Anchorpoint Radio

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 sinner is the first step toward receiving the wonderful gift of eternal life from.

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 given to each one of us. Yes, we need to face our sin and our need. But God’s Word is filled with assurances of God’s great truth and reality - the wonderful certainty of eternal life for all those who trust in Christ. We hope that you will have the courage to face some great realities from God’s Word on this program today. 

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 forgiveness. If you haven’t read it, then pick up the Bible and start reading at Genesis 37. It’s a story like none other. 

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 realities of heaven and hell, and the reality of love expressed in the death of Christ for sins. What weighty realities these are! We hope that you will take them to heart and start focusing on unseen things, eternal things.

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! We hope that none of our listeners will ever regret a missed opportunity to be saved.

The gospel always begins with God. He is the One who prepared the way of salvation and initiated it in sending His Son. He is the one who follows sinners and brings them to the place where they have the opportunity to receive Christ as Saviour and be reconciled to God. Yes, there is only one way - the way of the cross of Christ - that can bring sinners back to God. Not wishful thinking, not works, not prayers or religious observances, not even a change in the way you are living. None of these. Only Christ. 

God’s salvation is not a complicated process. In fact, it’s not a process at all. It happens in a moment of time. But the basic and vital ingredient is the acknowledgment on the part of the sinner of his lost position before God. There must be the confession of guilt and helplessness to save ourselves. It is not Christ PLUS what we can do. It must be Christ alone. Our mouths ‘must be stopped’. Cast away any thought of your own goodness or of saving yourself. Only Christ’s work will be accepted of God. Trust Him as your own personal Saviour today – and go on your way with a new song in your heart.

The Bible makes it clear to us that we have ALL transgressed the right ways of God. We are not naturally on good terms with Him. Not that it is ever GOD'S fault. WE are the ones who have moved away from God's laws. Because of this, the Bible commands us to 'be reconciled to God' - to have our differences cleared away - to make everything right between us and God. But how can we do that? Through the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ. Full and free for all who believe! We hope that you will accept God's free offer of reconciliation as you listen to our message today.

In the book of Lamentations, Chapter 1 and verse 12 we read these poignant words prophetically spoken in reference to the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary. “Is it nothing to you which pass by?” What a pitiful cry from the suffering Saviour! There is almost a sense of disbelief in the question. How could anyone possibly pass by and not be affected by the scene before them? Yet, sadly, in its fulfillment, that is exactly what men and women did. But what about today? Have you been passing by the cross so far in your experience? If so, it’s high time you stopped and considered what happened there.