{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"First Baptist Arlington Sermons","title":"Prayer for Believers! - August 16, 2026","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/ec67b1c3\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1927,"description":"Dennis R. Wiles \nFirst Baptist Arlington \nAugust 16, 2026 \n \n2026: Flourishing Together:  \nTransformed on The Jesus Way \nGospel Guide: John \nTherefore, 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. \n-Romans 12:1-2 \n \nAUGUST 2026: Prayer for Believers \nAugust 2 – September 5, 2026 \n \nAnd pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep praying for all the Lord’s people. \n-Ephesians 6:18 \n \nPrayer for Believers! \nJohn 17:6-19 \n \nTheme for August 2026:\tPrayer for Believers \n \nThe men upon whose shoulders rested the initial responsibility of Christianizing the world came to Jesus with one supreme request. They did not say, “Lord, teach us to preach”; “Lord, teach us to do miracles,” or “Lord, teach us to be wise” . . . but they said, “Lord, teach us to pray.” \n-Billy Graham \n \nMastering the art of prayer, like any other art, will take time, and the amount of time we allocate to it will be the true measure of our conception of its importance. \n-J. Oswald Sanders \n \nIs prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire? \n\t-Corrie Ten Boom \n \nINTERCESSORY PRAYER \n \nIntercessory prayer is an act of communion with Christ, for Jesus pleads for the sons of men. \n-Charles Spurgeon \n \nHIGH PRIESTLY PRAYER \n  \nTherefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and...","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}