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 walk

    through the darkest valley,

I will fear no evil,

    for you are with me;

your rod and your staff,

    they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me

    in the presence of my enemies.

You anoint my head with oil;

    my cup overflows.

Surely your goodness and love will follow me

    all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord

    forever.

SHEEP: God’s people are often described in Scripture as sheep.

Sheep need a Shepherd!

The LORD is my Shepherd – and He is good!

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 presence of my enemies;

you anoint my head with oil;

    my cup overflows.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me

    all the days of my life,

and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord

    my whole life long.

CONTEXT FOR MINISTRY

COVID 19

Cultural Challenges

Ministry Potential

We are a regional church strategically located with a glocal strategy to reach this community and the world for Christ.

CORE COMMITMENTS

Glorifying God by Following The Jesus Way!

Psalm 1 People/Church

Becoming fruitful believers, influencing our world for Christ!

Healthy Church

CELEBRATION OF MINISTRY

Journey of Faith – 150th Anniversary Celebrations

Blessing the Generations

Ministry Highlights

STEWARDSHIP/GENEROSITY

1 - December 2021: We began the month $555,905 under our goal for the year.

We now anticipate reaching our giving goal for December – AND we have erased our deficit!

2. - Comparison of Budget giving for 2020 and 2021:

2020: 68% of our annual goal in receipts

2021: 82% of our annual goal in receipts

EXPLANATIONS

FBCAnext

Ministry Organization

(Care, Content, Coordination)

Staff Organization

Care, Content, Coordination – with respective staff leadership

Pastoral Leadership Team

Ministry Leadership Team

Staff, Advisory Council, Deacon Council, Great Commission Council, Committees, Church Family

EXPECTATIONS

Theme for 2022: Re- . . .

Community Connections

INVITATION

Pray

Grow

Invite

Invest

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

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Hebrews 12:1-3

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

O Come Ye to Bethlehem

Very God, Begotten Not Created

Citizens of Heaven Above

Word of the Father, Now in Flesh Appearing

To Thee Be All Glory Given

The life and ministry of Jesus Christ is the centerpiece of history!

How do we adore Jesus? We follow Him!

O Come, Let Us Adore Him!

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 citizenship!

Chosen, Royal, Priests, Holy, Special, Light, People, Mercy!

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 the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

God in Three Persons, Blessed Trinity!

The Preexistence of Christ

John 1:1-5, 14

John 3:13

John 6:62

John 8:14

John 8:42

John 8:58

John 17:5

Colossians 1:15-20

A brief journey through Historical Theology

Prosopon

Homoousios

Gennetos non genetos

Nicene Creed

We believe in one God Father Almighty maker of all things, seen and unseen:

And in one Lord Jesus Christ the Son of God, begotten as only-begotten of the Father, that is of the substance of the Father, God of God, Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten not made, consubstantial with the Father, through whom all things came into existence, both things in heaven and things on earth; who for us men and our salvation came down and was incarnate and became man, suffered and rose again the third day, ascended into the heavens, is coming to judge the living and the dead;

And in the Holy Spirit.

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

Christmas: A real story inside The Big Story

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, through the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ. It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation. Rather, as it is written:

“Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”

The Church must transport this message of redemption to all peoples!

God’s Name is to be proclaimed to the nations and His glory is to be pursued to the ends of the earth.

God’s great plan will succeed!

We are all in this together!

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 cement which binds the national culture) and religiously narrow-minded (because it makes exclusive claims for Jesus), while those who are involved in it are thought to suffer from an arrogant imperialism. And the attempt to convert people to Christ is rejected as an unpardonable interference in their private lives.

-John Stott

EMPOWERED!

ENGAGED!

EVERYONE!

EVERYWHERE!

The exercise of power is inherent in the concept of a kingdom. But power in God’s kingdom is different from power in human kingdoms. The reference to the Holy spirit defines its nature. The kingdom of God is his rule set up in the lives of his people by the Holy Spirit. It is spread by witnesses, not by soldiers, through a gospel of peace, not a declaration of war, and by the work of the Spirit, not by the force of arms, political intrigue or revolutionary violence. At the same time, in rejecting the politicizing of the kingdom, we must beware of the opposite extreme of super-spiritualizing it, as if God’s rule operates only in heaven and not on earth. The fact is that, although it must not be identified with any political ideology or programme, it has radical political and social implications. Kingdom values come into collision with secular values. And the citizens of God’s kingdom steadfastly deny to Caesar the supreme loyalty for which he hungers, but which they insist on giving to Jesus alone.

-John Stott

Live . . . Sent!