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Focal Point Weekly Devotional

May 18, 2026
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Start your week of with this 1 minute devotional from Pastor Mike Fabarez of Focal Point Radio Ministries.

Guest (Male): Here's Mike Fabarez, Bible teacher on Focal Point.

Mike Fabarez: For most of us who prefer to think of ourselves as intelligent, competent, self-reliant people, those words in Mark chapter 10 may come as a shock: that whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it. I mean, who wants to be thought of as a little kid? And yet the Bible is clear that we’re even disqualified from becoming a Christian unless we display that childlike dependence, that kid-like trust, that childlike submission.

A sense of helplessness and an utter need for our salvation is at the heart of what it means to really be repentant and put our faith in Christ. As humbling as that may feel, Jesus was clear, this is a necessary mindset for joining the people of God in the kingdom.

Guest (Male): Do you value scriptural accuracy? Are you hungry for the whole truth? Well, get ready to explore and proclaim the depths of scripture with Pastor Mike Fabarez on Focal Point. Hear Pastor Mike's half-hour Bible program on this station, and listen online at focalpointradio.org.

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About 1 Minute Devotional from Mike Fabarez

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 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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