Anchor Church Missoula

Series: Sermon on the Mount Sermon Title: The Lord's Prayer Synopsis: After giving His followers examples of how not to pray, Jesus now turns and teaches a proper outline for prayer. This message gives a general overview of what has become known as The Lord's Prayer. A 9 part deep dive teaching on this content can be found on our Youtube channel by looking for the "Pray Like This&quot...

Series: Sermon on the Mount Sermon Title: How NOT to Pray (Part 2) Synopsis: Last week we looked at how Jesus taught His followers of the danger of praying in order to be seen by men. This week we look at the second way that Jesus told His followers not to pray. He doesn't want us to ramble on in prayer as though He is impressed with our many words or to mindlessly repeat memorized prayers. Pr...

Series: Sermon on the Mount Sermon Title: How NOT to Pray Synopsis: We are moving on to Jesus' second example of wrong motives behind right actions. This second example is in our prayer lives. Before teaching His followers the proper way to pray, Jesus teaches how NOT to pray. We must be aware of the danger of praying in order to be seen by others or with meaningless repetition. Kyle Smith • M...

Series: Sermon on the Mount Sermon Title: Generosity Synopsis: Jesus speaks to His followers with an expectation that they would be generous. This week we look at the close relationship between godliness and generosity and how we can grow in this private spiritual discipline. Kyle Smith • February 25th, 2024 • • • • • • • •.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Join us for service in person and...

Series: Sermon on the Mount Sermon Title: Giving to the Needy Synopsis: Jesus tells His followers not to do good deeds in order to be admired by others. He then follows up by giving three examples of private spiritual disciplines. The first example is giving to the needy, and how followers of Jesus are expected to be generous in ways that honor God. Kyle Smith • February 18th, 2024 • • • • • • • •...

Series: Sermon on the Mount Sermon Title: Private Disciplines Synopsis: Jesus continues His Sermon on the Mount in Matthew chapter 6 by addressing the all too human condition of seeking the approval of man. He challenges His followers to watch out for the trap of having the right behavior, but doing it with the wrong motives. We are called to live from God's approval, not seeking out the appro...

Series: Sermon on the Mount Sermon Title: Halftime Huddle Synopsis: We have just concluded walking through Matthew 5 and are about to dive into chapter 6. Before we do, we are taking this week to pause and recall the purpose of this teaching series. We will look at the setting with which Jesus delivers the sermon as well as the dramatic call for His followers to put His teachings into practice. Ky...

Series: Sermon on the Mount Sermon Title: How Are You Different? Synopsis: Jesus teaches that loving those that love us is no different than pagans who have no concern or desire to please God. Followers of Jesus are called to be a people set apart. One distinct way we are to be different in this life is by extending the same love that Christ extended to us towards those who could easily be defined...

Series: Sermon on the Mount Sermon Title: Love Your Enemies Synopsis: Jesus' previous teaching to resist the reflex of revenge was challenging enough. Now He tells His followers that what sets us apart is when we love and pray for those that have treated us the worst. How are we ever supposed to accomplish such a tall task? Kyle Smith • January 21st, 2024 • • • • • • • •.• • • • • • • • • • •...

Series: Sermon on the Mount Sermon Title: Revenge Synopsis: Revenge is a reflex of the flex, but not the way of Jesus. What then are we to make of the concept of 'eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth'? This message will look at Jesus' desire that His followers would trade the reflex of revenge for Kingdom minded self-sacrifice. Kyle Smith • January 14th, 2024 • • • • • • • •.• • • • •...

Series: Sermon on the Mount Sermon Title: Vows Synopsis: We all battle desires for dishonesty. Sometimes in major ways, but often in subtle ways. Jesus teaches that His followers should not need to swear by anything, because we are representing the Person of Truth. Kyle Smith • January 7th, 2024 • • • • • • • •.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Join us for service in person and online every...

Series: Sermon on the Mount Sermon Title: Divorce Synopsis: Divorce and the factors leading up to such decisions are so personal, painful and often complex. But what does Jesus have to say about divorce? Jesus gives a very direct statement that can be challenging, but I am convinced that God’s Word & the directives of Jesus only lead to life. Kyle Smith • December 17th, 2023 • • • • • • • •.•...

