Repentance & Faith
When we recognize our sin before a holy, just and loving God, we will feel the pang of sorrow for our offense. But the happiness of knowing we are forgiven through repentance and trust in Jesus, our savior, should bring joy.
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Full-length sermons by Pastor Mike Fabarez.
Soul Warfare
1 Peter 2:11
We are engaged in an internal battle with temptation which will rage until we are glorified, and until then will require daily vigilance and the serious application of every available godly resource.
Seizing God’s Opportunities
Acts 21:37-40
We should look for every opportunity to be strategic and faithful to serve the needs of those around us, even when we are in difficult seasons of life.
Facing God’s Plans with Courage
Acts 21:27-36
Being a Christian will require unique courage and boldness because of the unavoidable clash of our theology, values, and identity with so much of the rest of the world.
Misunderstandings & Accommodations
Acts 21:17-26
Strategic accommodations and biblically allowable personal adjustments will be necessary as we face the painful misunderstandings sure to continue among God’s people, this side of heaven.
Well-Meaning but Misguided Friends
Acts 21:1-16
We will have well-meaning friends who, out of love for us, will inadvertently tempt us to abandon the course of Christian obedience God has laid out for us.
More than a Task
Acts 20:36-38
Our work for God’s people is more than our duty, or an expression of our love for Christ, it is also our loving service for the people we have every reason to affectionately cherish as our spiritual family.
Policing Your Motives
Acts 20:33-35
Being useful in the spiritual lives of God’s people is aided by hard work and generosity, and is thwarted by cravings for wealth and the trappings of worldly success.
Always on Guard
Acts 20:28-32
Our service in the church must always prioritize biblical truth, guarding against the selfish ambitions that fracture the church and derail the sanctification of its congregants.
Motivated by the Finish Line
Acts 20:25-27
Knowing time is always running out, we must discern and fulfill our God-given stewardship to faithfully invest in the lives of others.
Questions & Answers 2023-Part 3
Various
Pastor Mike answers questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. Questions in this session: Do you need to believe in the resurrection to be saved? Is it okay for Christians to donate their organs after death? How should Christians respond to the cultural pressure to reduce the population? Could you provide Scriptural evidence for a
Questions & Answers 2023-Part 2
Pastor Mike answers questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. Questions in this session: How should Christians view birth control and artificial insemination? Does the Bible say what language will be used in the New Heaven and New Earth? How do we work out God’s sovereignty with our prayers for people’s salvation? What happens to
Questions & Answers 2023-Part 1
Pastor Mike answers questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. Questions in this session: How do we deal with a professing Christian about sin that they are unwilling to acknowledge? Is AI/machine learning dangerous? And what about pastors who use it to create sermons? What happens to us immediately after we die? In the Millennial
Caring Less about Your Own Comfort
Acts 20:22-24
We must evaluate our competing desires to serve God and our own comfort, resolutely deciding to persist in fulfilling the particular calling he has laid on our lives as Christians.
Caring About What Matters Most
Acts 20:17-21
Our desire to be useful to the Lord for the spiritual benefit of others must begin with a sincere devotion to the Lord and a commitment to his eternal priorities.
Taking Comfort in God’s Expressions of Grace
Acts 20:7-16
We must work to be aware, reflective, and profoundly grateful for God’s grace in forgiving us, kindly upholding us, and providing us with a secured eternal hope.
Rightly Depending on Our Comrades
Acts 20:1-6
Active, strategic, and frequent encouragement among Christians is biblically essential and should be the priority for all of us.
Confident in God’s Ever-Advancing Gospel
Acts 19:35-41
We ought to be confident in God’s sovereign work to advance the gospel in our generation, always seeking to be a righteous and wise agent in this successful task.
Anticipating Culture’s Mob Mentality
Acts 19:29-34
We need wisdom to discern the larger movements of society that rise up with hostility against the gospel and the values of God, knowing the Holy Spirit is graciously at work to defend us.
Fully Aware of Our Society’s Idolatry
Acts 19:21-28
Modern culture is still inundated with idols, as each day people pursue goals which the one and only true God can truly and completely supply.
Discerning the Work of Demons
Acts 19:13-20
Mature Christians understand the spiritual battle we are in, always assured of the enemy’s defeat and the foolishness of trusting in anything less than the Sovereign Christ.
Understanding the Work of the Holy Spirit
Acts 19:1-12
Mature Christians must be discerning to rightly understand the biblical teaching on the Holy Spirit’s person and works, both past and present.
Moving Fellow Christians Forward
Acts 18:23-28
Each of us must learn to biblically strengthen our fellow Christians in their faith, knowing how to encourage them and to wisely correct them when needed.
The Kind of Love We Need Easter Service
John 13:1
By God’s grace, we can be recipients of Christ’s incomparable love that provides for our most profound needs by means of his life, death, and resurrection.
Palm Sunday Service
Matthew 12:38-42
People demand proof that Jesus deserves their submission and allegiance, but God has provided more than ample evidence and it is our honor and duty to relay it to them.
When It Motivates Sacrifice
Acts 18:18-22
Love and devotion to Christ motivates serious Christians to sacrifice much in their pursuit of being maximally useful to the Lord.
When It Requires Courage
Acts 18:9-17
We need the courage to faithfully represent Christ and his word in our generation by believing his promises that he will be with us and give us evangelistic success.
When It Sorts Out Relationships
Acts 18:1-8
All of our connections, relationships, and friendships must be evaluated, strengthened, distanced, or dissolved based on the Lordship of Christ.
When It Demands Your Life
Acts 17:30-34
Biblical truth demands a response that should always be seriously pondered, quickly responded to, and never passed off lightly.
When It Puts Everything in Perspective
Acts 17:22-29
Your sovereign omnipotent Creator is knowable; he has revealed himself and requires you to become his lifelong learner.