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November 12, 2024

In Hebrews 10:28-31, What Is the Punishment Worse Than Death?

1 Corinthians 11:30, 2 Corinthians 11, Death, Hebrews 10:28-31, Judgment, Punishment, Suffering, Worse

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Mike Lii are answering a question from Hebrews chapter ten. Verses 28-31 speak of a “punishment worse than death.” How can we know if we’re being judged by God vs. just going through a trial or suffering from natural causes? How can believers be punished

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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

September 5, 2024

Did Jesus Want to Avoid the Cross?

Avoid, cross, Discipleship, Gospel, John 12:27, Mark 14:32-36, Suffering, Synoptic Gospels

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are looking at Mark 14:32-36. What is the difference, if any, between being a disciple and being born again? Was Jesus hesitant to go the cross? What was He praying in the Garden of Gethsemane? What was He asking the Father to do?

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June 20, 2024

What Kind of Baptism is Peter Talking About in 1 Peter 3:15-22?

1 Pet 3:19-22, 2024, Baptism, Baptismal Regeneration, conference, GES, GES Seminary, Holy Spirit, National, Noah, Suffering, Water

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Ken Yates and Bob Vacendak are talking about our recent national conference and about Bob’s presentation on 1 Peter 3:19-22 and baptism. Why do so many justify baptismal regeneration from this passage? Is this about water baptism? What constitutes eternal salvation and what baptism is Peter really talking

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April 19, 2024

Is Salvation Free and Discipleship Costly?

9, Believe, Costly, Discipleship, Eph 2:8, Faith, Free, John 10:10, John 4:10, Luke 14, Mark 8:34-38, Rev 22:17., Rom 8:6, Salvation, Suffering, Trust, wheelbarrow

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question about the difference in cost between salvation and discipleship. What does the Bible say about these? Why do we say, “Salvation is free but discipleship is costly”? Please listen for some Biblical clarity regarding this question!

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March 20, 2024

Practical Ramifications of Assurance of Salvation – Part 2

Assurance, Confidence, holiness, Judgment Seat, Persecution, Prayer life, Salvation, Suffering, Testing, trials

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Bob Wilkin and Bob Vacendak have been in a short series about assurance of salvation. Today they are continuing a list of the practical benefits that come with assurance of salvation. Some of these include a better prayer life, a better preparation for the Judgment Seat of Christ and

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Man of Sorrows (Luke 4:28-29)

February 29, 2024 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Isa 53:3, Isa 61:1-2, Luke 4:16-30, opposition, Suffering

About 750 years before Christ was born, the Prophet Isaiah predicted His coming and said that He would be a Man of Sorrows and One who would be “despised and rejected by men” as well as “acquainted with grief” (Isa 53:3). Many have commented on the fact that Isaiah’s prophecies about the Lord, particularly in

Discussing the Greatness of Christ (Luke 3:21-22)

February 7, 2024 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - 2 Samuel 7, Exodus 4, Genesis 22, Isaiah 42, Suffering

Luke uses only two verses to record Christ’s baptism by John the Baptist. I was reading some commentaries on these few words and was amazed at how many opinions there were on pretty much every phrase. For example, there are numerous opinions as to why was Jesus baptized in the first place. He had no

The Sufferer’s Faithful Creator

December 15, 2023 by Kathryn Wright in Blog - 1 Pet 4:19, 2 Pet 3:10-13, new heavens and earth, Suffering

In Isa 9:6, the prophet provides a list of titles for the Lord, including Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. However, this impressive list is just a drop in the bucket. In the Scriptures, He is also called the Word, the Alpha and the Omega, the King of Kings, the Chief

How Much Does the Bible Talk about Suffering?

October 12, 2023 by Kathryn Wright in Blog - Prosperity Gospel, Suffering, trials, tribulations

One thing I’ve noticed is that certain doctrines in the Bible, for whatever reason, do not get the attention they deserve. Most readers of this blog will probably recognize that one such doctrine is the doctrine of rewards. The vast majority of Christians know very little about the topic. They even say it is not