The Bible In Focus with David Fabarez: Recent Episodes
David Fabarez
Reverend David Fabarez teaches the Bible in a way so people can understand it, and more importantly, apply it to their lives. He instructs with an emphasis on expositional preaching using a literal, historical, grammatical hermeneutic. He focuses on discipleship and training hearers on how to study the Bible on their own.
Pastor David received his BA in Bible and Theology from Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, IL, and his Masters of Divinity degree from Western Seminary in Portland, OR. He and his wife Carol have three children and six grandchildren and live in Kansas where he pastors Cumberland Bible Church, Douglass, KS.
Kingdom of God - The Book of Romans
Theme: Will I live each day as a member of the Kingdom of God in good standing knowing that there is still room for my non-believing friend to surrender to the king now, rather than at the Great White Throne?
Adoption - The Book of Romans
Theme: Will I praise God for making me a part of His family and allowing me a few tastes of heaven now as I suffer in this life waiting for the redemption of my physical body?
Repentance - The Book of Romans
Theme: Will I have victory over sin by understanding the power of repentance and the holiness of God as I deal with sin quickly and decisively so that spiritual growth will occur in my life?
Election - The Book of Romans
Theme: Will I praise God each day for the blessing of God that came by His free choice of saving me before the foundation of the world, and thank Him for the assurance of my eternal protection that is the result of His work of election?
Reconciliation - The Book of Romans
Theme: Will I wake up every day and praise God that one day I heard the gospel message and placed my trust in the work of Jesus Christ and was saved? Will I have the priority of thanking Jesus Christ for his work on the cross so that I could be saved, and will I live each day as an advertisement to the work of reconciliation as I share the gospel message on how they can be saved as well?
Justification - The Book of Romans
Theme: Will I share the work of justification as part of my gospel witness trying to explain to sinners that good works will never satisfy the wrath of God and will always lead to the Lake of Fire unless they place their trust in the work of Jesus Christ?
Grace - The Book of Romans
Theme: Will I display that the grace of God has changed my life so that it can be seen by my righteous actions even when no one is watching and show that my hope is in spending eternity with my Savior and God, as I tell as many people as possible that the only way to experience this grace is through the person and work of Jesus Christ?
Sin - The Book of Romans
Theme: Will I understand the seriousness of the offense that my sin has on a holy and perfect God, so that I can by the power of the Holy Spirit defeat temptation and find the way of escape that God provides for His children?
Israel’s Rejection, Israel’s Great Privileges, Part One - Romans 9:1-5
Theme: Will I realize that my non-believing friends and relatives, on their own responsibility, must place their faith in the promises of God to be saved and experience the eternal love of God?
New Hope, The Holy Spirit Brings the Believer to Glory, Part Four - Romans 8:38-39
Theme: Will I rest secure in the love of God knowing that nothing in this created universe can separate me from God, as I persevere through each day’s hardships?
New Hope, The Holy Spirit Brings the Believer to Glory, Part Three - Romans 8:35-37
Theme: Will I realize how important it is that I do righteous actions today in spite of the attempts of the world, the flesh, and the devil to discourage me and to get me to enjoy sin?
New Hope, The Holy Spirit Brings the Believer to Glory, Part Two - Romans 8:31-34
Theme: Will I understand the weakness of hardships and trust the work of God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ to secure my eternal salvation?
New Hope, The Holy Spirit Brings the Believer to Glory, Part One - Romans 8:29-30
Theme: Will I trust God, who does not lie, that He will secure my salvation from attacks - by the world, the flesh, and the devil - who all want me to doubt the love of God?
New Hope, The Holy Spirit Works in the Believer’s Life - Romans 8:28
Theme: Will I understand that God has a Sovereign plan to increase my spiritual maturity, so that I can see hard days as a reason to praise God without complaining?
New Hope, The Holy Spirit Ministers to the Believer’s Weakness, Part Three - Romans 8:26-27
Theme: Will I realize all the ways that God can use suffering to benefit my walk with Him, and will I realize that nothing can separate me from the hope that I have in the future promises of God?
New Hope, The Holy Spirit Ministers to the Believer’s Weakness, Part Two - Romans 8:23-25
Theme: Will I handle all my sufferings with patience and wisdom, using all the blessings that God has given me, as I handle all the small blips in my life?
