Anchor Church Regina

Pastor Nik unpacks Jesus' arrival at the temple, and over-turning the tables of the money changers. With a better understanding of what Jesus was *actually* up to, we can ask anew: what does He want to overturn in our hearts?

Pastor Nik takes us through Jesus' miracle turning water into wine. As it turns out, there's a LOT more going on in this passage than just a wedding without enough wine.

Due to a technical issue, we join Mick partway through his unpacking of John 1:35-51. As we see Jesus beginning to assemble His disciples, we see a beautiful picture of how we too can see — and ultimately be seen by — Jesus.

Pastor Nik takes us through John 1:19-34. We look at John's testimony of who he is anchored in the truth of who Jesus is. As we explore, experience, and, at times, struggle with our own sense of identity and longing to belong, we're reminded of our greater identity under the person and work of Jesus.

We officially* kick off our series in the Gospel of John, looking at Jesus as the Word becoming flesh and entering into human history — tabernacling with us — and how that can and should change how we live our lives.*We've been in John for 3 weeks as part of January's vision month, but we're for real for real starting John now.

We close our Vision Month looking at our third pillar — shepherding community. Connecting to John 16, we look at the work of Holy Spirit, and how we seek to be a Spirit-led community here at Anchor.

We continue our Vision Month looking at the three pillars central to our church's vision and culture. This week, we look at the mission of the church.

We kick-off both our series in the Gospel of John and also our Vision Month, where we're taking the rest of January to dig into and unpack the three pillars central to our church's vision and culture.This week, look at Spiritual Formation and Jesus' invitation to abide in Him.

We close out our series in Isaiah, and see how the God we've encountered throughout the book gives us assurance and hope in the here and now, beyond the hope yet to come.

The Servant Jesus has come to announce his new creation, and you are invited to be part of it!

Discover the breathtaking invitation of Isaiah 55: God calling the thirsty, the weary, and the wandering to come and receive His free, life-giving grace through Jesus. In this brief postlude to the Servant Songs, we explore His call to return, His mercy that surpasses ours, and the sure hope of His renewing Word. Listen in and be invited afresh to come, receive, and live.

Pastor Nik takes us through the fourth servant song in Isaiah.

Pastor Nik takes us through Isaiah 50, looking at Jesus as the steadfast servant in suffering. We see how Jesus brings rest to weary hearts, entering into our darkness and suffering — He still holds us, and we can trust Him.

Nik takes us through the second Servant Song in Isaiah 49. We look at the Servant's calling to save, and His work to restore the cosmos and all things to Himself. Outflowing from that, we look at 4 implications for us.

Pastor Nik takes us through Isaiah 7, and Isaiah's confronting of King Ahaz. As we encounter the uncertainty of their moment, we're left with some questions relevant for us right now:Where in the midst of uncertainty, pain, or fear, is God inviting me to surrender to Him rather than relying on my own plans and strength?Am I trusting in Jesus, the holy seed from the burnt stump, to bring new life out of what seems hopeless or dead?

Mick takes us through the first Servant Song in Isaiah 42, looking at the Servant's identity (spoiler: He's Jesus!), His mission, and how we should respond to Him.

In Isaiah 40, God speaks comfort to a weary people—not with platitudes, but with His own presence. This message explores how the glory of God is revealed in Jesus' tender strength, calling us to prepare the way for the Lord, find renewal in His Spirit, and rest in the everlasting Word that never fails. OR God doesn't just offer platitudes—He shows up. In this episode, discover how Isaiah 40 reveals a God who comforts, strengthens, and restores the weary.

What does it look like to turn to God in crisis—and stay faithful in prosperity? Hezekiah's journey shows why we need a Saviour, and how Jesus stands at the door of our hearts today. (Isaiah 36-39).

The Two Cities & The Feast of God (Isa 25-26)Lofty/proud city vs. humble/righteous city.God wants to eat with us (Gen 1-3, Ex 24, Jesus & the Table)Peace & ResurrectionFinal Triumph (Isa 27:1)

Isa 11:1-10; 12:1-6The Reign of the BranchA description of the empowerment of the Messiah (v.1-5)A description of the Messiah's new world: a vision of the future! (v.6-10)The kingdom: “already, but not yet”Sustained by God in the tension (Chp 12)

This week, we explore Isaiah 8:11 - 9:7, a passage that flows from a command to fear God over worldly circumstances to the consequences of disobedience, and finally to the glorious promise of hope.This section of Isaiah can be broken down into three parts:Fearing God (Isaiah 8:11-18): The people of Judah are called to stop fearing conspiracies and earthly threats and instead place their fear—a sense of holy awe and delight—in the Lord alone. God is meant to be their sanctuary, but by choosing not to trust Him, they make Him a "stone of stumbling".A Coming Darkness (Isaiah 8:19-22): For rejecting God's word and turning to mediums and necromancers, Judah is warned of a self-inflicted spiritual darkness and distress where there will be "no dawn".The Light Dawns (Isaiah 9:1-7): The passage dramatically shifts from judgment to hope, promising that "the people who walked in darkness have seen a great light". This light comes through a child who will be born, a king given divine titles: "Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace". This child is identified as Jesus Christ, who fulfills this prophecy by beginning his ministry in the very lands of Zebulun and Naphtali mentioned by Isaiah.The takeaway for us today is to examine our own lives. We are challenged to consider where we might be walking in shadows, trusting in "lesser lights" or listening to "lesser voices" instead of Christ. This sermon encourages us to ask what it would look like to truly let Jesus be our sanctuary this week—finding our security, identity, and peace in Him alone, rather than in our fears.

