Anchor South West

In our culture, blessedness is located in *having* things, while in the kingdom of God being blessed is found in giving of our time, talents, and treasure. 

This week our Pastor Arnaldo will lead us through John 13 where Jesus kneels down and washes the feet of his disciples and even of the man who will betray him just a few hours after the last supper in the upper room. 

We pray you've been blessed by this teaching and hope to see you at our Gathering soon. 

The world needs deep people. People who remain alive to the love of God and who are deeply self-aware. That's why at Anchor South West we pursue emotional health because we believe that we cannot become spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature. Join us as Pastor Arnaldo guides us through Psalm 139. David serves as a model for emotionally healthy spirituality as he remains open and aware to the presence of God in his life. He also shows us what it means to grow in self-awareness; all this for the sake of the world. 

We pray this teaching is helpful for you and hope to see you at our Gathering soon. 

What do you feel when you think about prayer?

For many of us the idea of prayer conjures up feelings of guilt and shame. But Scripture tells another story. 

Prayer is an invitation to lift heart and mind to God and the place where we are formed most intimately into the image of Jesus. 

Join us as Pastor Arnaldo takes us to Luke 18 and helps us find prayer again. 

Thank you for joining us and we pray you have a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. See you in 2023!!

How do we know whether we are "succeeding" or failing as a church? What will we look  to measure our success?

When the Corinthian church was tempted to look at its own spirituality, its own justice, its own power, Paul reminded them that if we have all things, know all things, have faith to do all things, but have not love, we are nothing.

That means that at Anchor South West we don't look at our buildings, budgets, or bums on seats as the measure of success. Rather, the measure of our success will be how well we love.

We pray this teaching has been helpful to you and hope to see you at one of our Gatherings soon. 

What is the church?

Is it a group of people who look and think alike? In many places that seems to be the case. But Pastor Arnaldo will delve into the true nature and purpose of the church as we explore our roots and distinctives as a church. 

The Church is the embodied space where God displays what he can do in, with, and through a community of broken, loved, and repentant people.

We hope this teaching was helpful and pray to see you at one of our Gatherings soon. 

What is the gospel? That question has divided the church throughout the ages but it stands as the foundation upon which the church is built. 

Listen in as Pastor Arnaldo helps to unpack the gospel background, gospel content, gospel benefits, and gospel fruit. We pray you're blessed by this teaching and hope to see you at one of our Gatherings soon. 

Our emotions are major prophets in our lives; they often tell us what we don't want to hear. 

This week Pastor Arnaldo will lead us through Jonah 4 as we explore both anger and sadness in the emotional lives of Jonah and God and what they reveal. 

We pray this teaching was helpful and hope to see you at our Gathering soon. 

"REPENT OR BURN!" 

When we hear the word "repentance" many of us hear and experience a negative word or idea. Maybe we've had an abusive past experience at church where repentance was used as a club rather than a sweet invitation into life. 

This week Pastor Arnaldo will take us through Jonah 3 to help us understand repentance in a whole new light. 

We pray this teaching has been helpful and hope to see you at one of our Gatherings soon. 

Join us as Pastor Arnaldo open up the second sermon in our 4-part series through the book of Jonah. This week we'll be diving deep into Jonah chapter 2 and experience with Jonah his own rock bottom. We'll learn that the very vehicle of death is hijacked to be the place of new birth. 

We pray this teaching was a blessing to you and hope to see you at one of our Gatherings soon. 

Jonah, the rebel prophet, demonstrates that you simply can't run from the presence and call of God! Are you running?