Anchor Church Regina

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.

We welcome our new lead pastor, Nik Amodeo, and get back to our series in the book of Acts. Nik unpacks Acts 6 for us, looking at the commissioning of Stephen to head up the emerging ministry of widow care in the church. We look at how God calls us, as a church and churches, to: Ministry innovation and equipping leaders Walk in unity and compassion A life of unbusyness Care for the whole person

As disciples of Jesus, we are called to both sit and serve. Understanding that prioritizing the right one, in the right time, allows us to experience God's peace. We are challenged in this season of busyness to make time to sit so we can serve well too.

We look at the story of Jesus quieting the storm in Matthew 8. We see how God is with us in our boat and in the storms of our lives. In the storms of life, Jesus: reminds of His power and sovereignty, invites us into His rest, and reminds us that He's a God who loves us and wants to both grow and mature us while also lovingly protecting us.

Rev. Phil Gunther, Director of our Saskatchewan Mennonite Brethern denomination, joins us to look at the Christmas story of...Zacchaeus? While it might not be a traditional Christmas story, Phil shows us how we see that encounters with Jesus have a transformation impact on us — and that this is why Jesus came to us at Christmas. We continue to see the promise, hope, and miracle of Christmas come alive, even in these not-very-Christmassy passages.

We kick off our not-very-Christmassy-but-actually-more-Christmassy-than-you-might-think Christmas series. This week, we look at Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well. Jesus' scandalous interaction with her speaks to the scandalous – and hope-filled – truth of Christmas for us today.

In today's passage, we see the Apostles encountering persistent obstacles to their mission including a severe beating. Yet, they persevere in their mission with unwavering joy. Mick points us to examine the Apostles' example, helping us to find joy and hope as we experience trials ourselves.

Jordan unpacks the end of chapter 4, and the start of chapter 5. In seeing the example of the church moving and acting as one, we see instruction and encouragement towards unity in our own churches as we continue Jesus' mission. We see that for the church to be in sync, we need: Common relationship Common foundation Common purpose Momentum

Pastor Luke walks us through Acts 3

In his final sermon as our lead pastor before moving to plant a new church in British Columbia, Pastor Luke opens up Philippians 1:3-11 to encourage, challenge, and bless us, one last time.

In our message today we see how Holy Spirit empowers and emboldens Peter and John to boldly witness in trying times. We are encouraged to be empowered witnesses to our spheres of influence as Holy Spirit works in us.

In our text, Luke delves into the early church's birth, describing its defining characteristics. A healthy church, as depicted in our text, is characterized by a Biblical diet, a committed community, joyful worship, and a vibrant gospel culture.

We unpack Peter's sermon at pentecost in Acts 2, looking at God's endorsements of Jesus and what it means that Jesus was who He said it was (and who God said He was). As we look to continue Jesus' mission on earth, we see that we can't just bring the Kingdom of God – we need to also point to the King.

As we dive into Acts chapter one, we are going to see how Jesus' mission continues through His Spirit-empowered church. We see three key things: 1. Jesus' mission is Gospel-centred. 2. Jesus' mission is dependent. 3. Jesus' mission is vocal.

Pastor Luke kicks off our new series in the book of Acts Overview of Acts 1-12 from the Bible Project, used with thanks.

What an amazing summer in the Psalms! Here's our collected 2024 Summer Psalm Sermons.

Using Psalm 13 as a jump off point Mick helps us to understand the Biblical language and rhythm of lament as a tool to navigate the brokenness of our lives and the disconnect we can feel from God in it.

As we come to the end of our series in the life of Joseph, we revisit the question we asked when we started this series: “How would your outlook on life change if you believed God was really with you—in every situation?” In chapters 42-45 we see Joseph encounter his brothers once again and, as he does, his brothers experience guilt, kindness, and see how God redeems their stories.

Jordan takes us through Chapter 41, and Joseph's rise to power in Egypt. We consider the trappings and wealth and treasure, and how Joseph kept his heart oriented to God's care and provision in his life despite his come up. Joseph's example shows us how to treat times of plenty in our own lives.

Joseph's story has many twists and turns through it and, in chapter 40, we encounter Jospeh, in prison, waiting for God to deliver him...and just when it seems like he is about to be delivered, he ends up waiting two more years. We see how, in our waiting, God is faithfully present with us through looking at three things Jospeh's waiting is marked by.

