Easter Sunday (April 1, 2018)
Glynwood Baptist Church, Prattville, AL
James Jackson, Lead Pastor
Text: Luke 24:13-35
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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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How could the same crowd say “Hosanna” on Sunday and “Crucify” on Friday? According to Luke, it wasn’t the same crowd.
Sermon Preached March 25, 2018
Glynwood Baptist Church, Prattville, AL
James Jackson, Lead Pastor
Text: Luke 19:28-44
I wrote this poem several years ago, but updated it and used it in a sermon I preached this past weekend. A few folks have asked for it, so here it is. It is based on the story of the ten lepers Jesus healed in Luke 17:11-19.
Ten lepers walked the city streets,
and stopped to hear the preacher preach
So close to death, all pride was stripped,
Nothing to lose; so those with lips
Called, “Jesus, help us out a bit?”
“Go, show yourselves unto the. priests,”
He said, they scattered, west to east
Their skin, with cleansing fire burned
Ten lepers left, but one returned.
Once, the question came to mind, “What happened to the other nine?”
And though I claim no revelation—this is nothing more than speculation
I offer you this testament
To where the other lepers went.
First, there’s Leper Number One
Who took off in an all out run.
Her feet, now free from open sores
Ran like they’d never run before.
Poor old leper number Two
Had no idea what he should do.
So, scarred from years of being shunned
Went home, locked up, and saw no one.
Then there’s leper Number Three
For whom sickness became security
For years, defined by leprosy
Till it became identity
Healed, became a bitter man
And wished he could get sick again.
That accounts for three who were healed that day
Nine lepers left, one leper stayed.
Leper four, his skin free of spots
Left and immediately forgot
He’d ever been a leper.
Five and six found love along the way.
Ran off, got married that same day.
So that makes six accounted for
One leper stayed, that leaves three more.
And of those three, there were the two
That wrote “Life from a Leper’s Point of View.”
They gained great fame in lecture halls,
Signed copies of their books in malls.
And on the Oprah Winfrey Show,
Oprah said, “We want to know,
To what do you attribute health?”
“From within,” they said. “We healed ourselves.”
Number Nine believed his leprosy
Was to be replaced with prosperity
Convinced it’s what he deserves, somehow.
He’s out there living his best life now.
So, ten lepers went their separate ways
Nine lepers left, one leper stayed.
He stayed to fall at Jesus’ feet,
Stayed to feel His touch so sweet;
To thank Him for the gift he gave,
Ten lepers cured, one leper saved.
James Jackson
Common grace and saving grace: how God uses one to lead us to the other.
Part 3 of the “On the Way to Jerusalem” seres. Preached March 11, 2018
Glynwood Baptist Church, Prattville, Alabama
James Jackson, Lead Pastor
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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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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!