Anchor Oneonta: Recent Episodes
Community Gospel Church
Anchor is reaching young adults and families with the message of redemption through Jesus. Striving to walk hand-in-hand with a perfect God and bring others along with us.
Dennis Kropp shares the second message in our "I Am" sermon series. Studying from John chapter 8. Jesus describes Himself as the Light of the World. As His disciples, we are called to be bearers of His image and be Light in the darkness.
Chris Cleveland shares the first message in our "I AM" sermon series. Sharing from John chapter 6 Jesus refers to Himself as The Bread of Life. What is Jesus trying to do in this exchange with his followers? He wants to engage the people in mind, body, and soul. In Him is the only place we find fulfillment.
Amy Kropp shares from Exodus chapter 23. It's hard to take a single day of rest. We need to understand why the principle of Sabbath is incredibly important and full of deep meaning. Amy takes us into a deeper look into the Sabbath and why it's so important for us today.
Chris Cleveland shares from John chapter 5. Are you tired and in need of rest? Does it feel like you can never complete your work? Do we seem to always fall short? True rest can only be found in the completed work of Christ.
Amy Kropp shares how the number seven is woven throughout scripture and it's significance for us as we study God's Word.
Chris Cleveland shares from John 18. We are constantly bombarded with the idea that we can all be self-sufficient. Is this proclamation the truth or should we look deeper?
We are about to start the new year and Chris Cleveland shares about our new life found in Christ. Sharing from Colossians chapter 3.
Amy Kropp shares from the Psalms and the parallelism found within Psalm 100 and Psalm 95.
Amy Kropp shares from 2 Chronicles. We will have battles and fights in this life. Amy shares how we need to stand firm in our belief that God fight for us. We stand firm in the fact that he is our salvation and our hope.
Amy Kropp shares testimony about the realization that God knows us better than we know ourselves. She then continues sharing from the book of Deuteronomy.
Dennis Kropp shares the evening message. Our walk with the Lord is a constant transformation into who He has intended us to be.
Chris Cleveland wraps up our study of the Fruit of the Spirit. This week concentrating on self-control.
Pastor Chris continues our study in the Fruit of the Spirit. This weeks focus is gentleness. We often confuse gentleness and meekness with weakness. This misrepresentation clouds our perception of who Jesus was and how we are called to reflect His gentleness. Gentleness is defined as not being overly impressed by a sense of one's self-importance. Christ was willing to lay down His own life for us, showing us what true meekness and gentleness looks like. We are called to follow in His footsteps.
Chris Cleveland continues his study of the Fruit of the Spirit. This week we look at goodness and faithfulness. Knowing God is good and faithful means we believe he is truthful and trustworthy. Every sin is based on a lie, the lie that God cannot be trusted. We need to be people who live in the truth because the truth will set us free.
Chris Cleveland continues his study of the Fruit of the Spirit. God has been so kind to us and we are called to walk in God's footsteps, being kind as well. We look again at 1 John 4. Learning that we should be people who put love into action by showing kindness.
Amy Kropp shares from the book of 1 Samuel. The calling of the Lord on our lives has no bearing on our qualifications. Only through God and His power can we live in His calling.
Amy Kropp looks at the prayer of Hannah and compares it to the prayer of Mary the mother of Jesus. We are encouraged to follow their example in our own prayer life.
Amy Kropp shares from the book of Judges reflecting on the call God put on the lives of Gideon and Sampson. We have been called as well. Called to follow and walk with Christ.
Amy Kropp shares from the book of Judges reflecting on the call God put on the lives of Gideon and Sampson. We have been called as well. Called to follow and walk with Christ.
God wants to use each one of us. He has given us his Holy Spirit to strengthen us and lead us. Pastor Dennis encourages us to accept the free gift of God's Holy Spirit.
Pastor Chris continues his study on the Fruit of the Spirit. Tonight we read 1 John 3:11-20. Our anger keeps us from walking in the Fruit of the Spirit. How do we tame our anger and show kindness?
Pastor Chris continues his study on the Fruit of the Spirit. This weeks focus is patience. Looking at James chapter 5. We have a very hard time being patient. We often try to hijack God's plan for our lives because we are unwilling to wait for His plan to unfold. We can trust God knows what he is doing in our lives and shows what perfect patience looks like in His word.
Amy Kropp continues her study in the old testament. The focus of this study is Joshua. Learning how we are to be strong and courageous in our calling and in the promises of God.
Pastor Chris continues his study of the fruit of the spirit. This week reading from Philippians chapter 4. Our lives are full of trouble and it seems we don't have much peace. As Christians, we have the peace of God that resides within us. We need to remind ourselves how to walk in the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, that guards our hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Amy Kropp continues her message. We are called by God. He will never leave us or forsake us. We should be a people who are confident in our calling and through our calling, we will declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
Amy Kropp shares from Exodus 4. We are called by God and He will always go with us. We shouldn't be afraid to fulfill the calling He has on our lives to do great things to further the kingdom of God.
Chris Cleveland continues our study into the Fruit of the Spirit. This week focusing on joy. The true Christian life should be full of joy but is there a difference between joy and happiness. True joy is founded on our relationship with Christ. Looking at John 16 we find out what makes our hearts rejoice.
