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The Unknown Steward

September 26, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Faithful, Matt 10:32, Matt 25:24-30, rewards, Talents

Vincent van Gogh was practically unknown during his lifetime. His brother Theo was his greatest supporter. Vincent and Theo both died in 1890. Theo’s widow, Johanna, was left with an attic filled with Vincent’s paintings which, at that time were worth very little money. But like her husband, she thought Vincent had been an artistic

What Could Have Been (Luke 10:1–9)

September 24, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Kingdom, Luke 10:1–9, Luke 9:57–62, rewards, service

Luke records the Lord’s sending out seventy men to the nation of Israel to announce the kingdom of God (Luke 10:1–9). They were to tell the people that Jesus was the long-awaited Christ. The Lord Himself would follow. They had the privilege of paving the way for the King. Israel had waited many centuries for

Discipleship and Divided Loyalty

September 17, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - 9:57–62, Discipleship, Luke 8:14, rewards, thorny soil

In Luke 9:57–62, three believers have an opportunity to follow Christ. Following Christ is a picture of discipleship. There is a difference between being a believer and being a disciple. These men have the opportunity to walk in Christ’s footsteps, to learn from Him, and to be great in His kingdom. The Lord is on

September 10, 2025

Who Are the Overcomers in Revelation 2 & 3

1 John 5:4-5, good works, Overcomer, Overcomers, Revelation 2, Revelation 3, rewards, Victor, Victorious

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are addressing another “Tough Text” – two chapters in Revelation where overcomers are mentioned. How does a person get to be an overcomer? Why does Jesus keep saying “I know your works?” What victory needs to be won in order to be an overcomer? Please listen today and each weekday, to the Grace in Focus podcast!

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September 9, 2025

Save Your Life By Losing It? – Mark 8:34-38

Ashamed, cross, Discipleship, Ephesians 2:8-9, Evangelistic, Following, Grace, John 3:16, Life Lose, Losing, Mark 8:34-38, rewards, Save, Suffering, Works

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are once again looking at a “Tough Text” in Mark’s Gospel. In chapter 8:34-38, the Savior is clearly talking about some pretty heavy works. So could this possibly be about salvation, or is it not obviously about something else like discipleship or rewards? Please listen - and never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!

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August 27, 2025

The Parable of the Talents – Matthew 25:14-30

Believers’ Treasure, Church-Age, Faithful, Matthew 25:14-30, Parable, rewards, Rulership, Steward, Talents

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are addressing another “Tough Text” – “The Parable of the Talents”. What is a talent? Why are the servants given different amounts of talents? What are the lessons of this parable? Please listen today and each weekday, to the Grace in Focus podcast!

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The Sun: Friend or Foe?

August 25, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - 2 Tim 2:12, Acts 8:41, Luke 9:11–15, Mark 4:13–20; Luke 8:4–8, Mark 4:3–9, Matt 13:18–23, Matt 13:3–9, rewards, Rom 8:17, Suffering

All three Synoptic Gospels include the Parable of the Four Soils and Jesus’ explanation of what the parable means (Matt 13:3–9; 18–23; Mark 4:3–9; 13–20; Luke 8:4–8; 11–15). The second soil—the stony soil—represents a believer who does not endure. He gives up when things get tough. He will be in the kingdom but will not

Faithful Believers Will Have Enemies

August 21, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - 10, 25-27, 6–7, apostasy, Heb 1:5-13, Ps 102:8, Ps 104:4, Ps 110:1, Ps 2:4-6, Ps 45:3-4, Ps 97:7, rewards, righteousness

In the opening verses of Hebrews, the unnamed author emphasizes the enemies of Christ and His people. He does this by quoting and alluding to various OT passages, focusing mainly on passages from several psalms. In Heb 1:5, the author quotes from Ps 2, which speaks of the coming King’s laughing at His enemies (Ps

Wanting Others to Reign with Christ

August 15, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Bema, Luke 9:46-50, rewards

In Luke 9:49-50, we find a rather strange account. John sees a guy casting out demons in Christ’s name and tells him to stop. He tells the Lord that he did this because the guy “does not follow with us.” The word follow is a discipleship word. The guy was not one of the inner

August 12, 2025

What Is the Best Motivation for Following the Lord?

Christian, Discipleship, Fear, Follow, Hebrews 11, Living, love, motivation, Obedience, Reward, rewards, Usefulness

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Ken Yates and Kathryn Wright are looking at what should motivate a Christian to follow Christ as Lord? There are a variety of motivations – Is there a hierarchy of motivations? …some that are better than others? …more godly than others? How can we come closer to the mark? Please listen and never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!

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