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Anchor Church is a new church in Champaign-Urbana, IL. Check out more at www.anchorchurchil.com

Anchor Church IL


    • Jul 13, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Jesus and John Wayne

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2025 28:26


    If you feel disillusioned with the American Church, you won't want to miss this sermon where we travel in time through the last 70 years of drifting and see how we can find our way back to a purer faith.

    Speed of Trust

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2025 29:52


    "Trust is a right; you owe it to me because of who I am." If you've ever felt this unspoken pressure, you're not alone. This sermon, inspired by The Speed of Trust, will dismantle that myth. We'll explore why trust is always earned, never simply given, and how understanding this empowers you to build stronger, more authentic relationships.

    Reading While Black

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2025 35:55


    How do you trust a book that is used as a tool of oppression? In this sermon at Anchor Church in Champaign, IL, Charity uncovers what the Bible really says about slavery and what that means for us today.

    Unlearning How We Read the Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2025 34:55


    Did your parents write a book telling you everything you needed to know and do exactly how to do it? Neither did God. In this sermon, Dave helps us discover the do's and don'ts of reading the Bible.

    Juneteenth 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2025 21:50


    Would Jesus celebrate Juneteenth? Watch as James shares how following Jesus looks like embracing unity and freedom!

    For Such a Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2025 40:12


    Listen to Sally as she shares what it looks like to discover divine purpose and divine timing through the story of Esther.

    The Secret Seven: The Women Who Rescued Moses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 31:40


    You've heard of George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, but have you heard of the War Woman of Georgia, Nancy Hart? History often overlooks the essential unsung heroes. But, not Exodus!

    Miracles Missed

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 23:04


    After the battle is won, Deborah leads Israel in a song praising God, honoring the volunteers, and singling out those who stayed home.

    Known Loved Valued

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 27:46


    This week, Sherena takes us through the story of Jesus and the pages of the Bible to discover an often overlooked reality: what God thinks of women.

    Lead Like Deborah

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 18:26


    After twenty years of oppression, God gave Israel a leader: Deborah. Today, the world needs you to be a leader like Deborah.

    Give Like a Macedonian

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 31:58


    Has anyone ever stolen from you? We lock our doors, hide our valuables, protect our identities, and still worry that what we have will be taken. This week, we talk about how we can live with abundance and generosity in a world that keeps taking.

    Fasting Forward

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 29:06


    What might be today's most neglected Christian practice? In today's sermon, we explore what we might be missing out on by not fasting.

    Way of Suffering: Nothing to be Ashamed Of

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 13:58


    How can a stone being rolled away mean your shame being dealt with?

    Way of Suffering: It Had to be Done

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 36:37


    When Dominos pizza is put in front of me, I must consume. Why? Because it had to be done. Today, we explore why Jesus believed the cross had to be done.

    The Way of Suffering: Getting Rid of Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 25:43


    Did you know that Pontius Pilate was known for his brutality and swift, merciless responses to people? But, even Pilate thought Jesus deserved better!

    The Way of Suffering: Something to Cry About

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 30:58


    According to the CDC, 40% of young people report being persistently sad or feeling hopeless. Today we follow Jesus to Gethsemane to show us what to do when you have something to cry about. For more about Anchor, go to anchorchurchil.com!

    The Way of Suffering: Longer Than You Think (with Eben)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 30:32


    Did you think following Jesus would be a breeze? Well, it's going to take a lot of waiting! For more about Anchor, go to anchorchurchil.com!

    Sermon on the Mount: The Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 29:59


    Jesus ends his first century blockbuster hit with word pictures, inviting us to reflect on the choice we are making. For more, go to anchorchurchil.com!

    Do Not Worry with Charity

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 29:16


    Is anxiety an addiction for you? Don't miss Charity's first ever sermon, as she shares how Jesus's words can help us overcome worry in our lives! For more about Anchor, go to anchorchurchil.com!

    Do Not Judge with Hannah

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 20:23


    We judge as often as we breathe. Listen to Hannah share the surprising ways Jesus tells us to judge!For more, go to anchorchurchil.com!

