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  • Peace: Abigail - June 14, 2026

    Peace: Abigail - June 14, 2026
    Jun 15 2026

    Katy Reed-Hodges
    June 14, 2026

    Peace:Abigail
    1 Samuel 25

    Abigail the peacemaker


    Jesus as the ultimate peacemaker


    “The webbing together of God, humans, and all creation in justice, fulfillment, and delight is what the Hebrew prophets called shalom. We call it peace, but it means far more than mere peace of mind or a cease-fire between enemies. In the Bible, shalom means universal flourishing, wholeness, and delight – a rich state of affairs in which natural needs are satisfied and natural gifts fruitfully employed, a state of affairs that inspires joyful wonder as its Creator and Savior opens the doors and welcomes the creatures in whom he delights. Shalom, in other words, is the way things out to be.” – Cornelius Plantinga

    Colossians 1:19-22 NIV


    The church as the blesses peacemakers


    Matthew 5:9 NIV
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    25 mins
  • Joy: Nehemiah - June 7, 2026

    Joy: Nehemiah - June 7, 2026
    Jun 8 2026
    Dennis R. Wiles First Baptist Arlington June 7, 2026 2026: Flourishing Together: Transformed on The Jesus Way Gospel Guide: John Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. -Romans 12:1-2 SUMMER 2026: Making a Difference May 31, 2026 – August 1, 2026 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. -Jesus (John 15:8) Joy: Nehemiah Nehemiah 8:1-12 CHARISMATIC Designating an animal or species that is particularly appealing or compelling to humans, typically because of its appearance or symbolic significance, and which is therefore used to gain support for conservation causes. BOODLE-FIGHT Philippine English. A communal meal at which different kinds of food are laid out, now typically on banana leaves, and eaten with the hands. Theme for 2026: Flourishing Together: Transformed on The Jesus Way Theme for Summer 2026: Making a Difference DIFFERENCE MAKERS: In order for us to “make a difference” in our world, we have to become difference makers! INTENTIONAL DISCIPLES: Difference Makers are intentional disciples who follow Jesus in every area of their lives. Disciples who are being shaped by the Spirit – in whom the character of Christ is being formed – through whom fruit is being borne – these are the people God uses to make a difference in the world. CONTEXT: Nehemiah and Ezra led Israel in a great revival service recorded in Nehemiah 8. At first, the Jewish people were convicted as they heard God’s Word read and explained --- they began to weep. Ezra and Nehemiah led them to time of celebration, worship, remembrance, and . . . JOY! FLOURISHING DOMAIN: HAPPINESS AND LIFE SATISFACTION Overall, how satisfied are you with life as a whole these days? In general, how happy or unhappy do you usually feel? SEMANTIC DOMAIN: JOY: The cluster of Biblical words for joy includes: happiness, gladness, pleasure, celebration, cheer, delight, jubilation, laughter, exultation, blessing ---- these words appear in about 2000 passages in the Scripture! QUESTION: Where do you find your joy? CHALLENGE: Satan desires to rob you of your joy! CHOICE: Joy is a choice! You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy. -Jane Marczewski There is nothing dreary and doubtful about life. It is meant to be continually joyful . . . We are called toa settled happiness in the Lord whose joy is our strength. -Amy Carmichael “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! -Philippians 4:4 “Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy . . .” -1 Peter 1:8 “If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.” -Hananiah, Mishael, Azariah (Daniel 3:17-18) “Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior.” -Habakkuk 3:17-18 GIFT: The joy of the Lord is a gift from His Spirit! I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. -Jesus (John 15:11) STRENGTH: The Joy of the Lord is our strength! Good things as well as bad, you know, are caught by a kind of infection. If you want to get warm you must stand near the fire: if you want to be wet you must get into the water. If you want joy, power, peace, eternal life, you must get close to, or even into, the thing that has them. They are not a sort of prizes which God could, if He chose, just hand out to anyone. They are a great fountain of energy and beauty spurting up at the very centre of reality. If you are close to it, the spray will wet you: if you are not, you will remain dry. -C. S. Lewis
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    35 mins
  • Love: Jonathan - May 31, 2026

    Love: Jonathan - May 31, 2026
    Jun 1 2026

    Dennis R. Wiles

    First Baptist Arlington

    May 31, 2026

    2026: Flourishing Together:

    Transformed on The Jesus Way

    Gospel Guide: John

    Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

    -Romans 12:1-2

    SUMMER 2026: Making a Difference

    May 31, 2026 – August 1, 2026

    This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

    -Jesus (John 15:8)

    Love: Jonathan

    1 Samuel 18:1-4

    DOOMSCROLLING

    To scroll continuously and compulsively through large quantities of upsetting or worrying online news, or content on a social media platform. Also transitive: to read or view upsetting or worrying content on (a social media or news platform) continuously and compulsively.

    TO TOUCH GRASS

    to engage with the real world, esp. as contrasted with being online.

    Theme for 2026: Flourishing Together: Transformed on The Jesus Way

    Theme for Summer 2026: Making a Difference

    DIFFERENCE MAKERS: In order for us to “make a difference” in our world, we have to become difference makers!

    INTENTIONAL DISCIPLES: Difference Makers are intentional disciples who follow Jesus in every area of their lives. Disciples who are being shaped by the Spirit – in whom the character of Christ is being formed – through whom fruit is being borne – these are the people God uses to make a difference in the world.

    This fruit that the disciples bear is not what they do, but the life of Jesus in them. It is His character reproduced within them and shared with others in love. This cannot come to pass without the disciple abiding in Jesus, making his home in Him as Jesus makes His home in the disciple. His life is shared with the disciples as their life is given to Him.

    -Roger Fredrikson, The Communicator’s Commentary: John

    CROWN PRINCE: Jonathan, son of Saul, was the Crown Prince of Israel. He was a victorious military warrior who eventually acknowledged that God’s hand was no longer on his father, but on the future King David.

    COVENANTAL LOVE: Jonathan expressed a deep love and respect for David by surrendering his claim for the crown and declaring his allegiance to David.

    LOVE: God is love! His love for us brings healing, hope, perspective, and a profound ability to share His love with others.

    EXAMPLE OF JESUS: Jesus loved deeply! In John 11:32-26, we see the love Jesus had for His friends on display at the tomb of Lazarus.

    Love is a steady direction of the will toward another’s lasting good.

    -Bishop Stephen Neil

    FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: LOVE

    -Experienced through our relationship with God (Romans 5:5)

    -Healthy

    -Sacrificial

    -Expressed through actions towards others
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    36 mins
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