First Baptist Church of Arlington - FBCA Podcast

THE PERSON OF CHRIST

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington August 14, 2022 SUMMER BIBLE STUDY AUGUST 2022 Sunday Nights in August A Study of the Book of Philippians SESSION 2: THE PERSON OF CHRIST THE PRESENCE OF CO-LABORERS Philippians 2 APOSTOLIC EXHORTATIONS (Philippians 2:1-5; 12-18) Foundation Call to Unity Call to Humility Call to Christlikeness Nature of Salvation Regeneration Sanctification Glorification Children of God THE PERSON OF CHRIST (2:6-11) Nature of the Text -Kerygmatic -Et...

The Pre-Eminence of Christ Jesus

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington August 14, 2022 2022 Re- . . . AUGUST 2022 Re-Joice August 7 – September 3, 2022 The Pre-Eminence of Christ Jesus Philippians 2:1-11 WHAT GOD WANTS US TO DO! -Be Unified -Be Unselfish -Be Humble -Be Christ-like WHAT CHRIST JESUS HAS DONE! -Surrendered His Place -Emptied Himself -Humbled Himself -Became Human -Obeyed the Father WHAT GOD HAS DONE! -Exalted Christ -Ascribed Him His Matchless Name -Crowned Him King of Kings and Lord of Lords

The Progress of the Gospel

The Progress of the Gospel

The Power of the Gospel

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington August 7, 2022 2022 Re- . . . AUGUST 2022 Re-Joice August 7 – September 3, 2022 The Power of the Gospel Philippians 1:3-6 Theme for August 2022: RE-JOICE WHAT DO THESE WORDS MEAN? Joy – A deep and abiding sense of the presence of God that transcends circumstances. Partnership – A shared commitment to sharing the Gospel. Gospel – This incredibly good news that culminates in the Person and Work of Jesus Christ! Day of Christ Jesus – The final Day of redempti...

The End of the Matter

Luke Stehr Community Engagement Coordinator The End of the Matter Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse. Proverbs 27:14 Cause: Loud Blessing Early in the Morning Effect: Angry neighbor “Qoholet surveys the physical (toil and death), economic (labor and gain), and sociopolitical (injustice and the supreme power of rulers) realms as well. The world does not operate according to our ideal expectations … These are the ex...

Good Governments

Dr. Jack Goodyear July 24, 2022 Good Governments Ecclesiastes 10:16-17 Unlucky the land whose king is a young pup, ​ And whose princes party all night.​ Lucky the land whose king is mature,​ Where the princes behave themselves​ And don’t drink themselves silly.​ -Ecclesiastes 10:16-17 (The Message) “Despite their radical differences in terms of theology, both Williams and Jefferson agreed on the desirability of religious disestablishment, Williams because he sought to maintain a pure churc...

Consider God!

Katy Reed-Hodges Minister of Congregational Life Consider God! Ecclesiastes 7:13-14 13 Consider what God has done: Who can straighten what he has made crooked? 14 When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, no one can discover anything about their future. “Although certain ways of being and behaving are wiser than others and in general tend toward life rather than death… in the end we must remember that the uni...

God’s Words Shape God’s People

Dr. Gary Stidham UST BSM Director "God’s Words Shape God’s People" Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 George Müller, 1805-1898 "Before I die, I’d like to read more of the Bible, Because I still know little of the excellence of Christ." Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 1Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong. 2 Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in ...

Re-Deem The Time!

Curt Grice July 3, 2022 “Redeem the Time!” 4th of July… America’s Independence Day… a celebration of freedom Freedom is precious, but easy to take for granted. Like good health, freedom is not always appreciated until it’s lost. John 8:31-32,36 “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. So, if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” 2 Corinthians 3:17 “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit o...

Nothing Better!

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington June 26, 2022 2022 Re- . . . SUMMER 2022 Re-Create June 5 – August 6, 2022 Nothing Better! Ecclesiastes 2:17-26; 3:22 Paradise Lost: Edenic echoes abound in creation, but the fallen nature of it all drowns them out with discordant tones of brokenness. We live in the shadow of death. In sum, death has pointed its headlights at us and started its engine. Therefore, we must learn from God how to enjoy what he has given to us, knowing that none of it can save or ...

