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66 In 52
Contributed by James Jackson on Jan 3, 2023 (message contributor)
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1. The Four Most Important Words In The Bible
Contributed on Jan 3, 2023
In 2023, we will be preaching through all 66 books of the Bible in 52 weeks. This is the first sermon in the series.
It's a new year, and this morning we are beginning a brand new sermon series that we are calling “66 in 52.” The plan is that over the next twelve months—all of 2023, we are going to preach through the entire Bible. We can’t do that verse by verse, or even chapter by chapter. There are 1,189 ...read more
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2. A Faithful Plan For Fallen People (#2 In Preaching Through The Bible In A Year)
Contributed on Jan 11, 2023
God planned it all before the fall.
This morning, I want us to look back at Genesis 3-8. We are going to look at how sin came into the world, but even more importantly, we are going to look at how God already had a plan to deal with our sin. And we are going to see how God illustrated that plan over and over, just in this first week ...read more
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3. Answers From The Whirlwind (Job 1-42)
Contributed on Jan 15, 2023
This sermon was preached four days after a major tornado ripped through our county. It is based on the book of Job, and why God allows suffering.
[Sermon video available at 66in52.com] Good morning! We are going to be in the book of Job this morning. I know the slide says we are covering Job 1-42. But don’t panic. We aren’t going to read all forty-two chapters this morning. What I want to do is look at the overall point of the book of ...read more
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4. 4. The Test And The Type (Genesis 22:1-15)
Contributed on Jan 22, 2023
Most people have heard the story of Abraham's offering of Isaac as a sacrifice. But why is it in the Bible? Turns out, the point of the story is what the story points to.
Good morning! Please open your Bibles to Genesis 22. We are going to be looking at one of the most well- known stories in the entire Old Testament. This is where God tells Abraham to take his son Isaac and offer him as a burnt offering on the mountain God will show him. We are going to read the ...read more
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5. Cycle Breaker, Table Maker
Contributed on Jan 31, 2023
Joseph, the last major character to be introduced in Genesis, was part of a family with a long history of dysfunction, deceitfulness, rejection and resentment. Maybe you are, too. How did Joseph break the cycle?
Good morning! Today we are going to have our last sermon in this series from Genesis. You can go ahead and turn to Genesis 37, but know that we are going to be covering all the way to the end of the book this morning. If you are caught up with our Bible reading plan, we finished Genesis today! ...read more
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6. Wrong Guy, Right God (Exodus 3-4)
Contributed on Feb 6, 2023
#6 in preaching through the Bible in a year: When God gave Moses a job, Moses gave God reasons he wasn't the guy for it. Some were true. None of them mattered.
This week, I found out about an anxiety disorder I had never heard of before. The disorder is called “Imposter Syndrome.” It’s when someone looks at a new job or position and they are overwhelmed with the feeling that they are unqualified or unprepared for it. They’ve got this little voice in ...read more
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7. Party On, Moses! (Leviticus 23)
Contributed on Feb 26, 2023
We serve a God who commands His people to celebrate! And He gave them 59 times every year to do it.
Good morning! Please open your Bibles to Leviticus 23. If you’ve been keeping up with the reading plan, this week you finished Leviticus! that means you’ve made it up one of the big hills on this marathon! That’s great news! And now we are in Numbers. And I know that over these past couple of ...read more
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8. New Giants For A New Generation (A Graduate Recognition Sermon)
Contributed on May 21, 2023
Everyone knows the story of when David faced a giant. We aren't as familiar with the story of when he faced four more. An encouraging and challenging word for the next generation.
New Giants for a New Generation 2 Samuel 21:15-22 Good morning! I invite you to turn to 2 Samuel 21 this morning. One of my favorite Sundays of the year is when we do our Graduate recognition. We had a great time last night with these representatives of the class of 2023 and their families. We ...read more
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9. Provide For The Common Defense
Contributed on Jun 1, 2023
What does it mean to contend for the faith?
Good morning! Please open your Bibles to the book of Jude. Jude is a tiny little book—only one chapter—and it’s the book right before Revelation. It may be a little hard to find. So when you find it, just say, “Hey—Jude!” Today, we are going to talk about some of the passages in this week’s ...read more
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10. Props To Pops (Father's Day 2023)
Contributed on Jun 19, 2023
#24 in 66 in 52: A One Year Journey Through the Bible
Props to Pops: Proverbs 4 Opening Video—Things Dads Say Good morning! Please open your Bibles to Proverbs 4. Happy Father’s Day! We are celebrating dads today. Biological dads, adoptive dads, foster dads, new dads. Men who have been like a father to us even though they aren’t your actual dad. ...read more
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11. Under The Sun, Above The Sun
Contributed on Jun 27, 2023
Ecclesiastes might be the most depressing, hopeless book in the entire Bible. But it's also one of the most necessary. #25 in 66 in 52: A One Year Journey Through the Bible
Good morning! Please turn in your Bibles to Ecclesiastes 1. Ecclesiastes is pretty easy to find. If you open your Bible about in the middle, you are probably going to be in Psalms. Ecclesiastes is two books after Psalms—Proverbs, then Ecclesiastes. The other night Josh and I were watching the ...read more
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12. What's Fair About That? (2 Kings 20-22)
Contributed on Aug 7, 2023
Why did God still punish Judah after Josiah worked so hard to turn the nation back to God? A sermon preached the week I lost a nephew to addiction.
