names worry as divided loyalty and gives a real alternative: seek God's kingdom first. A sermon on Matthew 6:25-34 from the Sermon on the Mount.
- February 6, 2022 The Cure for Anxiety The pastor preaches through Matthew 6 on worry and anxiety, showing why seeking God's kingdom first is the only cure for a divided, anxious heart.
- December 29, 2019 Fear or Faith: Those Are the Two Options Faith or fear: The pastor walks through Hebrews 11, showing how Moses, Rahab, and others chose trust in God over fear of man, and asks us the same question today.
- February 17, 2019 Taste and See That the Lord Is Good Psalm 34:8 calls us to personally taste and see that God is good. Pastor Scott Eichen explores what that means and how prayer, Scripture, and trust in Jesus make it real.
- March 26, 2017 What We Have With Him Is Better Without Him The preacher preaches on Luke 5:1-11, showing how Peter's trust in Jesus grew through relationship and why that trust is the foundation of following Christ.
- March 26, 2017 What We Have With Jesus Is Far Better Peter trusted Jesus one small step at a time, and it changed everything. A sermon from Luke 5 on how trust built through relationship leads us to follow Christ with abandon.
- May 1, 2016 Jump: Giving Glory to God Through Faith Romans 4 traces Abraham's faith journey to show how trusting God, not our own works, brings righteousness and how that same faith calls us to act today.
- May 1, 2016 In Hope Against Hope, He Believed Romans 4-5: Abraham believed God against all odds, and it was counted as righteousness. Faith is the only thing that accords with grace, and it brings peace with God.
- October 21, 2015 WWW Be Right (15) Romans 10 shows that salvation is not about ritual or heritage but trusting Jesus as Lord, a truth as urgent for us today as it was for Israel.
- October 11, 2015 Power Under Restraint A sermon on biblical meekness from Psalm 37: not weakness or timidity, but power under restraint and trust that God will act, vindicate and repay.
- May 17, 2015 For I Know the Plans I Have for You Doug Walkup opens Jeremiah 29:11 in its hard historical context to show what God's plan for our lives actually looks like, and how to walk in it.
- February 11, 2015 Prisoner of Christ, Not of Circumstances A pastor shares Ephesians 3 on grace, the church, and suffering, including her own grief after a tragic loss in her home, and what she learned about God's faithfulness.
- November 9, 2014 He Is the Great I Am Pastor Rich walks through Matthew 14 and John 6, showing how Jesus fed thousands, walked on water, and transported the boat instantly to shore, proving He is utterly faithful.
- August 3, 2014 Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So A Wyoming congregation gathers for baptisms, communion, and a reading of Psalm 107, reflecting on God's power to calm every storm.