Category: Glynwood

Resurrection Revealed on the Way From Jerusalem

Does it matter whether or not the resurrection really happened? It really does. Do we have evidence for it? We really do.

Easter Sunday (April 1, 2018)

Glynwood Baptist Church, Prattville, AL

James Jackson, Lead Pastor

Text: Luke 24:13-35

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On the Way to Jerusalem #2: Ultimate Urgency

Jesus said it’s a narrow door to Heaven. Do you know what the two keys are to that door?

Sermon Preached March 4, 2018, Glynwood Baptist Church, Prattville, AL

James Jackson, Lead Pastor

Text: Luke 13:1-5, 22-30

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On the Way to Jerusalem #1: A Costly Commitment (Luke 9:51-62)

The commitment Jesus demands, and the commitment Jesus demonstrated.

Click here for manuscript: WTJ 1. A Costly Commitment Manuscript

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I had a video that I was going to use in the introduction about Steve Gass, the inventor of Saw Stop. Trish convinced me that it was a little too intense for Sunday morning, but if you really want to see a guy put his finger into a table saw blade, here it is (truth: even I wasn’t going to show ALL of it!):

Click here for John Piper article that was referenced in the sermon

Finally, I am grateful to one church member who fact checked my illustration about William Borden, and showed me a couple of points I was wrong about. First, William Borden was not of the Borden dairies family. Those were different Bordens. Second, while Borden’s life fully exemplified the “No reserves/no retreats/no regrets” attitude, there has so far been no Bible found that actually had those words written in them. I’ve linked to two articles about Borden: the one I used as my source for the illustration, and the one that was sent to me yesterday.

I am so thankful for a church family that digs into the Scriptures and the sermon for themselves. The people of Glynwood are like the Bereans in Acts, who “received the word with eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.” (Acts 17:11) You are a joy to pastor!

No Reserves, No Retreats, No Regrets

The Forgotten Final Resting Place of William Borden

Glorified!

If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭8:11‬ ‭ESV‬‬

I’ve always jokingly wished that I would get a new body. An upgrade. Something more Chris Pratt-like (“Guardians” Chris Pratt. Not “Parks and Rec” Chris Pratt).

But if I truly believe that I am fearfully and wonderfully made, then I choose to believe that in my glorified body I will look and be exactly as God intended for me to look and be, without the negative effects of age, disease, pollution, decay, environment, athlete’s foot, and Klondike bars. And somehow, in a way I can’t even fathom, it will be glorious yet still recognizable as me. And people will look at me and say, “my God.” Not in the casual, flippant, offhandedly blasphemous way we use that phrase today, but in a way that expresses awestruck wonder for the God that could resurrect such beauty from such ashes. People will recognize me, but they will recognize Christ in me with none of the flaws that distort and hide Him. And the only thing that will keep them from falling to their knees on the spot is that Christ will be seen in everyone else as well. And maybe the reason we will not grow tired of worshiping the resurrected Christ, even when we’ve been there ten Thousand years, (bright shining as the sun), is that we will experience him in ten thousand million different ways, expressed through every unique, glorified saint.