First Baptist Lyman - A Church for Generations
by Josh Cougle
Weekly sermon from Pastor Josh Cougle at First Baptist Lyman in Gulfport, Mississippi. First Baptist Lyman is a church for generations. We are many generations following Jesus Christ, the hope for all generations! We live this when we introduce the world to Jesus, Worship God with all our hearts, Develop a passion for God’s way, Stand up for the broken and hurting… And teach others to do the same!
Episodes
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There's More to the Story - Week 1
What do you do when you’ve prayed and nothing seems to change? When evil keeps spreading and God seems silent, even strong faith can wrestle with hard questions. Habakkuk wasn’t afraid to ask them. Join us as we begin “There’s More to the Story” and explore a surprisingly honest conversation with...
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Antiheroes - Week 5
Does loving someone mean approving of everything they do? Can you stand for truth without becoming harsh or hateful? “Love Without Lying” explores how Jesus brings grace and truth together, showing us how to care deeply without excusing what destroys people. Discover why forgiveness doesn’t erase...
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Antiheroes - Week 4
What makes a human life valuable? From the unborn child to the aging adult, from the person you love to the enemy you struggle to forgive, every person bears God’s image. Explore why sin, suffering, disability, and dependence cannot erase that dignity, and how Jesus restores what sin has damaged....
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Antiheroes - Week 3
What happens when hatred for the villain makes evil look good? From the stories we watch to the politics we follow, somebody is holding the camera, shaping who receives our sympathy and contempt. Explore how partiality corrupts judgment, why applause cannot determine right and wrong, and how a...
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Antiheroes - Week 2
Why can an understandable hurt still lead to an unjustifiable choice? Genesis 4 shows God meeting Cain in his anger, warning him before he harms Abel, and showing mercy even after holding him accountable. Explore the space between feeling and action, where obedience is still possible. Consider…
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Antiheroes - Week 1
Who decides what is good and evil? We all have moral standards, but our feelings, experiences, politics, and culture can quietly reshape them. Drawing from the disturbing final chapters of Judges, this message explores what happens when everyone does what seems right in their own eyes. It…
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Wisdom for Real Relationships - Week 5
Everything happening in our relationships eventually leads upstream to the heart. Anger, bitterness, jealousy, destructive words, and broken relationships are often symptoms of something deeper. Proverbs tells us to “guard your heart above all else.” This message explores what we allow into our...
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Wisdom For Real Relationships - Week 4
What does it really mean to be faithful when relationships become difficult? This sermon explores the kind of loyalty that survives changing seasons, moves toward people in trouble, protects vulnerability, values shared history, and makes others stronger. Through Scripture and the remarkable…
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Wisdom for Real Relationships - Week 3
Conflict is inevitable. But what happens next is a choice. Proverbs offers surprisingly practical wisdom for those moments when you’re criticized, offended, misunderstood, or just plain angry. Learn when to speak, when to let something go, how to lower the temperature, and why winning an argument...
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Wisdom for Real Relationships - Week 2
What if the people closest to you are quietly rewriting who you become—one conversation, one laugh, one compromise at a time? Today's sermon unpacks the power of friendship to shape your character, your faith, and your future. Discover how walking with the wise builds wisdom, why the right...
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Wisdom for Real Relationships - Week 1
One careless whisper nearly destroyed a community—while one faithful word spoken in a blizzard sparked a harvest of lives across an entire state. In a world of quick texts, online comments, and reactive speech, discover the real power sitting in your mouth and the simple keys to words that heal...
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Hope In The Mess - Week 5
The hope that restores a broken world was never meant to stay inside church walls. Discover where to begin—with the people already closest to you—and how the message keeps moving outward. Learn to stay ready for every open door, speak with gentleness, and stop waiting for perfect timing. Everyday...
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Hope in the Mess - Week 4
Most of us sincerely want people to know Jesus but freeze when talks turn spiritual. Here’s a simple, Bible-based, memorable way—the 3 Circles—to share the whole Bible story in two or three minutes. Discover why we must share the Gospel, how it changes lives, and get ready to use this tool with...
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Hope in the Mess - Week 3
In a chaotic world of worry, division, and fading trust, discover three unshakable anchors for real life. Explore the proven reliability of Scripture as timeless truth, the Father’s sovereign peace that guards hearts amid storms, and the living hope secured by Jesus’ resurrection. Grab hold of...
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Hope in the Mess - Week 2
Hear how a simple sideline conversation sparks radical change. Drawing from 2 Corinthians 5, discover how Christ’s love controls us, makes us new creations, and sends us as ambassadors of reconciliation. Learn why small, Spirit-led talks can transform families and lives.
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Hope in the Mess - Week 1
Discover the incredible power of God to transform even the hardest hearts. Through powerful biblical promises and real-life stories of radical change—from violent gang leaders to fierce opponents of faith—this message stirs hope that no one is beyond reach. Be inspired to pray boldly and believe...
