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April 1, 2025

April 2, 2025April 1, 2025 by Mike Fabarez

Questions in this episode: – Should we have our children circumcised? – When we pray to God is it okay to call Him Father? – Did John the Baptist and Jesus spend time together growing up? If so, why would John ask Jesus if he was the One? – Is it okay for a young …

Clinging to God’s Faithful Promises

June 16, 2025September 8, 2024 Acts 27:39-44

God’s promises to us must be believed with a tenacious, God-fueled confidence no matter what might tempt us to doubt them.

Confident in God’s Indomitable Plan

June 16, 2025August 25, 2024 Acts 27:21-26

We ought to care about the people around us and the culture we live in, boldly relaying God’s revealed wisdom to them, knowing his indomitable plans will surely be carried out.

Courage: Fighting Fear with Fear

June 1, 2024 by Focal Point Ministries

It’s Not Easy to Say YES to This One Thing?

Most of us want to be useful to the Lord, but we feel intimidated, inadequate or unprepared for what He may call me to do.

Learn how to fight your fear and gain the courage you need to care less about our earthly fears and more about pleasing our heavenly Father.

Be sure to request the book Courage: Fighting Fear with Fear by Wayne Mack with your generous donation this month.

Fear, Faith & Reason

June 16, 2025May 5, 2024 Acts 25:1-12

While we will always have opposition as Christians in this world, we must never fear but only trust God and proceed with wisdom, as we continue to live our lives for him.

The Callings & Purposes of God

June 16, 2025March 10, 2024 Acts 23:11-22

Though God’s plans for our lives will involve some fearful circumstances, we must be unafraid and resolute about fulfilling God’s calling on our lives as we hold on to his promises.

February 15, 2024

October 9, 2024February 15, 2024 by Mike Fabarez

Questions in this episode: – Where is man’s spirit connected to his heart? – What is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit? – What do we make of the Scripture in Hebrews 4:12 if we can use spirit and soul interchangeably? – I have panic attacks and am begging God to remove these from me, …

Hate Evil

June 16, 2025August 17, 2023 by Mike Fabarez

Psalm 97:10 says it as succinctly as it can be said: “O you who love the Lord, hate evil!” This terse exhortation may come as a bit of a surprise to many Christians. “Hate” after all is something we modern followers of Jesus never want to be associated with. We prefer to be described as loving…

When It Requires Courage

June 16, 2025March 12, 2023 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.

Fear of Man

June 16, 2025October 7, 2021 by Mike Fabarez

Proverbs 29:25 says that the “fear of man will prove to be a snare.” Unfortunately, this is a trap that catches us often. While it may be hard to resist, the Bible tells us that a life constrained by the fear…

Courage to Be Identified with Christ

June 16, 2025June 6, 2021 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.

Christmas Courage

June 17, 2025December 20, 2020 Matthew 8:23-27

Because our Leader – the incarnate Christ – is sovereign and omnipotent we can traverse any crisis with calm and courage no matter how difficult the circumstances may get.

And Our Suffering

June 16, 2025December 7, 2020 Acts 5:33-42

Being faithful and obedient to Christ in a fallen culture will always come with painful consequences for which we should be prepared and be willing to gladly endure for Christ’s sake.

And Our Government

June 16, 2025November 22, 2020 Acts 5:17-32

When our governing authorities actively oppose the work of the Church, Christians must remember that for the good of all we must fear God and be loyal to the King of kings.

And Our Behavior

June 16, 2025November 1, 2020 Acts 5:1-11

We must take sin seriously, longing to please our Redeemer and fearing his discipline as we focus on our mission, doing nothing to detract from its effectiveness.

Fear of God

June 16, 2025April 30, 2020 by Mike Fabarez

Here is one of the most simple, yet most serious warnings found in the Bible: “God is opposed to the proud” (James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5). The last thing we as God’s children should want is to dabble in the archetypal sin that was the initial cause of all the rebellion and corruption in the universe (Ezekiel 28:14-17). We are shown in God’s word that pride’s antithesis and remedy is the fear of the Lord (Romans 11:20; Jeremiah 44:10; Proverbs 8:13). For those who have repented of their sins

A Remedy for Fear & Anxiety

May 19, 2020March 17, 2020 by Mike Fabarez

The coronavirus pandemic has shut down countries, restricted people from gathering in large groups and incited panic and fear around the world. Sports, concerts, restaurants, theaters and even churches have either ceased or restricted their operations. As Christians we are challenged to act differently than the world. But how do we practically do that. Watch as Pastor Mike Fabarez offers some biblical wisdom for dealing with a crisis.

Resolved to Keep Speaking

June 16, 2025February 23, 2020 Acts 4:13-22

In view of our divine mandate to take the saving message of the gospel to our generation, we must solemnly resolve to keep speaking up for Christ regardless of the pressure to do otherwise.

Unashamed of God’s One Way

June 16, 2025February 16, 2020 Acts 4:5-12

God has promised and we should expect his Spirit’s strong support in our efforts to promote his Son as the indispensable and exclusive means of the forgiveness of our sins.

Trusting God When You’re Hurting

June 16, 2025November 24, 2019 2 Chronicles 16:11-

Before, during, and after we reach out to utilize any of God’s gracious gifts to alleviate our pain or extend our lives, we must keep our hope, trust, and faith squarely in the God who sustains all things.

Trusting God When You’re Scared

June 16, 2025November 17, 2019 2 Chronicles 16:1-10

Fear, worry, and anxiety for the Christian is sinful and illogical because we have an omnipotent Father who is willing and able to strongly support us when we put our confidence in him.

Purpose Fulfilled

June 16, 2025July 21, 2019 Psalm 138

We should boldly, confidently, and prayerfully trust God is working out a good plan in utilizing our lives in a specific way for his glory regardless of how daunting the opposition might be.

The Lord is My Strength

June 16, 2025July 7, 2019 Psalm 118

We should always be characterized by strength and courage because Christ has secured our favored place with the Father and the Holy Spirit will see us through until the coming of the kingdom.

Fearless

June 16, 2025April 14, 2019 Psalm 27

We must resolve to be fearless as we utilize God’s resources of prayer, worship, and fellowship, entrusting ourselves to God’s care and provision.

When In Doubt

June 16, 2025March 10, 2019 Psalm 3

Though painful circumstances and personal opposition may tempt us to doubt God’s care, we must recall his promises and his faithfulness and choose to live confidently as we rest in his good plan for his kids.

The Unexpected Postponement

June 20, 2025April 8, 2018 Luke 21:5-9

While Israel’s widespread rejection of King Jesus resulted in a postponement of the earthly kingdom, we should remain confident in God’s impeccable promises as we work and patiently await the King’s second coming.

Worldly Sensibilities & Godly Zeal

June 16, 2025October 2, 2016 Luke 14:34-35

We must boldly and fearlessly make a godly difference in our daily environment, refusing to be conformed to the pattern of the world.

The Fear of Perfect Justice

June 16, 2025March 6, 2016 Luke 12:57-59

Understanding that God is able to be gracious toward us because his perfect justice was satisfied on the cross should prompt us to be profoundly grateful and extraordinarily gracious toward others.

The Fear of Bad News

June 16, 2025February 28, 2016 Luke 12:54-56

We must recognize human culpability before God when people ignore and reject his saving message because they stubbornly refuse to hear the truth since it is not what they want to hear.

The Fear of Being Unprepared

June 16, 2025January 24, 2016 Luke 12:35-40

We must make certain that we are personally and spiritually prepared for the powerful, glorious, and imminent return of Christ; and rightly be fearful if we are not.