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By Pastor Mike Fabarez

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Focal Point is the Bible teaching ministry of author and pastor Mike Fabarez. Focal Point explores and proclaims the depths of Scripture on its daily radio broadcast and is dedicated to clearly explaining the truth of God’s Word.

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Caring Enough to Say What N...

01.31.2023

One of the signs of maturity is taking personal responsibility for your actions. But Pastor Mike Fabarez reminds us how easy it is to forget that there are very real ramifications for our sins, even if we repent and work ...

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01.31.2023 Caring Enough to Say What Needs to be Said – B Day One of the signs of maturity is taking personal responsibility for your actions. But Pastor Mike Fabarez reminds us how easy it is to forget that there are very real ramifications for our sins, even if we repent and work ...
01.30.2023 Caring Enough to Say What Needs to be Said – A Day What does it mean to “speak the truth in love”? Pastor Mike Fabarez encourages us care enough about others to confront them, but to also take extra measures to couch our words in grace and compassion. We’re learning to develop ...
01.27.2023 Do Good People Go to Hell? Through the ages, countless people have offered their opinions about what hell is or isn’t like. But what God says about hell is what matters most! Pastor Mike Fabarez discusses hell as it’s presented in the Bible and addresses a ...
01.26.2023 How to Avoid a Life of Hypocrisy – C Day It’s estimated that we make an average of 35,000 choices per day—everything from what to eat to where to live. Most of the time, we’re not even aware of all the decisions we’re making! Pastor Mike Fabarez challenges us to ...
01.25.2023 How to Avoid a Life of Hypocrisy – B Day Have you ever seen those movies where things go from bad to worse for the character? It usually stems from a lie that soon spirals out of control. Pastor Mike Fabarez walks us through an Old Testament sequence of events, ...
01.24.2023 How to Avoid a Life of Hypocrisy – A Day Do you always admit when you’ve sinned? Pastor Mike Fabarez reminds us of just how easy it is to deceive ourselves, especially when we think we’ve gotten away with our wrongdoing! The story of David and Bathsheba serves as our ...
01.23.2023 Essential Strategies for Beating Temptation – B Day When we discover new life in Christ, we set aside our old life and embrace a new one. But that doesn’t mean staying on the righteous path will be easy! Pastor Mike Fabarez encourages us to know our vulnerabilities so ...
01.20.2023 What About Sin? Some people try to ignore it. Others believe it’s just a concept invented by cultural norms and religious dogma. So, is there really such a thing as SIN? Pastor Mike Fabarez talks about the reality of our sin nature and ...
01.19.2023 Essential Strategies for Beating Temptation – A Day When you’ve been a Christian for a while, it can be easy to let your guard down against temptation. Pastor Mike Fabarez challenges us stay alert against the enemy’s schemes, because temptation will come when we least expect it! To ...
01.18.2023 The Right Response to Wrong Decisions – B Day No one likes having their mistakes pointed out, and yet sometimes it’s exactly what we need to hear! Loving confrontation can help us course correct before bigger mistakes happen. Pastor Mike Fabarez reminds us that when we’re confronted with our ...
01.17.2023 The Right Response to Wrong Decisions – A Day Just because we’re saved doesn’t mean we won’t wrestle with sin anymore. In fact, it’s going to be something we have to deal with for the rest of our lives! Pastor Mike Fabarez encourages us to seek peace instead of ...
01.16.2023 The Unique Love of People Who Know God’s Grace – B Day Giving is so much more about our attitude than the amount. Pastor Mike Fabarez reminds us that giving extends to more than just money, and our generosity should always be a response to God’s grace rather than what we can ...
01.13.2023 Why is there Evil in the World? It’s the age-old philosophical “problem of evil.” If God is good, why is there wickedness in the world he created? Is he not powerful enough to stop it? Or, does he just not care? Pastor Mike Fabarez tackles this pressing ...
01.12.2023 The Unique Love of People Who Know God’s Grace – A Day When you’re young, there’s probably nothing worse than being thought of as different. Who doesn’t remember desperately trying to keep up with what was cool! Pastor Mike Fabarez is challenging us to embrace being different, even if means we don’t ...
01.11.2023 Becoming All You Were Intended to Be – B Day For most of us, life is busy. Pastor Mike Fabarez reminds us that while there's nothing wrong with being busy, it's important to keep our motivation in mind. We're learning to be like David and do all things for God's ...