As we continue to look at Joseph life, we are confronted with God's providential hand at work in Joseph's story. In Genesis 39, we see three ways God is providentially at work in our lives. God providentially place Joseph in Potiphar house, providentially provide an escape for Joseph as he faces temptation, and providentially with Jospeh at another low in his life.

Pastor Luke starts off our series looking at the story of Joseph, from the book of Genesis. We open up some themes we'll see throughout this story: 1. The disfunction of sin 2. The "just so happens" of God's plans 3. God's grace at work

Today we transition from the theory of prayer to the practice of prayer. We look at three transforming realities of prayer that – when practiced – can transform our prayer life.

This week we will see is that prayer has real power that can bring real change into our world. In our message we look at Moses' intercession for the people of Israel in Exodus 32, and see how God places us right place, at the right time, to pray for others.

James tells us that we do not have because we don't ask. What does that mean? Why does God have us ask if He already knows what we want and need? Jordan helps us unpack that. We talk about snacks.

This week we are looking at prayers of confession. Confessing our sins does not come naturally to us. Our nature is to hide and cover our sins and this often leads to spiritual sickness.In our message, we look at how the gospel invites us to confess our sins and what that actually looks like in practice in our lives.

Rightfully considering the person and character of God allows us to better see Him as worthy of praise – this can shape our hearts as we pray to Him. By Acknowledging God's Majesty and Holiness, Expressing Gratitude for God's Faithfulness, and Surrendering in Trust and Dependence we can prepare our hearts and minds to see God in awe. As Mick reminds us, all prayer is an act of worship.

We kick off our series on Prayer with this double feature. 0:00 Introduction Sermon Laying the foundation for where we will be heading throughout this sermon series. 38:17 A Growing Confidence We have come face to face with the uncomfortable truth that many of us struggle with prayer. If we want to grow in the area of prayer, we don't need more disciplines but a right understanding of who God is. In today's sermon we look at the truth of who God is and how that affects our prayer lives.

As Paul closes his letter to Timothy, in 1 Timothy 6:17-21, we see in his writing the importance of handling treasure and truth in Godly ways. The underlying truth is that – when we have Jesus and His word – we are rich in treasure and truth. Mick points us to three keys from Paul's writing.

Some of Paul's final words for Timothy are words of encouragement — not to be passive in the spiritual battle that we are in but to actively fight the good fight of the faith. In our text, Paul gives Timothy three ways he can actively fight and not find himself in the same place as the false teachers in Ephesus.

As Paul begins to close out his letter to Timothy, he comes back to the issues of false teachers that have plagued the church in Ephesus. In our passage today Paul focuses in the these false teachers' love for money and why this unhealthy craving is dangerous to our faith.

How should the church handle pastors who walk in sin or have moral failings? This is a question that seems very relevant for today as we constantly hear about pastors who are being removed from ministry. This isn't a new issue for the church as we see Paul give Timothy and the church in Ephesus instructions on how to handle pastors and leaders who are no long faithful to Jesus and walking in sin. As we look at 1 Timothy 5:20 we will see the dangers of persistent sin, the need for bringing sin into the light, and God's gracious warning to us.

We look at God as our Everlasting Father, and the prize of the Gospel. Even though our world continues to let us down over and over again, our dissatisfaction points us to a better father who will never fail us or abandon us.

This week, we continue looking at the relational names given to Jesus in Isaiah 9:6. This Sunday, we looked at the name Mighty God. This name tells us that Jesus is God in the flesh who breaks into our world and fights to rescue his people from evil.

As we head into the Advent season, we want to spend some time looking at the relational names of Jesus found in Isaiah 9:6. This week we are looking at the name Wonderful Counsellor. In this Sermon we discover what this name means and how we can experience Jesus' wonderful counsel in our lives.

How the church cares for their pastors is an opportunity to display the gospel to a watching world. In our text this morning, Paul lays out three ways the church can care for their pastors and the impact it will have on its gospel witness.

Mick encourages us in the call to care well for each other as a community of believers, meeting each other's needs as a loving family.

We look at the often overlooked office of Deacon, and how it's part of God's good design for His church.

Pastor Luke takes us into 1st Timothy chapter 3, as we look at church leaders. Not only does God put a high bar on the overseers of the church, He also plays a great responsibility on the church overall – to choose good leaders, to hold their leaders to a biblical standard, and to grow and develop called leaders.

Our text today is one of the more controversial passages in all of scripture. Paul gives instructions to the women in the church in Ephesus on how they need act as the church gathers.