New Hope, The Holy Spirit Ministers to the Believer’s Weakness, Part One - Romans 8:18-22
Theme: Will I view suffering differently than my non-believing friends, as I see suffering in the light of eternity, and will I trust my heavenly Father through all the hard times?
New Power, The Holy Spirit Indwells the Believer, Part Three - Romans 8:16-17
Theme: Will I confidently share the gospel message with those who God has brought into my life, so that they can have an intimate relationship with my heavenly Father?
New Power, The Holy Spirit Indwells the Believer, Part Two - Romans 8:12-15
Theme: Will I fulfill my duty to the Holy Spirit as I enjoy the results of living in an intimate family relationship with my heavenly Father?
New Power, The Holy Spirit Indwells the Believer, Part One - Romans 8:10-11
Theme: Will I place my trust in the power of the Holy Spirit to continually give me strength to do my works of righteousness as I trust His resurrection work, knowing that he will never leave me, as I look forward to my day of rapture?
New Power, The Holy Spirit Gives Victory Over Sin, Part Three - Romans 8:9
Theme: Will I enjoy the gifts of mercy and grace, realizing how much I am in God’s debt for everything, and will I keep my will in submission to His will?
New Power, The Holy Spirit Gives Victory Over Sin, Part Two - Romans 8:5-8
Theme: Will I share with my non-believing friends that only with Jesus Christ will life be meaningful (the Bible has a purpose for your life), carefree (the work of Jesus Christ has defeated death and the power of sin), and satisfying (you can have peace with God and the peace of God)?
New Power, The Holy Spirit Gives Victory Over Sin, Part One - Romans 8:1-4
Theme: Will I with joy and peace live every day with confidence knowing that I have the love of God with me and a new freedom to obey the moral law of God by the power of the Holy Spirit?
New Freedom, The Mind’s Relationship With the Law, Part Four - Romans 7:24-25
Theme: Will I serve God and follow His will for my life as I use the resources He offers against my sin nature?
New Freedom, The Mind’s Relationship With the Law, Part Three - Romans 7:21-23
Theme: Will I act like a spirit-led believer as I show my neighbors the character of God by my words and actions?
New Freedom, The Mind’s Relationship With the Law, Part Two - Romans 7:18-20
Theme: Will I know (oida - head knowledge) how my sin nature and sin’s plan of attack will try to stop my personal growth in sanctification, so that I can trust the promises of God to have victory over my sin nature and not my sin nature over me?
New Freedom, The Mind’s Relationship With the Law, Part One - Romans 7:14-17
Theme: Will I be joyful that God’s work of salvation makes the believer free from the penalty of sin and death, and gives the believer the promise of taking care of every concern with the grace of God?
New Freedom, Sin’s Relationship With the Law, Part Three - Romans 7:13
Theme: Will I communicate to my non-believing friends that trying to be moral will only lead to separation from God, and the only way to be saved is by trusting in the work of Jesus Christ who perfectly fulfilled the moral law of God?
New Freedom, Sin’s Relationship With the Law, Part Two - Romans 7:9-12
Theme: Will I use the moral law of God when sharing the gospel message with non-believers, so that they can find the road map to mercy and away from death?
New Freedom, Sin’s Relationship With the Law, Part One - Romans 7:7-8
Theme: Will I understand the purpose of the law in the lives of my non-believer friends, and will I try to explain to them why God has given them moral laws?
New Freedom, The Believer’s Relationship with the Law, Part Two - Romans 7:4-6
Theme: Will I understand how much better my life is with the grace of God, and how people need to hear about the grace of God, so I will each day love others with grace as I bear fruit for God?
New Freedom, The Believer’s Relationship with the Law, Part One - Romans 7:1-3
Theme: Will I understand that the purpose for the law is to convict the world of sin and point to the only solution of grace that comes from Jesus Christ?
New Principle, Freedom From Sin’s Slavery, Part Three - Romans 6:20-23
Theme: Will I be joyful over the changes that have occurred in my life after salvation, the new authority, the new relationship with sin, and the new kinship with Jesus Christ?
