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Anchor Church City
Weekly preaching audio from Anchor City. Find Home. Weekly Gatherings: 10am Factory Theatre, Marrickville 2204. Lead Pastor: Matt Sparks
Episodes
Anchor Church CityYHWH - Stronger than Death
According to the late Benjamin Franklin there are only two certainties in this life: death and taxes. But what comes after death? Is there a hope beyond the…
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YHWH - Freedom
Are you searching for something to satisfy the deepest longings of your soul? Jesus say, your search is over! He is the bread of life, whoever feeds on him…
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YHWH - A Good Guide
We are all searching for guides to follow. Whether it's for fitness advice, life coaching, investment portfolio tips or relationship principles - we all seek…
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YHWH - Satisfying
Are you searching for something to satisfy the deepest longings of your soul? Jesus say, your search is over! He is the bread of life, whoever feeds on him…
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Vision Sunday 2023 | Part One
Who are we? Why do we do what we do? Vision Sunday is a reminder of what makes us tick.
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Anchor at the Movies | Ferdinand
A Summer Series exploring themes from some of our favourite blockbuster movies. This series will help us “read” the messages our culture is preaching, and how…
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Anchor At The Movies | Creed
What can we learn from the key messages of the movie Creed? How does the good news of Jesus speak to the central themes of the movie? James Wong takes us on a…
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Anchor At The Movies | The Lord Of The Rings
Anchor At The Movies | The Lord Of The Rings
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Advent: The Arrival of the King
At Christmas we celebrate that Jesus came as King, but not the kind of King you've expect.
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A Rebel Prophet: The Story of Jonah | Divine Pity
God has pity on a godless nation... but Jonah? Jonah is concerned about a withering vine. Jonah chap 4 is a contrast between our hearts and the heart of God.
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Rebel Prophet: The Story of Jonah | Ninety Degrees (ch. 3)
God is a God of second chances! Jonah & Nineveh are both given a second chance. But repentance isn't just a ninety degree turn, it's a full one-eighty. It's…
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A Rebel Prophet | The Story of Jonah
Jonah, the rebel prophet, demonstrates that you simply can't run from the presence and call of God! Are you running?
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The Upper Room | Not Of The World
In the world but not of it. Jesus prays that his followers would be sanctified, holy, AND in the world. How?
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The Upper Room: This Is Eternal Life
We all have moments of glory… the things that we hang on our wall. Whether it’s a family photo, a trophy from that big game or marathon, or maybe a degree. But…
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The Upper Room: I Have Overcome The World
The Upper Room | I Have Overcome The World.
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Blessed By Giving | Compassion Sunday
If we're honest - most of the time when it comes to giving we tend to view it as an act of deprivation. What will it cost me to give these resources away? But…
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The Upper Room: Abide
If you give attention to this one thing in your life, it will lead to abundant, lasting fruitfulness! The one thing? Friendship with Jesus!
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The Upper Room: They Will Know The Father
Pastor: James Ayre Recorded at Factory Theatre Sydney
Anchor Church CityThe Upper Room: By This All Will Know
Our inward love has an outward impact. The love we display as a community of Jesus followers ought to be a magnet that draws people to Christ.
Anchor Church CityThe Upper Room: Towel > Title
Jesus love for his people is complete, practical, intimate, and unconditional.
Anchor Church CityVanitas // Full of Hope
Everything is meaningless... unless of course God is judge, then everything matters! To be fully human is the fear God and keep his commandments!
Anchor Church CityVanitas // The Vanity of Life
In Ecclesiastes 9 the Teacher brings to our attention the vanity of life as he highlights the reality of physical death in this life. How do we respond to this…
Anchor Church CityVanitas // The Vanity of Morality
If there is no God then justice and human dignity are meaningless. Ecclesiastes confronts a god-less worldview with tough questions. Thankful God is committed…
Anchor Church CityThe Fathers Love
Western culture has a many ideas of who God is and what He is like. In this stand-alone sermon, James Ayre shows us from Psalm 103 that God is a loving father.
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We're Better Together
We’re in a season where it’s natural to have hesitancy towards being involved in community; over the past few years we’ve faced legitimate health concerns…
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Kingdom Come
On Church Planting Sunday we see the TYPE of church we need to be in post-Christian, secular Sydney. We are simultaneously called out of, and send into the…
Anchor Church CityVanitas // The Vanity of Time
There is a vanity to time. It is fleeting and we cannot control it: we cannot change the past, and we cannot predict the future. How do we live in light of…
Anchor Church CityVanitas // The Vanity of Pleasure & Possessions
Sex, money, power, wine, laughter and entertainment... it's all vanity according to the man to tried it all!
