Mike Fabarez Sermons on Focal Point

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.

We must work to identify the sin of envy, longing with God’s empowerment to experience freedom from this insidious and corrosive problem.

Christ’s death and resurrection solved our most pressing problem – a solution that urgently needs our response of faith.

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.

A faithful and fruitful Christian life requires a tenacious endurance, which God supplies those who are resolute in trusting him and serving him.

We can expect non-Christians to often misunderstand the gospel message, but that should only motivate us to passionately and strategically clarify the truth.

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.

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.

God’s effective ambassadors must resolve to definitively call people to respond to Christ and be faithful to respond to their responses.

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.

Fruitful ambassadors of Christ are enthralled with their Savior who fulfilled the Scriptures and sacrificed himself to purchase our eternal redemption.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Christmas Eve Service

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.

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.

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.

Our prayer lives ought to be an exercise in bolstering our confidence in God’s plan, power and purposes amid this seeming chaotic world.

We must never forget that the church is destined for violent opposition from earthly authorities, but we can gain the necessary strength and patient endurance through a fervent prayer life.

We ought to always be attuned to the practical needs of God’s people, ready to do what we can to demonstrate the love of Christ in tangible ways.

God will strongly support and unify the church devoted to Christ, responsive to her leaders, and engaged in his work.

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.