The Fall-Broken World
This is a set of messages delivered to the high school group True North at the Revival 2021 summer camp.
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Full-length sermons by Pastor Mike Fabarez.
God the Creator
Various
This is a set of messages delivered to the high school group True North at the Revival 2021 summer camp.
Question & Answer Service 2021-Part 3
Various
Pastor Mike answers questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. Questions in this session: 1. How do you transition from knowing about God to knowing God? 2. What is the best way to help people find the right path to live a life God wants them to live. (My paraphrase) 3. What is the best
Question & Answer Service 2021-Part 2
Various
Pastor Mike answers questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. Questions from this session: 1. Covid Vaccine and the Mark of the Beast. 2. What happens to a young child that passes away before hearing the Gospel. 3. What is deconstruction? Definition of Modernism and Post-Modernism. 4. Roman 5 verses 30 and 40 are unclear
Question & Answer Service 2021-Part 1
Various
Pastor Mike answers questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. Questions in this session: 1. Question on same sex attraction. 2. Do all pastors at Compass agree to all 5 points of grace. 3. Question related to understanding the differences between dispensational and Covenantal theologies and can they be reconciled. 4. How does a woman
God’s Good Plans
Various
God has confidently planned for the success of his church, our job is to trust him and be resolved, always planning to advance his truth, come what may.
City of Joppa: Prepared by a Godly Example
Acts 9:36-43
We must appreciate and pursue the evangelistic power of a selfless, sacrificial, and generous Christian life.
City of Lydda: Amazed by God’s Power
Acts 9:32-35
Repentance requires a discernment of and submission to God’s incomparable power.
Saul: A New Family
Acts 9:26-31
We must see the importance of being a highly-committed and fully-invested participant of a healthy (albeit imperfect) church knowing it is an indispensable part of the Christian life.
Saul: New Challenges
Acts 9:17-25
We must willingly embrace the new and difficult challenges that will necessarily accompany our new life in Christ.
Saul: A New Purpose
Acts 9:10-16
We must never let fear or pain distract us from boldly following God’s revealed will for our lives, knowing that the Lord’s fruitful plan for our lives is always best.
Saul: Fighting God
Acts 9:1-9
To fully appreciate the grace of Christian regeneration we need to recall the futility and plight of our pre-Christian rebellion against God.
Courage to Be Identified with Christ
Acts 8:36-40
Christians should boldly and enthusiastically seek to be identified with Christ in water baptism and in our ongoing and unabashed work of evangelism.
Knowing How the Scriptures Use Us
Acts 8:30-35
We must intently study the Bible so we are competent to guide others in God’s truth which can lead them to forgiveness and new life in Christ.
Showing Up for Divine Appointments
Acts 8:25-29
We ought to always be ready and willing to obediently respond to God’s sovereign direction when he leads us and prompts us to engage non-Christians with the gospel.
The Challenges of Discipleship
Acts 8:18-24
As we advance the gospel, we must be ready to faithfully confront and correct those we lead to Christ, knowing that everyone will be tempted to fall into costly and corrupting sins.
The Promise of the Holy Spirit
Acts 8:14-17
We should rely on and revel in the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives, who works to empower and embolden us as God’s redeemed children to effectively represent him in this world.
Calling People to Repentance
Acts 8:9-13
Advancing the gospel must include a careful explanation of biblical repentance which calls everyone to a lifelong penitent submission to the King of kings.
Grateful for Secondary Benefits
Acts 8:5-8
We are called to verbalize to our generation the saving grace of the gospel of Christ, while always promoting the preserving and enriching grace of good and beneficial deeds.
Motivated by the Martyrs
Acts 8:1-4
No matter how much pressure and opposition we get from our culture to be quiet about our Christianity, we must resolve to continue telling the truth about Christ and his gospel.
Christ’s Resurrection: Why It Matters for Eternity
John 12:20-26
Living in submission to the lordship of Christ may cost us now, but the eternal benefits purchased by his life, death, and resurrection far outweigh the value of living for ourselves.
Christ’s Preparation for Burial: Extravagant Gratitude
John 12:1-8
Becoming fully acceptable to God by the fragrant sacrifice of Christ ought to lead us to extravagant gratitude.
Christ’s Triumphal Entry: The World’s Only Hope
John 12:12-19
God’s Spirit is drawing people to understand his answer to this rebellious world’s problems — the person and work of his Son, Jesus Christ.
The Pushback Against the Messengers
Acts 7:51-60
We shouldn’t be surprised at pushback from people when we faithfully deliver the gospel, because God always uses it for the unpleasant work of exposing sin and guilt before he uses it to save.
The Places of Worship for Israel
Acts 7:44-50
We should humbly worship our infinitely transcendent God because he has mercifully reached into every corner of the world to seek and save the lost.
The Paganism of the People
Acts 7:37-43
It is always more costly than we think to follow our wayward enticements, and to turn away from obedience to Christ’s life-giving words.
The Provision Through Moses
Acts 7:30-36
We must learn to fully trust in the omniscient and compassionate triune God who has thoughtfully planned our salvation and will walk us through this life until our redemption is complete.
The Postponement for Moses
Acts 7:23-29
The vindication of the gospel always involves waiting, difficulties, and rejection—but God provides the resources to patiently and resolutely endure.
The Preparation of Moses
Acts 7:17-22
We have every reason to fully trust in God’s good promises, knowing how he has faithfully worked and is providentially working to deliver on them all.
The Preservation Through Joseph
Acts 7:9-16
We must be ready to endure the disapproval and hostility of many to fulfill our purpose in restraining evil around us and winning some for Christ.