Join Pastor Jeff Valentine as he describes in detail what the soul is and what it truly needs. Jeff Valentine (Anchor Overseer) • December 10th, 2023 • • • • • • • •.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Join us for service in person and online every Sunday at 10am (MST) at the City Life Community Center in Missoula, MT. We believe that you matter. We would love to connect with you and hear your...

Micah Dalbey (Anchor Overseer) • December 3rd, 2023 • • • • • • • •.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Join us for service in person and online every Sunday at 10am (MST) at the City Life Community Center in Missoula, MT. We believe that you matter. We would love to connect with you and hear your story! https://www.anchorchurchmissoula.com/contact If you would like to engage financially with...

Title: Backwards From Bema Synopsis: Jesus paid a high price for the payment of our sins on the cross. Because of his sacrifice we get the privilege to receive the free gift of salvation, but what is required of us post salvation? Today, we look at what Scripture calls “the judgment seat of Christ”, and how it should affect all of our daily lives. Spencer Powell • November 26th, 2023 • • • • • • •...

Title: Jonah – A reluctant missionary, a relentless God Everyone knows about Jonah and the “whale” but ever wonder why this book is included in the Bible? As we enter into this fascinating story, not as passive listeners but as active participants, we learn something about Jonah, about God’s heart for the nations, and about ourselves. Maybe we are more like this Old Testament prophet than we reali...

Last week we looked back at the faithfulness of God over the last year. This week we look forward to the vision we believe God is leading us into for this next year. There is some practical information relating to the questions of if we are going to transition to two services or if we are looking for another building. But we spend most of our time sharing The Anchored Path, our vision for how we f...

Anchor Church is celebrating 3 years of God's faithfulness to this body. Our celebration consists of worship, testimony, sharing the data from our 3 year survey and a short message on being anchored in Christ. Kyle Smith • November 5th, 2023 • • • • • • • •.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Join us for service in person and online every Sunday at 10am (MST) at the City Life Community Cen...

Sermon Series: Sermon on the Mount Sermon Title: Lust = Adultery Synopsis: Jesus continues His teaching against our tendency to loosen the law by teaching on adultery and lust. Just as anger was the heart issue behind murder, Jesus now teaches that the heart issue behind adultery is lust. As followers of Jesus, we must not conform to the ways of this world but approach sex and sexuality in a way t...

Sermon Series: Sermon on the Mount Sermon Title: Lustful Desires Synopsis: Jesus continues his efforts in going deeper than simple outward obedience to the law. This time, he targets adultery. Adultery is the act of breaking the covenantal commitment of marriage, however, adultery is often if not always fueled by a deeper and powerful desire - lust. In this message, we’ll examine how lust has a cr...

Sermon Series: Sermon on the Mount Sermon Title: Anger = Murder Synopsis: Jesus has affirmed the law and told His followers not to loosen from even the least of the laws. He now begins to show how He has not come to abolish the law by interpreting it in a way that shows that righteousness is an inward heart condition, not an outward behavior. He starts with a call to deal with anger in our hearts...

Sermon Series: Sermon on the Mount Sermon Title: Greater & Lesser Synopsis: Jesus instructs His followers to not ignore the "least commandment" or they will be "called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven." This insinuates that there are greater and lesser commands and that there is some sort greater and lesser in eternity. In this message, we consider Jesus' teaching on...

Series: Sermon on the Mount Sermon Title: Teaching a Loose Law Synopsis: Last week we talked about how Jesus warned against the tendency to break, ignore, or loosen biblical standards of righteousness. He goes on to say that "anyone who teaches others to do the same will be the least in the Kingdom of Heaven." How do we guard ourselves and our church frome teaching a loosened version of...

Series: Sermon on the Mount Sermon Title: Loosening the Law In the previous verses, Jesus affirms and points to His relationship to the writings of the law and the prophets. From that approval and stance on what we now know as the Old Testament, Jesus now teaches on the problematic tendency to reduce or loosen the biblical standards of right living. How do we fight this temptation and remain faith...

In these couple of verses, Jesus introduces a few challenging thoughts. He speaks of commandments that are lesser than others and that there will be people that will be the least and others that will be the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven. Who is the least and who is the greatest? It comes down to how one responds to the call of righteousness given through the Word of God. Kyle Smith • September...