First Baptist Arlington Sermons

Ryan Chandler February 2, 2025 Flourishing In Poverty Matthew 5:3-5     Main Idea: It’s blessed to be poor in God’s kingdom.     “Blessed are the poor in spirit.”  The poor in spirit are:  Those who recognize their dependence on God.  People of grace.   The consequences of not recognizing our spiritual poverty are:  We lose the ability to offer grace to others.   We lose the blessing of doing the...

Dennis R. Wiles  First Baptist Arlington  January 26, 2025    2025: Flourishing Together: Rooted in Christ   1 Corinthians 2:6-16 (Gospel Guide: Matthew)    WINTER 2025: Happiness Is . . .   The Beatitudes  January 5 – March 4, 2025    Flourishing in Purity   Matthew 5:1-2, 8    Theme for 2025: Flourishing Together: Rooted in Christ     Six Domains of Human Flourishing Happiness and Life Satisfact...

Dennis R. Wiles  First Baptist Arlington  January 19, 2025    2025: Flourishing Together: Rooted in Christ   1 Corinthians 2:6-16 (Gospel Guide: Matthew)    WINTER 2025: Happiness Is . . .   The Beatitudes  January 5 – March 4, 2025    Don’t Worry, Be Happy!   Psalm 68:3-6    Theme for 2025: Flourishing Together: Rooted in Christ     The creation narratives the Scriptures begin with are an importa...

Rev. Oza Jones Director of Evangelism for Texas Baptists The Playlist for Life Psalm 1 Deny The World Watch Where You Stroll   Watch Where You Stand   Watch Where You Sit Delights In The Word   Desire The Word   Digest The Word   Declare The Word Depiction Of The Word   The Tree Is Planted   The Tree Is Purposed   The Tree Is Productive Are Your Flourishing or Floundering? "IN RESCUING OTHERS FROM...

Dennis R. Wiles  First Baptist Arlington  January 5, 2025    2025: Flourishing Together: Rooted in Christ   1 Corinthians 2:6-16 (Gospel Guide: Matthew)     WINTER 2025: Happiness Is . . .   The Beatitudes   January 5 – March 4, 2025     Flourishing Together: Rooted in Christ   1 Corinthians 2:6-16   Theme for 2025: Flourishing Together: Rooted in Christ     Theme for Winter 2025: Happiness Is . ....

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   December 29, 2024     ADVENT 2024   Together . . . in the Light   December 1 - 31, 2024   Preaching Voice: Evangelist     Our Guiding Light   Isaiah 50:10-11     Glimpse Ahead 2025: Flourishing Together : Rooted in Christ     Winter 2025: Happiness Is . . .     Flourishing Together Launch Weekend: January 24-26, 2025     Theme for 2024: Together     Them...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   December 22, 2024     ADVENT 2024   Together . . . in the Light   December 1 - 31, 2024   Preaching Voice: Evangelist     For God So Loved   Isaiah 52:13-53:12     A Glimpse Ahead . . . Flourishing Together!   Today we turn our attention to the “Why?” of Christmas!     For God so loved . . . that He gave His one and only Son . . .!     BEHOLD!     ABC’s...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   December 15, 2024     ADVENT 2024   Together . . . in the Light   December 1 - 31, 2024   Preaching Voice: Evangelist     Christmas Lights   Isaiah 42:1-9     ADVENT CANDLE: JOY   CONTEXT: Isaiah received the prophecy recorded in Isaiah 42 during the reign of Hezekiah, King of Judah. Hezekiah led Judah in spiritual renewal as king. He began his service a...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   December 8, 2024     ADVENT 2024   Together . . . in the Light   December 1 - 31, 2024   Preaching Voice: Evangelist       A Light Has Dawned!   Isaiah 9:1-7      Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Advent 2024: Together . . . in the Light     CONTEXT: Ahaz was King in Judah. He was a wicked king who chose to distrust God and decided to forge an allia...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   December 1, 2024     ADVENT 2024   Together . . . in the Light   December 1 - 31, 2024   Preaching Voice: Evangelist     The Absence of Light   Isaiah 1:1-9     ADVENT CANDLE: HOPE   CELEBRATION OF THE LORD’S SUPPER   Isaiah 65:17-19 Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Fall 2024: Together . . . in the Light     Darkness has its place in our lives. The...

