Grace in Focus

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Ken Yates and Kathryn Wright are discussing a question about cultural feminism. If a person (even a Christian) is espousing the values of what is known as feminism today (i.e. anti-marriage, anti-men, anti-children), are they walking in darkness? In our dark political climate, how should we think,

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Ken Yates and Kathryn Wright are answering a question about giving. Obviously, God values a giving heart and a cheerful giver. His example to us is one of giving. But what are some principles we can follow as best stewardship practices and priorities? Please listen today and each

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Ken Yates and Kathryn Wright are Continuing yesterday's topic, discussing some lessons learned on a recent GES sponsored mission trip. What are GES gospelefforts like in other countries? What about the most recent mission trip? Can others (like you & me) participate in these trips? Please listen

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Ken Yates and Kathryn Wright are talking about some GES recent mission activities. The free-grace gospel is being taught and is triumphing! Please listen to this andevery episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Steve Elkins are fielding a question on eschatological timing. When do certain judgment events happen? When is the “Great White Throne”judgment? When does the “Judgment Seat of Christ” take place? Thank you for listening and keep grace in focus!

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Steve Elkins are discussing a question about Gentiles. Did any receive the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost as the believing Jews did? If previous gentile believers weren't present for that event, when did they receive the Holy Spirit, if at all? Thanks

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Steve Elkins are continuing with yesterday's topic, testing ourselves to see if we are born again. This discussion is based on a listener question and upon asermon preached by Marty Lyon. Does the Bible ask us to always be doubtfully focused on whether or not

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Steve Elkins are discussing a sermon that as preached about a believer's essential necessity to examine the self to be assured of possessingeternal salvation. It seems that doubt is proposed as a beneficial thing. Could this be true according to the Bible? What about

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are talking about the possibility of losing Eternal Salvation and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Does the book of Jude suggest this isprobable or even possible? Bob will be explaining especially verses 4 and 19. Please listen to this and every

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering if both Calvinists and Arminians teach a works salvation. Is one group more honest about their works gospel than the other? What are the distinguishing features of each? What does the Gospel of John say to each group? Thank you

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Phillipe Sterling are continuing on the topic of angels. What parts of the Bible say the most about Angels? Just flipping through the Bible, in where would you stop to find information about angels? We will highlight eight stops. Obviously, Genesis is one. Which

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Phillipe Sterling are talking about angels – today, one in particular. He is the antagonist in God's story. His primary name is Satan. But how many other names or descriptors do you think he has? Please listen each weekday, to the Grace in Focus podcast!

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Philippe Sterling are talking some questions about Aliens and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs). Are aliens angels? Is it possible? Please listen and keep grace in focus!

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Philippe Sterling are talking demons. What are they? Where did they come from? Are they fallen angels? How many are there? Are there Biblical indications concerning this? Please listen to this and every episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Phillipe Sterling are continuing about angels. How many angels are there? What actually happened in Genesis 6 that precipitated the flood? Who are the Nephilim in the Bible? What are demons? Are they simply fallen angels? Please listen and never miss an episode of

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Phillipe Sterling are continuing of the topic of angels, basically covering the nature of angels. Do angels have bodies? Do angels have wings? What are the categories or different types of angels? What are the roles angels play? How many angels are there and

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Phillipe Sterling are beginning a short series about angelology; angels, demons and Satan. We know much about timing through the days of creation from Genesis 1-3, but when were angelic beings created? If you want to understand angels better, please listen to the next few

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Kathryn Wright are answering a question about entering the Kingdom. The question comes from Matthew 18:3-4, especially the word “Converted,” a quite rare word in scripture. How about “Inheriting the kingdom”? Is this the same as “Entering”? Also, how many ways does scripture talk

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Kathryn Wright are talking about contemporary demonic activity. Some say it is more prevalent in some countries than in the United States. Is this so? Why would this be? What are Biblical indications concerning this? Please listen to this and every episode of the

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Kathryn Wright are discussing the timing of the judgment of the goats mentioned in Matthew 25. Who are these goats, and why are they called goats? What is the judgment they receive and why? Please listen and never miss an episode of the Grace

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Kathryn Wright are answering a question discipleship. Did Jesus present discipleship as an all or nothing deal – i.e. “You're all in or you're not at all a disciple”? What is the meaning of this verse? Thanks for listening and keep grace in focus!

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Kathryn Wright are answering a question about believers reigning in the Millennium. In light of Revelation 20, will this be true for all believers? Why does this passage sound like this could be the case? Please listen each weekday to the Grace in Focus podcast!