Wise Guys!

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington June 19, 2022 FBC Arlington 2022: Re- . . . SUMMER 2022 Re-Create June 5 – August 6, 2022 Wise Guys Ecclesiastes 2:12-16 SUMMER 2022: Re-Create: A Study of Ecclesiastes Paradise Lost: Edenic echoes abound in creation, but the fallen nature of it all drowns them out with discordant tones of brokenness. Wisdom is no joke! The Great Equalizer There is someone wiser than Solomon!

I Can’t Get No Satisfaction!

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington June 12, 2022 2022 Re- . . . SUMMER 2022 Re-Create June 5 – August 6, 2022 I Can’t Get No Satisfaction! Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 FBC Arlington 2022: Re- . . . SUMMER 2022: Re-Create: A Study of Ecclesiastes Paradise Lost: Edenic echoes abound in creation, but the fallen nature of it all drowns them out with discordant tones of brokenness. Where do people search for meaning and satisfaction? Can anything in this world truly satisfy a human being? There is someon...

Real Life in a Broken World

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington June 5, 2022 2022 Re- . . . SUMMER 2022 Re-Create June 5 – August 6, 2022 Real Life in a Broken World Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 SUMMER 2022: Re-Create: A Study of Ecclesiastes Many want to reshape this book and our sermons from it to sound like Isaiah or Paul, to align with the language of systematic theology, to comb the hair and remember our manners while in the presence of good company. But Ecclesiastes will not allow it. Bend it to your comfort zone, and you wil...

Re-Newed in Weakness

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington May 29, 2022 2022 Re- . . . SPRING 2022 Re-Concile April 18 – June 4, 2022 Re-Newed in Weakness 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 FBC Arlington 2022: Re- . . . Winter: Re-Flect Easter: Re-Deem Spring: Re-Concile Summer: Re-Create August: Re-Joice Fall: Re-Dedicate Missions: Re-Claim Advent: Re-Member RE-CONCILE: In the New Testament, the Greek word underneath the family of English words associated with reconciliation is taken from the accounting industry where coins were...

Re-Oriented Through Generosity

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington May 22, 2022 2022 Re- . . . SPRING 2022 Re-Concile April 18 – June 4, 2022 Re-Oriented Through Generosity 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 RE-CONCILE: In the New Testament, the Greek word underneath the family of English words associated with reconciliation is taken from the accounting industry where coins were “exchanged”, and accounts were “reconciled.” Jesus speaks clearly about the importance of reconciliation in Matthew 5:23-24, “If you are offering your gift at the...

Re-Conciled!

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington May 15, 2022 High School Grad Sunday 2022 Re- . . . SPRING 2022 Re-Concile April 18 – June 4, 2022 Re-Conciled! 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 RE-CONCILE: In the New Testament, the Greek word underneath the family of English words associated with reconciliation is taken from the accounting industry where coins were “exchanged”, and accounts were “reconciled.” Mankind has long wondered about the grand questions of our existence. Where did we come from? Why are we here? ...

Re-Directed by Faith

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington May 8, 2022 Mother’s Day 2022 Re- . . . SPRING 2022 Re-Concile April 18 – June 4, 2022 Re-Directed by Faith 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 RE-CONCILE: In the New Testament, the Greek word underneath the family of English words associated with reconciliation is taken from the accounting industry where coins were “exchanged”, and accounts were “reconciled.” Biblical reconciliation starts with the divine initiative of God to reconcile the whole world back to himself. God c...

God’s Glory Re-Stored

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington May 1, 2022 2022 Re- . . . SPRING 2022 Re-Concile April 18 – June 4, 2022 God’s Glory Re-Stored 2 Corinthians 3:7-18 RE-CONCILE: In the New Testament, the Greek word underneath the family of English words associated with reconciliation is taken from the accounting industry where coins were “exchanged” and accounts were “reconciled.” In broad cultural terms, the average American doesn’t seem to spend much time or effort striving for reconciliation in...

