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When to Eat, Drink, and Be Merry

August 11, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 Cor 15:32, 1 Cor 15:58, Isa 22:13, Resurrection, rewards

I recently saw a movie, Downfall, about the last days of Adolf Hitler. The setting is Hitler’s bunker beneath the streets of Berlin. The Russian army is closing in. The situation for Hitler and all the people in the bunker is hopeless. It is depressing. People are committing suicide rather than face the wrath of

Is the Holy Spirit Our Guarantee?

August 6, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - 2 Cor 5:5-10, Eternal Rewards, Judgment Seat, rewards, Rom 8:23-25

In 2 Cor 5:5, Paul says that God “has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.” Anyone who understands that eternal life is a gift that we receive by believing in Christ for it will naturally assume this is what Paul is talking about. When we believe, we are born from above by the Spirit

What Did Paul Entrust to God “To Keep… until That Day” (2 Tim 1:12)?

August 5, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 2 Tim 1:12, Eternal Rewards, Great White Throne Judgment, rewards

For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day. After quoting 2 Tim 1:12, Steve asks, What is Paul’s ‘committed thing’ God is able to keep?

He Who Is Least

July 31, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Luke 9:46-48, Mark 10:45, Matthew 23:11, rewards, Servant

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is the strongest college football conference in the United States. The national champion often comes from the SEC. Teams like Alabama and Georgia are repeat champions. Vanderbilt University is a part of the SEC. It is not known for its football prowess. Its fame is in academics. As you might guess,

GES 2025 Trego WI, Regional Conference

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Kathryn Wright

October 5–6, 2025 | Trego Community Church Topic: “Eternal Rewards in the Gospel of Mark”Discover how the Gospel of Mark highlights the often-overlooked doctrine of eternal rewards. Join us as we explore key passages that illuminate Christ’s teaching on faithful service, discipleship, and future reward. Location:Trego Community ChurchW5635 Park St, Trego, WI 54888(Just 7 miles

Posted in conference, gospel of mark, regional, rewards, Trego

A Fallen Beautiful Tree

July 10, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - 2 Cor 3:18, Laodicea, Rev 3:17, rewards, Rom 12:1-2

Until this week, a large tree grew in the middle of our church parking lot. Its shade provided a great place to park your car, keeping it from getting too hot in the sun. I’ve been attending that church for seventeen years, and that tree was there the whole time. To me, it was beautiful

More Than Just Showing Up (2 Cor 5:10)

June 17, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Bema, John 5:22, rewards

One of the verses most commonly quoted by grace people is 2 Cor 5:10, in which Paul says that all believers must appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ. There, each believer will either be rewarded for good works or have those rewards withheld because of bad works. It is understandable that this verse is

June 16, 2025

How Could the Apostles Be So Blessed and Yet Suffer So Much?

Acts 5:41, Apostles, Blessed, criticism, Martyrdom, Persecution, rewards, Romans 8:17-18, Suffer, Suffering

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are talking about a seeming paradox. Why were the apostles promised blessings and rewards by Christ for following Him, but they seemed to suffer so much? How did they maintain joy through this suffering? Please listen to this and every episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!

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Promised Glory (Luke 9:26-35)

May 27, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - 2 Pet 1:16-18, glory, Heb 11:26, Luke 9:26-35, rewards, Suffering

Before Jesus took three of His disciples up the Mount of Transfiguration, He told them things they did not want to hear. He said that He would be rejected by the nation and killed (Luke 9:22). Then He told them that if they wanted to follow Him, they would need to deny what they wanted

Advice from a Champion (Hebrews 11:35-38)

May 15, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - 2 Tim 2:12., Heb 10:35, Heb 11:35-39, Heb 12:1-7, reigning, rewards, Suffering

Many argue that Muhammad Ali was the greatest heavyweight boxing champion ever. I remember as a young man watching him train for his bouts. It was brutal. He needed to go through such ordeals because of the beatings he took in the ring. But I still wondered how he endured such suffering. Once, in speaking