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Anxiety

August 4, 2025 by Mike Fabarez

When we are gripped with anxiety, we are good for nothing! The Greek word the New Testament uses for this vice paints the picture of a mind that is scattered and divided, having trouble concentrating…

The Right Kind of Forgiveness

June 16, 2025October 27, 2024 Philemon 8-16

We must understand our Christian requirement to forgive, and God’s appeal for us to forgive willingly, sincerely, and fully as we are reconciled with our brothers and sisters in Christ.

Greater Power

June 16, 2025August 6, 2024 Psalm 93

Focal Point Alaska Cruise Message

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October 10, 2024March 28, 2024 by Mike Fabarez

Questions in this episode: – It was mentioned by a paster that there was a pagan god of spring named Ishtar and that name eventually got translated into Easter. Can you expand more on that? – Have you heard of a perverted version of the Bible named the Queen James version? – Why did …

Discerning the Work of Demons

June 16, 2025May 7, 2023 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.

Daily Struggle

June 16, 2025March 30, 2023 by Mike Fabarez

While we would all love to imagine a Christian life that is tranquil and calm, the truth is it’s not. The Bible is clear that this side of heaven every Christian has been drafted

Reliance on God

June 16, 2025July 28, 2022 by Mike Fabarez

King Asa was a righteous leader of God’s people. This ancestor of Christ and third king of the divided kingdom was a devout reformer who abolished the worship of foreign gods, put an end to cultic prostitution, and even dethroned his family members who disdained obedience to Yahweh. The Bible says God brought…

God’s Gracious Solutions

June 16, 2025May 22, 2022 Various

God has graciously provided Christians his enablement and a set of commands which when faithfully obeyed will safeguard us against the destructive sin of envy.

Tomorrow & Today: Preparing for the Unknown

June 16, 2025December 26, 2021 Matthew 6:31-34

We must combat all anxieties about the future with a perpetual confidence in God’s provision and an obsession with Christ’s righteous agenda.

Scriptural Reasons & Reasonable Explanations

June 16, 2025October 17, 2021 Acts 11:1-18

Knowing Christians will have sincere and ardent disagreements, we should be ready when needed to employ reasoned and scriptural explanations in pursuit of Christian peace and unity.

Prayer and Peace

June 16, 2025September 16, 2021 by Mike Fabarez

Prayer and peace – they go hand in hand. If we want to retain the peace that “transcends all understanding” then we need to pray. God’s instructions are profoundly simple: if we want to be anxious for nothing, we must…

And Our Needs

June 16, 2025January 3, 2021 Acts 6:1-7

We must fear the Lord as our omnipotent Provider who will graciously meet all our needs to accomplish all he requires.

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.

Circumstances

June 16, 2025October 15, 2020 by Mike Fabarez

The biblical account of the devastating turn of events in Job’s life and his subsequent restoration is a reminder to us of just how little we actually know about the various happenings that take place in our lives. We are ignorant of many of the spiritual battles and divine purposes which affect the circumstances of our lives. We are often like Job and his friends who, without any

Future Peace

June 16, 2025August 20, 2020 by Mike Fabarez

You cannot have a peaceful heart if your expectations about life are inaccurate. When we seek to achieve a calm and contented spirit by asking God to fix all our problems we can be certain our lives will be filled with angst and anxiety. While it may be intuitive…

Fruit of the Spirit: Peace

June 16, 2025July 26, 2020 Galatians 5:22-23

God wants to provide, produce, and promote peace in the most important arenas of your life, as you diligently seek it, pray for it, and pursue it.

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.

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.

Love the Lord

June 16, 2025June 30, 2019 Psalm 116

Essential to developing, cultivating, and maintaining a vibrant love for God is the practice of continually recalling and affirming the profound expressions of love God has demonstrated toward us.

Patience and Peace

June 16, 2025June 2, 2019 Psalm 40

Because God often makes his children wait for relief, deliverance, and blessings, we must seek to cultivate a patient and trust-filled prayer life, knowing that God is faithful to lovingly do what’s best for his children.

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.

Preparing Our Attitude for the Holidays

June 16, 2025November 19, 2017 Philippians 4:8

God expects the hearts of his thankful children to be at peace because we are disciplined to regularly and consistently ponder the excellent things that God has done and will do.

Tending to the Spiritual Needs of Your Home

June 16, 2025March 26, 2017 Ephesians 6:1-4

Each member of the family should take responsibility and do his or her part in making the home a place that glorifies God, curtailing sin and multiplying the peaceful fruit of righteousness.

The Fear of Violence

June 16, 2025November 22, 2015 Luke 12:4, 6-7

Though in our fallen world we are not exempt from violent crimes and deadly persecution that will perennially threaten our well-being, the reliability of God’s good promises can enable us to renounce our fears.

When You’ve Been Rejected

June 16, 2025January 25, 2015 Luke 9:51-56

We must be prepared to incur the kind of rejection Christ and the Apostles regularly encountered, knowing that it is not our job to retaliate but to seek peace and entrust ourselves to a just God.

A Joyful December: Living Above the Clutter of Christmas

June 16, 2025December 7, 2014 Philippians 4:4-7

While our modern Christmas celebrations may increase problems and pressures, God’s Spirit can enable us to keep our hearts calm and focused on the incomparable value of knowing Christ.

When Our Expectations Aren’t Met

June 16, 2025November 9, 2014 Luke 9:21-22, 43-45

God is sovereign, always working out his good plans, in, through, and around our lives – our call is to trust him even when those plans surprise us with unexpected turns and painful experiences.

The Crux of Christmas

June 16, 2025December 23, 2012 Luke 2:13-21

Christ came the first time to provide what was needed for us to have relational peace with God, he is coming a second time to establish a kingdom of peace for his people.

A God in Control

June 16, 2025June 3, 2012 Psalm 46

Life will feel uncertain and perilous at times, but as Christians we must fix our focus on God, affirming his love for us in Christ and his good promises regarding our future.

Following the Good Shepherd

June 16, 2025May 13, 2012 Psalm 23

God’s promise of provision and his track record of care in our lives ought to be ample cause for us to confidently trust him no matter how difficult or painful life might be.