New Principle, Freedom From Sin’s Slavery, Part Two - Romans 6:19
Theme: Will I slow down the battle in my mind and my actions as I seek to obey the commands of God so that I slow down the war with habitual sins to be an example to my friends of God’s justice and holiness (all with the Holy Spirit’s help)?
New Principle, Freedom From Sin’s Slavery, Part One - Romans 6:15-18
Theme: Will I grow in my responsibility to show the world that I have a powerful Savior who has changed my life from sin to righteousness?
New Relationship, Freedom From Sin’s Lust, Part Two - Romans 6:12-14
Theme: Will I stay in union with Jesus Christ and submit to the Holy Spirit’s power by standing firm against the temptation to sin, by not allowing sin to reign over my earthly body?
New Relationship, Freedom From Sin’s Lust, Part One - Romans 6:8-11 Theme: Will I be the person God wants me to be: growing in holiness, knowledge, evangelism, worship, and in my relationship with God the Father?
New Relationship, Freedom From Sin’s Power, Part Two - Romans 6:5-7 Theme: By the power of the Holy Spirit will I say no to the sin that so easily entangles me so that I will not fall short of what God desires for my life?
New Relationship, Freedom From Sin’s Power, Part One - Romans 6:1-4 Theme: Will I live a new fresh life free from the problems that come with a life controlled by my sin nature and grow in my sanctification?
New Reign, The Grace of God, Part Five - Romans 5:20-21 Theme: Will I praise God for His gift of stress-free grace that saved me and gave me eternal life, so that I could always be with my Lord?
New Reign, The Grace of God, Part Four - Romans 5:18-19 Theme: Will I live with constant prayer and Bible study allowing the Holy Spirit to eliminate anything which is incompatible with the holiness of God?
New Reign, The Grace of God, Part Three - Romans 5:17 Theme: Will I appreciate the gifts that come from God by His work of justification, so that I can have a positive outlook on this life, and the life to come?
New Reign, The Grace of God, Part Two - Romans 5:15-16 Theme: Will I follow the leadership of Jesus Christ and share with others the greatness of God’s grace and the joy of living in the mercy of God’s forgiveness, and the privilege of standing before God in a state of righteousness?
New Reign, The Grace of God, Part One - Romans 5:12-14 Theme: Will I share the solution to the world’s seven biggest problems and do so with love and kindness, so that my friends can enjoy the peace of God?
Exaltation, Deliverance from God’s Wrath, Part Two - Romans 5:9-11 Theme: Will I give the biblical evidence of a redeemed life demonstrating my study of God’s Word and obedience to the commands for the church and will I display joy in all areas of my life, whether good or bad events occur?
Exaltation, Deliverance from God’s Wrath, Part One - Romans 5:6-8
Theme: Will I realize how important it is to my existence to be found in the grace of God and the love of God, and will I daily praise Him for the supernatural blessings that come with His love?
Exaltation, Peace with God, Part Two - Romans 5:3-5Theme: Will I trust the promises of God that He will always love me, and give me more love than I deserve, and control my heart with the love of God, as I submit to the leading of the Holy Spirit?
Exaltation, Peace with God, Part One - Romans 5:1-2Theme: Will I live my life stress-free knowing that God the Father has justified me and that I am at peace with a holy God and that every day I will remain in the grace of God and look forward to the fulfillment of all the promises of God?
Abraham Justified by Faith in the Promise, Part Two - Romans 4:22-25Theme: Will I trust in the work of Jesus Christ daily (living faith) so that others can see the righteousness of God through my words and my actions?
Abraham Justified by Faith in the Promise, Part One - Romans 4:18-21
Theme: Will my friends be able to see my confidence in the power of God as I live my life with faith and hope?
Abraham’s Seed Justified by Faith, Not Law, Part Two - Romans 4:16-17
Theme: Will I trust the promises of God so that God gets the glory and I live convinced that God has done everything to secure my salvation and will also do all for my future?
Abraham’s Seed Justified by Faith, Not Law, Part One - Romans 4:13-15Theme: Will I remember to tell my good moral friends that they need faith to receive the promises of God or they will continue storing up wrath for their day of judgment?
Abraham Justified by Faith, Not Circumcision - Romans 4:9-12
Theme: Will I be able to call Abraham my spiritual father because I have a daily walk that is following his faith?
