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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 CityDeconstructing God // How Can The Christian Sex Ethic Be Good News?
In a world which tells us to deny your desires is damaging, or even dangerous, how can the Christian sex ethic possibly be good news for those with same-sex…
Anchor Church CityDeconstructing God // If God exists, how could he allow suffering?
Suffering is a painful and personal reality for all of us, and has caused many people to walk away from God. So if God exists, how could he possibly allow…
Anchor Church CityDeconstructing God // Bridesmaids From Hell
How can a good, perfect and loving God send people to hell?
Anchor Church CityDeconstructing God // Violence In The Old Testament
How do we square the horrible reality of violence in the Old Testament with a good and loving God?
Anchor Church CityDeconstructing God // A Human’s Guide to Doubt
Struggling with doubt? You're not alone. In this honest teaching, Alex Stark debunks some myths about doubt and gives us a manual to guide us through doubts…
Anchor Church CityVOUS: Mental Health & You // Anxiety
Anxiety devastates our lives and communities but thankfully it doesn’t have to have the last word. The Lord has made hope & peace available, both now and in…
Anchor Church CityVOUS: Mental Health & You // Addiction
There is both hope for change and grace for mistakes for those who wrestle with addiction and negative patterns of behaviour. Listen as Lead Pastor Matt Sparks…
Anchor Church CityVOUS: Mental Health & You // Depression
Where is God when we experience the dark night of the soul? Over 50% of us will suffer with some form of mental illness at some point in our life. What does it…
Anchor Church CityThe Lord's Prayer // God’s Fight
The final message in our Lord's Prayer series: "Deliver us from evil".
Anchor Church CityThe Lord's Prayer // God’s Family
What is in you, comes out of you. When we experience the incredible forgiveness of God we begin to see how forgiving others is not only possible but also…
Anchor Church CityThe Lord's Prayer // God’s Provision
We are reminded by the theologian Fredrick Brunner that "The Lord's Prayer stretches from the Father at the beginning to the devil at the end, from heaven to…
Anchor Church CityThe Lord's Prayer // God’s Mission
The Lord's Prayer challenges us to radically reorient our prayer lives. Pray is not about informing God of our plans and purposes but about calling upon God to…
Anchor Church CityThe Lord's Prayer // God’s Name
This week Matt looks at the paradigm, privilege and power of prayer.
Anchor Church CityThe Lord's Prayer // God’s Prayer
If you ask the Creator of the universe: "Teach me to pray," how do you think he will respond? For the next several weeks we will be taking a journey through…
Anchor Church CityCompared to Who?
When we play the 'comparison game', comparing ourselves to others we end up devaluing other or devaluing ourselves. How does Jesus set us free?
Anchor Church CityWhat Is The Church?
What is the church? What needs to be true about a community of people who come under the love and lordship of Jesus Christ? Listen in as we look to the early…
Anchor Church CityIs the Resurrection Believable?
Is the resurrection believable? Here are 7 reasons why we reckon it is and 3 why you ought to want it to be true!
Anchor Church CityWhy is Good Friday Good?
Why is Good Friday good? Why did Jesus die? Why do we celebrate his brutal execution? What does it all mean for us?
Anchor Church CityLiving by Faith in Uncertain Times
In a time of uncertainty, what does it look like for us to live by faith? How can we have a unique response to the COVID crisis as the people of God?
Anchor Church CityHow to Meet Together (When We Can’t)
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, churches are no longer meeting together in person. How do we respond? How can we continue to meet together when we can't?
Anchor Church CityHelp in Our Time of Need
In the midst of the COVID crisis, Jesus offers us help in our time of need.
Anchor Church CityA Very Present Help
'Who is God?' is an important question that comes up when a crisis hits. One that doesn't come up as often that is equally important is: 'Who are the people of…
Anchor Church CityA Better Word
Passive, apathetic faith will lead to drifting away, but we have such an incredible salvation, let's lean into it, living by Jesus' message and not the worlds.
