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Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington September 24, 2023 2023 - Why Does It Matter? FALL 2023 - The Church: Why Does It Matter? September 3 – November 4, 2023 First Baptist Arlington: We are Together! Acts 2:42-47 FALL 2023: THE CHURCH: Why Does It Matter? The Church is a purposeful community of gathered believers following The Jesus Way together. Scripture Ring TRINITY: There is community within the very nature of God. We have fellowship with the Father, Jesus Christ His Son, and the Holy Spirit (1 John 1:3; 2 Corinthians 13:14). Belief, Behavior, Belonging The Christian life is a shared life! No one gets the church they want, but everyone gets the church they need. -Jonathan Leeman and Collin Hansen, Rediscover Church One Another! FBC Arlington: We are together!
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First Baptist Arlington: We are Together! - September 24, 2023

Connect with us at FBCA.org/Hello Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/fbcarlington Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/fbcarlington/ Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington September 17, 2023 2023 - Why Does It Matter? FALL 2023 - The Church: Why Does It Matter? September 3 – November 4, 2023 First Baptist Arlington: We are Changing! Acts 2:42-47 FALL 2023: THE CHURCH: Why Does It Matter? The Church is a purposeful community of gathered believers following The Jesus Way together. Psalm 1 Tree – Purpose, Transformation, Influence Becoming fruitful believers, influencing our world for Christ. ENRICHMENT: Becoming fruitful believers DEVOTION: The early church was “all in” – these believers were steadfastly devoted to this new life in Christ. So are we! SPIRITUAL FORMATION: The early believers were devoted to the authoritative teaching of the Apostles. So are we! As He moves about He leaves behind him a trail of transformed scenes and changed situations—fishermen no longer at their nets, sick people restored to health, critics confounded, a storm stilled, hunger assuaged, a dead girl raised to life. Jesus’ presence is an active and instantly transforming presence: He is never the mere observe of the scene or the one who waits upon events but always the transformer of the scene and the initiator of events. -V. H. Vanstone, The Stature of Waiting As followers of Jesus, we are being formed, conformed, and transformed along The Jesus Way!
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First Baptist Arlington: We are Changing! - September 17, 2023

Connect with us at FBCA.org/Hello Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/fbcarlington Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/fbcarlington/ Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington September 10, 2023 2023 - Why Does It Matter? FALL 2023 The Church: Why Does It Matter? September 3 – November 4, 2023 First Baptist Arlington: We Believe! Acts 2:37-47 FALL 2023: THE CHURCH: Why Does It Matter? The Book of Acts – Luke’s account of the ministry of Jesus, empowered by the Holy Spirit, continued through the Church. Tell Me More Podcast Psalm 1 Tree – Purpose, Transformation, Influence Angel Tree – South Carolina The Church is a purposeful community of gathered believers following The Jesus Way together. We are a Believers’ Church! We believe in a regenerated church membership. The experience of conversion through faith in Jesus Christ is a prerequisite for baptism and subsequent church membership. -First Baptist Arlington Constitution and Bylaws fbca.org/what-we-believe/ The church was birthed at Pentecost and comprised of people who accepted (believed) the Gospel! The Gospel according to the Apostolic Witness: Jesus Christ lived as man, accredited as Divine through attesting miracles. Jesus Christ was put to death on a cross by men, though according to the divine purposes of God. Jesus Christ was resurrected from the dead as foretold by the prophets and witnessed by the Apostles. Jesus Christ has ascended to the Father, been exalted as His Son, and has sent the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ offers His Spirit to all who repent from their sins and believe in Him. Jesus Christ adds these believers to His new community (the Church). First Baptist Arlington: We Believe!
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First Baptist Arlington: We Believe! - September 10, 2023

-- Connect with us at FBCA.org/Hello Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/fbcarlington Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/fbcarlington/ Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington September 3, 2023 2023 - Why Does It Matter? FALL 2023 The Church: Why Does It Matter? September 3 – November 4, 2023 First Baptist Arlington: On Purpose! John 15:1-17 FALL 2023: THE CHURCH: Why Does It Matter? The Book of Acts – Luke’s account of the ministry of Jesus, empowered by the Holy Spirit, continued through the Church. The Church is a purposeful community of gathered believers following The Jesus Way together. Theological Statement: Glorifying God by Following The Jesus Way! Purpose: Becoming fruitful believers, influencing our world for Christ! ENRICHMENT: Becoming fruitful believers ENGAGEMENT: Influencing our world for Christ FBCA: Seasons of focus and Kingdom fruit-bearing First Baptist Arlington: On Purpose!
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First Baptist Arlington: On Purpose! - September 3, 2023

-- Connect with us at FBCA.org/Hello Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/fbcarlington Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/fbcarlington/ Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington August 27, 2023 2023 - Why Does It Matter? AUGUST 2023 The Supernatural: Why Does It Matter? August 6 – September 2, 2023 We Have Been Empowered and Sent! John 20:19-23 AUGUST 2023: The Supernatural: Why Does It Matter? The Supernatural: The Holy Spirit of God at work in this world! FEAR – The followers of Jesus had every reason to be sequestered and afraid. FACT – Jesus Christ is the resurrected Lord! PEACE – The peace of Jesus is deep and real! MISSION – The followers of Jesus have been SENT as an extension of His mission into the world. PRESENCE – The Holy Spirit has been given to the followers of Jesus! POWER – The Church embodies and expresses the eternally consequential Message of Jesus Christ!
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We Have Been Empowered and Sent - August 27, 2023

