Focal Point Radio Broadcasts

Ever had someone you trusted let you down, maybe even walk off with something that was yours? Pastor Mike Fabarez opens a study in the tiny book of Philemon, where a runaway slave and a wronged master force a hard question about forgiveness.

Did a fourth-century emperor really strike books out of the Bible? And if Enoch isn’t scripture, why does the book of Jude quote from it? Pastor Mike Fabarez fields real questions on the Book of Enoch, the truth about Constantine and the canon, and how to help a family facing financial trouble, in another edition of Ask Pastor Mike Live.

Jesus once told a story about two servants, and two very different debts—one impossibly large, and one that was almost nothing by comparison. Pastor Mike Fabarez unpacks what that story really reveals about how quickly we forget what we’ve been forgiven.

Some things in the Christian life can feel optional—nice to do, if we ever get around to them, but not exactly required. Pastor Mike Fabarez asks whether forgiveness belongs on that list, as Paul makes his case to a man in Colossae named Philemon.

Peter once walked up to Jesus with a question he figured would earn him some credit—how many times was he required to forgive somebody? Pastor Mike Fabarez looks at how Jesus answered him, and what it means for how we treat each other today.

A dad once handed his son a pocket knife and told him to keep watch by the car, while trouble stirred in the neighborhood. Pastor Mike Fabarez explains why he still tells that story when he teaches on unity in the church.

Why does grief still cut so deep, even when you’re certain of where your loved one landed? And was slavery in the Old Testament really the horror it sounds like today? Pastor Mike Fabarez confronts both in another edition of Ask Pastor Mike Live.

Every Christian eventually gets hurt by another Christian… it’s just a matter of time. Pastor Mike Fabarez shows us why the person who wronged us is still family, still on our team, and still worth fighting for—not against.

Every new believer eventually finds out that church is full of people… imperfect, occasionally prickly people. Pastor Mike Fabarez opens the short book of Philemon and shows how the apostle Paul handled a real, painful falling-out between two believers, and what it teaches us about handling our own.

The answers to the problems of mankind don’t change. While people strive in vain to find solutions, the hope for our times lies on our nightstands or in our bookshelves. That hope is the word of God. Pastor Mike Fabarez concludes a powerful study called Countercultural Christians.