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question about Old Testament Believers. If Christ's sacrifice for sin on the cross was sufficient for all people for all time, why did believers in the Old Testament economy still have to make sacrifices to restore fellowship? Please listen

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

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question about election. Obviously, the Bible does talk about election, but there are differing views of what it means. Is there a Biblically consistent view? As a free grace organization, where does the Grace Evangelical Society stand? Thank you

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question about Matthew 5:22 where it talks about being in danger of hellfire. If a believer calls someone else a fool, are they in this kind of danger? What is the meaning of this verse? Thanks for listening &

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a follow-up question about a carnal Christian. Can a carnal Christian be in fellowship with God? What is the difference between carnal, natural, and spiritual? Is there a distinction between ignorance and rebellion? What is the definition of being in fellowship

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question about Abraham and the timing of his justification. What are the different views? Both Old Testament and New Testament passages shed light on this question. Keep grace in focus!

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are talking about John 20:23. This is a curious verse in which disciples are given the ability both to forgive and to retain sins. What in the world does this retaining refer to? Please listen to this and every episode of the

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are discussing Easter, Resurrection and related topics. Christ's resurrection means that believers will also rise into glorified bodies someday, but what are some practical benefits of Christ's resurrection in our daily here and now? How does it relate for instance, to discipleship

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are answering a question about Colossians 1:15. What are the meanings of “Redemption” and “Forgiveness” in Colossians 1:15? Thank you for listening and keep grace in focus!

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are answering a question about Colossians 1:15. What are the meanings of “Redemption” and “Forgiveness” in Colossians 1:15? Tune in each weekday to the Grace in Focus podcast!

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are discussing John 3:36. In the Bible, does the wrath of God usually refer to the Lake of Fire? What are the options? Thank you for listening and keep grace in focus!

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are talking about Luke 10 and the visit that Jesus made to Mary and Martha's house. Which is most important, serving God, or worshipping Him? Is it possible to overdo our good works of service? How can women (and men) learn balance

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are entertaining a question about belief and faith. What are the definitions? Is there really any difference between these two English words? Why do translations of the Bible use one word or the other? Also, what if you believe something based on

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question based on 2 Peter 2:1 about false teachers and whether as false teachers, they can be born again. What about these teachers that Peter is talking about? Where do they stand? Thanks for listening and keep grace in

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question about Galatians 1:15. Is this a verse teaching election and/or predestination? If so, what kind of predestination is it talking about? Is this about eternal life, service, task or purpose? Please listen each weekday to the Grace in Focus

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are discussing the nature of forgiveness. Some say that it is simply letting go of offenses, that forgiveness is a one-way street, that reconciliation or restoration is a something else. Maybe a rethink is in order. What are the parameters of true

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are dealing with a question about “The law of liberty,” a phrase seen twice in the New Testament book of James. What is the definition of this term? How is it applied in the Christian's life or to the Church. Keep grace

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are responding to a question about conditions to be born again. Is there more than one condition as some teach, to acquire eternal salvation? Are contrition of heart, repentance, or obedience included conditions? Will they contribute to or subtract from the ongoing

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question to pinpoint the gift of Ephesians 2:8. The text states, “It is the gift of God… that not of yourselves.” What is the gift of God here – the “faith” to believe OR the whole idea of “saved”

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question about belief related to the literal veracity of the Bible. Can a person who does not believe the Bible is literally true be assured of salvation? What are the alternatives, possibilities and pitfalls of not believing the Bible is

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are fielding a question about Ephesians Six and the Armor of God. What is the “Gospel of Peace” that Paul talks about? Which gospel is Paul talking about? How do we put it on? How does it relate to peace? Thanks for

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question about the relation of dispensationalism and free grace theology. What is a dispensation and why is there a relationship to free grace – i.e. why do they seem closely akin to each other? How does this relation compare

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are fielding a question about something Jesus said to the rich young ruler in Matthew 19. Is Jesus telling him that keeping the commandments will give a person eternal life? Or is Jesus making a point to the contrary? Keep grace in

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are answering a question about the possibility of a false conversion. If someone purportedly becomes eternally saved, but there is never any obedience to the Lord or change of life, how can we call this a genuine conversion? Is there the possibility

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are answering a question from Acts 2:38. How can the Holy Spirit be said to be a gift if the works of baptism and repentance are required? What is going on in this context? What about the forgiveness of sins mentioned here? What

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are answering a common question we hear about the lack of a free grace church in one's community. What can a family do about this? What are the alternatives? Thanks for listening and keep grace in focus!

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Ken Yates is interviewing an attendee from our 2024 national conference. The Grace Evangelical Society holds this conference once a year during May and all are invited! It is a great time of fun, learning and fellowship, around focused free grace teaching. Please consider attending the GES

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are fielding a question about “Holding fast” in Hebrews 3:6. How are we “His house”? What is this referring to? How can we grow in confidence? Keep grace in focus!

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question about forgiving other believers. Should we forgive others who don't really want it? What about if they keep asking forgiveness but never change? Does forgiving include forgetting? What about trusting others who have proven to be untrustworthy? Thanks