{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"First Baptist Arlington Sermons","title":"The Growing Church - November 9, 2025","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1465,"description":"Dennis R. Wiles  First Baptist Arlington November 9, 2025 Flourishing Together First Baptist Arlington 2025 – 2030  2025: Flourishing Together: Rooted in Christ 1 Corinthians 2:6-16 (Gospel Guide: Matthew)  ENGAGEMENT 2025: Call to the Wild November 2 – 29, 2025  As you go, proclaim this message: “The kingdom of heaven has come near.” Matthew 10:7  The Growing Church Acts 2:42-47  HEAVEN AND EARTH The Bible contains the story of how heaven and earth have been connected since creation and will be connected in eternity. Since the beginning of time, the Triune God has been revealed through this dynamic and incredible reality. God, His Word, and His Spirit – all are on display since creation.   In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. -Genesis 1:1  See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. -Isaiah 65:17  Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. -Revelation 21:1  INCARNATION: God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself. The ministry of Jesus marks the launching of a new era – Heaven has come to earth! This is also known as Inaugurated Eschatology.   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 . . . the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. -John 1:1-3, 14  ASCENSION:  Jesus ascended to the Father in Acts 1. This is a significant event in the dawning of the Age to Come. God’s original plan for humanity and creation now has become a reality. Heaven and earth have merged together, and a Human Being (Jesus Christ) is now enthroned with the Father. Jesus is Lord over all the earth! PENTECOST: The Spirit of God was given after the Ascension of Jesus as a demonstration that God always...","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}