Ankeny Gospel Church

Two problems that never seem to go away in any culture or generation are purposelessness and loneliness. They catch us off guard, forcing us to find ways to cope and problem solve. Yet, in Genesis 2, we find answers to the problems given to us by God Himself! We don't need to wear fig leaves anymore and work up our own loveableness. Listen in as we explore God's grace and mercy in Genesis...

In Genesis 1, God creates, blesses, and dwells. But how does an ancient creation account teach us anything about God? How should we read Genesis, and what does this book have to do with Jesus?

What does it mean that Jesus is full of grace and truth? Listen in as we explore grace as unmerited goodness and truth as the unveiling of reality.

We all live stories, so which one are you living? The story of Christmas is an invitation to set aside all our burdens and insecurities, and take up the story of Jesus.

As we near Christmas and the end of the year, it's only natural to reflect on how God has grown us. Two questions that are especially helpful are: where do I have a glory deficit? and am I compelled by Jesus? For many of us, these two questions can reveal growth opportunities in our lives...so how do we go forward addressing those? We behold the Glory of God. Listen in as we explore what the g...

The Incarnation is an extravagant claim: God lives among us, God's presence is pursuing us, God moved into the neighborhood. Listen in as we explore the theme of God's presence dwelling with His people.

This week we start a new series on Advent, exploring the prologue to John's gospel. As we contemplate the incarnation, we recognize three advents of Jesus: his arrival as a Redeemer, his arrival as our Holiness, and his future arrival in Glory. Listen in as we remember, imagine, and experience our Lord this Advent season!

Wrapping up our series, we ask ourselves the same question: what is the Church? Listen in as we summarize and explore the entire letter called Ephesians.

Why does Paul tell slaves to obey their earthly masters? Why doesn't he outright condemn slavery? Listen in as we discuss the last section of the Household Code: slaves and masters.

More often than not, we want to romanticize our discipleship, making it grandiose and extravagant, while failing to live out transformed lives in the most intimate and relational places: the home. What does it look like to live in the beautiful vision of the New Humanity? It looks like submitting to one another in the arenas we find it most difficult. Listen in as we catch a glimpse of the mundane...

Following Jesus isn’t a one-time decision, it’s a lifelong walk . Along the way, our desires are reordered, and our hearts are reshaped. Paul reminds us in Ephesians 5 that how we walk, and who we walk with, matters deeply. Join us as we discover what it means to walk in love and to walk as light.

In Ephesians 4, Paul invites us to leave behind our old selves–marked by lies, separation from God, and slavery to greed–and to put on the new humanity created in Christ. Listen in as we explore how in this new self, we are grounded in truth, clothed in God's life, and abounding in generosity.

God is the source of all unity, and we are called to be agents of that unity! In Ephesians 4, Paul discusses the source, gifts, results, and ask of unity. Listen in as we explore what this means.

Ephesians 3 ends with a banger of a prayer: Paul prays with both his body and his words, asking God that we would have power to be overwhelmed by His love. What does this look like? Listen in as we explore what it means to be filled with all the fullness of God.

In Ephesians 3.1-13, Paul talks about grace, mystery, the church, and identity. Listen in as we explore each!

Who or what actually died on the cross? At the end of Ephesians 2, Paul shifts from a vertical focus, our relationship with God, to a horizontal one, our relationship with each other. What walls of hostility are we rebuilding, when God has already torn them down?

What have we been given in Jesus? According to Ephesians 2.1-10, we have been made alive, raised up with Christ, and seated with Him in the heavens, created in Him for good works. What a calling! Listen in as we continue to explore our New Humanity.

Saint Paul ends Ephesians 1 with a prayer for enlightened eyes. Right after he explains all the blessings of God, he asks God that they would have eyes to see the hope of his calling, the wealth of the glorious inheritance, and the immeasurable greatness of His power toward us. What would it look like if we asked for eyes to see the same thing? Apparently, all we have to do is ask.

Last week we started a series on Ephesians and looked at God's blessing to us in Christ! Today, we continue that discussion in The Study Notes and look especially at two words that can cause a lot of confusion: choosing and predestination. Listen in as we look at the story of Israel and God's election of His Son.

Critiques of the church are nothing new, both today and 2,000 years ago. The apostle Paul, author of 13 New Testament letters, often confronted false teaching, called out sin, encouraged believers, and reminded them to hold fast in suffering. But one letter stands apart. In Ephesians, Paul doesn’t correct or critique but simply paints a picture of what the church  is : God’s work, Jesus' prese...

As we become disciples of Presence, Formation, and Mission, what is our mission? Jesus and the New Testament writers have a vision of mission that is often missed, downplayed, or ignored. Listen in as we explore Luke 24 and Acts 1, learning to live on sacrificial mission for our city and world.

Who we follow has a profound impact on the results we encounter in life. Jesus calls us not to just hear what He says, but act on it. This process of obedience forms us. It is not grand gestures and large scale results that form us as much as the day-to-day continual obedience to God. Listen in as we explore Luke 6 and what it has to say about Formation into Christlikeness.

As we kick off our Vision Series, we are reminded of the importance and value of the presence of God in our lives. What might happen if we are acutely aware of God's presence in our lives at all times? Who would we become if, like David, we desired one thing: to dwell in the presence of God?

Paul concludes the Armor of God by talking about praying in the Spirit. What does that mean? How can we as a church pray in the Spirit together? Listen in as we explore three aspects of praying in the Spirit.

What does it mean for us to carry the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God? By looking at Jesus, God's ultimate Word, revealed to us through Scripture, God's written word, we explored how we can embody the word of God for the world.