August 6, 2023, Glynwood Baptist Church, Prattville, AL. James Jackson, Lead Pastor Context: Earlier in the week, my nephew died at age 34. Good morning. Please open your Bibles to 2 Kings 22. I want to thank all of you for your prayers for my family and me in the death of my nephew Aaron this ...read more
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13. Comfort And Communion
Contributed on Aug 20, 2023
A communion sermon based on Isaiah 40 and 53 (#30 in 66in52: A One Year Journey Through the Bible)
Good morning! I invite you to turn in your Bibles to Isaiah 40. How many of you know what I am talking about when I say “comfort food?” Is there a dish or food that comes to mind? Usually when I think of comfort food, I’m really thinking about binge food—like a carton of Ben and Jerry’s ice ...read more
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14. Taking Jeremiah Personally (Jeremiah 1:1-5)
Contributed on Aug 20, 2023
Few Bible readers would say their favorite book is Jeremiah. But we need his message. #33 in the series 66 in 52: A One Year Journey through the Bible
Note: I benefitted greatly from Skip Heitzig's sermon on Jeremiah from his "The Bible From 30,000 feet" series. Good morning. Please turn to the book of Jeremiah in your Bibles. INTRODUCTION: Anyone want to guess what the number one song of 1971 was? You’ve probably guessed, ...read more
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15. #35. Who Stands In The Breach?
Contributed on Sep 3, 2023
Ezekiel 22:30 has been the theme verse for lots of men's ministries. It is definitely compelling to think we might be the man God is looking for to stand in the gap. But the truth is, we are missing the point.
Who Stands in the Breach? Ezekiel 22: 23-31, 2 Kings 25:1-4 Good morning! Please turn in your Bibles to Ezekiel 22:23. Page 664 in the pew Bibles. On October 4, 1997, me and about a dozen men from the church I was serving at the time jumped on a bus at about 2 in the morning and drove 400 miles ...read more
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16. Can These Bones Live? (Ezekiel 37:1-10)
Contributed on Sep 10, 2023
The plan of salvation in a valley of dry bones. #36 in "66 in 52: A One Year Journey Through The Bible"
Can These Bones Live? Ezekiel 37:1-10 Good morning. Please open your Bibles to Ezekiel 37. (Pew Bible: p 678) The story goes that during World War II, the army was scrambling to get medics up to speed on basic human anatomy so they could get them deployed quickly. And so they worked with an oldn ...read more
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17. Esther, Part 2: For Such A Time As This (Esther 4-10)
Contributed on Oct 2, 2023
#39 in "66 in 52: A One Year Journey Through the Bible"
#39: Esther, Part 2: For Such a Time as This Good morning! Please open your Bibles to Esther Chapter 4 Last week we began talking about the Book of Esther. It’s the only book in the Bible that never mentions God, or talks about faith, or prayer, or miracles—all the things we see in other books ...read more
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18. Who Is Jesus, Part 1: Jesus The Sovereign Authority
Contributed on Oct 16, 2023
This sermon presents seven areas of Jesus' Authority in Mark 1-2
41. Who Do You Say I Am, Pt. 1: Jesus the Sovereign Mark 1:16-2:14 Good morning. Please open your Bibles to Mark 1. This morning, we start a series of messages going through the gospels. This is like a series within a series. We are still rocking through the bible chronologically, but for the ...read more
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19. Who Do You Say I Am, Part 2: Jesus The Sage
Contributed on Oct 23, 2023
There are two big differences between the parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl that could change how you understand them.
Good morning! Please turn in your Bibles to Matthew 13. This is page 769 in the Pew Bibles. We are continuing our series within the series called “Who do you say I am?” The title comes from something that happened in Matthew 16. Jesus was with his disciples in a place called Caeserea Philippi. ...read more
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20. Sifted, Then Lifted
Contributed on Nov 16, 2023
Why did Jesus permit Peter to be sifted like wheat? How do we respond to our own seasons of sifting?
Good morning! Please open your Bibles to Luke 22. If you are a football fan, you may already know the answer to this question: which running back holds the record for career rushing yards? Correct. Emmitt Smith. Over the course of fifteen seasons, most of them with the Dallas Cowboys, Emmitt ...read more
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21. Jesus, Continued: The Acts Of Who? (Acts 1-2)
Contributed on Nov 20, 2023
The Point of Pentecost is prayer and proclamation
The Acts of Who? (Acts 1-2) Good morning. Please open your Bibles to the book of Acts., chapter 2. In the early 1900’s, the evangelist Harry Ironside was walking through the city where he lived when he came upon a group of Salvation Army workers holding a meeting on a street corner. There were ...read more
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22. James: Identity And Expectation
Contributed on Nov 27, 2023
#47 in 66in52: A One Year Journey Through the Bible
#47. James: Identity and Expectation James 1:1-12 Good morning! Please open your Bibles to the book of James. My favorite book of the Bible. Not just because my name is James, although I’m not gonna lie—I remember looking at the Table of Contents in my copy of the Children’s Living Bible when I ...read more