Pastor Nik takes us through Isaiah 6, looking at Isaiah vision, cleansing, and commissioning as he sees a glimpse of the true King. This passage leaves us with some questions to ask ourselves:Lord, how are you calling me to trust you as the true King—above the chaos, sin, and uncertainty of this world—and to rest in your holiness and glory?Lord what sins do you want to purify in me, so that I may rise—cleansed, forgiven, and empowered—to say with Isaiah, “Here I am, send me”?

Pastor Nik takes us through Isaiah 2, looking at God's judgement and our hope, through the illustrations of the Mountain and the Day we see in the passage.

We kick off our new series in the book of Isaiah. Pastor Nik helps ground us on the trajectory of the whole book, and then digs into chapter 1 — looking at God's call for His people to avoid performative or empty acts of repetence, and a desire for genuine repentenace. We see God's heart to help redeem and restore His people when they earnestly seek him.

Pastor Nik closes out our summer series looking at Jesus' 7 I AM statements. Today we look at Jesus as the true vine from John 15.

Pastor Nik looks at Jesus as The Way, The Truth, and The Life from John 14.

Pastor Nik looks at Jesus as the good shepherd, from John 10.

Pastor Nik looks at Jesus as the door of the sheepfold from John 10

SKMB Director Phil Gunther joins us to share a bit about SKMB, and explore Jesus as Light of the World from John 8

Mick Panko looks at the death of Lazarus, and Jesus as Resurrection and Life.

Anchor founding pastor Luke Etelamaki was back from Chilliwack, BC, and joined us to both share about what God has been up to at his new church plant, and to kick off our summer series looking at Jesus' 7 "I am" statements from the book of John.

Pastor Nik takes us through the end of Acts 20

Sean Stevenson-Douglas, president of Eston College, joins us to share a bit about the school and challenge and encourage us towards a deepened and disciplined prayer life.

The proclamation of the gospel of Jesus confronts the idols in our culture. What idols compete for our attention and worship and how can we surrender these to Christ?

Pastor Nik looks at four scenes from Acts 19 that show the Holy Spirit at work—filling, teaching, healing, and converting. Paul's question, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” challenges us today: Are we open to the Spirit's power, presence, and transformation? We look at what it means to live a truly Spirit-filled life.

Pastor Nik takes closes out our time in Acts 17, looking at Paul's time in Athens. In seeing Paul's journey, and how he engaged the culture(s) around him, we are challenged to look at how God has made us, where He has placed us, and how we can be on mission proclaiming God to those around us.

In Acts 17 Paul meets the Bereans who eagerly 'examine Scripture' to know Jesus. How might we gain a fresh openness to Christ through an encounter with Him in Holy Scripture?

Acts 16:16-40: Despite torture and imprisonment, Paul and Silas choose to worship God. How do we respond when we encounter weakness in our lives? What does the Gospel tell us about God's provision and salvation in our despair?

We open Acts 16 and consider the ways the early church attended to the leading of the Spirit in three key ways: in the strengthening of the church, through unfamiliar roads, and to the lost!

We're back in Acts, looking at two different conflicts in Acts 15. As we see conflict handled well, and also poorly, we look at how we as Christ followers should work through conflict and how the Gospel gives us hope — through external, and our own internal, conflict.

He is risen — He is risen indeed! Pastor Nik takes us through Matthew 28 and the eucatastrophe of Easter.

We're taking a break from our series in Acts for Easter. This week pastor Nik opens up Matthew 21, looking at Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem. As we reflect on the miracle of Easter, we consider how we should receive our King in our hearts and lives.

Pastor Nik takes us through Acts 14, looking at Paul and Barnabus and the signs and sacrifices that accompanied their proclamation of the Gospel at Lystra. A question for us as we examine this text: what does it mean to live the Gospel?

How can we hear and respond to the voice of the Spirit who calls us into Christian mission? And what might we expect along the way when we proclaim the Gospel to the world around us?(Also, an advanced clinic on alliterative pastoral point naming)

Nik takes us into Acts 12. While we see God's blessing and rescue of Peter, Nik reminds us that we need to hold Peter's story alongside James'. Instead of a false prosperity gospel that we could see in a wrong interpretation of this passage, we instead see the deeper invitation of Acts 12: hope for today, despite sin and evil, with assurance for tomorrow.

Acts 11:1-18 | As Peter retells the story of the Gospel going to the Gentiles, we reflect on the abundant grace of God to seek and save the lost.

Jordan Krahn takes us out of Acts 9 and into Acts 10, as we come back to Peter. God starts him and a man named Cornelius on a path towards each other, and sets the stage for the Gospel to go out to all people.

Pastor Nik takes us farther into Acts 9, looking at Saul's growing witness for Jesus after time in the wilderness.

Pastor Nik looks at Saul's conversion on the road to Damascus in Acts 9. We see how people can change through a transforming encounter with Jesus, and see the better call God has for Saul — and us — in new life and community. As we're reminded that no one is too far gone from the grace of God, we are charged to shine Jesus' light in our relationships and interactions.

Acts 8:1-25 What does it mean for the church to be on mission for Jesus and why is the infilling of the Holy Spirit essential to Christian mission?

Pastor Nik takes us through Acts 7. We explore the story of Stephen, the first Christian martyr, his discourse to the Sanhedrin, and the call to pray for the persecuted church.