Anchor Church CityChurch Planting
Don Reddin Lead Pastor of CityLight Church Adelaide joins us to finish of Vision Month and give us a fresh vision of multiplication.
Anchor Church CityBring, Build, Send
Join Lead Pastor Matt Sparks and Church Planting Resident Arnaldo Santiago in a dialogue about the why, where, who and how of Anchor's first church plant.
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More Of God
We want more of God not just more from God. Our lead pastor shares what he believes God wants for our church in 2020.
Anchor Church CityThe Plot Twist
Plot twists are so captivating because they’re often not what we expect to happen. Near the start of his ministry Jesus reveals a plot twist of his own by…
Anchor Church CityThe Gift of God
Who will you become in 2020? We are shaped far more by the stories, slogans and deep beliefs of our culture that we often think. What does it look like to be…
Anchor Church CityJesus the Warrior King
So often we can have a view of Jesus that is more shaped by the church or our culture than the Scriptures. We’ll look at Revelation 19 to explore an angle of…
Anchor Church CityAdvent: The Darkness & Light of Christmas
This season of Advent is an opportunity for us to face our darkness and prepare our hearts to receive God's light.
Anchor Church CityAdvent: Waiting for the King
Our culture doesn't train us to wait well. Learn how Advent can train us to wait for God in the everyday things of life, as well as the return of the King.
Anchor Church CityWork & the Missio Dei
Often Christians may believe that the work of our hands and hearts, our 90,000 hours will be left behind when Jesus wraps up history. The Scriptures tell a…
Anchor Church CityThe Work of Rest
In a culture that travels at a violent pace, what does it look like to stop, rest, mediate and enjoy the beauty of God’s world?
Anchor Church CityThe Way of Forgiveness
Our world can often be stripped of grace, leaving us hard and heartless. A passive sentimentality is no answer to this reality. What does it look like to…
Anchor Church CityThe Silver Sack
God wants to change our lives just as He changed the lives of Joseph's brothers. When it comes to God, no one is beyond his transforming power.
Anchor Church CityDream Job
Your work is where God wants to use you. God raises Joseph up as a highly successful secular leader to bring his blessing to the world.
Anchor Church CityThree Nightmares
Waiting is hard; but in your waiting God is working to stretch your faith! How can you learn to wait well?
Anchor Church CityHighs & Lows
Joseph, now in Egypt, rises to prosperity but soon faces an injustice that sends him crashing back into the pit. Where is God in the midst of this new trial?
Anchor Church CityWhen Dreams Don’t Come True
Just because life’s unfair, doesn’t mean Gods not there!
Anchor Church CityThe Technicolour Dreamcoat
Favouritism breeds family dysfunction. Jacob loves Joseph more than any of his brothers, and his brothers hate him.
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Why do we give?
Jesus is a giver, not a taker. A way of seeing all of salvation is that Jesus gives and we receive.
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Living by Faith
You cannot earn God's acceptance by trying really hard but simply trusting in Jesus love for you.
Anchor Church CityDecision Making
How do we make good decisions as Christians? Jeff Jones introduces us to a framework to make Bible-based, God-fearing, Spirit-led, Jesus-like decisions.
Anchor Church Citywe are the future
In a secular age, do we have any grounds for confidence that the church will have future?
Anchor Church Citywe are others-centred
We are others centred in our attitudes, actions, words and heart.
Anchor Church Citywe are a counter-cultural collective
Our goal is not relevance but reverence. We are called to be a counter-cultural collective.
Anchor Church Citywe are peacemakers
Conflict can ruin relationships and divide churches. Jesus calls his disciples to respond to conflict with peacemaking, so that we might experience healthy…
Anchor Church CityWe Are Five!
The story of Peter taking a step of faith to walk on water seems a fitting analogy of both Anchor’s past 5 years and our hoped for future.
Anchor Church Citywe are under authority
In an anti-authoritarian age, what place does the church have?
Anchor Church Citywe are created for community
In an age that disciples us to live radically self-centred lives, the church is the only place that cultivates the kind of life built for flourishing, we are…