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Wind and Fire - Week 6
Why do temporary escapes—like partying, substances, doom-scrolling, or chasing success—always leave us emptier by morning? Today's passage reveals the lasting alternative: being continually filled with the Holy Spirit. Discover how it produces real transformation, fruit like love, joy, peace, and...
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Wind and Fire - Week 5
Discover how the Tower of Babel’s story of pride, confusion, and scattering connects to Pentecost—when the Holy Spirit reversed division by enabling believers to speak in every language. Explore God’s plan for unity across cultures, breaking barriers today through the same power that launched the...
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Wind and Fire - Week 4
In today's sermon, we turn to Ephesians 4:1-6, where Paul writes from a Roman prison cell to a divided church in Ephesus—much like the tensions we feel today. He reminds us that the Holy Spirit has already created our oneness in Christ. Our job isn’t to create unity… but to preserve it through...
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Wind and Fire - Week 3 - Mexico Recap & How the Holy Spirit Is Working
The Holy Spirit empowers everyday believers for evangelism and global missions. Drawing from a recent Mexico trip and The Book of Acts, this message explores how the Spirit convicts hearts, arranges divine encounters, supplies words in the moment, and continues working long after we leave....
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Wind and Fire: The Holy Spirit's Presence and Power - Week 2
Let's explore God's infinite greatness—holding oceans in His hand and numbering the stars—while discovering how we can approach Him with holy awe and bold access through Jesus. Trace the Holy Spirit’s work in the Old Testament and the life-changing promise of His indwelling presence today.
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Wind and Fire - The Holy Spirit's Presence and Power - Week 1
On Pentecost Sunday, this message kicks off a series on the Holy Spirit—the mysterious, invisible Helper Jesus promised. Explore the Trinity, how the Spirit works like wind, empowers obedience, reveals Jesus, and assures believers they are never orphans. Straight from John 14.
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The Other Six Days - Week 4
God built a perfect rhythm into creation: six days of work, one day of rest. Discover how this ancient pattern is hard-wired into your body, protects you from burnout, and points to deeper rest in Jesus. Your best work might begin with learning to stop.
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Guest Speaker (Mother's Day) - Sean Milner from the Baptist Children's Village
Listen to a special Mother's Day message from Sean Milner, Executive Director of the Mississippi Baptist Children's Village. Sean shares how he was brought to the Village at 5 years old, became it's longest resident and an amazing success story, not just of the Baptist Children's Village, but how...
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The Other Six Days - Week 3
Scars from the curse still mark our work and relationships—but Jesus redeems them. Discover how your daily grind (whether at a desk, on a dock, or at home) can become worship for the true Master. Real hope and purpose for ordinary workers in a fallen world.
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The Other Six Days - Week 2
Work Under the Curse. Before sin, work was joyful partnership with God. One act of disobedience cursed the ground, turning labor into thorns, sweat, and struggle. Yet work remains good and purposeful. Discover why it fights back—and how Christ will one day lift the curse.
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The Other Six Days - Week 1
In week 1, we explore how work was God’s good gift in Paradise—before sin ever cursed it. From Genesis 2, we see God forming us, placing us with purpose, and calling us to cultivate and protect His creation as an act of worship. Your daily labor matters: it’s meaningful participation in God’s...
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Anxiety to Hallelujah - Week 4
Last week, an empty tomb shattered death itself. But what now? This week, discover how the risen Jesus trades our replayed worries for unstoppable joy. From anxious thoughts to a heart overflowing with Hallelujah—because He lives, we don’t just survive Monday… we sing.
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Anxiety to Hallelujah - Week 3
On the first Easter, Jesus' closest followers weren't celebrating—they were gripped by fear, guilt, and shattered hope. But when the risen Christ appeared, everything changed. Discover how the empty tomb can replace your anxiety with resurrection peace this Easter.
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Anxiety to Hallelujah - Week 2
In this Palm Sunday message, Pastor Josh explores how unmet expectations fuel anxiety. Discover why Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey instead of a war horse—and how surrendering our wants to Him brings true soul-rest and freedom from worry.
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Anxiety to Hallelujah - Week 1
Ever feel like the world is spiraling into chaos? Your phone, news feeds, and social media are feeding you endless outrage, villains, and doom—because that's what keeps you scrolling. Algorithms amplify anger and division, burying the calm, happy reality most people actually live. This…
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The Myth of Immunity - Week 6
In a stunning vision, John sees God on His throne, holding a sealed scroll containing His plan to fix our broken world. No one is worthy to open it—John weeps. Then the slain yet victorious Lamb, Jesus, takes the scroll. Heaven erupts in worship: “Worthy is the Lamb!” He begins unfolding judgment...
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The Myth of Immunity - Week 5
Dive into Stephen’s story—the ordinary deacon whose faithful witness became the first Christian martyrdom in Acts 6–7. Explore how persecution hits everyday believers who simply live out their faith, not just distant missionaries. See Stephen’s bold Gospel defense, his radiant vision of God, and...
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The Myth of Immunity - Week 4
Explore the timeless story of Daniel in the lions' den—a tale of jealousy, persecution, and unwavering faithfulness. See how habitual prayer and refusal to compromise lead to divine deliverance, with modern echoes in today's cultural pressures. Trust that God shuts mouths and turns trials into...
