Anchor Bible Church - Sermons

From Psalm 16:10 we learn that believers need not fear death, for they are promised life after death. God will not abandon believers to the grave but resurrect and glorify their bodies in the same way that Jesus was resurrected with a glorified body.

In this sermon, we learn important lessons from the life of Daniel, who, as a youth, resolved to give God glory in everything, even in very trying circumstances.

In this sermon on Psalm 127 we learn to trust the Lord in all things, from business to children. The Lord must build our house, watch our city, and labor through us, and give us children. We answer the question, “How does the Lord do things that we must also do?” We learn that we must trust the Lord for receiving, training, and launching children into the world.

In this particular sermon we look at two major prophetic events, the Great White Throne Judgment and the Eternal State. These two events both occur after Jesus’ millennial reign, and help us to understand what eternity has in store for both unbelievers and believers.

From Rev. 20:1-6 and a sampling of related Old Testament texts, this sermon addresses the establishment of Jesus’ millennial kingdom, when Satan is bound, the tribulation saints resurrected to reign with Christ, and the duration of Jesus’ reign is stated repeatedly. We why Rev. 20:1-6 should be taken at face value, according to the plain meaning of the text and not spiritualized as is the habit of...

In this sermon, we examine the 70 prophetic weeks of Israel’s history as related to Daniel by the Angel Gabriel in Dan. 9:24-27. We discuss what the prophets of the Old Testament in general, and Daniel in particular, did and didn’t see as they looked ahead, and how there are often time gaps in prophecies that are undetectable until the future revelation is given. Daniel 9:24-27 is one of the most...

In this sermon we do a quick overview of the various kinds of resurrections in the Bible, but focus on the first stage of the first resurrection of believers at the end of the church age, often referred to as “the rapture” or “the catching away of believers to meet the Lord in the air.” We examine I Thes. 4:13-18 as our primary text, but consider other reasons for believing the rapture will occur...

In this sermon the church, and when the church age began, are defined. Romans chapters 9-11 are surveyed to show why replacement theology is false and there remains a salvation plan of God for the ethnic nation of Israel that is distinct from the salvation plan of God that includes both Jew and Gentile in the church.

This is part 2 of an “Introduction to Biblical Prophecy” series. This sermon defines what a dispensation is, what dispensationalism is, and how dispensationtional premillennialism differs from amillennialism and postmillennialism. Some historical objections to dispensationalism are addressed. A prophetic timelines for the three major prophetic systems are compared.

It was God’s purpose all along for Joseph to be ruler of Egypt. It was predicted in the dreams back in Gen. 37! Twice we are told that Egyptians loathed shepherds. Joseph was a shepherd, a foreigner, a man convicted of try to rape a high official’s wife. There is no way he would ever become ruler of all Egypt. Yet God, through providence, made Joseph ruler of all Egypt! Every event in Joseph’s lif...

Sometimes we get into a situation that tempts us to fear the future. We know, intellectually, that the future is uncertain, but we fear it anyway. We are afraid about our finances, our job, our children, our relationships, our health, and so many other things. The Bible tells us do not to fear, but trust in the Lord, to use biblical wisdom, and think on what is good and right. Jacob, as we will di...

From Genesis 28:10-22, I want to draw out of the text three progressions in this historical account of Jacob’s dream, so that we can learn what God wanted to teach Jacob and us about Himself and His character so we can better live for His glory.

Gen. 27 is a critical text for it explains how the promises of the Abrahamic Covenant came to Jacob, not Esau, who born first. Usually the first-born son received a double portion of the inheritance, the greatest blessing. From Gen. 27, I want you to consider seven parts of the story that culminated in Jacob being blessed by God and Esau being bitter, cursed, and vengeful, so we can learn to avoid...

Our text is one of the greatest examples of God’s hatred towards immorality found anywhere in the Bible. Yet, even in the midst of this iconic text on God’s hatred and judgment of immorality, we still see the mercy of God put on display towards unworthy sinners. From Gen. 18:16-19:38 I am going to point out four different lessons you must learn from the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, so that you...

From Gen. 14:18-20 I want to look at two interesting facts about Melchizedek that relate to Abraham, to Jesus Christ, and all of us, so that we can be encouraged and praise and glorify God.

What is a wife to do when her husband is disobedient to the Word? How can she respond in a God glorifying way while submitting to her husband? What are her options? In this sermon, we are going to look at Abraham, an example of a disobedient husband, and seek to better understand the biblical response a wife can take when her husband is in rebellion against the Word of God.

My goal in this sermon is to have you consider three different categories of information that are related to the biblical covenants, so you can understand how Gen. 12:1-3 and related texts, directly impact your life, if you have repented of your sin and placed your faith in Jesus Christ to save you from the consequences of your sin.

From Gen. 12:1-3 I want to point out two things: the promises imbedded in the Abrahamic Covenant and also the unconditional nature of the Abrahamic covenant, so that in later messages, you can better understand how believers in Christ Jesus are able to partake in the covenant that God made with Abraham some 4,000 years ago.

What is a covenant? What is a theological covenant? What is a biblical covenant? What is covenant theology? What is a bilateral or unilateral covenant? What covenant to Israel is the foundation for all others? Upon hearing those questions, if what comes to your mind is a blank, no information, nothing on file in your brain, I hope to remedy that this evening as we do a quick overview of the covena...

What happens when we forget our true riches in Christ, take our eyes off the Lord, and envy the wicked? In this sermon, we are going to find out as we take a look at Psalm 73 and learn how to worship the Holy One when the wicked prosper.