    Sermon on the Mount: Banking on Heaven with Sally

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 38:14


    Currency has shifted from coins, to shells, to paper, to digital. It's always changing and fluxuating. In this message, Sally tells us why she's banking on heaven!For more, go to anchorchurchil.com!

    Sermon on the Mount: Lord's Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 31:51


    James K.A. Smith tells us, "[Liturgies are] practices that you do that do something to you." The Lord's Prayer might be the most powerful liturgy to transform heart and minds, societies and the world. But, what is it and what does it mean?For more, go to anchorchurchil.com!

    Sermon on the Mount: Religious Practices with Eben

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 29:48


    Did you know there really is a wrong way to pray? Don't miss this sermon, as Eben spells out the critical do's and don'ts of prayer!For more, go to anchorchurchil.com!

    Sermon on the Mount: Oaths, Retaliation, Love Your Enemies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 32:51


    JFK said that we are going to the moon, not because it is easy, but because it is hard. And Jesus calls us to something much harder than going up to the heavens: bringing the heavens down to us through honesty and vulnerability, creative acts of generosity and justice, and actually loving our enemies. For more about Anchor, go to anchorchurchil.com

    Sermon on the Mount: Contempt, Lust, Divorce

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 28:13


    What does the Kingdom of Heaven look like? How does Jesus read his Bible? It starts with how we view other people! For more, go to anchorchurchil.com!

    Sermon on the Mount | The Torah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 31:00


    Was Jesus playing fast and loose with the Hebrew Bible? Should Christians pay much attention to the Old Testament? This week we explore what might be Jesus's most important teaching about how we see the Bible. Find out more at anchorchurchil.com!

    Sermon on the Mount | Salt and Light with Hannah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 27:56


    Why in the world did Jesus call us salt and light? Pretty strange? But, the meaning beneath those two words has a world in and of itself! Anchor Church is a new church to the Champaign-Urbana community. Find out more at www.anchorchurchil.com.

    Sermon on the Mount | Matthew 5:1-12

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 28:36


    No sermon even comes close to the legacy of Jesus's most famous teaching, known as the Sermon on the Mount. This week, we discover the nine surprising blessings.

    Talking Points 3: Three Post Election Mistakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 34:56


    Hopefully, the election is over with a new president elect. You might be relieved or crushed, surprised or terrified. No matter how you felt Wednesday, you might be at risk of these three post-election mistakes. 

    Talking Points 2: Who to Vote For

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 29:54


    It's the week before the 2024 election and you are wondering who to vote for. If you are liberal, vote for Harris. If you are conservative, vote for Trump. But, who do you vote for if you are a Christian? 

    How to Launch a Church (Hannah)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 21:15


    Truly great teams require effort from all players and the same is true with a healthy church. This week, Hannah shares the five practices for Launch Team Members and how these reflect the miracle of the early church! 

    Why Join the Launch Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 28:21


    Experts believe that a major contributing factor to violent domestic terrorists' actions has to do with their need for significance and belonging. These needs are so foundational to human vitality that people will do unspeakable things to get them. This week, we talk about how joining Anchor's Launch Team will fill up two indispensable tanks in your soul. 

    Why a Relaunch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 32:32


    Very soon, Anchor will be embarking on the biggest changes since first starting. Discover the big moves, hopes, and dreams for years of impacting lives!

    Jesus's Multiethnic Church (Eben)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 33:43


    What were Jesus's final words before ascending to heaven? “You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Christianity was meant to be a multiethnic movement from the very start! 

    Color Blessed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 29:41


    Frederick Douglas once wrote: “Revivals in religion and revivals in the slave trade go hand in hand.” He was commenting on the money from the slave trade funding works like churches. This week, we take an honest look at our racist past and explore a way forward. 

