Dennis R. Wiles

First Baptist Arlington

May 18, 2025

High School Grads

Flourishing Together

First Baptist Arlington

2025 – 2030

2025: Flourishing Together: Rooted in Christ

1 Corinthians 2:6-16 (Gospel Guide: Matthew)

SPRING 2025: Walk This Way!

April 27 – May 31, 2025

Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Jesus (Matthew 5:48)

Designer Fashions

Colossians 3:1-17

Theme for 2025: Flourishing Together: Rooted in Christ

Theme for Spring 2025: Walk This Way!

HUMAN FLOURISHING: One of the domains currently being researched in the Global Flourishing Study is Character and Virtue.

INAUGURATED ESCHATOLOGY: We live in the intersection of This Present Evil Age and The Age to Come. Personal application of this reality is seen in the Apostle Paul’s teachings that the transformation of our inner character, revealed through virtuous living, is the anticipation of our promised future state as believers in the Age to Come.

I’m going to begin the message with a series of photos of Fashion Designers – to quiz the congregation to see if they know them by sight:

Coco Chanel

Calvin Klein

Girogio Armani

Ralph Lauren

Tom Ford

Donna Karan

God is the original Fashion Designer!

We must deal radically with our earthly nature!

These clothes no longer fit!

In Christ, we’ve been fitted for a new wardrobe by the greatest Fashion Designer!