Abraham Justified by Faith, Not Works, Part Two - Romans 4:4-8Theme: Will I get my friends to understand that God offers salvation as a gift, by trusting the promises of God and that any attempt at doing moral good works to please Him will not succeed?
Abraham Justified by Faith, Not Works, Part One - Romans 4: 1-3Theme: Will I remember that God’s method of attaining His righteousness is always consistently by faith in His promises?
God’s Righteousness Attained by Faith - Romans 3:27-31
Theme: Will I do everything that I can with my biblical actions inspired by the Holy Spirit to establish the Law of God?
Sin - Romans 3:23
Theme: Will I understand the seriousness of the offense that my sin has on a holy and perfect God, so that I can by the power of the Holy Spirit defeat temptation and find the way of escape that God provides for His children?
The State of the Union II - 2 Corinthians 2:14-17
Theme: Will I work with God this year as He leads me to divine appointments with non-believers so that I will share the simple gospel message?
God is Faithful - 1 Corinthians 10:13
Theme: Will I call upon a God who loves me and will always be faithful to His promises of deliverance and power?
God is Good - Psalm 100:5
Theme: Will I always remember that the good God is active in my life and gives me the perfect gift at the absolute perfect time?
Christmas Special - Romans 3:26
Theme: Will I display that the grace of God has changed my life so that it can be seen by my righteous actions even when no one is watching and show that my hope is in spending eternity with my Savior and God, as I tell as many people as possible that the only way to experience this grace is through the person and work of Jesus Christ?
God is Compassionate - Psalm 116:5-6
Theme: Will I have a greater awe and respect for God the Father?
God is Holy - 1 Peter 1:15-16
Theme: Will I have a daily desire to share in God’s holiness as I daily warn people about the coming wrath that is due to anti-holiness?
God is Wise - 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Theme: Will I use God’s wisdom and succeed or will I use my pseudo-wisdom and fail?
God is God - Psalm 147:5
Theme: Will I have a greater awe and respect for God the Father?
The State of the Union - Ephesians 6:19
Theme: Will I work with God in this upcoming year so that when He leads me to divine appointments with non-believers I will share the simple gospel message so that God is pleased with my obedience and people will hear about the grace of God?
God’s Righteousness in the Death of Jesus Christ Part Two - Romans 3:25-26
Theme: Will I praise God that His character will always be just and that He is the only source of justification so that His righteousness can be clearly seen by all?
God’s Righteousness in the Death of Jesus Christ Part One - Romans 3:21-24
Theme: Will I daily be thankful for the love of God to declare me righteous through the perfect work of Jesus Christ?
God’s Righteous Judgment Against the World Part Three - Romans 3:19-20
Theme: Will I understand that salvation is by grace alone and not by any moral actions? (My guess is that 85% of the world does not understand this basic principle.)
God’s Righteous Judgment Against the World Part Two - Romans 3:13-18
Theme: Will I grow in my sanctification as I control my words and actions so that I grow in my personal fear of God (all by the power of the Holy Spirit) and produce fruit for God?
God’s Righteous Judgment Against the World Part One - Romans 3:9-12
Theme: Will I demonstrate that the work of salvation has been done in my life and will I produce fruit that is in keeping with the Holy Spirit’s influence and shows that the power of sin in my life has been broken?
Judgment and the Righteousness of God Part Two - Romans 3:5-8
Theme: Will I do the actions of righteousness instead of being rebellious to the righteousness and truth of God, and preach the truth of God to others - all by the power of the Holy Spirit?
Judgment and the Righteousness of God Part One - Romans 3:1-4
Theme: Will I confess my sinfulness against God’s oracles daily as I tell others that forgiveness comes from Jesus Christ as your Savior, before they stand before a holy and righteous Judge and face sentencing?
Judgment for Failure to Honor God Part Three - Romans 2:25-29
Theme: Will I stop any hypocritical actions so that I can tell people about the change in my heart as I obey him from a position of love and thanksgiving?
Judgment for Failure to Honor God Part Two - Romans 2:21-24
Theme: Will I correct any hypocritical sins in my life as I do my duty of teaching and applying the Word of God to my life sharing with everyone I meet what God has taught me?
