gospel truth

In his classic must-read book, “Knowing God”, the late theologian J.I. Packer gives some advice to all Christians that I believe is especially appropriate for parents. As moms and dads committed to leading our kids into a vibrant and genuine life-long faith in Jesus Christ, we should take Packer’s guidance to heart. Packer says that the secret to a God-honoring and Christian life is to take six core truths about the faith and say them over and over to ourselves first thing in the morning, last thing at night, and any time our minds are free. Here they are. First, I am a child of God. Second, God is my father. Third, Heaven is my home. Fourth, Every day is one day nearer. Fifth, My savior is my brother. And sixth, every Christian is my brother too. Repeating these six truths will ground us as parents in our Christian faith. But in an effort to ground our kids as they grow up in a culture that blows their minds and hearts to and fro, we should be saying them out lout with our kids as well. 

How can we have confidence that the Bible is the Word of God? This message takes up five reasons why the Bible is trustworthy: its unity, sublimity, accuracy, prophecy, and efficacy. Each of these characteristics is explained as to how they lay a solid foundation for the Christian faith.

It's time to introduce you to our March featured guest, Curtis Gilbert!
Pastor Curtis our very own cofounder, Vera Schmitz's, pastor. He's Senior Pastor of the Journey Church in St. Louis, MO.

Today, Pastor Curtis is helping us to look towards the victory of Easter that's just around the corner. He shares some of his own story of how he personally experienced the peace and healing of Jesus in his own life. We can't wait for you to meet him, he is both deep and lighthearted. You're going to enjoy listening in as we start digging into this month's verse:

b u t // h e // w a s // p i e r c e d
 f o r // o u r // t r a n s g r e s s i o n s,
h e // w a s // c r u s h e d // f o r // o u r // i  n i q u i t i e s;
t h e // p u n i s h m e n t // t h a t
b r o u g h t // u s // p e a c e // w a s // o n // h i m,
a n d // b y // h i s // w o u n d s // w e // a r e // h e a l e d.
isaiah 53:5

Find out more about The Journey Church and Pastor Curtis here.

On what basis can we hold the Bible as the authority in all aspects of our lives in the twenty-first century? This week’s message continues to examine the concept of Biblical inspiration and the manner of God's revelation to us. After all, we would understand nothing about God unless He reveals His mind to us. This He does through the solid foundation of Biblical teaching and the instrumentality of inspired writers. But the ultimate authority and power standing behind the Word of God is the Lord Jesus Christ Himself. His claims and prophecies were backed up by His tremendous power over death. Yes, the resurrection of Christ gives the iron clad stamp of approval by God Himself that the words He spoke and the scriptures He referred to were undisputedly authoritative.

The Bible has always been under attack by unbelievers down through the ages. In fact, The Word of God and the authority of Christ himself was openly questioned by skeptics long ago. The human heart hasn't changed, and there still is a resistance to accepting what God has to say about people and about His Son. How is it that we can depend on the Bible's message for us today? Where does this authority come from? On what basis does the Bible claim our attention and allegiance? We trust that these insights will be helpful in settling the Bible as a foundation in YOUR life.

The gospel message that we present weekly on Anchorpoint is really not a complicated one. The message can be expressed in just 25 words. Twenty-five words that can mean the difference between eternal life and eternal death. "This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief."       Yes, the Lord Jesus Christ came to do for us what we could never do for ourselves. Can you trust in the record that God has given us about it 

Pastor Jesse Taylor preaches on Judges 21:25.

Would you like to hear some good news for a change? Well, it can be found in one verse - "This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief." This news is worthy to be accepted. It's reliable, beneficial, and accurate. It's of vital importance. And, importantly, it's personal. When are you going to make the truths of the gospel personal for your own soul?