Pastor Chris continues his study in the Fruit of the Spirit. This week we look at 1 Corinthians chapter 13. Christ was a perfect example of love. His perfect love changes and conforms us to live a spirit-filled life.
Chris Cleveland looks at Galatians chapter 5. How does one receive and walk in the fruit of the Spirit? How do we walk in love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control when our sinful nature tries to pull us in the opposite direction?
Amy Kropp shares from Luke chapter 1. Our life can get so frantic and hectic that we forget to spend time in worship, adoring our Savior. Mary, the mother of Jesus, is a wonderful example of how we are called to humbly worship the Lord.
Amy Kropp shares how Christ saved us in our weakness. Through His strength, we were reconciled to God. Through that power, we are called to be reconciled to one another and to be God's ambassadors.
Amy Kropp shares from Acts 7. Knowing that we come from God and that we will return to God we have the power to serve like Jesus served. The power of service God has called us to can change our lives and the world as we know it.
Pastor Dennis shares the importance of remembering what God has done for us and sharing our testimony with each other is crucial to building our faith.
Guest Speaker Raymond Ramos from The Recovery House of Worship Church Planting Movement shares the evening message. RHOW specializes in ministering to men, women, young people, families and communities affected by addiction. Find out more by visiting www.rhow.org
Pastor Chris wraps up our sermon series on Christ our example. Christ called us to take up our cross and follow Him. Humility, forgiveness, and sacrifice are the examples he gave us. He is calling us to be like Him. It won't be an easy task but through His power, we can change the world by following His Example.
Continuing our study Pastor Chris Cleveland looks at Ephesians 4. The world is full of anger and hate so why would the Bible tell us to be angry? Are our emotions bad or have they just gone bad? Can we really forgive? The answer is yes because a forgiven heart is a forgiving heart!
Does it ever seem that the news is filled with stories of people who seemed to be completely self-absorbed? Why is it that we can't seem to get along? Pastor Chris Cleveland shares from Philippians chapter 2 and looks to Jesus our example of humility.
Revelation 12:11 states that "They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death."
Terri Bonney and Justin Bailey share their testimonies during our evening service.
Jacob was a doer...with some hard work and a bit of cheating, lying, wheeling and dealing he managed to become rich and powerful. But taking a closer look, Amy points out that he never had to do anything. The Lord had called and chosen Jacob to walk in the blessings of Abraham. So many of us try to work out our own blessings, and often the Lord has already worked it out for us!
This week Amy Kropp takes a look at genesis 22 and the account of Abraham’s willingness to offer his son, Isaac as a sacrifice of obedience to the Lord. In this account we see a challenge for believers today. Are all of our hopes, dreams, and plans placed on someone or something in our lives? Have we placed these things ahead of the Lord? If so we are challenged to “lay our Isaac down” before Him.
In Genesis 18 and 19 we learn how Abraham responded to the Word of the Lord with immediate obedience and extravagant respect. Amy Kropp points out that this should be our response to the Lord’s calling. In fact, Jesus said in Matthew 13 that this is the kingdom of heaven.
Amy Kropp begins a new series into the history and background of how we have access to the Word of God and how the Bible as we know it was compiled.
Continuing in the story of Jonah, Pastor Ryan Alsheimer talks about how Jonah was swallowed by the giant fish, went on to pray a remarkable prayer inside the fish's belly, and was spit out onto the shore; and how this is all linked to the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The story of Jonah is about so much more than the popular children’s story. Pastor Ryan Alsheimer kicks off the new series in the book of Jonah with a message about how God is merciful, missional, and sovereign; in spite of Jonah’s defiant rebellion against Him. Because of this, there is hope for us in our rebellion.
Jesus teaches in Luke 7 about how those who are forgiven of much in their lives should be quick to love and forgive others. Pastor Ryan Alsheimer shares about how God’s people are forgiven of every sin, and should love and forgive others with the same kind of love that God has for us.
In a story from John 8:37-47 about a conversation that he has with the Pharisees, Jesus tells the truth about how every person is a product of their father. The problem is that we are born choosing the wrong father to follow. Pastor Ryan Alsheimer talks about how our great Father God rescues us and brings us into his family, despite our opposition.
How should Christians handle the down times when they feel like they are in a spiritual rut? Pastor Ryan Alsheimer preaches about how the Bible talks clearly about the hope that we have in uncertain times.
As people living in the 21st century, we find ourselves and our peers in two extremes when it comes to work; lots of us are overworking without rest, and lots of us are not working how we should be. Ryan Alsheimer shares a biblical overview of what God says about work and true rest, and why it’s good news to us.
A Bible story in 1 Kings 17 tells us about a widow and her son in despair and facing death, but God intervened in some mighty ways through the ministry of Elijah. Ryan Alsheimer speaks about how this story teaches us to trust God in all circumstances.
What do we do when we feel that God is distant? Pastor Ryan Alsheimer preaches from Luke 24 about a surefire way to continue closely with Jesus.
