SERMONS
Weekly Teaching from the Bible
All Authority Comes from God
If we’re going to follow Jesus, it’s about learning how to make peace with others and surrender to Gods will our first response. What if we knew more about peace than politics? What if we prayed before we posted? - Pastor Adam Erwin
The Transformed Life
Paul makes it clear that a life that has been offered to God as a living sacrifice should be a life that serves other people. Not just through your job… My job is serving people… Nope, that’s not what he’s talking about. Not just Sundays at church… Don’t get me wrong, when you serve here, it’s valuable… but not just here. No, but every moment of every day should be viewed through the lens of service. - Pastor Ryan Martinez
The Mystery of Mercy
Through prayer, God’s Word, and the Holy Spirit living inside of us, each day brings fresh new mercy. This is another reason Spiritual Disciplines are so very important. Every morning, God is faithful, even though every day, we fall short. Mercy is God’s gift to the repentant heart and what we do in response to God’s mercy sends an important message to the people in our lives. The book of James is very clear that though deeds are not required to earn God’s favor, or to be a Christ-follower, a repentant heart that loves God will surely be evident by the lives we live. - Pastor Ryan Martinez
Scripture: The Life You’ve Always Wanted
How can we be successful in this life if we’re not growing in our faith? And how can we grow in our faith if we aren’t keeping his decrees and commands? And how can we keep his decrees and commands if we don’t know His Word? Knowing the Word of God is vital to our success as Christ-followers. And I’m not talking about knowing other people’s thoughts and interpretations of His Word. We have to engage it for ourselves.
Fellowship: The Life You’ve Always Wanted
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Acts 2:42 NIV - Pastor Jason Pilgrim
Worship: The Life You’ve Always Wanted
Jesus said, on His triumphal entry into Jerusalem on the colt, “rocks will cry out in worship” if we don’t. A primary purpose of Worship is to keep us in the Father’s presence, or you could say, to keep us aware/sensitive to the voice of the Holy Spirit. To gain greater access and intimacy and to connect with Him, I’m going to talk Him from my heart! - Pastor Dan Stauffer
Prayer: The Life You’ve Always Wanted
What if prayer wasn’t just something we suffered through? What if prayer could be something we looked forward to because we understand we’re not checking off a task on a spiritual to-do list, but we’re meeting with the creator God of the Universe and we’re developing relationship with him. - Pastor Ryan Martinez
Make God Known
2023 is here! And with a new year comes a new emphasis! We are kicking off 2023 with our “Heart for the House” series. Heart for the House is a two week series examining our focus, as a church, for the next year. This year, we’re focusing in on and diving deeper into our mission at Anchor: to “Know God and Make Him Known”. Here at Anchor, we believe the mission to “Know God and Make Him Known” lead us into our vision of “Hope for All”. During week 2 we’ll talk about what it takes to “Make Him Known” so join us as we break down and unpack Anchor Church’s “mission at hand”. - Pastor Ryan Martinez
New Beginnings
Have you ever made a New Year’s Resolution? I think we all have in some form or fashion because with the beginning of a new year, we would like to have a fresh start with most everything else, as well. Unfortunately, most New Year’s Resolutions fade fast and we’re right back where we started and frustrated by it. The same thing can happen with our faith, but it doesn’t have too. Join us this New Year’s Day to hear about New Beginnings in Christ.
Have you ever made a New Year’s Resolution? I think we all have in some form or fashion because with the beginning of a new year, we would like to have a fresh start with most everything else, as well. Unfortunately, most New Year’s Resolutions fade fast and we’re right back where we started and frustrated by it. The same thing can happen with our faith, but it doesn’t have too. Join us this New Year’s Day to hear about New Beginnings in Christ. - Pastor Ryan Martinez
The Candle of the Lord
Advent is a time of preparation for the birth of Christ. Join us as we light each of the Advent candles one week at a time and dive into their meaning to help prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ. Because Jesus, the light of the world, was born to free us from the Kingdom of Darkness, and he adopted us as his children into his Kingdom, we now get to join the family business. Bringing hope to everyone we can. Loving people unconditionally. Being gracious and compassionate. We get the divine privilege of being the light of the World. Jesus goes on to say in Matthew 5. Pastor Ryan Martinez
Advent at Anchor: Joy
The truth about Joy that we find in the Word of God are that Joy is an Invaluable Gift from God that radiates to others, Trusting God brings Undeniable Joy and Peace, and Lasting Joy is possible when we follow God’s truths.
Advent at Anchor: Love
Even non-christians understand this at this time of year, right? What’s the catchphrase that’s always thrown out at this time of year? “It’s better to give than to receive”. As we saw in John 3:16 a few minutes ago, the way God expressed His love was by giving. One of the ways we express love at Christmas is by giving. And when we’re all giving, and giving, and giving… Love spreads across the world.
Advent at Anchor: Peace
“I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. John 14:27 (NLT)
Advent at Anchor: Hope
Advent is a time of preparation for the birth of Christ. God wants the best possible life for us, and hope doesn’t have to end just because the Christmas season does. The hope of Jesus gives us hope to our past, for our present, and for our future.
A Cautionary Tale
A cautionary tale is defined as a tale told in folklore to warn its listener of a danger. Basically, it's a story of something going wrong, a story of what not to do as a warning. The Good News is that salvation comes by faith and faith alone, from start to finish. But just because we put our faith and trust in God at some point, doesn’t mean we are eternally secure. We have to put our faith and trust in God daily because, according to this passage, salvation is conditional. Our trust has to remain in him.
Be a Bringer
God puts people in our lives based on our abilities and our trustworthiness. If we want to reach more and more people, we need to take care of what we God has already put right in front of us. When we’re doing that, and God knows he can trust us, he’ll give us more influence with more and more people.
Who Will Go?
The plan, from the beginning, has been for God’s people to reveal Him to the world. We are God’s plan for salvation. Not that we save anybody, but we are the instruments through which He does His work. And just to be clear, God doesn’t need us, he chose us and chose to use us to complete His mission.
Sovereign God
No matter what happens in life, God is sovereign. We should trust that God is who He says He is and He will do everything He has promised. Submitting to His authority gives our lives to His authority and control, completing our response to faithfully live as a child of God.
What We Can Learn from Israel
Learn three basic lessons from Israel in Romans. They that they had a heart for the lost., that God's children are richly blessed, and that God is ultimately sovereign. Remembering these principles will keep us from suffering the same fate as the Israelites.