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.
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At Focal Point U, Dr. Mike Fabarez teaches introductory seminary style classes on various aspects of theology, Christology, Apologetics and Bible survey.
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We ought to care about the people around us and the culture we live in, boldly relaying God’s revealed wisdom to them, knowing his indomitable plans will surely be carried out.
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The Christian life will be filled with various difficulties which can be endured with great courage as we cling to God with an accurate understanding of who he is.
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Pastor Mike answers questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. Questions in this session: If we pray with any doubt at all does God hear our prayer? Did Jesus have a part in the creation of the universe? What are your thoughts on “altar calls?” What are your thoughts on Jeremiah 29:11? How can you surrender to Jesus when life is throwing thi…
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Pastor Mike answers questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. Questions in this session: Should we believe in a “young earth” or “old earth?” How do we communicate what it means to be a “slave of Christ?” Is addressing someone by their preferred pronouns somehow sinful or a compromise of my Christianity? What does it mean in Matthew 27:52-5…
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Pastor Mike answers questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. Questions in this session: How do we discern pride in ourselves and others? Where did all the different ethnicities come from after the flood. What is the biblical view on the “age of accountability” How does Satan have any authority on earth if dominion is giving to Jesus and hu…
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God is a protector of his people, and Christians should always seek to detect his gracious deliverance in its varied forms, knowing God is worthy of our humble praise and generous response.
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When life is hard we must purposefully seek the Lord, knowing he is responsive to our pain and that he will give us the hope and courage that we need.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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While many will vehemently resist the biblical gospel, we must see through their biases and double down on the authenticated message God has commissioned us to share persuasively.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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We must be faithful to fulfill God’s purpose for our lives by obeying the clear vocational and ministry calling for our lives.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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We must strategically employ the powerful evangelistic tool of our personal testimony as a supplement to our sharing of the gospel facts.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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Just as Paul was brought before earthly tribunals to be examined, we need to be sure by faith we avoid God’s tribunal and prepare to stand to give an account before Christ’s tribunal.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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While we will always have opposition as Christians in this world, we must never fear but only trust God and proceed with wisdom, as we continue to live our lives for him.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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We should give thanks for all of God’s kind provisions as we patiently and uncompromisingly stand up for Christ in our increasingly hostile culture.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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We must respond to anti-Christian accusations against us with a respectful, positive, and well-reasoned defense, doing all we can to represent Christ in a dignified manner.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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We can expect in our day all sorts of opposition for being faithful to Christ and biblical truth, but we must remember our calling and courageously endure whatever comes our way.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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We’d all prefer to call the shots and be in charge of our own lives, but the resurrected Christ is King of all, including your life and mine.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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Good Friday ServiceBy Pastor Mike Fabarez
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Even in our fallen messed-up world we must recognize and respond to God’s sovereign use of governments to accomplish his will for his people.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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Though God’s plans for our lives will involve some fearful circumstances, we must be unafraid and resolute about fulfilling God’s calling on our lives as we hold on to his promises.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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The Christian hope is to be firmly fixed on our participation in Christ’s coming kingdom, which provides us the strength and courage to face all the current challenges in the here and now.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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God is at work on us, using a variety of means to bring us into increasing holiness in the Christian life.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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God has planned and is always at work in and for his children to move them across the finish line of the Christian life and into the promised kingdom.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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We must consider how God has been at work from long before we can imagine, leading us into the path he would have us obediently walk.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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Given the various and conflicting views of water baptism, we must seek to digest and rightly understand all the related biblical data on this important ordinance.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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God graciously works through a variety of means to bring us to repentance, both at the outset of the Christian life and throughout it, so that we might walk in fellowship with him.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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We must make all of life’s decisions with a resolve to do what pleases the Lord, as stewards, knowing that godly choices yield God’s blessings and eternal dividends.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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Get the deeper meaning of those Christmas carols we sing each year, but maybe don’t pay as much attention to as we should. There is great theological depth that we too easily sing over without giving much thought to. Gain a deeper richness and enjoyment to some of your favorite Christmas carols in Pastor Mikes Christmas Eve message called More Song…
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Just as God sent his Son at the first advent right on schedule, we should be assured that he will also dispatch his Son to establish a world of righteousness at just the right time.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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We must reconsider the profound reality and far-reaching implications of the incarnate, fully-human, fully-divine Christ.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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The increasing sin in our world will provoke anger in Christians, but we must be careful and restrained to never allow our emotions to propel sinful words or actions.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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When we recognize our sin before a holy, just and loving God, we will feel the pang of sorrow for our offense. But the happiness of knowing we are forgiven through repentance and trust in Jesus, our savior, should bring joy.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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We are engaged in an internal battle with temptation which will rage until we are glorified, and until then will require daily vigilance and the serious application of every available godly resource.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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We should look for every opportunity to be strategic and faithful to serve the needs of those around us, even when we are in difficult seasons of life.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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Being a Christian will require unique courage and boldness because of the unavoidable clash of our theology, values, and identity with so much of the rest of the world.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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Strategic accommodations and biblically allowable personal adjustments will be necessary as we face the painful misunderstandings sure to continue among God’s people, this side of heaven.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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We will have well-meaning friends who, out of love for us, will inadvertently tempt us to abandon the course of Christian obedience God has laid out for us.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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Our work for God’s people is more than our duty, or an expression of our love for Christ, it is also our loving service for the people we have every reason to affectionately cherish as our spiritual family.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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Being useful in the spiritual lives of God’s people is aided by hard work and generosity, and is thwarted by cravings for wealth and the trappings of worldly success.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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Our service in the church must always prioritize biblical truth, guarding against the selfish ambitions that fracture the church and derail the sanctification of its congregants.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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Knowing time is always running out, we must discern and fulfill our God-given stewardship to faithfully invest in the lives of others.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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Pastor Mike answers questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. Questions in this session: Do you need to believe in the resurrection to be saved? Is it okay for Christians to donate their organs after death? How should Christians respond to the cultural pressure to reduce the population? Could you provide Scriptural evidence for a pre-tribul…
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Pastor Mike answers questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. Questions in this session: How should Christians view birth control and artificial insemination? Does the Bible say what language will be used in the New Heaven and New Earth? How do we work out God’s sovereignty with our prayers for people’s salvation? What happens to people lef…
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Pastor Mike answers questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. Questions in this session: How do we deal with a professing Christian about sin that they are unwilling to acknowledge? Is AI/machine learning dangerous? And what about pastors who use it to create sermons? What happens to us immediately after we die? In the Millennial Kingdom, w…
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We must evaluate our competing desires to serve God and our own comfort, resolutely deciding to persist in fulfilling the particular calling he has laid on our lives as Christians.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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Our desire to be useful to the Lord for the spiritual benefit of others must begin with a sincere devotion to the Lord and a commitment to his eternal priorities.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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We must work to be aware, reflective, and profoundly grateful for God’s grace in forgiving us, kindly upholding us, and providing us with a secured eternal hope.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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Active, strategic, and frequent encouragement among Christians is biblically essential and should be the priority for all of us.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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We ought to be confident in God’s sovereign work to advance the gospel in our generation, always seeking to be a righteous and wise agent in this successful task.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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We need wisdom to discern the larger movements of society that rise up with hostility against the gospel and the values of God, knowing the Holy Spirit is graciously at work to defend us.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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Modern culture is still inundated with idols, as each day people pursue goals which the one and only true God can truly and completely supply.By Pastor Mike Fabarez
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