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Have you ever been completely lost and unable to find your way home? The Bible uses the familiar picture of wandering sheep to describe the spiritual condition of every human being. We may appear confident, respectable, and in control, yet God sees how far our hearts have wandered from Him. But Isaiah Chapter 53 does more than reveal our problem - it introduces us to the One who came to solve it. The Lord Jesus Christ is presented as the silent Lamb who willingly walked toward suffering and death for guilty sinners. Why did He remain silent when He was mocked, falsely accused, and cruelly treated? Find out as we consider these wonderful Bible truths in our message today.

Everyone who ever met the Lord Jesus Christ is never the same again. Either they moved away from Him with the knowledge that they had rejected Him, or they believed His message and received from Him the gift of God’s salvation. Yes, coming into contact with Christ is a pivotal point in a person’s life. Our messages here on Anchorpoint are given for just this reason – so that you may have a “life changing encounter”. Such was the experience of a sinful woman who had the wonderful opportunity to have a personal conversation with the Saviour of the world. The woman had a need, a longing in her soul that only the Saviour knew and only the Saviour could meet. And Christ knows YOUR need as well.

Throughout history, memorials have been raised to honour those who died so that others might live in freedom. But there is one death that stands above every other sacrifice - the death of the Lord Jesus Christ. His life was not taken from Him against His will; He deliberately laid it down because of His love for sinners. Yet the story did not end at the cross or inside a sealed tomb. Jesus Christ rose from the dead and is alive today, ready and willing to save. Listen along as we consider the Man who died on the cross, the Saviour who now lives, and the salvation that He freely offers.

Here at Anchorpoint, we believe that the gospel message is the greatest story every told. The message itself never grows old. It tells us the most glorious, yet relevant truths we need to hear today. And people need to hear it. In our message today, speaker Dan Shutt takes a look at God’s way of salvation in four different ways – all of them illustrating the superlative nature of what it presents - the greatest possible blessing, the fullest possible invitation, the simplest possible terms, and the highest possible authority. That’s the gospel, my friend! Will you believe it?

From childhood, Brody Thibodeau knew that he needed to be saved and that Jesus Christ had died for sinners. But one troubling thought repeatedly held him back: “If I get saved, my life will have to change.” Sports, friends, university parties, and the increasing busyness of adult life offered one distraction after another. Still, God continued to speak, reminding him that temporary pleasures could never prepare him for eternity. At age 23, a small gospel booklet helped him see that salvation did not depend upon changing himself - it depended upon Christ’s completed work. Listen now to the story of the change Brody feared and the Saviour he finally trusted.

The apostle John wrote that it is possible to know that we possess eternal life. Listen to it: “The blood of Jesus Christ, God’s Son, cleanses us from all sin.”  Yes, religious activity cannot cleanse a sinful heart or make us acceptable to God. We may speak about God, attend meetings, say prayers, and perform good deeds while still following the pathway of our own choosing. Examine your heart honestly. Only Christ can put away our sin and guilt for good. Are you depending completely upon Christ?

What does Jesus mean to you? Sadly, while mingling with crowds here and there through our daily lives, it is easy to know what Jesus means to many. His name is openly slandered and cursed upon. Would you curse upon something or someone dear and precious to you? I don’t think so. What has He ever done to make people treat Him so disrespectfully and with such animosity? Our message today is all about the lovely man, the Lord Jesus, and what He meant to many believers down through the ages. He presents to us today a person to embrace, a power to experience, and a promise to enjoy. We’re sure that you will be touched by this devotional message today.

People often have very negative thoughts about God – that He wants to control their lives and, even worse, wants to make them miserable. But that is not the God of the Bible! God is loving, patient, kind, generous. Every good thing! And His greatest desire for us is to be forgiven of our sins, removed from our sorrows, delivered from our fear and pain, and to be in a place of peace and joy in His presence forever. He wants all men and women to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. In this message, speaker Peter Ramsay explains what God has done to reach unbelieving sinners. You may be surprised at the love of God for you personally and His dealings in your life.

It's a common mistake for many people to think that there is something they have to DO to gain acceptance with God. An individual may rightly begin to realize a sense of need in their own soul - a need to have matters settled with God - a need to have their sins forgiven. Maybe you’re listening to Anchorpoint today with a desire to have the salvation that the Bible speaks of. Or maybe, you are merely curious about these things. Either way, we're glad you've tuned in because today's broadcast will have many of the answers you're looking for.

“Amazing Grace” is a truly beautiful song. But how sad that many music artists around the world while lending their beautiful voices and instrumental skills to the song hardly appreciate what the song is truly all about! Well, it contains the simple gospel message of the awareness of sin, the grace of God in saving souls, and the joy of the believer upon receiving that message. Is grace amazing to YOU? Are the words of this beautiful hymn the language of your heart?

One of the most well-known verses in the Bible - and you may know it - is John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him, should not perish but have everlasting life.” A beautiful verse - the gospel in a nutshell! Well, today's message is based on the verse that follows John 3:16 - and here's how it reads, "For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved." An equally beautiful verse, don't you think?        But does this verse mean that we are not condemned? No. The world is already lying under total condemnation by God because of our sin. That’s why the Saviour came. Have YOU ever acknowledged this fact? You need to!

It's quite obvious that there is a lot of ‘brokenness’ of the world around us. he ‘whys’ may not all be answered, but there IS purpose in it all. God is not finished with this world yet. And Christians? Well, He’s helping us to focus on what really counts, testing our love and devotion, and developing in us a closer likeness to His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Bible says that the “preaching of the cross is foolishness to them that perish. But unto us which are saved, it is the power of God.” The cross of Calvary is the central focus of the Word of God. The prophets of old looked forward to it, those who lived at the time of Christ saw the cross experience with their own eyes, and we, today, look back at it as an accomplished fact. This week’s message focuses on the cross of Christ and the crossroads that meet at the foot of it. We all need to decide for ourselves – is it foolishness? Or the best news that we have ever heard?

There are many Bible stories about how the Lord Jesus Christ healed the sick and dying. He was known as the “Great Physician” whose compassion and healing power attracted multitudes of sad and afflicted people. But not all people were drawn to the Saviour – in fact, the religious people were His greatest critics! They felt they had no need of Christ in their lives. He exposed their hypocrisy and sin – and they hated Him for it. Is it any different today? Join us as we look at “the REAL pandemic” – that is, the pandemic of sin that is rampant in our world and God’s remedy for it.

The problem with understanding the Bible for just about all of us is that we all come to the Bible with our OWN way of thinking. We've already decided what God is like and what we are like. Unfortunately, it is usually a very wrong assessment. In the gospel of Luke, Chapter 15 the Lord Jesus Christ tells a story that we know now as 'the prodigal son'. But there is more to the story than the son who left home for a far country and later returned to his father. You see, the Lord Jesus was telling the story to a group of self-righteous Pharisees. Yes, the prodigal son certainly needed forgiveness all right, but so did the religious congregation. You see, they ALL needed a 'change of mind'. They needed to look at reality the way that God reveals it to us in His Word. And so do we! I trust that our message today will help YOU to align your thoughts and reasonings to what God wants you to know.