Christology – Part 9 explores Jesus’ three messianic offices—Prophet, Priest, and King—showing how Old Testament anointing patterns and promises culminate in Christ. Pastor Mike Fabarez traces “Messiah/Christ” as “the Anointed One,” then connects Scripture’s prophetic word (Deut. 18; Matt. 17; Heb. 1), priestly mediation (Ps. 110; Gen. 14; Heb. 6–7), and kingly rule (Isa. 9; …
The Names of Christ is a rich, devotional study that explores the biblical titles and names of Jesus as windows into His character, authority, and saving work. Moving canonically through Scripture, Pastor Mike Fabarez highlights how the many names of Christ—from Lamb of God and Good Shepherd to Cornerstone, Advocate, and Alpha and Omega—reveal who …
A practical teaching on Philippians 2:5–11 and the debated doctrine of kenosis (“He made himself nothing”), this Christology lesson explains what Christ’s “emptying” does not mean (no loss of deity, no partial divinity, no inability to exercise divine power) and argues it means Christ’s humble, voluntary restraint—not that He could not, but that He would …
In this in-depth teaching, Pastor Mike Fabarez walks through the critical biblical doctrine of Christ’s humanity and explains how the early church defended the truth that Jesus is both fully God and fully man. Drawing from key passages like 2 John, Luke 2, John 4, Hebrews 4, and others, this session unpacks the reality of …
A one-verse deep dive with Pastor Mike Fabarez into John 1:1—unpacking the meaning of logos, tracing the “Word” theme through the Old Testament, and explaining key Greek grammar (articles, predicate nominatives, word order) to defend Christ’s full deity. The message also provides a clear, practical critique of the Jehovah’s Witness New World Translation and equips …
A rich, in-depth teaching on the deity of Christ, exploring Jesus’ divine claims, titles, works, and Old Testament foundations, equipping believers to confidently defend and worship Jesus as God.
A clear, high-energy study on the Incarnation—why it’s the dividing line of Christian orthodoxy, how Scripture foretold it, and why the virginal conception matters. Walking through key texts (John 1, Romans 8, Luke 1, Matthew 1, Hebrews 2, John 5), this lesson explains how Christ became fully human (without sin) to fulfill righteousness, pay for …
Christ’s pre-incarnate life isn’t a theological footnote—it’s foundational. In this session, Pastor Mike defines key terms (preexistence, Christophany, theophany, epiphany) and walks through Jesus’ own claims of eternal deity (John 8, John 17, John 1, Revelation). He then tackles the “firstborn” passages by explaining prototokos in context (born first, heir, prototype) and shows why Scripture …
We will worship God more profoundly at Christmas when we understand the great need provided for in the coming of Christ as our ultimate Prophet, Priest & King.
We should be clear in our hearts and minds that all the common grace that God dispenses in our lives at Christmas should not diffuse our focus on the grace provided to us in Christ which saves us for eternity!
The Christ of the New Testament has provided and communicated all we need, not only to secure our perfect redemption, but for all the problems we & our world face!
The OT tabernacle & temples were only representative of God’s dwelling in Heaven. Today there is no “representative house of God”, but only God “dwelling” in the members of his Church by the Person of the Holy Spirit.
The perfect Christ has established for us perfect access to the Father; a perfect and lasting priestly act that was accomplished without Levites, but in the order of Melchizedek.
Our only hope of justification (as sinners before a holy God) is to cling to the mediatorial work of Christ who perfectly and sympathetically intercedes for us.
The OT saints eagerly anticipated the arrival of Immanuel, and so should we! because we’ve yet to experience the incredible fulfillment of Christ’s personal leadership in our world.
Being a lifelong follower of Christ is the expectation of the genuine Christian life. Leaders have modeled it for us and Christ has given us the ultimate example!
Christ has established his right to rule over everything and everyone, and one day he will. Until then we should trust him, do right & not whine.
Jesus fulfills and occupies the three most important roles a “human” can hold; as God’s Son he serves as our perfect prophet, king and priest before the Father.
Contrary to a growing popular opinion, Jesus was not married, there was not a cover up and the Bible can be trusted as a reliable historical account of Christ’s life.
This Christmas we should reaffirm our decision to follow the greatest Deliverer of all and then celebrate that deliverance with great joy!
The best is yet to come for those whose hope is in the power of our Captain to save us and sustain us.
