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June 19, 2025

Is Discipleship an All or Nothing Deal? Are There Degrees of Discipleship?

Christ, Counting Cost, Degrees, Discipleship, four soils, Judgment Seat, Luke 14:28, Luke 8:11-15, Luke 9:62, Suffering

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Kathryn Wright are answering a question discipleship. Did Jesus present discipleship as an all or nothing deal – i.e. “You’re all in or you’re not at all a disciple”? What is the meaning of this verse? Thanks for listening and keep grace in focus!

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June 6, 2025

What Are the Benefits of the Resurrection for Believers?

1 Corinthians 15, Benefits, Death, Discipleship, Easter, eternal life, Life, Resurrection, Sanctification, Sin

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are discussing Easter, Resurrection and related topics. Christ’s resurrection means that believers will also rise into glorified bodies someday, but what are some practical benefits of Christ’s resurrection in our daily here and now? How does it relate for instance, to discipleship and sanctification? Keep grace in focus!

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A Confusing Gospel* and Yet Good Gospel Advice

April 25, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - American Family Association, Discipleship, evangelism, Gospel of John, Martha

Nicole forwarded an April 20 Easter message from Tim Wildmon, president of the American Family Association. At the end of his short message, he gave some great advice: No one is compelled to believe this. You may read this and call it foolishness. That is your right. But if that is your view, I at

April 24, 2025

Should Submitting to the Lordship of Christ be a Part of an Eternal Salvation Gospel?

Discipleship, Gospel, heart, John 2:23-25, Lordship, Luke 6, Mark 8:34-38, Romans 10:9, Salvation, Sanctification, surrender, Throne

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Ken Yates and Kathryn Wright are discussing submitting to the Lordship of Christ. Is this a necessary step or condition for acquiring eternal salvation? Is it a part of faith? How does the Bible talk about the Lordship of Christ and where does it fit? Thanks for listening & never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!

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March 10, 2025

Why Doesn’t Matthew 16:24 Prove Lordship Salvation?

Discipleship, Ephesians 2:8-9, Follow, Galatians 6:6-9, John 3:16, Judgment, Justification, Lordship, Matthew 16:24-27, Salvation, Sanctification

Welcome to the Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Mike Lii are answering a question about saving faith and Lordship salvation. Some say that following Christ (discipleship) and salvation are the same thing. What is the downside of conflating justification and sanctification? We invite you to listen today (and each weekday) to the Grace in Focus radio!

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Hearing and Doing: An Opportunity

February 25, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Discipleship, Luke 8:11-15, Luke 8:21-25, rewards, Works

But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it” (Luke 8:21). In Luke 8:21, the Lord stresses the importance of hearing and doing the wordi of God. Some take this verse as being addressed to unbelievers. They need to hear the

A Sermon from a Painting

December 31, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 Pet 1:6-9, Discipleship, Jas 1:3, Mark 4:35-41, rewards

I am not an art historian, but I can appreciate a great painting. Most of us have seen the painting The Storm on the Sea of Galilee by the Dutch artist Rembrandt. As you might guess, it depicts the account of Jesus and the twelve disciples crossing the Sea of Galilee in a boat. Mark

Joining the Club

December 19, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - Discipleship, Kingdom, Luke 7:36–8:3, Mary Magdalene

All of us have been a part of a club. All the club members have something in common. That’s part of the definition of what a club is. We join it because all the members are working together. For many years, I was a Boy Scout. All the boys in the troop were doing the

Who You Hang Around With

December 17, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 Cor 15:32-33, Discipleship, Luke 6:39-40, Prov 13:20

Most of us have heard the importance of choosing our friends wisely. We have been told that those we spend time with will influence us. Good friends will have a positive impact on us. Bad friends will have the opposite effect. It might be tempting to chalk this up to parents looking out for us.

October 31, 2024

Is John 2:11 About Discipleship or Salvation?

Believer, Disciple, Discipleship, Follow, Following, John 2:11, John 20:31, John 6:64, Justification, Salvation, Sanctification

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Mike Lii are looking at the passage in John where Christ performs His first miracle or sign. Were His disciples believers at this point? Who were the people who believed at the wedding? Is there a difference in a disciple and a believer? Listen and be challenged by today’s episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!

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