Finding Joy in God’s Unanticipated Plans
We must choose to rejoice as we learn to see God’s providential hand in the seasons of our lives we never would have chosen for ourselves.
Conversion
July 21, 2026
Questions in this episode: – Was the abomination of desolation in Daniel 11 fulfilled by Antiochus Epiphanes and was he the antichrist? – When was the Bible completed in its final form? – What does the word “rod” mean related to disciplining your children? – How do I minister to my wife who agrees with …
Broadening Our Acceptance
Stop prejudging fellow church members by outward measures or their worldly pasts, and accept them as redeemed new creations in Christ.
The Gift of Repentance
God graciously works through a variety of means to bring us to repentance, both at the outset of the Christian life and throughout it, so that we might walk in fellowship with him.
City of Joppa: Prepared by a Godly Example
We must appreciate and pursue the evangelistic power of a selfless, sacrificial, and generous Christian life.
Saul: Fighting God
To fully appreciate the grace of Christian regeneration we need to recall the futility and plight of our pre-Christian rebellion against God.
The Life-Changing Message of His Church
We have the great privilege of being the agents of God’s powerful saving gospel which convicts hearts, transforms minds, and integrates people into the life of the Church.
Praying for Progress
Prayer must be a foundational practice when we consider our required participation in the great commission, knowing that successful evangelism is the Holy’s Spirit’s work from beginning to end.
The Urgency of Biblical Goals
We should all care, pray, and work to see the next generation of Christians rise up as sold-out and courageous ambassadors for Christ in the world and Church that desperately needs them.
Rediscovering the Joy of Evangelism
We must rekindle our passion for evangelism by recognizing heaven’s partnership with us to bring sinners to repentance as we tirelessly seek out those God has prepared for salvation.
Producing Evidence of Spiritual Life
We ought to be amazed at God’s grace in patiently calling us to a genuine repentance and working in us a true conversion that necessarily brings about evident and lasting changes in our lives.
Affectation
We must be careful not to win people over to some sort of cultural Christianity that gives an impression of conversion, when in fact, they have not been regenerated from the inside out.
Enlightened by the Light of the World
Christ is the Giver and Sustainer of all life and truth, and he promises to grant us all we need for eternal life and daily godliness if we genuinely and sincerely follow him.
The Importance of Admitting the Obvious
A saving encounter with Christ changes one’s heart from “evil” to “good” and the evidence of a changed life will necessarily flow from that miraculous work of God.
Curiosity & Real Conversions
We cannot afford to miss the eternally significant distinction between being simply being interested in Christ versus being truly converted to follow Christ.
Transformed
Instead of wasting any more time trying to find meaningful life in our sinful pursuits, we must repent and trust in Christ to reconcile us to the God for whom we were made.
New Life
Like Nicodemus we need to realize our efforts are inadequate to prepare us for the afterlife, instead we must trust exclusively in the substitutionary work of Christ.
But I’ve Always Been a Christian
We need to have a clear, biblical understanding of what it means to be a Christian amidst the lies that Satan spreads about getting right with God. In this message, “But I’ve Always Been a Christian,” Pastor Mike Fabarez addresses a common claim that often masks a false sense of security about salvation and examines …
