Valuing & Prioritizing Our Church Family
There are profound and desperately needed Christian benefits that come from being highly committed, selfless participants in your church family.
Aug 21, 2022
Mike Fabarez Sermons on Focal Point
Welcome to the podcast for the Bible teaching ministry of Dr. Mike Fabarez, Pastor of Compass Bible Church in Aliso Viejo. This podcast delivers the current weekly sermons Pastor Mike preaches each Sunday. Pastor Mike seeks to deliver relevant and accurate Bible teaching that is applicable to our daily lives. To make a donation and receive our monthly book use the link below. https://focalpointministries.org/special-offer-podcast/
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Episodes
Questions & Answers 2022-Part 3
Pastor Mike answers questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. Questions in this session: Is it a sin for professing Christians to not read the Bible? Is belief in the sign gifts a secondary issue in the Christian life or is it salvific? How do we navigate friendship versus a dating relationship between Christian men and women? What is spiritual healing and how does the Holy Spirit work in that? How do we have unity with Christians who believe in replacement theology? How do we make sense...
Jul 17, 2022•1 hr 33 min
Questions & Answers 2022-Part 2
Pastor Mike answers questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. Questions in this session: How would you respond to Roman Catholics who use church history, church fathers and apostolic succession just as authoritatively as the Bible? How do you respond to a Christian who says they are homosexual but are not acting on it? And how do you deal with a family member who is a practicing homosexual without alienating them? How would you explain to a non-Christian how we can trust the Apostle John...
Jul 17, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Questions & Answers 2022-Part 1
Pastor Mike answers questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. Questions in this session: Would Job be one of the first people to be a Christian? What is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit and is that an unforgivable sin? Please explain John 14:28 where Jesus says the Father is greater than I. Is there any reference to baptism in the Old Testament? Do you see what is happening in the world today God giving us over to sin like in Romans 1:20? Do we have to pray exactly like Jesus' model prayer a...
Jul 17, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Strengthened by Our Unity
Biblical unity is not only a joyful and gratifying reality, it is also an essential component of any strong, vibrant, and fruitful church.
Jul 10, 2022
Unified by the Truth
We must be wholeheartedly submissive to God's word, sincerely calling for unity among God's people under those truths, along with their wise application.
Jul 03, 2022
Grace & Works
The gospel guarantees immediate, full, and unearned forgiveness based on God's grace alone through faith alone, instructing us to commence with a life of doing good.
Jun 26, 2022
A Debate Worth Having
There are some debates worth having, especially those about the gospel and the central truths of Christianity.
Jun 19, 2022
Getting Serious about the Counterattack
As we work hard to fight the temptation to envy, God's Spirit fights through us and motivates us by his faithful promise to bring us final and eternal victory over all sin.
May 29, 2022
God’s Gracious Solutions
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.
May 22, 2022
The Relational Damage
To begin to rout out the insidious sin of envy, we would do well to assess the costly toll it exacts on our interior life, our relationships, and the society in which we live.
May 08, 2022
A Private but Disruptive Sin
We must work to identify the sin of envy, longing with God's empowerment to experience freedom from this insidious and corrosive problem.
Apr 24, 2022
Rethinking Death, Life, and Eternity
Christ's death and resurrection solved our most pressing problem – a solution that urgently needs our response of faith.
Apr 17, 2022
Aiming for "Well Done"
Lifelong faithfulness and effectiveness as Christ's ambassador is aided by both the unsettling thoughts of our coming evaluation as well as the joyful prospects of our eternal home.
Apr 10, 2022
Tenacious Endurance
A faithful and fruitful Christian life requires a tenacious endurance, which God supplies those who are resolute in trusting him and serving him.
Apr 03, 2022
Leveraging the Detours
We can expect non-Christians to often misunderstand the gospel message, but that should only motivate us to passionately and strategically clarify the truth.
Mar 27, 2022
Midcourse Adjustments
As God's called agents in this world we must remain focused on our particular assignments, never fazed by the providential redirections as to how and where he utilizes us.
Mar 20, 2022
Whatever Comes Next
To be useful ambassadors of Christ we cannot be impeded by closed doors, instead we must trust our sovereign God and embrace the opportunities before us whatever they might be.
Feb 27, 2022•59 min
Undeterred
God's effective ambassadors must resolve to definitively call people to respond to Christ and be faithful to respond to their responses.
Feb 20, 2022
Prepared for Eternity
We are motivated to boldly proclaim the gospel when we understand the horrendous problem of sin and death, prizing the gracious forgiveness God made possible through the risen Christ.
Feb 13, 2022
Ultimate Realities
Fruitful ambassadors of Christ are enthralled with their Savior who fulfilled the Scriptures and sacrificed himself to purchase our eternal redemption.
Feb 06, 2022
Imperfect Previews
Useful ambassadors of Christ need to see earthly blessings as imperfect previews of the forthcoming realities to be graciously granted in God's eternal kingdom.
Jan 30, 2022
Open Doors for the Word
We must see ourselves as Christ's ambassadors always prepared and looking for opportunities to talk about God's word and his plan of salvation.
Jan 23, 2022
Divine Authority
We must never forget that it is the omnipotent God who enlists each of us to serve him and advance his truth in our generation.
Jan 16, 2022
Anything, Anyplace, Anytime
God has planned a specific set of purposes for our generation and will personally work to enlist you to accomplish a set of them for his glory.
Jan 09, 2022
Tomorrow & Today: Preparing for the Unknown
We must combat all anxieties about the future with a perpetual confidence in God's provision and an obsession with Christ's righteous agenda.
Dec 26, 2021
God Named His Christ
Christmas Eve Service
Dec 25, 2021•44 min
Bethlehem’s Honor: God’s Kingly Village
The birth of the Eternal King in the humble village of Bethlehem should drive us to think about our values and recalibrate our lives in light of the countercultural Lordship of Christ.
Dec 19, 2021
Celebrate the Incarnation
We should never be apprehensive about following the example of biblical history in crafting our own festive traditions to honor and celebrate God's redemptive work in Christ.
Dec 05, 2021
Earthly Powers & God’s Sovereignty
Earthly powers will always be subject to the sovereign judgment of God, our job is to humbly serve the King of Kings and promote his greatness throughout the earth.
Nov 21, 2021
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