Brothers Sisters, Back in January a brother in the congregation texted me and asked for some advice on how to read through portions of the Bible like genealogies and geographies. Let's be honest, the Bible is a big and daunting book as it is, and those sections can only add to the feeling of distance between those days and our days. As we sit down to read, a natural que...

Brothers Sisters, I love reading the Gospels. The Gospels are good and glorious accounts of the life and ministry of our Savior. One of the reasons that I love reading the Gospels is that I can see myself in them. I am the man in need of healing. I am the prideful Pharisee in need of confrontation. I am sinner in need of saving. This is one of the reasons why I love the...

Arlington Baptist ChurchOrder of WorshipJanuary 28, 2018 Prelude Welcome Scriptural Call to Worship Psalm 104:1-2 Prayer of Invocation Congregational Singing Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise (6) O Worship the King (16) Scripture Reading 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 P...

Arlington Baptist ChurchOrder of WorshipJanuary 21, 2018 Prelude Welcome Scriptural Call to Worship Psalm 103:19-22 Congregational Singing All Creatures of Our God and King (27) Prayer of Praise Congregational Singing From All That Dwell Below the Skies (13) Scripture Read...

Brothers Sisters, This past Monday the United States set aside a day to remember the life and labor of Martin Luther King Jr. There is much that we can and should learn from Dr. King. One lesson, which may surprise you, is a lesson on discipleship. Stephen Smallman, in his book The Walk: Steps for New and Renewed Followers of Jesus brings this out. He writes: The Uni...

Brothers Sisters, Are you looking to enrich your life and the lives of others in 2018? Give yourself to the ordinary things: We must beware of missing the value of the ordinary by seeing it as just one more means to greatness. True, there are many ordinary people who, precisely through their ordinary callings, sometimes make an extraordinary impact. Yet it is just as...

Arlington Baptist ChurchOrder of WorshipJanuary 14, 2018 Prelude Welcome Scriptural Call to Worship Psalm 103:1-5 Congregational Singing Bless His Holy Name (22) Ten Thousand Reasons (Insert) Prayer of Praise Confession of Faith Article 19 Of the World to Come (Insert) ...

Arlington Baptist ChurchOrder of WorshipDecember 31, 2017 Prelude Welcome Scriptural Call to Worship Psalm 99:9 Congregational Singing My God, How Wonderful You Are (11) In the Presence (Insert) Prayer of Praise Confession of Faith Article 4 Of the Way of Salvation (I...

Brothers Sisters, The one resolution you must make this New Year is this: be holy. It is even more important than being healthy, for as John Flavel said, "What health is to the heart, that holiness is to the soul." Don't tremble because I said you "must" make this resolution. The truth is I'm not saying anything new. I'm only saying what God has said to each one of us. ...

Arlington Baptist ChurchOrder of WorshipDecember 24, 2017 Morning Service - 10:30am Prelude Welcome Scriptural Call to Worship Psalm 98:4-6 Congregational Singing Go, Tell It on the Mountain (95) Angels We Have Heard on High (100) Scripture Reading Exodus 16 Prayer of Confess...