Throughout Scripture, we are encouraged to give the first part of our resources to God as an expression of honor and gratitude. Listen as Pastor Don digs into the Word and shares about this important principle.
To close out our sermon series on the book of Philippians, Pastor Kaler Carpenter, Terri Bonney, and Will Negron joined Pastor Ryan Alsheimer to chat about what the book means to them personally and in ministry.
Paul finishes his letter to the Philippians by teaching about how joy is available even when you’ve lost everything else. Pastor Ryan Alsheimer preaches from Philippians 4 about how crucial it is to be content with everything that the Lord has given.
To celebrate the meaning of Easter, we focused on baptism; what it means, why we do it, and why the resurrection of Jesus is the key to it all. Pastor Ryan Alsheimer preached from Romans 6:3-12, and we had the honor of seeing 3 people get baptized!
Pastor Charlie Muller and daughter Chelsie joined us to share the story of Victory Christian Church in Albany NY, and how God continues to use the church to change lives in the region.
Anxiety is the #1 mental health issue in the United States. Is it possible to have joy and peace in the midst of anxiety, worry, nervousness? The Apostle Paul believes so, and tells us in Philippians 4:2-9 how to defeat anxiety. Pastor Ryan Alsheimer preaches about how joy is available in anxiety.
What do we do when we’re discouraged and feel like giving up? In Philippians 3:12-4:1 the Apostle Paul writes to his friends from prison about the necessity of never giving up until we reach our goal of seeing Jesus face to face. Pastor Ryan Alsheimer preaches about why Christians should never give up, compromise, or surrender in this lifetime.
Philippians 3:1-11 proclaims one of the greatest truths of Christianity - that the source of all joy comes from knowing God personally. Pastor Ryan Alsheimer preaches about how to know God, and why it’s so important.
In Philippians 2:12-30, Paul gets very practical about how obedience to God leads to a lifestyle of joy, and gives some great examples of others who live in this humble obedience. Pastor Kaler Carpenter preaches about four major commands given in this passage that lead to joy.
Is it actually possible that life as a Christians is most fulfilling when we live for the benefit of other people? That sounds counterintuitive, but in the letter to the Philippians, the Apostle Paul writes about how this is the secret to a joyful life. Ultimately, we have the greatest example of this kind of life; Christ himself. Pastor Ryan Alsheimer preaches from Philippians 1:27-2:11
One of the only things that unifies all of humanity is also our greatest enemy: death. What happens when we die? Is there hope in death? Pastor Ryan Alsheimer preaches from Philippians, where the Apostle Paul dares to say that we can look forward to the joy that we will experience in our death, all because of Christ.
If Christians are in a loving relationship with the God of Peace and Joy, why do they still suffer? Pastor Ryan Alsheimer preaches from Philippians 1:12-18 about how God’s people can experience joy in the midst of suffering.
The book of Philippians in the Bible is all about how joy can be found in any circumstance. Pastor Ryan Alsheimer starts our new series in Philippians with a message about how joy comes from God’s grace, and can be experienced in loneliness and discouragement.
Have you ever felt that others look down on you for things that you can’t control, like your age, race, stage of life, etc.? Pastor Ryan talks about how Christians who desire to be part of God’s story can take great comfort in the fact that God’s calling on our lives supersedes our circumstances.
Pastor Ryan Alsheimer talks about how everything we do at Anchor is on purpose. These aren't just rituals or traditions. There’s a reason why we incorporate all of the elements of worship that we do every Sunday. Spoiler alert: it’s because we love Jesus!
This year, most of us will be faced with tough decisions. How do we know which choice we should make? Pastor Ryan preaches from Psalm 37:4 to show that when God is your treasure, the things you want are the things that He wants for you.
In 2018, Anchor is reading the entirety of the Bible together as a family. To kick us off, Pastor Don preaches about the beauty of the Word of God and why it’s so important that Christians anchor themselves in it.
John ends the book of 1 John by describing the assurance that Christians have of their eternal salvation, and the benefits that we get to experience here and now in this life! Ryan Alsheimer preaches from 1 John 5:13-21 to close out our sermon series, Blessed Assurance.
1 John 5:6-12 tells us about the message that God has been proclaiming about Jesus for the last 2,000 years. Can we actually believe it? Why should we? Ryan Alsheimer talks about how we can know and believe that God’s Testimony is true!
The life of a Christian is inevitably a life of victory! But, what if we don't feel like we're living in victory? Ryan Alsheimer preaches from 1 John 5:1-5 about how Christians overcome the world.
Christians serve a God of pure, committed, covenantal, eternal love. 1 John 4:7-21 tells us how the life of a Christian is changed forever by this kind of love. Ryan Alsheimer teaches about how God is love, how He loves us, loves in us, and loves through us.
Not every spirit is of God. Not every spiritual experience is a godly one. Since there is a good spirit (Holy Spirit) and evil spirits, how do we know the difference? Ryan Alsheimer teaches from 1 John 4:1-6 about how to test spirits, and the authority that Christians have over evil spirits.
Continuing on in the book of 1 John, Pastor Chris Cleveland takes us into some scary territory: what's it look like to really love our brothers and sisters? What's required of us, and why?