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Weekly Focal Point - July 7

July 07, 2011

Our Mindset

The Bible persistently calls us to fix our attention on Christ (Hebrews 12:2), to set our minds on Christ’s agenda (Colossians 3:1-2), and to keep thinking about and praying for the triumph of Christ’s return (Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:33). Add to this a long list of exhortations for Christians to be mindful of the needs of others and thoughtful regarding the concerns of others (Hebrews 10:24; Philippians 2:3; Ephesians 4:29; etc.), and there is little time or energy left to expend much of our thinking on ourselves. This is clearly by design. Our sinful, default proclivity is for our thoughts to be entrenched in pondering our advancement, our appearance, our acceptance and our advantage. And that pattern remains relatively unchanged for far too many of us. If for any given period we were to honestly monitor the focus of each of our thoughts, we would likely be surprised at what a vast majority are selfishly fixated on ourselves. The Holy Spirit wants to change that. His instructions are for us to occupy our minds with thoughts of God’s kingdom, Christ’s fame and the needs of others. Let us, with his help, understand our fallen inclinations and purposefully set our minds on God’s glory and the good of others.
-- Pastor Mike

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About Pastor Mike Fabarez

Mike Fabarez is the founding pastor of Compass Bible Church in South Orange County, California and has been in pastoral ministry for more than 30 years. He is committed to clearly communicating God’s word verse-by-verse and encourages his listeners to apply what they have learned to their daily lives.

Pastor Mike is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute, Talbot School of Theology (M.A.) and Westminster Theological Seminary in California (D.Min.).

Mike is heard on hundreds of radio programs across the country on the Focal Point radio program and has authored several books, including Raising Men Not Boys, Lifelines for Tough Times, Preaching That Changes Lives, Getting It Right, Praying for Sunday, and Why the Bible?

Mike and his wife, Carlynn, reside in Laguna Hills, California and they have three children, Matthew, John and Stephanie.

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