Dennis R Wiles

FBC Arlington

October 2, 2022

2022 Re- . . .

FALL 2022 Re-Dedicate

September 4 – November 5, 2022

Re-Dedicate: Your Gifts are Needed!

1 Corinthians 12

Podcast: Tell Me More

www.thesacramentaljourney.org

CONTEXT: The Corinthian church was in chaos with regards to public worship and the utilization of the public gifts of prophecy and tongues. (1 Corinthians 12-14)

CHURCH: The Church is a spiritual organism.

UNITY: All spiritual gifts are given to members of the church by our Triune God. This provides the foundational unity needed in a diverse body of believers.

DIVERSITY: The diversity of gifts reflects the diversity of ministries represented through the church.

DISTRIBUTION: Everybody is included in the distribution of gifts!

GOAL: We are to all work together for the common good!

Dennis R Wiles

FBC Arlington

September 25, 2022

2022 Re- . . .

FALL 2022 Re-Dedicate

September 4 – November 5, 2022

Re-Dedicate: The Sacramental Life

1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1

What in the world was going on in Corinth?

Idolatry was at the heart of Paul’s concern.

The Presenting Issues

1. Could Christians attend festivals at pagan temples and eat the food sacrificed to pagan gods?

2. Could Christians eat meat sold at Corinthian markets?

3. How should Christians respond to dinner invitations from pagans? Could they eat the meat served in the homes of pagans?

What was at stake?

SUMMARY: Here is the challenge presented in 1 Corinthians and the same one we face today:

How do we live holy and sacred lives in the midst of unholy societies? More pointedly, how do we live the Sacramental Life and still participate in the broader society as authentic witnesses for Christ?

SUGGESTIONS

1. We must be mature in our faith.

2. We are called to be salt and light.

3. We must be thoughtful, authentic, Spirit-led, and creative as we engage a non-Christian society as Christians

Dennis R Wiles

FBC Arlington

September 18, 2022

2022 Re- . . .

FALL 2022 Re-Dedicate

September 4 – November 5, 2022

Re-Dedicate: Your Church Needs You!

1 Corinthians 3:5-9

The church is not a cohesive community but a club, whose meetings provide important moments of spiritual insight and exaltation, but do not have global implications of moral and social change. The Corinthians could gladly participate in this church as one segment of their lives. But the segment, however important, is not the whole and the centre. Their perception of their church and of the significance of their faith could correlate well with a lifestyle which remained fully integrated in Corinthian society.

-J. M. B. Barclay, Thessalonica and Corinth

The church at Corinth in the first century was facing: division, incest, internal lawsuits, sexual immorality, questions about Christian marriage, arguments concerning meat purchased in the marketplace, debates about numerous issues in public worship, ignorance about spiritual gifts, misunderstanding about the resurrection, and eschatological debates.

What issues are we facing as a church in Arlington, Texas in the 21st century?

Your church needs you!

We believe the CHURCH IS THE BODY OF CHRIST ON EARTH TODAY! Jesus established the church, and it exists to perform God’s will on earth. Believers are to invest themselves in the life and work of the church.

(Matthew 16:17-18; Acts 2:42; 1 Corinthians 12:27)

We are working to build a colony of heaven, an expression of the Kingdom of God, an example of God’s redemptive work ----- right here on earth in Arlington, Texas!

Dennis R Wiles

FBC Arlington

September 4, 2022

2022 Re- . . .

FALL 2022 Re-Dedicate

September 4 – November 5, 2022

Re-Dedicate: Our Message Matters!

1 Corinthians 1:18-25

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

From a seasonal perspective, Fall is an opportune time to encourage people to re-engage, re-establish rhythms, re-connect, and RE-Dedicate. From a theological perspective, 1 Corinthians offers an opportunity to frame some important conversations in the context of a 1st-century church facing the challenges imposed by its setting in the pluralistic reality of Corinth.

-Dennis R. Wiles

SERMON TITLE SLIDE Re-Dedication: Our Message Matters

Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Our society is riddled with many messages that claim to be the truth.

Our temptation as contemporary, western Christians is to succumb to a message of reductionism or accommodation.

Why does it matter?

The message of Christianity embodies a theology of creation, sin, and redemption.

The gospel transforms the cross as a symbol of Roman terror and political domination into a symbol of God’s love and power. It shows that the power of God’s love is greater than human love of power.

-David E. Garland, 1 Corinthians

Cheap grace means the justification of the sin without the justification of the sinner, forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline . . . the world goes on in the same old way . . . grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ.

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship

Dennis R Wiles

FBC Arlington

August 28, 2022

2022 Re- . . .

AUGUST 2022 Re-Joice

August 7 – September 3, 2022

The Peace of God

Philippians 4:4-9

Posture in responding to it all!

Prayer in the face of it all!

Peace in the midst of it all!

Perspective to prepare for it all!

Practice to deal with it all!

Session 3: The Power of the Gospel

Philippians 3-4

Dennis R Wiles

FBC Arlington

August 21, 2022

2022 Re- . . .

AUGUST 2022 Re-Joice

August 7 – September 3, 2022

The Prize of the High Calling

Philippians 3:7-14

Salvation in Christ alone!

Surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus!

Striving toward the prize!

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

-Ethical

-Hymn, Poem, Pauline?

Pre-Existence of Christ

Emptying Himself (kenosis)

Taking on Human Form (Incarnation)

Humility

Obedience unto Death

Exaltation of Christ

THE PRESENCE OF CO-LABORERS (Philippians 2:19-30)

Timothy

Epaphroditus

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