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!