Judgment for Failure to Honor God Part One - Romans 2:17-20
Theme: Will I get my spiritually-minded friends to understand that a true spiritual relationship with God comes with an authentic obedience from the heart?
Judgment by a Fair Standard Part Two - Romans 2:14-16
Theme: Will I tell my friends that they know enough about Him to be held accountable by their holy and righteous Creator?
Judgment by a Fair Standard Part One - Romans 2:12-13
Theme: Will I warn my friends that they cannot do the good that God requires and the only answer is faith in Jesus Christ?
Judgment According to Works Part Two - Romans 2:9-11
Theme: Will I warn as many friends as possible that their actions give evidence they are headed toward the Great White Throne to stand before a holy Judge who will clearly see their sinful heart (and that the only hope they have is to repent)?
Judgment According to Works Part One - Romans 2:6-8
Theme: Will I warn as many friends as possible that their actions give evidence they are headed toward the Great White Throne to stand before a holy Judge who will clearly see their sinful heart (and that the only hope they have is to repent)?
Judgment for the Unrepentant Part Three - Romans 2:5
Theme: Will I tell my openly wicked friends about the Great White Throne and will I tell church-going moral sinners about the one and only way of escaping the day of wrath?
Judgment for the Unrepentant Part Two - Romans 2:3-4
Theme: Will I praise God for my salvation knowing that I did nothing to earn it or deserve it and tell sinners that there is a path to God’s blessings and it begins with repentance?
Judgment for the Unrepentant Part One - Romans 2:1-2
Theme: Will I help my sinning friends by sharing with them good biblical counsel that wickedness will be judged by a holy God and that being moral or good will not save them from the wrath of God?
Wicked People Who Refuse to Acknowledge God Part Three - Romans 1:28-32
Theme: Will I share with my sinning friend that there is another way to live with God and with other people that will result in a reward rather than a judgement?
Wicked People Who Refuse to Acknowledge God Part Two - Romans 1:26-27
Theme: Will I share with my friends that are controlled by their sensual passions that the only way to control sinful desires is by the grace of God and living by His biblical principles?
Wicked People Who Refuse to Acknowledge God Part One - Romans 1:24-25
Theme: Will I grow in my personal Bible Study so that I know what truth is, as I give the awe and fear that the Creator deserves, as I increase my amount of service knowing that this will keep the temptation to sin far from me?
Wicked People Who Refuse to Believe the Truth Part Three - Romans 1:22-23
Theme: Will I share with my non-believing friends the special revelation about Jesus Christ so that they do not continue being foolish, ignorant, and confused?
Wicked People Who Refuse to Believe the Truth Part Two - Romans 1:20-21
Theme: Will I share with my non-believing friends the gospel message that specifically tells the way to be redeemed by a gracious God and Savior?
Wicked People Who Refuse to Believe the Truth Part One - Romans 1:18-19
Theme: Will I communicate the true message of God to every person abiding under the wrath of God so that they will be free and have a time of reward in the future?
The Message - Romans 1:14-17
Theme: Will I focus on God's mission for my church and my life, so that the gospel message is eagerly and confidently shared with the non-believers I know?
The Ministry Part Three - Romans 1:11-13
Theme: Will I create more opportunities for God to help more people through my serving others and will I encourage those in my life that spiritually feed me?
The Ministry Part Two - Romans 1:9-10
Theme: Do I have a spiritual relationship with the Savior Jesus Christ, and will I fulfill the spiritual goal that God has given me to worship Him with?
The Ministry Part One - Romans 1:7-8
Theme: Will I demonstrate my faith with my actions and words so that the world will know the value of trusting the Lord Jesus Christ and be thankful?
The Messenger Part Three - Romans 1:5-6
Theme: Will I grow in my grace and mission as I want my believing friends to spiritually grow and my non-believing friends to place their trust in the Lord Jesus Christ?
The Messenger Part Two - Romans 1:3-4
Theme: Will I be confident in my salvation? Will I be confident in my evangelism knowing for certain that Jesus Christ is the only way to God?
The Messenger Part One - Romans 1:1-2
Theme: Will I understand the privileges and responsibilities of having a relationship with Jesus Christ, so that I display a humble servant-like attitude, as I also have a divine authority as His messenger so that I can finish the work of the Old Testament prophets with power that comes from God?