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A Closer Relationship with God Part 5a

May 24, 2011
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Maybe like myself you have dogs at home? Some suggest, if you want to get good behavior out of them, that’s best achieved through reinforcing good behavior with rewards. Maybe you do that with your children, or employees at work too! The Bible has quite a bit to say about eternal rewards for the believer in Christ, and Pastor Mike Fabarez is about to show us that we should allow this to motivate us. Perhaps that sounds like an ungodly motivation, when you stop to think of it? In actuality, it’s a very godly motivation, as we’ll soon see.
References: Hebrews 10:35-39

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There’s always room for growth in our lives, so it’s important that we resolve to excel and grow. We really never arrive, this side of heaven. Pastor Mike Fabarez will reveal how we’re actually a good role model for ourselves. Each believer has had some victories, and there are some things we can draw from that can propel us toward God even closer than we are now. 
May 23, 2011
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Many of us have role models... people that we respect and look up to. Perhaps it’s your pastor, your parent, or friend at work. But have you ever thought of yourself as a role model? Probably not, if you’re like most. Today on Focal Point, Pastor Mike Fabarez says we can be our own role model, and that can be a good motivation for future growth.  
May 20, 2011
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Aren’t you blown away as you see how sin is treated so casually, and even applauded in our world today? In just flipping through the channels on TV, we see evidence of that to a high degree don’t we! Today on Focal Point, we turn our attention to Hebrews 10. These are sobering words we’re about to look at which really should prompt us to examine ourselves to see if we’re in the faith. As we go through our study today, we’d encourage you to do just that, and see why we should care about the sin in our lives. 
May 19, 2011
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Within our circles of friendship and in the local church, you can probably think of someone right now that claims to be a Christian, but they really don’t take sin seriously. In fact, they deliberately and continually sin, and show no remorse or repentance. What are we to make of this? Mike Fabarez will encourage us to consider our own relationship with sin, and by the end of our time together, we’ll have an answer to that question I just posed. Join us if you can for an important study today as we insure that our lives are transformed and on the grow.
May 18, 2011
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Today we come back to our series, “A Closer Relationship with God.” As the series title would suggest, the purpose behind this study is to help us grow, and move forward to a more godly life. For this to happen, pastor Mike Fabarez says it starts with having some challenging friendships. Maybe you’ve run across one of the many TV shows that feature some screaming physical trainers, helping people lose weight through diet and exercise? We need some people to prod and push us in the right direction spiritually speaking, and be willing to do that for someone else too. 
May 17, 2011
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As believers in Christ, we should all desire a closer relationship with the Lord, and to grow spiritually. Sadly many of us can look back over the years and see that there’s been little to no growth, or maybe we’ve even gone backwards. Today on Focal Point, we return to a helpful five part series from Hebrews ten designed to spur us on to love and good deeds. We’ve given the study the title, “A Closer Relationship with God,” and by the end of it, we hope that’s just what you’ll have as you put these principles to practice.  
May 16, 2011
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If you’re a Christian you should want a better and closer relationship with God. We really never arrive at perfection this side of heaven, and so throughout life it’s to be our aim to keep growing spiritually. But how do we get closer to the Lord? That’s the question of the day. Our current series on Focal Point is helping us arrive at an answer. Here in part two of “A Closer Relationship to God,” Pastor Mike Fabarez offers six things that if applied to our lives, we’ll be growing just as we should be.  
May 13, 2011
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Before we can have a closer relationship to God, we’ve got to make sure we have a relationship to start with! Today’s program will help us determine where we’re at spiritually. Turn to Hebrews ten, verse nineteen, as Pastor Mike points the way to a "Closer Relationship with God."
May 12, 2011
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"I have a new word for you from the Lord!" How often have we heard that line? As we’ll see in a moment, God actually told us we can expect this to happen in the last days. But do we need a new revelation or a new version of Christ? Keep that question in mind and join us for Focal Point as our series, “Christ Changed Everything,” concludes.
May 11, 2011
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Every once in a while we’ll have someone knock on our door and offer us some reading material. At first glance it may appear to compliment the Gospel as we know it, but open it up, and it attacks the message of grace. Maybe they’re offering a “newer” testament than what we have in our Bibles, or perhaps another testament altogether! Today’s broadcast is really going to help us understand why we shouldn’t be looking for a newer, better, or different testament than what we have in the Word. And in this age where the message of grace is being attacked in great measure, this is a very timely study. 
May 10, 2011
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About Focal Point

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.

About Pastor Mike Fabarez

Mike Fabarez is the founding pastor of Compass Bible Church in South Orange County, California and has been in pastoral ministry for more than 30 years. He is committed to clearly communicating God’s word verse-by-verse and encourages his listeners to apply what they have learned to their daily lives.

Pastor Mike is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute, Talbot School of Theology (M.A.) and Westminster Theological Seminary in California (D.Min.).

Mike is heard on hundreds of radio programs across the country on the Focal Point radio program and has authored several books, including Raising Men Not Boys, Lifelines for Tough Times, Preaching That Changes Lives, Getting It Right, Praying for Sunday, and Why the Bible?

Mike and his wife, Carlynn, reside in Laguna Hills, California and they have three children, Matthew, John and Stephanie.

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