Always on Guard
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.
Archives: Sermons
Full-length sermons by Pastor Mike Fabarez.
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.
When It Intrigues Our Mind
Acts 17:16-21
We would do well to be aware of the prevailing worldly rationale which infects our thinking and threatens to pollute the biblical truths that are presented to us.
When It Draws Us In
Acts 17:10-15
We must understand the gravity of our sinful plight to realize how gracious God is to draw us to himself through the means of his word.
When It Disrupts Our Lives
Acts 17:1-9
We must always regard the gospel’s power to transform lives, even while it elicits bitter rejection and hostility from others.
Go the Extra Mile
Luke 2:15-16
We should always be quick and resolute in an obedient response to God’s word, knowing that it is always worth it.
The Mega Christmas Message
1 Timothy 3:16
Christmastime is the perfect time to anchor our minds on the person and work of Christ, knowing it is the ultimate reason for the incarnation.
Needful Lessons for Life’s Ups & Downs
James 5:13-18
We must revitalize our engagement in prayer, knowing we have access through Christ to bring our requests to a holy and omnipotent Creator.
Seeing God’s Gifts as We Should
1 Timothy 5:1-5
God is the source of all good things, which are designed for and gifted to his people to be gratefully received, enjoyed, and fully appreciated.