Re-Plenished by God’s Comfort

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington April 24, 2022 2022 Re- . . . SPRING 2022 Re-Concile April 18 – June 4, 2022 Re-Plenished by God’s Comfort 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 SPRING 2022: Re-Concile Re-Plenished by God’s Comfort God’s Glory Re-Stored Re-Directed by Faith Re-Conciled! Re-Oriented Through Generosity Re-Newed in Weakness RE-CONCILE: In the New Testament, the Greek word underneath the family of English words associated with reconciliation is taken from the accounting industry where coins were “...

Re-United

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington Easter Sunday, 2022 2022 Re- . . . EASTER 2022 Re-Deem March 2 – April 17, 2022 Re-United Romans 8:1-4 FBC Arlington 2022: Re- . . . Winter 2022: Re-Flect Easter 2022: Re-Deem Spring 2022: Re-Concile Summer 2022: Re-Create August 2022: Re-Joice Fall 2022: Re-Dedicate Missions 2022: Re-Claim Advent 2022: Re-Member Re-United Romans 8:31-39 EASTER: Why Does It Matter? EASTER: What Does It Mean Now? There is no condemnation! There is no separation!

Palm Sunday - All Things

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington April 10, 2022 Re- . . . EASTER 2022 Re-Deem March 2 – April 17, 2022 Al Things Romans 8:26-30 Evangelistic Sensitivity Presence of God: Good's Spirit is engaged in our daily lives in practical and meaningful ways. Purpose of God: God can work in the midst of all things! Providence: God is at work within us -- shaping us, conforming us to the image of His Son!

Re-Creation

God's Children

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington March 27, 2022 2022 Re- . . . EASTER 2022 Re-Deem March 2 – April 17, 2022 God’s Children Romans 8:14-17 Spirit-led! Slaves no more! Sons and Daughters of God! Secure in Jesus! Set for eternity! Sharing in His glory!

Life In the Spirit

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington March 20, 2022 2022 Re- . . . EASTER 2022 Re-Deem March 2 – April 17, 2022 Life in the Spirit Romans 8:5-13 The Trinity is affirmed in Romans 8. THE HOLY SPIRIT: -The Person of the Holy Spirit -The Gift of the Holy Spirit -The Baptism of the Holy Spirit -The Filling of the Holy Spirit -The Gifts of the Holy Spirit The presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives is evidence of our salvation. The power of the Holy Spirit is operative in our lives.

No Condemnation

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington March 13, 2022 FBC Arlington 2022: Re- . . . EASTER 2022 Re-Deem March 2 – April 17, 2022 No Condemnation Romans 8:1-4 Romans 8 begins with “no condemnation” and ends with “no separation.” And – there is “no defeat” in between! INCARNATION – God sent His own Son, Jesus, to deal with humanity’s pervasive sin problem. CONDEMNATION – God, through His Son Jesus, condemned sin and emptied it of its power! SALVATION – It is only in Christ Jesus that we can experie...

EASTER: Why Does It Matter?

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington March 6, 2022 2022 Re- . . . EASTER 2022 Re-Deem March 2 – April 17, 2022 Easter: Why Does It Matter? 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 Easter 2022: Re-Deem Embrace the true meaning of Re-Demption. Develop a culture of Evangelistic Sensitivity. THE GOOD NEWS! EVANGELISTIC SENSITIVITY EVANGELISTIC OPPORTUNITIES -Invitation -Cultivation -Celebration

At Home

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington February 27, 2022 2022 Re- . . . WINTER 2022 Re-Flect January 2 – March 1, 2022 At Home Psalm 23:6 Psalm 23 Sheep need a Shepherd! Our life is a pilgrimage of faith. We are being followed! Our destiny and our destination are certain.

Re-Stored!

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington February 20, 2022 2022 Re- . . . WINTER 2022 Re-Flect January 2 – March 1, 2022 Re-Stored! Psalm 23:5 Sheep need a Shepherd! Our Shepherd brings healing into our brokenness. Our Shepherd fills our emptiness with His fulness.

Facing My Foes

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington February 13, 2022 2022 Re- . . . WINTER 2022 Re-Flect January 2 – March 1, 2022 Facing My Foes Psalm 23:5 Sheep need a shepherd! Our Shepherd precedes us on our way. Our Shepherd prepares for us. Our Shepherd protects us.