Anchor Church CityVanitas // Weariness
"Smoke, nothing but smoke. There's nothing to anything -- it's all smoke. What's there to show for a lifetime of work, lifetime of working your finders to the…
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Easter 2022 // Resurrection Sunday
The dangerous idea of the resurrection is earth shatteringly relevant. The resurrection of Jesus not only secures our future but bring peace to our present!
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EASTER 2022 | Good Friday
Good Friday is the solution to the problem of forgiveness without justice.
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Easter 2022 // Palm Sunday
On Palm Sunday we remember Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey. But what's so significant about his choice of animal? James Wong unpacks Luke 19:28-38 and…
Anchor Church CityThe Way // Sabbath Resistance
In a 24/7, always-on, relentlessly busy culture, perhaps sabbath rest acts as out biggest act of resistance and defiance against the cultures formation of us!
Anchor Church CityThe Way // Generous Justice
Jesus lived a life that demonstrated generous justice to the least of these. In time where there is so much injustice around the world and in our own backyard…
Anchor Church CityIncarnational Mission
Jesus got proximate with the people he came to save. The incarnation is a model for mission and ministry. We identify with people without losing our identity.
Anchor Church CityThe Way // Attentive Obedience
Jesus lived in attentive obedience to the Father. What motivated Jesus to a life of attentive obedience was his unique, intimate, personal, and loving…
Anchor Church CityThe Way // Abiding Prayer
Prayer isn't a shopping trolley of requests that we ram into the gates of heaven. Prayer forms us! More than just 'asking', prayer is about communion with our…
Anchor Church CityThe Way // Scripture Meditation
The only way to flourish in your faith and endure hardships is to meditate deeply on God's word! Scripture meditation is our 2nd practice in the way of Jesus.
Anchor Church CityThe Way // Life In The Spirit
All of Jesus' life and ministry was lived by the power of the Holy Spirit. As His apprentices, it is impossible to be formed into Jesus' image with the work of…
Anchor Church CityVision Sunday // Part 2
Vision Sunday Part 2 is a reminder of the foundational purpose we have as a church - to make emotionally healthy, missional apprentices of Jesus.
Anchor Church CityVision Sunday // Part 1
Our vision for 2022 is to be a church that moves forward on its knees. We long to see a church that is deeply prayerful and dependent on God.
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Northern Beaches Commissioning // Why do we plant churches?
We're excited to announce that we are commissioning another church plant to join the Anchor Family of Churches! Led by James & Callin Dawson, we believe God…
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Summer // Faith In The Midst
How do you respond when life brings storms of hardship and difficulty your way? Join us as James Wong shares a faith-inspiring message based on Jesus calming…
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Summer // Stumbling Towards Christ-likeness
Today we kick off 2022 by looking at the goal of the Christian life; to be more like Jesus. James Ayre unpacks from Hebrews 12:1-3 what it looks like to…
Anchor Church CityHome for Christmas // A Thrill of Hope
2021 has been a tough year. We’re tired of all the uncertainty caused by Covid, lockdowns and isolation. Jesus brings hope to a weary world that goes beyond…
Anchor Church CityHome for Christmas // The Necessity of Christmas
Unless we recognise our desperate need for Jesus we won’t embrace him as Saviour. Listen as we see the necessity for Jesus to enter into the chaos of this…
Anchor Church CityGenerous // Stewarding God's Blessings
Today we look at one of the most counter-cultural financial principles in the Bible—stewardship. Whatever we have is not ours, it belongs to God. He has…
Anchor Church CityGenerous // Generous Hospitality
Jesus has a compelling ability to make strangers into family and others into us. He did this primarily through eating meals around a table. Few practices are…
Anchor Church CityGenerous // Fighting Greed & Finding Contentment
Fighting greed and finding contentment involves, not a change in circumstance but finding our deepest satisfaction in the presence of God and his promises to…
Anchor Church CityGenerous // Radically Generous Community
The early church were radically generous, liquidating their assets to care for those in need!
Anchor Church CityRadiant // In One Another We Can Enjoy God's Love
How do we experience God's love when we can't see, hear or touch him? Preaching from 1 John 4:7-12, Chloe Stewart shares how one way we experience God's love…
Anchor Church CityGenerous // Our Generous Father
We have a creative and generous Father who longs to bless his children with good things. From his abundance in creation to his generosity in salvation, God…
Anchor Church CityExodus: A New Humanity // Building a New Eden // Exodus 40
God is committed to be near and with his people despite their rebellion. God has always wanted to dwell amongst his people, from the first page to last of…
Anchor Church CityExodus: A New Humanity // HESED // Exodus 24
Throughout the book of Exodus, we've been asking the question: how will God dwell with his wayward people? In the final analysis, the only thing more…