01.10.2023 Becoming All You Were Intended to Be – A Day There's a lot of pressure to keep our spiritual life out of our secular life. But for Christians, these are the same things! Pastor Mike Fabarez encourages us to live the Bible out in everything we do so we can ...
01.09.2023 What to Do When God Has Done Everything – B Day When you think about worship, what comes to mind? Is it an action or a lifestyle? Pastor Mike Fabarez looks to the example set by David in the Old Testament. Nothing he achieved was by his own strength, and the ...
01.06.2023 Fear of God Though He is loving and good, the Bible still commands us to fear God. But what does that mean? Are we supposed to live in terror of his wrath and judgment? Pastor Mike Fabarez describes what it does and doesn’t ...
01.05.2023 What to Do When God Has Done Everything – A Day If we’re not careful, our pride can consume us to the point where there is no room left for God in our lives. And yet we’re nothing without Him! Pastor Mike Fabarez teaches an important lesson on humility from the ...
01.04.2023 Pondering the Wonderful Inequity in Your Relationship with God – A Day In Luke 12, Jesus tells the Parable of the Rich Fool. This man spent his life accumulating wealth and wanted to enjoy the fruits of his labor. But things didn’t go to plan! Pastor Mike Fabarez reminds us of the ...
01.03.2023 Pondering the Wonderful Inequity in Your Relationship with God – B Day In John 15:5, Jesus says, “Apart from me you can do nothing.” Pastor Mike Fabarez encourages us to take this verse literally as we come to terms with the fact that we are nothing without God. Everything we have and ...
01.02.2023 Pondering the Wonderful Inequity in Your Relationship with God – A Day When we’ve achieved a milestone, it’s easy to get caught up in the moment and forget to give credit to those who helped us get to that point. But Pastor Mike Fabarez reminds us that not one single achievement is ...
12.30.2022 Read the Bible in a Year “The Law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul.” The writer of this passage—inspired by the Holy Spirit—treasured the words of God more than gold! Do we? On this edition of Ask Pastor Mike, Pastor Mike Fabarez encourages us ...
12.29.2022 When "Jesus Freaks" Meet the "Respectable Americans" – B Day Have you ever been accused of being a “Jesus Freak”? The term was originally intended to be offensive, a label people put on passionate believers who weren’t ashamed of their faith. Pastor Mike Fabarez challenges us to embrace this term ...
12.28.2022 When “Jesus Freaks” Meet the “Respectable Americans” – A Day Have you ever played the game “Would You Rather”? Pastor Mike Fabarez challenges us this question: Would you rather be popular, or would you rather be right? Learn the answer straight from Scripture when you listen! To support this ministry ...
12.27.2022 Finding Joy in Serving a Dangerous God – B Day In John chapter 10, Jesus says, “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” But how do we find this abundant life? Pastor Mike Fabarez helps us better understand what it means to live according to God’s ...
12.26.2022 Finding Joy in Serving a Dangerous God – A Day We live in a world that prioritizes the pursuit of happiness above everything else. Pastor Mike Fabarez is reminding us that true, lasting happiness only comes from pursuing a relationship with God. It’s not the same happiness the world promotes—it’s ...
12.23.2022 God Named His Christ Throughout the Bible there are many names given to Jesus for us to choose from and in this message, Pastor Mike Fabarez focuses our attention on a few of the names God gave to His Christ. We’ll learn what makes ...
12.22.2022 Bethlehem’s Honor: God’s Kingly Village – B Day One of the threads in the Christmas Story is just how unexpected God really is. Despite having scholars studying prophecies and searching for signs of the Messiah, nearly everyone missed it when He arrived! Pastor Mike Fabarez challenges our own ...
12.21.2022 Bethlehem’s Honor: God’s Kingly Village – A Day Hundreds of years before the first Christmas, Micah prophesied that the Savior would be born in Bethlehem. God could have had Jesus born anywhere, so why Bethlehem? Pastor Mike Fabarez answers this question and explains why Bethlehem seemed like such ...
12.20.2022 Celebrate the Incarnation – B Day Quick question: what does the book of Esther have to do with Christmas? Pastor Mike Fabarez points to the Old Testament story of Esther to help us better understand how to incorporate secular celebrations into our sacred observances, and why ...
12.19.2022 Celebrate the Incarnation - A Day We’re just a few days out from Christmas, and even if you’re a bit of a grinch during the holidays, it’s difficult to escape the festivities altogether. Pastor Mike Fabarez joins in the celebrating with a Christmas message all about ...
12.16.2022 What is Hanukkah? Do you know what it means to wish someone a “Happy Hanukkah?” Is it just a holiday for Jewish people, or can Christians celebrate it, too? Before you answer that question, hear an enlightening message about the “festival of Lights.” ...
