Weekend Sermons at Compass Bible Church

We must never submit to those who claim spiritual authority while leading with exploitation, domination, and contempt.

We must remain constantly vigilant against the unrelenting efforts of God’s spiritual enemies to strategically displace the authority of Scripture with the authority of their own voices.

We must learn to biblically assess spiritual leaders and wholeheartedly commit to those who demonstrate the qualifications God's Word requires.

Because God is jealous for our allegiance to Christ, we must guard our devotion from deceptive and twisted views of Christianity.

We must never perform for our critics or let them shape our character, but we must always stay faithful where God has placed us and aim to please Christ.

Because the resurrected Christ has proven his authority as our divine life-giver and judge, we must respond to his call and trust him for eternal life to escape the judgment we deserve.

God previewed the rich meaning and impact of Christ’s redemptive work through the Old Testament symbols of the Ark of the Covenant, its sacrifices, and its rituals.

We will often be judged by surface-level impressions and assumptions, but we must stay focused on our spiritual integrity and refuse to play the comparison game.

Knowing that we will encounter criticism, we must work to always respond more like Christ, enlisting, powerful, and wise resources that God provides us.

God is at work, advancing the gospel one testimony at a time.

Christians who refuse to complain trust God in a way that clearly sets them apart from the world.

Christians who give generously make a far greater impact than they realize—God uses their giving to strengthen their churches and advance the reputation of gospel near and far.

We ought to be motivated to give cheerfully because of the bold promises God makes to generous Christians, especially his revelation that he takes special joy in joyful generosity.

We should pursue a Christian maturity marked by a Christlike, dependable, and increasing generosity.

The giving God calls us to is generous but discerning, and it requires us to handle what has been entrusted to us with great care and integrity.

Because God measures the heart, not appearances, Christians are called to pursue undivided hearts rather than impressive lives, and therefore practice regular, honest self-examination before God as an essential part of the Christian life.

We should give willingly and proportionately, trusting God to accomplish good through our gifts and to provide for us in the process.

We must choose to practice biblical generosity, motivated by Christ’s gracious example rather than mere agreement with its principles.

Godly generosity is grounded in what God has done for us and begins when our hearts are gripped by it.

We ought to be attentive to the work of sanctification taking place around us, and intentionally affirm, celebrate, and be encouraged by the growth in holiness we see.

We must remember that in God’s economy, the greatest are not ranked by their accolades or how fast they climb the ladder, but by how much they humble themselves in the name of Christ.

The Christmas Party: Tying Traditions to Truth | Christmas Eve 2025 | Pastor Mike Fabarez

Christmas matters because the incarnate Christ alone provides our acceptance before God, accomplishing what we could never achieve on our own.

Christ did not come merely to create warm Christmas nostalgia, but to anchor our hearts to the unbreakable guarantee of a perfect eternity with our forgiving Creator.

We must practice a repentance that takes sin seriously, accepts whatever pain it requires, and works diligently to restore sincere obedience.

Full grasp that love, when rightly understood and applied, is indispensable to genuine Christian living.

Because God intends our relationships in the church to be marked by a quality that the world cannot match, we must be serious about building friendships that are uniquely loving, loyal, and encouraging.

Clothed in Christ (Matthew 22) | Pastor Mike Fabarez

Actively and carefully pursue holiness in your mind and body for the sake of our great God who said we will draw near to us when we do.

Jesus and the Agony of Unanswered Prayer (Mark 14:32-42) | Dr. Erwin Lutzer

God wants us to pursue moral purity as his distinctive people, which he has promised will increase our daily experience of fellowship, joy, and assurance with him.

We must guard the personal partnerships in our lives, so our devotion to Christ is not imperiled and our usefulness to the Lord remains uncompromised.

Be an effective and determined Ambassador of Christ, willing to endure the hardships, while maintaining your integrity and sincere love for others.

We must no longer be casual or timid about relaying the gospel to our generation, but we must be bold and urgent about it, as Christ would have us be while there’s still time in our crazy and chaotic culture.

When we understand the means, the method, and the motivation of our pursuit of godliness, we'll find that God's call to holiness is both possible and life-giving.

Take up the responsibility of being Christ’s ambassador with the time you have left by working to see the people around you as in desperate need of being reconciled to God.

Until we are disgusted with our sin we will not find our delight in Jesus.

Stop prejudging fellow church members by outward measures or their worldly pasts, and accept them as redeemed new creations in Christ.

Because Christ paid the ultimate price to redeem us, our love for him should compel us to put aside our old desires and live wholly for him.

In light of all people one day standing before God, we must be motivated to live and speak with a deep concern for others, always with a clear conscience, resolved to be faithful regardless of how we are perceived.

Stand against the strong drift into cultural compromise by doubling down on your loyalty to Christ and your biblical convictions.

Christians should be eternally minded in the seeds sown each day, understanding that the things we do today will determine our future.

The Joy of Repentance | Pastor Mike Fabarez

Baptisms at Compass Bible Church | July 26-27, 2025

Q&A with Pastor Mike Fabarez | July 19-20, 2025 | Compass Bible Church

We need to live thoughtfully, carefully, and boldly for Christ, knowing that one day, our King will evaluate and reward us for how well we did.

We should live with the kind of confidence in God’s promises that makes it obvious we are certain about our perfected and eternal future.

As Christians we shouldn’t be discouraged by failing bodies, but should always pin our hope on the eternal glorified bodies that God has graciously promised to us.

Keep being sacrificial and confident as you hold up God’s powerful word, knowing this his saving promises are guaranteed by his faithful character.

There will always be a cost to relaying the truth to our generation, but that hardship will demonstrate the parallel of Christ rejection and suffering that results in salvation and many changed lives.