-- Connect with us at FBCA.org/Hello Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/fbcarlington Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/fbcarlington/ Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington August 20, 2023 2023 - Why Does It Matter? AUGUST 2023 The Supernatural: Why Does It Matter? August 6 – September 2, 2023 The Holy Spirit: At Work in the World John 16:7-15 Theme for 2023: Why Does It Matter? AUGUST 2023: The Supernatural: Why Does It Matter? The Supernatural: The Holy Spirit of God at work in this world! The Gospel of John is at once the easiest and hardest book in the Bible to understand. Here simplicity and sublimity are inseparably united. Theology has been put into monosyllables, yet they express one of the most breathtaking visions of ultimate reality to be found in Scripture. -William E. Hull, The Broadman Bible Commentary: John Our world’s views of sin, righteousness, and judgment are skewed! The Holy Spirit clarifies, convinces, and corrects! The Holy Spirit guides us into truth and glorifies Jesus!
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The Holy Spirit: At Work In The World - August 20, 2023

-- Connect with us at FBCA.org/Hello Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/fbcarlington Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/fbcarlington/ Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington August 13, 2023 2023: Why Does It Matter? AUGUST 2023 The Supernatural: Why Does It Matter? August 6 – September 2, 2023 The Holy Spirit: Our Advocate John 14:15-21, 25-27; 15:26 Theme for 2023: Why Does It Matter? AUGUST 2023: The Supernatural: Why Does It Matter? The Supernatural: The Holy Spirit of God at work in this world! The reality of the supernatural, spiritual world is to be acknowledged by God’s people. PROMISE: Jesus promised the Holy Spirit would be given to us. PARACLETE: The Holy Spirit “comes alongside” us. PEACE: The Holy Spirit brings the peace of Christ to us. PROCLAIM: The Holy Spirit gives testimony about Jesus.
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The Holy Spirit! Our Advocate - August 13, 2023

-- Connect with us at FBCA.org/Hello Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/fbcarlington Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/fbcarlington/ Dennis R Wiles FBC Arlington August 6, 2023 2023 Why Does It Matter? AUGUST 2023 The Supernatural: Why Does It Matter? August 6 – September 2, 2023 This World is Not All There Is! John 1:1-5 Theme for 2023: Why Does It Matter? SUMMER 2023: Eternity: Why Does It Matter? AUGUST 2023: The Supernatural: Why Does It Matter? The Supernatural: The Holy Spirit of God at work in this world! The Gospel of John Matthew, Mark, and Luke write like kayakers on a fairly swift flowing river with occasional patches of whitewater; there is never any doubt but that they are going where the course of the river takes them. But John is more like a canoe on a quiet lake, drifting unhurried, paddling leisurely to take in aspects of the shoreline, noticing rock formations, observing a blue heron fishing in the rushes, pausing and drifting to sketch cloud patterns reflected in the glassy water. -Eugene Peterson, Christ Plays in The Thousand Places John’s Prologue: John presents Jesus in terms of space, time, and being in the introduction to his Gospel. LOGOS – Jesus is the Word of God! LIFE - Jesus is The Life! LIGHT – Jesus is the Light of the World
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This World Is Not All There Is! - August 6, 2023

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Death Has Lost Its Sting - July 30, 2023

Connect with us at FBCA.org/Hello Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/fbcarlington Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/fbcarlington/ Katy Reed-Hodges FBC Arlington July 23, 2023 2023 - Why Does It Matter? SUMMER 2023 Eternity: Why Does It Matter? June 1 – August 5, 2023 The Eternal Love of God Romans 8:31-39 NIV John 3:16 NIV “…when these trials are faced, and this God is known in the midst of them to be reliable, powerful and above all, loving – this is when one may expect to hear the shout of genuine Christian joy.” – NT Wright When we are justified, three things happen: New Status: we are right with God and forgiven New Family: we are now included in God’s people New Future: we have a transformed hope Romans 5:1-2 “Learning to look at the cross and to see there the strong evidence of how much one is loved is among the most basic and vital Christian disciplines, matched by opening one’s heart and life to the tidal wave of that love, displacing all rivals. The mind is to learn, and the heart is to know in experience, “the love of Christ which passes knowledge.” – NT Wright
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The Eternal Love of God - July 23, 2023

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Living Hope! - July 16, 2023

-- Connect with us at FBCA.org/Hello Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/fbcarlington Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/fbcarlington/ Dr. Gary Stidham July 9, 2023 Eternal Life: Discover It! Declare It! John 4:1-42 NIV “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” - Luke 19:10 "The explosive growth in the was in reality accomplished by means of informal missionaries. That is, Christian laypeople, not trained preachers and evangelists. They shared within their circle of influence and turned the world upside down.” - Michael Green, Evangelism & the Early Church John 4:1-42 NIV EIGHT HABITS THAT FUEL EVANGELISTIC EFFECTIVENESS 1. REMEMBER THAT EVANGELISM IS A PRIVILEGE. 2. WALK WITH JESUS. 3. FEEL THE URGENCY. 4. PRAY EVERY DAY FOR “B.O.B.” • Burden for the Lost • Opportunity to Witness • Boldness to Proclaim Christ 5. JUST BE OPEN ABOUT YOUR FAITH. 6. ASK QUESTIONS. 7. SHARE THE GOSPEL. 8. JUST DO IT.
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Eternal Life: Discover It! Declare It! - July 9, 2023

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