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November 7, 2024

If Someone Adds to Believing in Jesus, Are They Still Saved? Also: What Was the Ministry of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament?

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Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Mike Lii are answering two questions. Can a person who adds to believing in Jesus still be saved? What are some of the things that get added? Also, what type of ministry did the Holy Spirit have in the Old Testament economy? Listen and learn

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November 3, 2023

Romans–Part 42–Rom 11:19-26–A Privileged Position–The Re-Grafting of Israel

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Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are in Romans chapter 11. They are continuing to talk about how God is reaching the world presently and corporately through Gentiles. At a future time, God will again “graft in” the Jewish people so that He may bless the world through them.

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November 1, 2023

Romans–Part 40–Rom 11:13-15–Remember the Jews

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Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are in the middle of Romans 11. How should the church view the Jews today? Is God working with them today? What about the remnant? What does Paul mean by the reconciliation of the world? Kathryn and Ken will discuss this on today’s

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September 25, 2023

Were Old Testament Saints and Will Tribulation Saints Be Sealed by the Holy Spirit? Are Roman Catholics Saved?

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Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question about the ministries of the Holy Spirit toward redeemed people in different time periods. What does it mean to be “sealed” by the Holy Spirit? Can Catholics be saved? What makes a person born again? Listen each weekday to

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September 11, 2023

What Is the Holy Spirit’s Role in Free Grace Theology?

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Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are here with an answer to a question about the Holy Spirit. What does the Bible teach about His role in salvation and sanctification? Does Free Grace Theology have any unique perspectives about the Holy Spirit? Listen each weekday to the Grace in

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Elton Trueblood on the Ministry of the Pastor

April 6, 2022 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Elton Trueblood, ministry, pastor, Quaker

What does it mean to be a pastor? The popular conception is that the pastor is the man who gets paid to do all the ministry—at least, all the important “religious” stuff. He wears special clothes such as a robe and collar. He has the unique authority to marry, bury, and preach. And he is

We Want to Be Read

November 3, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - ministry, peer-review, priorities

One of the hardest things about ministry is getting your priorities straight. It’s so easy to become focused on the wrong things, for the wrong reasons, at the expense of doing the work that needs to be done. For example, I recently read two criticisms of our ministry—one from a Lordship professor, the other from

A Modern George Muller? Charles and Esther Mully

July 1, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - ministry, service, spirituality

Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world (James 1:27). What does Jesus want you to focus on in your service to Him? We have enormous Christian liberty to serve God. But Jesus has also given

Start with the Cheese (1 Samuel 17:17-20)

September 25, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Free Grace, ministry, service

People often ask me, “How can I get started in ministry?” The answer is pretty simple. You start with the cheese. I’ll explain. Do you remember when God raised up David to defeat Goliath? That was certainly one of history’s most impressive examples of being used by God in ministry, right? But do you know

Paul Had Nothing

February 5, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - ministry

Those of us in the Free Grace movement tend to come from small churches and work in little ministries, with few resources, and even less (worldly) prestige. And that can be discouraging, especially when we look at the big ministries churches and their cool, cutting edge, and expensive buildings and activities and programs (as recommended