    Color Blessed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 30:19


    What does God say about race? Should we see everyone as humans and not worry about the color of their skin? Not exactly! In fact, the Bible is bursting with mentions of ethnicity and healing divides. It is a big deal to God! In this 3-part series, based on the book How to Heal Our Racial Divide, we will explore how racial diversity is a part of Jesus' prayer that we would experience heaven, now. Because as Derwin Gray says, “We are color-blessed, not color-blind.” The Bible didn't fall from the sky. It was written in space and time. So, that means culture and ethnicities play a role. In fact, bridging the ethnic divide is a major theme throughout God's plan. 

    Five Masculine Instincts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 29:48


    Men eat 57% more meat than women. If men eat meat, is it a cultural phenomenon or a natural instinct? It can be confusing to know what it looks like to be a man. This Father's Day, we base on sermon on The Five Masculine Instincts by Pastor Chase to explore what it could look like for men (and women) to grow in character. For more about Anchor, go to anchorchurchil.com!

    Juneteenth 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 32:53


    At the “Door of No Return,” millions were taken from their homes, their families, their lives and sold as slaves. Our Juneteenth speaker, Eben, who gave tours of that very place in Ghana, will be asking: how did humanity get to that point and what can we learn from it?

    Give More Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 27:38


    I grew up hearing: “If you are not giving 10% of your pre-tax income to your local church, you are robbing from God.” There are a million opinions for how we should spend our money. This week, we work to help create a meaningful vision for a generous life. 

    Save More Money

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 24:33


    Imagine your income increasing from $3640 per month to $200,000 per month. That happened to John Wesley, and he did nothing to change his standard of living! This week, we explore the opportunities and obstacles of saving.  

    Make More Money

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 23:19


    “Make as much money as you can.” That sounds more like the words of some get-rich-quick scheme than Jesus. 

    Strategies for Slowing Down (Courtney)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 32:57


    Life seems to move at the speed of light. But, focusing on fast, your life might fly by. In this sermon, discover five tips to a slowed-down life. 

    Sabbath

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 28:20


    Need a vacation? Does lying on the beach, sipping an ice cold lemonade sound right? What about room service and breakfast in bed? This kind of luxury is not only possible, but God actually requires it from you. This week's message, we explore the one spiritual discipline that made it in God's Top Ten List (10 Commandments): Sabbath. For more about Anchor, check out anchorchurchil.com!

    Simplify Your Finances (Hannah)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 34:17


    There are two gospels competing for your devotion: the Gospel of America, which says the more you get (new purse, bigger house, nicer car), the happier you will be; and the Gospel of the Kingdom, which tells you that the life you've always wanted is fully available to you through Jesus. 

    Silence and Solitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 29:34


    CS Lewis called the devil's realm The Kingdom of Noise. If we are to escape hurry, become our true selves and receive God's joy, we must learn the first and most important practice: silence and solitude.  

    The Secret of the Easy Yoke

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 27:00


    Did you know, most people can read 200 books in one year with just 417 hours? Most people also spend 705 hours on social media and 2,737.5 on TV a year. Jesus' invitation to an easy yoke might take time, but it's time you might already have! 

    What's the Big Hurry?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 27:16


    Could hurry be the one enemy stealing the life out of you? In the sermon today, we survey the history of speed and discover what hurry is doing to our souls. 

    Easter 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 22:10


    We live in a world full of injustices. People endure disadvantages and attacks for their race or gender. All too often, the bad guy gets away unscathed. This Easter Sunday, we explore Jesus' solution to evil and injustice that no one was expecting.

    As I Break the Law (Eben)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 30:46


    Does loving people ever mean rejecting the Bible? When Jesus was presented with the puzzle (obey the Bible or show mercy), he broke the rules. If that's what Jesus does, why should we even care about the Bible? This week, special guest preacher, Eben, shows how the Bible is a builder of love, not a barrier to it. 

    As I Heal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 31:23


    If Jesus' ministry was dominated by miraculous acts of healing, what does that mean for you?  How might God be calling you to transform lives as Jesus did? 

    As I Pray

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2024 39:55


    Discover an overlooked act of love! Join us this week as we delve into the depths of prayer through the longest prayer recorded in the New Testament.

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