Life-Valley

“In the migration through the Spring landscape in search of ever-elusive grass and water, the flock must pass at times into and through the deep, rugged wadis – dry stream beds cut through the semidesert hills by the seasonal torrents unleashed by the winter rains. The air in the bottom of these wadis is heavy with the rising heat of the day, and the canyon depths are swathed in dark shadows as the rising cliff walls exclude the distant sun. At this moment of crossing the wadi floor, th...

Re-Freshed!

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington January 30, 2022 2022 Re- . . . WINTER 2022 Re-Flect January 2 – March 1, 2022 Re-Freshed! Psalm 23:3 FBC Arlington 2022: Re- . . . Winter 2022: Re-Flect Human beings are complex creatures comprised of will, mind, body, and soul. Spiritual practices are instruments in God’s hands to accomplish His work in us. Our soul is that deepest part of us. God offers re-demption and re-freshment to us as performs soul-work.

A Guiding Hand

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington January 23, 2022 2022 Re- . . . WINTER 2022 Re-Flect January 2 – March 1, 2022 A Guiding Hand Psalm 23:2-3 God’s Name is connected to us! God’s will is always best! God’s care is unquestioned!

Wanting for Nothing

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington January 16, 2022 2022 Re- . . . WINTER 2022 Re-Flect January 2 – March 1, 2022 Wanting for Nothing Psalm 23:1 FBC Arlington 2022: Re- . . . Winter 2022: Re-Flect The Lord is “shepherding” me! MORE! Cartoon – One day all of this will be yours! CONTENTMENT: An inner reality and a true possibility made possible by the sufficiency of our Shepherd!

The Good Shepherd

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington January 9, 2022 2022 Re- . . . WINTER 2022 Re-Flect January 2 – March 1, 2022 The Good Shepherd Psalm 23:1 FBC Arlington 2022: Re- . . . Winter 2022: Re-Flect The history, beauty, and richness of The Psalms Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.     He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,     he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths     for his name’s sake. Even though I ...

State of the Church Address 2022

Dennis R. Wiles FBC Arlington January 2, 2022 STATE OF THE CHURCH ADDRESS 2022 Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.     He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters;     he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths     for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley,     I fear no evil; for you are with me;     your rod and your staff—     they comfort me. You prepare a table before me     in the presenc...

O Come, Let Us Adore Him!

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington December 26, 2021 2021 A JOURNEY OF FAITH Celebrating 150 Years of Ministry: Appreciating Our Past Anticipating Our Future ADVENT 2021 O Come, All Ye Faithful November 28 – December 31, 2021 O Come, Let Us Adore Him! Hebrews 12:1-3 FBCA 2021: A Journey of Faith Advent 2021: O Come, All Ye Faithful ] Hebrews 12:1-3 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and ...

Christmas Eve Service 2021

Word of the Father, Now in Flesh Appearing

Citizens of Heaven Above

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington December 12, 2021 2021 A JOURNEY OF FAITH Celebrating 150 Years of Ministry: Appreciating Our Past Anticipating Our Future ADVENT 2021 O Come, All Ye Faithful November 28 – December 31, 2021 Citizens of Heaven Above 1 Peter 2:4-10 FBCA 2021: A Journey of Faith Advent 2021: O Come, All Ye Faithful Citizens of Heaven Above Text: 1 Peter 2:4-10 Christmas is filled with fulfillment! Inaugurated Eschatology As Christians, we have dual citiz...

Very God, Begotten Not Created

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington December 5, 2021 2021 A JOURNEY OF FAITH Celebrating 150 Years of Ministry: Appreciating Our Past Anticipating Our Future ADVENT 2021 O Come, All Ye Faithful November 28 – December 31, 2021 Very God, Begotten Not Created John 1:1-5 FBCA 2021: A Journey of Faith Advent 2021: O Come, All Ye Faithful Very God, Begotten Not Created John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in...

O Come Ye to Bethlehem

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington November 28, 2021 2021 A JOURNEY OF FAITH Celebrating 150 Years of Ministry: Appreciating Our Past Anticipating Our Future ADVENT 2021 O Come, All Ye Faithful November 28 – December 31, 2021 O Come Ye to Bethlehem Luke 2 FBCA 2021: A Journey of Faith Advent 2021: O Come, All Ye Faithful The Chaos of the Pandemic Psalm 1 Church – Foundation, Formation, Fruitfulness Celebration and Invitation Invitation and Summons Summons and Summary...

