First Baptist Church of Jackson, Michigan - Sermons

This Week: When God’s Promises Sound Like Jokes

Faith isn’t always solemn—sometimes it’s awkward, sarcastic, or full of nervous laughter. Sarah’s story reminds us that God can turn even our cynicism into joy. Join us as we explore what it means when promises sound like jokes.

Sermon Series: The Long Labor of Hope

The Christmas story didn’t begin in a manger—it began generations earlier with parents who thought their time had passed and prayers that seemed unanswered. This series explores how God’s promise keeps pushing its way into the world through fragile families and surprising births. When hope feels delayed, God is still laboring for our good.

Sermon preached by Dallas Flippin, on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at the First Baptist Church of Jackson, MI.

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This Week: Are We Giving Satan Too Much Credit?

A lot of Christians blame Satan for everything that goes wrong. Revelation actually does the same thing…but not the way you think. In the end, the text shows how small the monster really is compared to the God who saves.

Sermon Series: Monsters and Miracles

The Bible isn’t short on monsters: sea dragons, demons, locust swarms, even kings who lose their humanity, but behind every terrifying image is a deeper truth. Our fears aren’t the end of the story. In Monsters and Miracles, we’ll face the ancient fears that still haunt us—chaos, power, intimacy, deception—and discover the God who brings order, love, and truth out of the darkness.

Sermon preached by Dallas Flippin, on Sunday, November 23, 2025 at the First Baptist Church of Jackson, MI.

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This Week: When God Seems to Opens the Abyss

What do you do when life feels like the abyss just opened beneath your feet? This week, we’re diving into one of Revelation’s strangest chapters—and finding hope even when the monsters rise.

Sermon Series: Monsters and Miracles

The Bible isn’t short on monsters: sea dragons, demons, locust swarms, even kings who lose their humanity, but behind every terrifying image is a deeper truth. Our fears aren’t the end of the story. In Monsters and Miracles, we’ll face the ancient fears that still haunt us—chaos, power, intimacy, deception—and discover the God who brings order, love, and truth out of the darkness.

Sermon preached by Dallas Flippin, on Sunday, November 16, 2025 at the First Baptist Church of Jackson, MI.

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This Week: When the Holy Becomes Hollow

What happens when the place meant to heal us… ends up hurting us instead? This week we’re talking about church hurt — and what happens when the holy becomes hollow.

Sermon Series: Monsters and Miracles

The Bible isn’t short on monsters: sea dragons, demons, locust swarms, even kings who lose their humanity, but behind every terrifying image is a deeper truth. Our fears aren’t the end of the story. In Monsters and Miracles, we’ll face the ancient fears that still haunt us—chaos, power, intimacy, deception—and discover the God who brings order, love, and truth out of the darkness.

Sermon preached by Dallas Flippin, on Sunday, November 9, 2025 at the First Baptist Church of Jackson, MI.

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This Week: Will God Give Up on Me?

A demon haunts a bride. A blind man prays for death. A fish attacks a traveler. And somehow, out of all that chaos, God weaves a miracle of love. This Sunday, we’re asking a question we’re afraid to ask: Will God give up on me?

Sermon Series: Monsters and Miracles

The Bible isn’t short on monsters: sea dragons, demons, locust swarms, even kings who lose their humanity, but behind every terrifying image is a deeper truth. Our fears aren’t the end of the story. In Monsters and Miracles, we’ll face the ancient fears that still haunt us—chaos, power, intimacy, deception—and discover the God who brings order, love, and truth out of the darkness.

Sermon preached by Dallas Flippin, on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at the First Baptist Church of Jackson, MI.

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This Week: The Monsters We Choose to Become

Pride, power, and fear can twist any of us into something unrecognizable. Join us as we explore the story of a king who became a beast and found mercy again.

Sermon Series: This is the Day

The Bible isn’t short on monsters: sea dragons, demons, locust swarms, even kings who lose their humanity, but behind every terrifying image is a deeper truth. Our fears aren’t the end of the story. In Monsters and Miracles, we’ll face the ancient fears that still haunt us—chaos, power, intimacy, deception—and discover the God who brings order, love, and truth out of the darkness.

Sermon preached by Dallas Flippin, on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at the First Baptist Church of Jackson, MI.

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This Week: Conquering Rahab, the Chaos Dragon

If the universe tends toward chaos, why does beauty keep breaking through? Maybe the ancients saw something we’ve forgotten. Join us we launch our new series, Monsters and Miracles.

Sermon Series: Monsters and Miracles

The Bible isn’t short on monsters: sea dragons, demons, locust swarms, even kings who lose their humanity, but behind every terrifying image is a deeper truth. Our fears aren’t the end of the story. In Monsters and Miracles, we’ll face the ancient fears that still haunt us—chaos, power, intimacy, deception—and discover the God who brings order, love, and truth out of the darkness.

Sermon preached by Dallas Flippin, on Sunday, October 19, 2025 at the First Baptist Church of Jackson, MI.

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This Week: Too Quiet for Too Long

Ever waited so long to act that silence started to feel safe? Maybe it’s time to speak up. Join us as we explore the story of women who stood up to a king drunk on power—and discovered courage for such a time as this.

Sermon Series: This is the Day

Life pulls us into nostalgia for the past or anxiety about the future. But what if God’s invitation is for today? Join us for This Is the Day, a sermon series on living fully in God’s present moment.

Sermon preached by Dallas Flippin, on Sunday, October 12, 2025 at the First Baptist Church of Jackson, MI.

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This Week: Winning God’s Way Today

Everyone’s fighting to win something—politics, culture, power, influence. But what if the world doesn’t need another battle to be won, but another person to be set free? This Sunday, discover how Jesus’ first sermon wasn’t a call to conquer, but a proclamation of release.

Sermon Series: This is the Day

Life pulls us into nostalgia for the past or anxiety about the future. But what if God’s invitation is for today? Join us for This Is the Day, a sermon series on living fully in God’s present moment.

Sermon preached by Dallas Flippin, on Sunday, October 5, 2025 at the First Baptist Church of Jackson, MI.

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This Week: When Nothing Seems to Matter

What do you do when life feels like it’s going in circles, and nothing seems to add up? Ecclesiastes doesn’t shy away from that question and neither should we.

Sermon Series: This is the Day

Life pulls us into nostalgia for the past or anxiety about the future. But what if God’s invitation is for today? Join us for This Is the Day, a sermon series on living fully in God’s present moment.

Sermon preached by Dallas Flippin, on Sunday, September 28, 2025 at the First Baptist Church of Jackson, MI.

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