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By: Pastor Mike Fabarez

Welcome to the podcast for the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Mike Fabarez of Focal Point Radio Ministries and Senior Pastor of Compass Bible Church in Aliso Viejo. This podcast delivers the current weekly sermons Pastor Mike preaches each Sunday. Pastor Mike seeks to explore and proclaim the depths of Scripture.

April 30, 2025
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Questions in this episode:

1:50 – What does it mean when it says we will be judged by every idle word that comes out of our mouth? 7:35 – 2 Samuel 17 David’s sons are called priests, what does this mean? 10:10 – How do we love someone who we don’t feel love toward? 20:50 – Do you think we’ll see our pets in heaven? 23:00 – Is there more abuse than just physical abuse like emotional or spiritual abuse? 26:45 – Do we have two natures one sinful and one regenerate? 32:10 – Someone truly believes Jesus is the messiah and hangs their hope only on him and is stuck in habitual sin, is...


April 24, 2025
04/24/2025

Questions in this episode:

3:25 – Why did God confuse the people’s language at the Tower of Babel? 13:20 – What does it mean when Paul says to the Galatians the Law was put into effect for angels? 18:50 – How were David’s sons priests in 2 Samuel 8:18 when they were from the tribe of Judah and not Levi? 22:20 – Would you say the Passion of the Christ movie was accurate and should we avoid it and other shows about the Bible? 25:30 – How is there 13 tribes when you include Levi in the Book of Numbers? 30:20 – How do the tribes of Israel function in the Millennial Kingd...


April 23, 2025
04/23/2025

Questions in this episode:

1:30 – Is there a discrepancy in Bible passages about who was with David when he ate the show bread and is this different from the disciples eating grain on the Sabbath? 7:45 – In Nehemiah 2:1 the year Artaxerxes begins to reign does this align with the 70 weeks of Daniel and when the Messiah would appear? 16:10 – Do you believe Judas is in heaven or hell? 23:30 – Is it right that on Good Friday my church put up a large replica of Christ on the cross and the congregation was invited to come up and bow down to Jesus and kiss his...


April 22, 2025
04/22/2025

Questions in this episode:

1:35 – Is it okay to be reading the Bible from two different translations and any versions you recommend? 3:30 – Does God kill babies? 9:15 – How would you explain Luke 18:19 to those who would say Jesus never claimed to be God? 10:25 – Should a church practice communion with grape juice and saltine crackers? 11:50 – Can angels and demons do whatever they want? 12:50 – Where was Jesus for three days between the crucifixion and the resurrection? And how does the timing work for those three days? 20:35 – Can you explain what the New Perspective on Paul is? 24:45 – Is reading different versions of the Bible okay and i...


April 17, 2025
04/17/2025

Questions in this episode:

2:10 – How do we deal with family members who become aggressive to my gospel discussions with them? 3:20 – Is it true that people only turn to God when something traumatic happens? 4:00 – Is Messianic Judaism a true doctrine? 10:00 – When Adam was naming all the animals, how could he name all the fish under the ocean? 12:20 – What does it mean in Luke 16:9 to make friends with unrighteous wealth? 16:40 – Do you think that Lazarus and the rich man was true story? 18:50 – What is true godly repentance? 24:00 – What’s the difference between astrology and astronomy? 27:15 – As a Christian wife, how do I deal with a dem...


April 16, 2025
04/16/2025

Questions in this episode:

2:40 – Is the Lake of Fire literal fire and punishment and can that fire hurt a spirit being like a demon? 8:45 – Is the Sozo organization a legitimate Christian organization? 11:20 – How do I find a good church home? 13:50 – Is predestination and free will reconciled by God’s foreknowledge as he would have known whosoever would choose him? 16:10 – What is a β€œHigh Day” in reference to Holy Week? 17:40 – Is there any validity when people say Easter was from pagan origins? From Ishtar or Ostara, the pagan goddesses? 21:45 – What is the definition of biblical remarriage? 31:10 – How do we talk to our teen child...


April 15, 2025
04/15/2025

Questions in this episode:

2:30 – How do I break free of my past life and truly follow Christ? 9:45 – How is Jesus in the tomb for 3 days, when it doesn’t look like he spent that much time? 21:25 – Is the Shroud of Turin real? 26:40 – Is Christian jewelry considered idolatry? 28:00 – Jesus says there are some standing here who won’t taste death till they see the kingdom of God. Who was he referring to? How are we to interpret this? 29:10 – Is repentance required for salvation? 34:50 – What do we have to do to hear from God? 50:00 – Does the Bible say anything about dealing with OCD? <...


April 10, 2025
04/10/2025

Questions in this episode:

3:00 – If we aren’t suffering, does that mean we aren’t a Christian? 26:00 – Does Scripture command us to go out in pairs in a covenant promise to do the Lord’s work? 40:15 – Is the Sermon on the Mount only relevant to the disciples in talking about the narrow path in Matthew 7:13-14? 51:45 – Where do dinosaurs fit in the Bible and how does carbon dating work? 53:00 – How does a sin of omission lead to a sin of commission? 53:20 – Is sickness judgment, discipline or just coincidence? 53:50 – Should someone attend a Bible study that’s not affiliated with a specific church...


April 9, 2025
04/09/2025

Questions in this episode:

2:21 – Can you explain the significance of riding into the City of Jerusalem on a colt or donkey verse a horse? 4:18 – There is a lot of racial tension where I currently live and it affects me, I feel isolated picked on and neglected. I don’t know what to do. 12:33 – Based on Revelations 20, what causes people to sin and not believe in Jesus? 21:11 – Are we glorified when we are raptured? When do we get our rewards and what do we do with those rewards? Are there verses to support this? 35:24 – In Luke 9:27, who is he referring to...


April 3, 2025
04/03/2025

Questions in this episode:

3:35 – Do we know what Paul’s thorn in the side was? 10:17 – Some Christians say abortion and homosexuality are okay because Jesus never spoke against either? 20:40 – How can we be sure that we will be going to heaven and not think that we need to do more good deeds to get into heaven? 24:39 – Why did God allow David’s son from Bathsheba to die? 29:43 – How do we understand tithing and giving in the Bible? 39:12 – How do you control or prevent intrusive thoughts? 42:20 – What does Paul mean about singleness in 1 Corinthians 7:14? 48:24 – What does it mean when the Bible says witho...