Dr. Elijah Brown General Secretary of the Baptist World Alliance God's People: Sent To All Peoples! Acts 13:1-3 Together... To the People We are to serve on mission with people on the move and people in persecution ​ Church in Antioch was started by people on the move who had experienced persecution ​ More immigrants and more people forced from their homes around the world and in Texas than ever b...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   November 17, 2024   MISSIONS 2024   Together . . . to the People   November 3 - 30, 2024   Preaching Voice: Apostle     God’s People: Shaped by Evangelism   Acts 11:19-30     Theme for 2024: Together   Theme for Missions 2024: Together . . . to the People     We believe EVANGELIZING LOST PEOPLE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH FOLLOWER OF JESUS! Believers a...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   November 10, 2024     MISSIONS 2024   Together . . . to the People   November 3 - 30, 2024   Preaching Voice: Apostle     God’s People: Life in the Church   Acts 2:42-47     Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Missions 2024: Together . . . to the People     the New Devotional Guide for November     I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Churc...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   November 3, 2024     MISSIONS 2024   Together . . . to the People   November 3 - 30, 2024   Preaching Voice: Apostle     God’s People: Equipped for the Mission of God   Acts 1:1-8     Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Missions 2024: Together . . . to the People     CONTEXT: Luke opens the Book of Acts, a compendium to his Gospel, with a brief excurs...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   October 27, 2024   FALL 2024   Together . . . for the Future   September 1 – November 2, 2024   Preaching Voice: Shepherd     Resilience: The Journey Continues   Nehemiah 13     Theme for 2024: Together   Theme for Fall 2024: Together . . . for the Future     Lessons for Re-Building (or Building)   -Anchored in the Faith/Aimed Toward the Future   -Kneeol...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   October 20, 2024     FALL 2024   Together . . . for the Future   September 1 – November 2, 2024   Preaching Voice: Shepherd     The Joy of the Lord   Nehemiah 8:7-17     Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Fall 2024: Together . . . for the Future     Lessons for Re-Building (or Building)   -Kneeology: We must begin with prayer!   -You Are Here: We mus...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   October 13, 2024     FALL 2024   Together . . . for the Future   September 1 – November 2, 2024   Preaching Voice: Shepherd     How Firm a Foundation   Nehemiah 8:1-6     Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Fall 2024: Together . . . for the Future     Lessons for Re-Building (or Building)   -Kneeology: We must begin with prayer!   -You Are Here: We mu...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   October 6, 2024     FALL 2024   Together . . . for the Future   September 1 – November 2, 2024   Preaching Voice: Shepherd     Detoured by Distractions   Nehemiah 6:1-16     CELEBRATION OF THE LORD’S SUPPER   Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Fall 2024: Together . . . for the Future     Lessons for Re-Building (or Building)   -Kneeology: We must beg...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   September 29, 2024     FALL 2024   Together . . . for the Future   September 1 – November 2, 2024   Preaching Voice: Shepherd     Overcoming Obstacles   Ezra 4:4-5; 5:3-5; Nehemiah 4:1-23      Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Fall 2024: Together . . . for the Future     Lessons for Re-Building (or Building)   -Kneeology: We must begin with prayer!...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   September 22, 2024     FALL 2024   Together . . . for the Future   September 1 – November 2, 2024   Preaching Voice: Shepherd     Planning and Zoning   Ezra 5:1-2; Nehemiah 2:17-18     Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Fall 2024: Together . . . for the Future     Lessons for Re-Building (or Building)   -Kneeology: We must begin with prayer!   -You A...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   September 15, 2024     FALL 2024   Together . . . for the Future   September 1 – November 2, 2024   Preaching Voice: Shepherd     You Are Here!   Ezra 3:1-6; Nehemiah 2:11-17a     Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Fall 2024: Together . . . for the Future     CONTEXT: In Ezra 3, both Joshua and Zerubbabel acknowledged the reality of life in Jerusalem...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   September 8, 2024     FALL 2024   Together . . . for the Future   September 1 – November 2, 2024   Preaching Voice: Shepherd     Kneeology: The Priority of Prayer   Ezra 8:21-23; Nehemiah 1:1-11   Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Fall 2024: Together . . . for the Future     Devotional Guide for the Fall   CONTEXT: Come, let us rebuild! The stories...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   September 1, 2024     FALL 2024   Together . . . for the Future   September 1 – November 2, 2024   Preaching Voice: Shepherd     Anchored and Aimed!   Ezra 7:1-7; Nehemiah 1:1-3     CELEBRATION OF THE LORD’S SUPPER   Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Fall 2024: Together . . . for the Future     the New Devotional Guide for the Fall     CONTEXT: Come...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   August 25, 2024     AUGUST 2024   Together!   August 4 - 31, 2024   Preaching Voice: Teacher     Together . . . in Power!   Ephesians 5:18-6:20     Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for August 2024: Together!     EPHESIANS: This letter was written by Paul from prison in Rome to the church in Ephesus and was intended to be a circular letter for all of th...

Connor Torrealba August 18, 2024   Together...In Practice Ephesians 4:17-24 (NIV)    Big Idea: The Christian’s daily starting point is righteousness    Where is your starting point?    Jesus has bridged the gap    “What is a Christian? …The richest answer I know is that a Christian is one who has God as Father.” – J.I. Packer  Two perspectives  A continual cycle  A moment in time  As God’s child,...