Missions: The Mission

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington November 21, 2021 2021 A JOURNEY OF FAITH Celebrating 150 Years of Ministry: Appreciating Our Past Anticipating Our Future MISSIONS 2021 Sharing the Faith November 7 - 21, 2021 Missions: The Mission Romans 15:17-21 Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God. I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done— by the power of signs and wonders, throu...

Missions: The Message

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington November 7, 2021 2021 A JOURNEY OF FAITH Celebrating 150 Years of Ministry: Appreciating Our Past Anticipating Our Future MISSIONS 2021 Sharing the Faith November 7 - 21, 2021 Missions: The Mandate Acts 1:8 Missions 2021: Sharing the Faith Missions FBCA: Live Sent! By what authority? Millions of people in today’s world are extremely hostile to the Christian missionary enterprise. They regard it as politically disruptive (because it loosens the...

Missions: The Mandate

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington November 7, 2021 2021 A JOURNEY OF FAITH Celebrating 150 Years of Ministry: Appreciating Our Past Anticipating Our Future MISSIONS 2021 Sharing the Faith November 7 - 21, 2021 Missions 2021: Sharing the Faith Missions FBCA: Live Sent! Missions: The Mandate Acts 1:8 By what authority? I will share an introductory story about an experience I had in Bangladesh years ago. I will call for the quote by John Stott: Millions of people in today’s...

The Mandate

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington November 7, 2021 2021 A JOURNEY OF FAITH Celebrating 150 Years of Ministry: Appreciating Our Past Anticipating Our Future MISSIONS 2021 Sharing the Faith November 7 - 21, 2021 Missions 2021: Sharing the Faith Missions FBCA: Live Sent! Missions: The Mandate Acts 1:8 By what authority? I will share an introductory story about an experience I had in Bangladesh years ago. I will call for the quote by John Stott: Millions of people in today’s...

What Do You Believe About Eternity?

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington October 31, 2021 2021 A JOURNEY OF FAITH Celebrating 150 Years of Ministry: Appreciating Our Past Anticipating Our Future FALL 2021 What Do You Believe? September 5 – November 6, 2021 What Do You Believe About Eternity? Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 Fall 2021: What Do You Believe? Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 There is a time for everything,     and a season for every activity under the heavens:     a time to be born and a time to die,     a time to plant and a time to uproot, ...

What Do You Believe About the Future?

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington October 17, 2021 2021 A JOURNEY OF FAITH Celebrating 150 Years of Ministry: Appreciating Our Past Anticipating Our Future FALL 2021 What Do You Believe? September 5 – November 6, 2021 What Do You Believe About the Future? 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Fall 2021: What Do You Believe? 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Who knows what the future holds? Who holds the future? We demonstrate our trust in God’s future for us by living fully in His presence in the present!

What Do You Believe About Qualifications for Ministry in the Local Church?

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington October 17, 2021 2021 A JOURNEY OF FAITH Celebrating 150 Years of Ministry: Appreciating Our Past Anticipating Our Future FALL 2021 What Do You Believe? September 5 – November 6, 2021 What Do You Believe About Qualifications for Ministry in the Local Church? 1 Timothy 3:1-13 Fall 2021: What Do You Believe? 1 Timothy 3:1-13 Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task. Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful t...

What Do You Believe About Anthropology?

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington October 10, 2021 2021 A JOURNEY OF FAITH Celebrating 150 Years of Ministry: Appreciating Our Past Anticipating Our Future FALL 2021 What Do You Believe? September 5 – November 6, 2021 What Do You Believe About Anthropology? Genesis 1:26-31 Fall 2021: What Do You Believe? Genesis 1:26-31 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock...

What Do You Believe About Prejudice?

Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington October 3, 2021 2021 A JOURNEY OF FAITH Celebrating 150 Years of Ministry: Appreciating Our Past Anticipating Our Future FALL 2021 What Do You Believe? September 5 – November 6, 2021 What Do You Believe About Prejudice? Acts 10:34-35 Fall 2021: What Do You Believe? Acts 10:34-35 Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what ...