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The Myth of Immunity - Week 3
This sermon explores Daniel 3: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refuse to bow to a massive Babylonian idol, facing death in a blazing furnace. They declare faith in God’s power—even if He doesn’t save them. Unharmed and joined by a fourth figure in the fire, their stand glorifies God.…
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The Myth of Immunity - Week 2
Discover how Daniel's quiet resolve in a hostile empire mirrors battles parents face today raising kids in a culture that wants to redefine everything. What happens when faithfulness meets pressure? God provides a way out... and sometimes extraordinary favor follows. If you've ever felt the pull…
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The Myth of Immunity - Week 1
This sermon examines global Christian persecution, citing killings in Nigeria and Syria, imprisonment in North Korea, mob violence in India, and attacks in the DRC and elsewhere. It discusses rising cultural and legal pressures on Christians in America, then examines 2 Timothy 3:12 and Matthew...
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Faith Fight: The Book of Jude - Week 3
In this final message from the book of Jude, believers are urged to contend for the unchanging faith amid false teachers who twist grace into license for sin. Instead of crusades or purges, Jude calls us to build ourselves up, pray in the Spirit, show mercy to doubters, rescue the endangered with...
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Faith Fight: The Book of Jude - Week 2
Remember the iconic Holy Grail scene from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade where the villain chooses poorly and perishes. In a similar way, the Book of Jude warns against false teachers who promise spiritual flash but deliver emptiness. Contend for the humble, true gospel, test influences by...
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Faith Fight - Week 1
What if the greatest threat to your faith is sneaking in quietly? Dive into one of the Bible’s shortest, most urgent letters: a call to defend the unchanging truth against twisted grace and subtle corruption. Yet rest secure—held tightly by a loving Father and Christ. Contend for the faith that...
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The Bible and Your Bias
We all come to the Bible bringing our politics, our opinions, our biases... we all see the Bible through our lens, which is why we disagree with so many other Christians about what the Bible is actually saying. God wants to challenge our lens, removing it and replacing it with the mind of Christ,...
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One More Lap - Week 2
What if the greatest danger in the Christian life isn’t how you start—but how you finish? Drawing from 1 Corinthians 9:24–27, this message explores Paul’s call to live with purpose, discipline, and integrity in a race that truly matters. Everyone is running toward something, but only an eternal...
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One More Lap - Week 1
This Sunday's message uses the thrill of NASCAR—when the white flag waves signaling one final lap—as a striking picture of where many stand in life's journey of faith. It draws from a biblical letter written by someone facing imminent execution, yet declaring with confidence: “I have fought the...
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Christmas Redemption - Week 4
This week, we see how Ebeneezer Scrooge didn't just remain the same person who made different choices, but he obviously became a new person because he had experienced something that changed everything! The Bible says that we we're in Christ, the same thing happens to us... the old us is gone, and…
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Christmas Redemption - Week 3
Facing your grave changes everything. Week 3 explores humanity’s built-in knowledge of God, guilt, and coming judgment—then the glorious “But God” that raises the dead to new life through repentance and faith in Jesus. A true Christmas redemption story.
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Christmas Redemption - Week 2
Luke 16’s rich man is the Scrooge who never repented. Ignoring the poor at his gate, he awakens in eternal torment, forever separated by a fixed chasm. Through Dickens’ classic and Jesus’ parable, we face the unavoidable truth—sin brings present and eternal consequences, justice will be…
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Christmas Redemption - Week 1
Ever feel like modern Christmas skips the part where we actually need saving? Week 1 of our Christmas series uses Dickens’ classic (and a chilling scene from A Christmas Carol) to let the “Ghost of Christmas Past” do its biblical work: forcing us to look at the moments we chose money, fear, lust,...
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Thanksgiving Therapy
Tired of complaining and still feeling empty? This timely message unpacks the one place in Scripture that flat-out says, “This is God’s will for you”: Be thankful in all circumstances. With funny, real-life stories and zero guilt trips, discover why grateful people are the most grounded, joyful...
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Children are a Gift: A Message About God's Sovereignty
Discover God’s sovereignty over family through Psalm 127. Children are precious gifts and rewards from Him, not burdens. In a culture seeking to steal their innocence, parents and the church must stand firm in the gap—affirming God-given identity, shielding hearts with Scripture, and embracing...
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From Riches to Rags: The Story of Job - Week 7
What if the worst day of your life isn’t the ending? Journey through Job’s unimaginable loss and discover breathtaking hope that still speaks today. Oh, and the truth about Job’s children will forever change how you face grief. If you feel broken or forgotten, this story proves God sees you and…
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About this show
Weekly sermon from Pastor Josh Cougle at First Baptist Lyman in Gulfport, Mississippi. First Baptist Lyman is a church for generations. We are many generations following Jesus Christ, the hope for all generations! We live this when we introduce the world to Jesus, Worship God with all our hearts, Develop a passion for God’s way, Stand up for the broken and hurting… And teach others to do the same!
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