Anchorpoint Radio

Who could ever plumb the depths of the words and thoughts of God Almighty? Yet, God has presented His Word to us in such a way that we are able to understand the simple truths necessary to be right with Him. For example, in the book of Psalms He has placed several markers (by using the term ‘selah’) to help us realize that we should stop and think over what we have just read. Yes, God doesn’t want us to miss some important truths. Today’s message looks at some places in scripture where these ‘full stops’ occur and how it applies to us as readers today. 

If you read the book of Genesis, it’s not long before you come across the account of Noah’s flood. Mankind had lived and multiplied upon the earth for many years, and it seems that their depth of wickedness and depravity only became worse and worse. There was great violence on the earth and men seemed to do whatever pleased them taking no thought of the righteousness of God. What an awful place it must have been - something similar to our world today. But it’s an amazing fact that Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. And grace is exactly what we need as well! The gospel brings us this good news of how this could happen – to you!

In the gospel of Matthew Chapter 18 and verse 3, the Lord Jesus Christ says, "Verily, I say unto you, except ye be converted and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven." Does this sound like a very strange statement to you? What did Christ mean? Well, it is certainly very important for us to know what it means because He is presenting us with an imperative that will decide whether or not we can go to heaven! He gives a very specific qualification - we need to become like little children in order to go to heaven. How can this be? 

This message will be looking at a beautiful verse in 1 Peter 3:18 which says this: "For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit." Here is the entire gospel message in one verse! And what a wonderful source of hope it is to an individual, maybe somebody like you, who is longing to have forgiveness of sins and peace with God. 

Well, it's really not hard to see problems, hardships, and sadness everywhere in our world today at least from a Biblical view. It is sin. Yes, an out-dated word to many - but call it by any other name, its ugly character still remains, and it seriously affects every aspect of our lives. In this broadcast we will be taking a look at how this mess got started in the first place by looking at the account of man's history - starting with his FALL - his turning away from God and choosing his own way; then, how this poor start has totally affected ALL of mankind; and finally the CALL - yes, the call of God for sinners to repent. Millions have responded to that call to come to Christ. Have you?

One of the primary differences between a man-made religion and the gospel of the grace of God is in one simple word – done. You see the work of salvation has already been provided in the death of Christ on the cross of Calvary. It is “through Him” alone that we can be saved. Today’s gospel message takes a look at the basics of the gospel message – the sin problem, a holy God, the need for all of us to acknowledge and repent of our sin, and the forgiveness offered by God Himself in sending Christ to pay the great debt that we could never pay. ‘Through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins.’ It’s a wonderful message that we hope will help you understand God’s way of salvation.

One of the primary differences between a man-made religion and the gospel of the grace of God is in one simple word – done. You see the work of salvation has already been provided in the death of Christ on the cross of Calvary. It is “through Him” alone that we can be saved. Today’s gospel message takes a look at the basics of the gospel message – the sin problem, a holy God, the need for all of us to acknowledge and repent of our sin, and the forgiveness offered by God Himself in sending Christ to pay the great debt that we could never pay. ‘Through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins.’ It’s a wonderful message that we hope will help you understand God’s way of salvation.

One of the biggest problems in gospel preaching is for people to get what God is trying to tell them - they are sinners and their 'good' works are unable to get them one step closer to heaven. God can never compromise His standard of righteousness. There is only one who ever lived who pleased God in all respects - One who was as perfect as God Himself. Yes, it was the Lord Jesus Christ. As the sinless substitute, He alone was able to bring us poor sinners back to God. What a wonderful truth is this! 

The life story of every Christian can be divided into 3 separate time periods.The first one is the time of life spent ‘WITHOUT Christ’. We all arrived into the world as sinners, and as such, separated from God - without God and without hope in the world. What a sad condition indeed! But, after we acknowledge our sin and trust Christ, the Bible describes us as ‘IN Christ’. And what a glorious truth this is! We are seen by God as if we had never sinned – we stand before God in the righteousness of Christ Himself. And it is during this time that we are able to live our lives for His glory, enjoying His presence along the way. And finally, the third section is ‘WITH Christ’. That is, we have a secure future in heaven and will be experience the joys of Christ forever. How wonderful is that?

In this week's broadcast, we are considering an interview between the Lord Jesus Christ and a man called Nicodemus. There is some shock factor in the conversation and Nicodemus felt it. You see Nicodemus approached the Lord as merely a teacher that could teach him more about God. He wasn’t prepared for the Lord’s pronouncement – “You must be born again.” But how wonderful that Nicodemus responded to Christ’s words and trusted Him alone for his salvation. We hope that you will too. So, how about it? Have you ever been born again?