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December 10, 2024

What Is Receiving the Kingdom as a Little Child?

Child, Enter, Inheriting, Kingdom, Mark 10:15, Receive, rewards

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are responding to a question about Mark 10:15. Is this referring to rewards? Is “receiving the kingdom,” the same thing as “inheriting it”? How is inheriting the kingdom distinguished from entering the kingdom and from becoming a child of God? Please listen to

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December 4, 2024

What Did Jesus Mean When He Mentioned Blaspheming Against the Holy Spirit in Mark 3?

1 Timothy 1:13, Blasphemy, Holy Spirit, Kingdom, Mark 3:28, Rejection, Sin, Unforgiveable, Unpardonable

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are clarifying Mark 3 where Jesus is talking about blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. What is this blasphemy Jesus was talking about? How does it relate to the nation of Israel? Is there any sin that makes an individual un-savable? Please listen!

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December 3, 2024

Is Wanting or Expecting Rewards From Christ Selfish?

Bema, Christ, Honor, Judgment Seat, Kingdom, Luke 10, Martha, Mary, rewards, Selfish, Well Done

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are responding to a question about rewards. Is it selfish to want them or to want to hear “well done”? Is it selfish to look out for one’s own spiritual health? Should I desire fruitfulness? Please listen to this and every episode of

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What Will “Heaven” Be Like? (Isaiah 65:17-25)

November 8, 2024 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Curse, Genesis 1, Genesis 3, Isa 65:17-25, Kingdom, Millennium, Rev 22:20

Today, most churchgoers have a pathetic idea of what eternity will be like. They think it will take place in a faraway heaven, above the clouds. Those in that place will sit on a cloud playing the harp or singing in a choir forever. Few people look forward to such an eternity. In Isaiah 65,

November 5, 2024

Will the Apostles Rule With Christ?

1 Corinthians 9:27, 2 Timothy 2:12, Apostles, Christ, Kingdom, Matthew 10:22-23, Matthew 19:28, Matthew 24:45-51, Millennial, Minas, outer darkness, Parable, Revelation 2:26, Rule

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Mike Lii are answering a question about future ruling with Christ. Did the apostles lose their rewards after abandoning Christ at His trial and crucifixion? Will they be eligible to rule with Him in His future millennial kingdom? This will be an interesting discussion. Please

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They Won’t Be Remembered (Isaiah 65:17)

November 4, 2024 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Isa 65:17, Kingdom, rewards, Rom 8:18, Suffering

The book of Isaiah begins on a bleak note. In Isaiah 1–6, the prophet speaks of Jerusalem as a bloody city with corrupt leaders. The poor and defenseless are oppressed. Isaiah is commissioned to go and tell them to repent of their sins. But Isaiah is told that even though he will appeal to them

What Is the Kingdom of God?

October 31, 2024 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Kingdom, Mark 4, Parable

In Mark 4, the Lord gives a series of parables that revolve around the kingdom of God. I think there are many believers who don’t realize how important a correct understanding of the kingdom of God is when it comes to interpreting the Scriptures. In a short parable, the Lord says the kingdom of God

October 14, 2024

Is the Word “Gospel” Equivalent to “Saving Message”?

1 Corinthians 15:1-4, 1 Corinthians 15:58, Alone, Creed, Cross-less, Faith, Galatians 1:6-9, Gospel, Grace, John 11:25-27, Kingdom, Mark 1:14-15, Resurrection, Revelation 14:6, saving message

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Bob Wilkin and Mike Lii will answer a question about the use of the word “gospel” in the New Testament. Is “gospel” always equivalent to a presentation of the saving message? What is the gospel of 1 Corinthians 15? What is the gospel of Mark 1:14-15? What is the

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October 11, 2024

GES Old Testament Commentary–Isaiah–Part 5

Animals, Isaiah, Isaiah 11:6-9, Kingdom, peace

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Ken Yates and Kathryn Wright conclude this week-long series about Isaiah. How is it that so many animals that usually want to eat each other are all-of-a-sudden friends in this passage? Is this a prophecy of something that will happen literally? What will it be like on the

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August 22, 2024

Jesus Reveals Secrets

Hearing, Hidden, Kingdom, Lamp, Lamp-stand, Light, Mark 4:21-22, Mystery, parables, Revealed, rewards, Secret

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are looking at Mark 4:21-22. Why did Jesus speak in parables? How is Jesus and His teaching a light? What is it revealing? What is Jesus going to uncover at the Judgment Seat of Christ? Listen and be challenged about these things on

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