{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"First Baptist Arlington Sermons","title":"You Can’t Control Everything, But You Can Control Some Things! - August 24, 2025","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2493,"description":"Dennis R. Wiles \nFirst Baptist Arlington \nAugust 24, 2025 \nFlourishing Together \nFirst Baptist Arlington \n2025 – 2030 \n \n2025: Flourishing Together: Rooted in Christ \n1 Corinthians 2:6-16 (Gospel Guide: Matthew) \n \nAUGUST 2025: Gold’s – God’s Gym \nAugust 3 – September 6, 2025 \n \nCome to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. \nJesus (Matthew 11:28-30) \n \nYou Can’t Control Everything, But You Can Control Some Things! \nMatthew 11:28-30 \n  \nTheme for 2025: Flourishing Together: Rooted in Christ \n \nTheme for August 2025: Gold’s – God’s Gym \n \nACCEPTANCE: Life is often beyond our control. \n\nJOURNEY: When we encounter the crises of our lives, we will embark on a journey that may include stages or seasons: dismay, disorientation, discouragement, despair, and desperation. \n \nREDEMPTION: God can work redemptively in and through your journey to lead you to stages or seasons: encouragement, enlightenment, edification, and example. \n \nRESPONSE: You can control how you respond to the crises and the various stages of your journey. \n \n ENCOURAGEMENT \nAlways run to the Lord! \n“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” \n-Jesus (Matthew 11:28) \n \nWhen anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy. \n-Psalm 94:19 \nShare your burden with trusted believers! \nTwo are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor; If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. \n-Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 \n \nCarry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. \n-Galatians 6:2 \nKeep worshiping God! \nHear my cry, O God; From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. \n-Psalm 61:2 \nTruly my soul finds...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/UAbjbO_BQA3R5XEsQj1SCg2lWzYdffFGQbPeYIvJPQ8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM0Mjg4LzE2NjM1/OTk5NzAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}