First Baptist Arlington Sermons

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   August 11, 2024     AUGUST 2024   Together!   August 4 - 31, 2024   Preaching Voice: Teacher     Together . . . in Praise and Prayer!   Ephesians 1:3-23     Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for August 2024: Together!     What is God doing? The answer to this question is contextualized by determining what God has already done.     Ephesians 1:3-14 revea...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   August 4, 2024   August 2024   Together . . . August 4 - August 31, 2024   Together...In Partnership With Christ! Ephesians 1:1-2 How high or how developed is your view of Christ and His Church?     The Apostle Paul: Pastor, Preacher, Planter, Prophet, Prisoner    AD 60 – Churches in Asia (Roman province – Acts 19:10), Lycia, Pamphylia, Cappadocia, Cilic...

July 28, 2024 Rev. Sergio Ramos  Holy Devotion: The Call to True Discipleship  Mark 8:34-38 (CSB)  Central Idea: Even though God is all-powerful, He has never promised to protect us from all environmental catastrophes or even from deadly attacks on our lives by those who hate the gospel of Christ. However, He has promised to never leave us or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5-6).   Application: Even though...

Sermon 7.21.24   The Good News: Transformation!   Luke Stehr     Mark 7:1-23    "These people honor me with their lips bur their hearts are from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules." Jesus quotes Isaiah 29:13.    Jesus is calling you and me to have a transformed heart, not just clean hands.    Jesus isn't after our blind obedience to the traditions that the church h...

Katy Reed-Hodges   Restored and Commissioned  Mark 5:1-20     Mark 5:1-20 NIV    “People today are more likely to be controlled by a legion of cravings, captivations, and destructive impulses than by a legion of demons.” – David Garland    “[Legion] may express the man’s sense of being possessed by an aggregate of uncoordinated impulses and evil forces which have so impaired his ego… it is a pathe...