12.15.2022 Basic Instructions for the Challenges You Face– B Day It’s easy to trust God when we don’t know what to do, but how about when we feel confident? Pastor Mike Fabarez reminds us that in order to be healthy, effective, fruitful people in our communities, we need to continually ...
12.14.2022 Basic Instructions for the Challenges You Face– A Day There are many misconceptions when it comes to the phrase “childlike faith,” and Pastor Mike Fabarez is setting the record straight. In Matthew 18:3 Jesus said, “Unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of ...
12.13.2022 Doing Your Best to Live a "Profitable" Life – B Day There’s a phrase people use when they see someone being courageous or unique. They’re living their best life. But how do we ensure we’re living our best life? Pastor Mike Fabarez says the secret is by serving the Body of ...
12.12.2022 Doing Your Best to Live a “Profitable” Life – A Day It’s no secret that the cost of living has increased significantly over the past year. But in times of economic downturn, it’s still possible to make wise investments. So, what does this have to do with the Bible? Pastor Mike ...
12.09.2022 Christmas Lights When days grow shorter and nights grow longer, it’s fun to see festive, twinkling lights dotting the landscape at Christmas. But have you ever wondered how we adopted this tradition? Pastor Mike Fabarez discusses the connection between Christmas lights, Jesus ...
12.08.2022 Dealing with Sin in Your Own Domain – B Day Have you ever thought a person would react one way but they surprised you by responding differently? Pastor Mike Fabarez teaches from 2 Samuel 4, where the people in David’s circle assumed he’d be impressed by the murder of his ...
12.07.2022 Dealing with Sin in Your Own Domain – A Day As Christians, are we more accepting of sin than we should be? Pastor Mike Fabarez says when it comes to sin, many of us are too passive and tolerant. But how can we discern when to be angry, and when ...
12.06.2022 Some Losing Strategies for People of Influence – C Day Some people just love being in control! But when their power is slipping, it seems like they’d do almost anything to keep it! Pastor Mike Fabarez continues our biblical study on Power Plays and what not to do from the ...
12.05.2022 Some Losing Strategies for People of Influence – B Day Have you ever witnessed someone on a power trip? Sometimes it’s a symptom of low self-esteem and other times it comes from a need to be in control. Pastor Mike Fabarez warns us against the temptation to pursue power by ...
12.02.2022 What’s the Deal with St. Nicholas? Two figures dominate the Christmas season: One is the historical person of Jesus. The other, a jolly old toymaker in a red suit. But who exactly was the real Saint Nicholas? Pastor Mike Fabarez helps us separate fact from fiction ...
12.01.2022 Some Losing Strategies for People of Influence – A Day Most things in this world boil down to relationships. Knowing the right people can help us get ahead, and serving one another in love is certainly a biblical concept! However, Pastor Mike Fabarez cautions us to ensure we’re building relationships ...
11.30.2022 Learning to Navigate His Road Map for Your Life – B Day Pastor Mike Fabarez continues our study 2 Samuel 2, just as David becomes king over Judah. David knew he would one day be king over all of Israel but instead of demanding power, he waited for God’s timing. To support ...
11.29.2022 Learning to Navigate His Road Map for Your Life – A Day Do you believe God has a plan for your life? How do we know which path is God’s path for us? Pastor Mike Fabarez assures us that God has provided us with a road map to follow, but learning to ...
11.28.2022 Doing Something About the Good Stuff – B Day Which is easier, remembering something positive that happened yesterday, or something negative that happened? Pastor Mike Fabarez encourages us to make an effort to notice the good things that are happening all around us, every day. To support this ministry ...
11.25.2022 Thanksgiving: A Look at the Historical Thanksgiving We’re looking back at the history of Thanksgiving, and hearing about how this distinctly American holiday originated. Then, Mike Fabarez continues with reasons why Christians ought to be the most thankful people on earth. To support this ministry financially, visit: ...
11.24.2022 Doing Something About the Good Stuff – A Day For many of us, trying to maintain a positive mindset is a struggle. Pastor Mike Fabarez helps us see the magnitude of goodness that’s out there in the world. God is at work every day, using regular people to accomplish ...
11.23.2022 Making Sure Your Next One is a Good One – B Day Have you ever received instructions that you didn’t want to follow? How about advice from a mentor that you didn’t want to hear? Pastor Mike Fabarez is reminding us that God wants us to ask Him for wisdom. But if ...

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