Author: James
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The Great Fall of a Good King (2 Samuel 11, Psalm 51)
#17 in “66 in 52– A One Year Journey Through the Bible” | April 30, 2023 | Glynwood Baptist Church, Prattville, Alabama | James Jackson, Pastor Good morning! Please open your Bibles to 2 Samuel 11 How many of you know the story of Humpty Dumpty? Of course you do. There’s really not much of…
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Day 118: A Songbook Big Enough (Psalms 88 and 118)
Because of the way the five Psalms a day reading plan is structured, I always read Psalm 88 and Psalm 118 back to back. But I was today years old before I was struck by the contrasts between them. God, in His great love for us, has given us a Psalter that has room for…
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Day 116: Upright Heart, Skillful Hands (Psalm 78)
Reading plan: Psalm 73,77,78 “And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them.” Psalm 78:72 I’ve written before about the five Psalms a day reading plan I’ve been doing for about twenty years now. In that plan, I always read Psalm 78 on the 18th day of a month. And…
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Day 114: Speaking to Your Soul (Psalm 43)
Daily reading: Psalm 43-45, 49, 84-85, 87 Why are you cast down, O my soul,and why are you in turmoil within me? Psalm 43:5 Recently I came across a radical, paradigm-shifting, brain-baking thought that I am still trying to wrap my head around. I was reading Dallas Willard’s The Divine Conspiracy, and he was pointing…
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Lessons From a Very Monday Monday
“Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,”Philippians 2:14-15 ESV It would be easy to reflect on this day as one where nothing I wanted to…
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The King With a Whole Heart (2 Sam 4:1-4; 9:1-13)
#16 in “66 in 52 Through the Bible in a Year”| April 24, 2023 | Glynwood Baptist Church, Prattville, AL | James Jackson, Pastor Good morning! Please open your Bibles to 2 Samuel 9. We are continuing our little series within a series. The yearlong series is called 66in52, But in this miniseries we are…
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The Word that Won’t Be Silenced, Part One (Psalm 19)
James Jackson, Pastor, Glynwood Baptist Church, Prattville, AL July 14, 2019 Text: Psalm 19:1-6 Summary: The first half of Psalm 19 deals with what we can learn about God from nature. The second half deals with what we can learn about God from His Word. This is part one of a two part sermon. Good…
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What’s Up With the Give Button?
I’ve heard from many of you that this blog has blessed you and helped you in your understanding of Scripture, and I praise God for that. I am committed to helping you broaden your understanding of God’s Word and deepen in your desire for it. I’m never going to make this content subscription-based. Jesus told…
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Day 111: “You Were Such a Friend to Me” (2 Samuel 1:26): A Spurgeon Snapshot
“I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were such a friend to me. Your love for me was more wondrous than the love of women.”2 Samuel 1:26 CSB In our world today, it would be a little unusual for a straight man to talk about a friendship with another man the way David talks…
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Psalm 121: What a Difference a Question Mark Makes
“I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?”Psalm 121:1 ESV “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, From whence cometh my help.”Psalm 121:1 KJV My denomination once owned a conference center nestled in the Sangre de Cristo mountains near Santa Fe, New Mexico. I was blessed to…