Rev. Ryan Chandler  Minister to Young Adults  July 7, 2024    Digging for Discipleship   Mark 4:1-20     If you want to grow higher, dig deeper .   Digging for discipleship looks like pushing. It is pushing through rocky seasons of life that challenge our faith.   Digging for discipleship looks like listening. It is taking time to listen to Jesus and grasp who he really is.     Digging for discipl...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   June 30, 2024   SUMMER 2024   Together . . . in the Gospel   June 2 – August 3, 2024   Preaching Voice: Evangelist     The Good News: Our Ministry   Mark 1:21-45      Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Summer 2024: Together . . . in The Gospel     THE MESSIANIC MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST: Jesus made His way across the region of Galilee establishing His...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   June 23, 2024   SUMMER 2024   Together . . . in the Gospel   June 2 – August 3, 2024   Preaching Voice: Evangelist     The Good News: Our Mission   Mark 1:16-20     Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Summer 2024: Together . . . in The Gospel     Summer – Evangelistic Sensitivity     Tell Me More podcast   COSMIC TO COMMON: The proclamation of Jesus c...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   June 16, 2024   Father’s Day   SUMMER 2024   Together . . . in the Gospel   June 2 – August 3, 2024   Preaching Voice: Evangelist     The Good News: A New Day!   Mark 1:14-15     Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Summer 2024: Together . . . in The Gospel     Summer – Evangelistic Sensitivity     – Tell Me More podcast – live podcast from the Sanctua...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   June 9, 2024     SUMMER 2024   Together . . . in the Gospel   June 2 – August 3, 2024   Preaching Voice: Evangelist     The Good News: The New Exodus   Mark 1:9-13     Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Summer 2024: Together . . . in The Gospel     Summer – Evangelistic Sensitivity     Tell Me More podcast - We will be live June 23 for our 100th Epis...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   June 2, 2024     SUMMER 2024   Together . . . in the Gospel   June 2 – August 3, 2024   Preaching Voice: Evangelist     The Good News is About Jesus!   Mark 1:1-8     1 Corinthians 11:23-26   Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Summer 2024: Together . . . in The Gospel     Summer – Evangelistic Sensitivity     New Devotional Guide for Summer     – Tel...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   May 26, 2024     SPRING 2024   Together . . . for God’s Glory   April 7 – June 1, 2024   Preaching Voice: Prophet     Glory Through Generosity   Exodus 35:4-10, 20-22, 29     Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Summer 2024: Together . . . in The Gospel     Theme for Spring 2024: Together . . . for God’s Glory!   GUIDANCE: God provided guidance for His...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   May 19, 2024   High School Grad Sunday     SPRING 2024   Together . . . for God’s Glory   April 7 – June 1, 2024   Preaching Voice: Prophet     How Can I Know God’s Will?   Exodus 28:15-30     Harvard Seal     Baylor Seal     Auburn Seal     Columbia Seal     Yale Seal     Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Spring 2024: Together . . . for God’s Glory...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   May 12, 2024   Mother’s Day     SPRING 2024   Together . . . for God’s Glory   April 7 – June 1, 2024   Preaching Voice: Prophet     Rules are Rules!   Exodus 20:1-17     Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Spring 2024: Together . . . for God’s Glory!      Mom Rules!     The Decalogue – The Ten Words     “We must keep in mind at the outset that the De...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   May 5, 2024   College Grad Recognition     SPRING 2024   Together . . . for God’s Glory   April 7 – June 1, 2024   Preaching Voice: Prophet     The Mission of God   Exodus 19:3-8     Celebration of The Lord’s Supper   1 Peter 2:9-10   Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Spring 2024: Together . . . for God’s Glory!     REMEMBER: God calls us to remembe...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   April 28, 2024     SPRING 2024   Together . . . for God’s Glory   April 7 – June 1, 2024   Preaching Voice: Prophet     He is Big Enough!   Exodus 15:1-18     Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Spring 2024: Together . . . for God’s Glory!     Exodus 15: The Song of Moses/The Song of Miriam/The Song of the Sea     “Let the message of Christ dwell amon...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   April 21, 2024     SPRING 2024   Together . . . for God’s Glory   April 7 – June 1, 2024   Preaching Voice: Prophet     From Bad to Worse!   Exodus 5:1-21   Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Spring 2024: Together . . . for God’s Glory!     INVITATION: God issued Moses an invitation. Like Moses, God invites us to join Him where He is working.     ADJ...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   April 14, 2024     SPRING 2024   Together . . . for God’s Glory   April 7 – June 1, 2024   Preaching Voice: Prophet     Your Way or Yahweh?   Exodus 2:11-3:12     Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Spring 2024: Together . . . for God’s Glory!     Spring Devotional Guide Booklet     Exodus 2:11-15   TEMPTATION: Have it your way!     Moses “went out” a...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   April 7, 2024     SPRING 2024   Together . . . for God’s Glory   April 7 – June 1, 2024   Preaching Voice: Prophet     The Name of Names!   Exodus 3:13-15; 34:4-7      Theme for 2024: Together     Theme for Spring 2024: Together . . . for God’s Glory!     Spring Devotional Guide Booklet   Tell Me More Podcast - Deeper dive of sermon EXODUS: These are the...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   Easter Sunday 2024     LENT/EASTER 2024   Together . . . in Ascent   February 14 – April 6, 2024   Preaching Voice: Shepherd     He Has Risen!   Mark 16:1-8   Mark details how faithful women continued to serve Jesus even in His death.     A shocking discovery was made by these women: Jesus the Nazarene is no longer dead! He is alive!   The resurrection o...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   Palm Sunday 2024     LENT/EASTER 2024   Together . . . in Ascent   February 14 – April 6, 2024   Preaching Voice: Shepherd     Hosanna!   Mark 11:1-11     HOLY WEEK: Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week for Christians. Mark devotes almost 40% of his Gospel to the events of this significant week!     MESSIANIC SECRET: Mark’s Gospel contains accoun...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   March 17, 2024     LENT/EASTER 2024   Together . . . in Ascent   February 14 – April 6, 2024   Preaching Voice: Shepherd     The Refreshment of Forgiveness   Psalm 130   REALITY: Sin is universal. We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.     REGRET: Acknowledging the reality of our sin is manifested in our experience of guilt and regret....

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   March 10, 2024     LENT/EASTER 2024   Together . . . in Ascent   February 14 – April 6, 2024   Preaching Voice: Shepherd     God is in the Everyday!   Psalm 127     We often look for God in the extraordinary and the miraculous!     How often do you discover God in the everyday of your life?      God makes a difference ----- in how you cultivate the rhyth...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   March 3, 2024     LENT/EASTER 2024   Together . . . in Ascent   February 14 – April 6, 2024   Preaching Voice: Shepherd     Lord, Have Mercy!   Psalm 123     Theme FBCA 2024: Together     Theme for Lent/Easter 2024: Together . . . in Ascent     CONTEXT: Some scholars place this Psalm during the time of Nehemiah in the rebuilding of Jerusalem. The vocabul...

Dennis R. Wiles   First Baptist Arlington   February 25, 2024     LENT/EASTER 2024   Together . . . in Ascent   February 14 – April 6, 2024   Preaching Voice: Shepherd     Peace in the Midst of . . .   Psalm 122     Theme FBCA 2024: Together     Theme for Lent/Easter 2024: Together . . . in Ascent     Psalms 120-134 are known as the Psalms of Ascent. These psalms were read/sung by Israelites as th...