Anchorpoint Radio

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 following John 3:16 - and here's how it reads, "For God sent not His...

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 at Anchorpoint today with a desire to have the salvation that the Bible speaks of. Or maybe, you are mer...

Who doesn’t like the old, familiar hymn with the catchy tune “We Three Kings of Orient are”? It conjures up images of bejewelled noblemen riding on stately ornamented camels, each with a gift in their hands. Well, the real story from the Bible is a lot different from that. Yes, there were “wise men” or magi that actually made that arduous journey in search for a King, a Messiah. But their quest wa...

We can become so familiar with the Christmas story that we lose the awesome wonder of that day! And so many people miss the message completely - a message brought to us from heaven by angels no less! Tremendous news of a Saviour given “unto US”! Why would God even do this for sinners who hated and rejected Him? And who still do! Well, the only reason is in God’s great heart of love for sinners lik...

The Christmas message is really a year round message - it's the message of the gospel - God's invitation to sinners to receive His only provision for sin - the Lord Jesus Christ! Christians remember Christ's birth all year round - and praise and thank God for ever sending His Son to come to this world and die at the place called Calvary to reconcile sinners back to Himself. What a w...

Titus 2:13 says, "Looking for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour, Jesus Christ who gave Himself for us." Who's looking forward to this great event - the coming again of our Lord Jesus Christ? Well, it's believers, of course. Christians. Those who have placed their faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as their own personal Saviour....

I don’t have to tell you that we live in a wicked world. One that is harsh, hazardous, and unfair. Some would ask, “Why is there evil anyway? Where did it come from? Why doesn’t God do something about it? Why is there evil anyway, if God really exists?” Well, these are good questions, and the Bible has the answers. Are you ready to listen to them? In our uncertain and unstable world, we trust that...

You know, the Lord doesn't require a lot from any one of us. In fact, He would like us to know just ONE thing. One thing. Sadly, many people don't know even this one thing. In fact, when people hear the clear truth of the gospel - that we are sinners and have offended God, that we need to acknowledge this and turn from our sin and trust Christ to save us, they come up with MANY, MANY thi...

You know, in our world of sickness and sorrow, the gospel message of peace and hope stands out like a diamond against a dark background of despair. And not just the message, but the theme of that message - the Lord Jesus Christ. There was no one who ever sympathized so much with sinful mankind - no one who ever cared for us personally and individually - no one who ever stepped in to bare our grief...

Many people are already aware of what the Gospel message is all about. Some may have heard it for years, starting as children in Sunday School. They know all about the problem of sin in our lives, the plague that it has been on mankind, and its destructive effects on people. They may know how Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, how that He went to the cross to suffer for sins as a su...

Today’s broadcast looks at three beautiful scriptures that prove to us the unconditional love of God for sinners. All of these contain the wonderful words "He gave Himself". Yes, they are talking about the Lord Jesus Christ who gave Himself for our sins in order to deliver us from the bondage and terrible consequences of sin; who gave Himself to redeem us from all iniquity (that is, to b...

  We are so prone to thinking about God as someone who we need to clean ourselves up for and heaven as a place that we have to work hard to attain. Well, certainly we cannot stand in God's presence the way we are, and certainly heaven is NOT open for unprepared sinners. But the gospel message really comes to us from God's view - not ours - and He has made mankind an offer of forgiveness....

The Bible is a book of history, outlining sequences of events in the order that they happened to make up a narrative that can be understood, examined and verified. Various times, events, and experiences that scholars have both studied and relied upon for centuries are recorded with amazing accuracy. Often, the writers specified actual ‘days’ in which different, important events happened, and there...

Today’s message is focused on a topic that is not spoken about much in churches these days – the wrath of God. Yes, the wrath of God. You might be surprised by what the Bible teaches about it. Make no mistake though – God is a God of love. In fact, God IS love. But really, both characteristics go together. The solemn truth is that God’s wrath is not only future, but we experience its affects in ou...

What a tremendous amount of confusion surrounds the use of the term 'faith.' Many people look at faith as a concept that comes up only in religious discussions. They forget or don't realize that they exercise faith every day of their lives - in people and things around them. Some are even proud of their faith, claiming to have 'great faith' and relying on it to get them to...

Sadly, many have the misconception that heaven is basically a place that caters to their unfulfilled wishes in THIS life - kind of a place where we can forever hang out with our friends enjoying some kind of eternal party. While heaven is indeed a real place and it IS forever, people do not realize that it is characterized by holiness and the complete absence of sin - a place where the will of God...

The children of Israel under cruel bondage in Egypt were finally set free as Pharaoh gave in to the last plague against that nation - the death of the first born. All those who sacrificed a lamb and put the blood on the doorpost were 'passed over' - spared from judgment. What a wonderful picture of Christ who, as the Lamb of God, became the substitute on the sinner's behalf! Have YO...

Can you be sure you will be alive this time tomorrow? Or later on tonight? No, of course you can't. God wants you to get the matter of your soul's salvation settled - now. The gospel message demands a response from individuals. What will yours be?

We all tend to think of ourselves more highly than we ought to think. We compare ourselves to others and judge ourselves to be not that bad after all. Well, the Lord looks much deeper than that.  Today’s message lays out the nature of a sinner - and wonders if you see a reflection of yourself in the Bible's description, ‘Me the sinner’. It's important because acknowledging you are a sinn...

In today’s prevailing atmosphere of virtual experiences, cyber games, and online relationships, it’s becoming harder to get people to face life’s true realities. Realities that are not always easy to accept. People will often prefer to deny the hard facts of life. We want you to know that not all of reality is doom and gloom. Indeed, true reality involves all of the fullness of life that God has g...

One of the most loved stories in the Old Testament is the many-part drama of Joseph, starting from his birth as a favoured son of the patriarch Jacob, to his enslavement in Egypt, to his wrongful conviction and imprisonment, and to his eventual rise as the second in command to Pharaoh himself. It’s a story of intrigue, treachery, and injustice. But it’s also a story of love, devotion, and forgiven...

Life is much more than all we see around us – more than material, physical things. But how easily we get caught up with things of time and sense! We easily forget that all these things are temporal – they don’t last. The Bible says that the things that are UNSEEN are eternal. And these are the important things we need to take note of. Things like your soul, the spiritual world, the future realitie...

The word ‘saved’ is a Bible word. It occurs many times in the scriptures, and in the gospel it is often used in the imperative. That means it is not an option for individuals who ever want to be in heaven. Yes, salvation is a possibility, but it is also a necessity. We MUST be saved, the Bible says. And it is obvious why. 

You know, the gospel is an urgent message. It’s not a message people should put on the back burner to consider at a later date - perhaps when life is less complicated or when they have more time. But consider this one important and solemn fact - it is possible to miss Christ. We can be like those who think everything is okay  - that a show of religion is close enough to the real thing. How tragic!...