Anchor North Shore

“The basis for our unity within the church starts not with our similarity, but with our diversity.”  - Dr Paul W. BrandIn the fifth message in our Paraklētos series, James teaches on the spiritual gifts and what it looks like for us to be a Spirit-filled people characterised by unity in our diversity.

"Bethlehem was God with us, Calvary was God for us, and Pentecost is God in us." - David BaerLead Pastor James preaches a message on the significance of Pentecost; the fourth message in our Paraklētos series.

A.W. Tozer once said: "The Spirit-filled life is not a special, deluxe edition of Christianity. It is part and parcel of the total plan of God for his people."What does it mean to be filled with the Spirit? What is the purpose of this filling; and what kind of fruit does it lead to? In the third message from our Paraklētos series, Lead Pastor James casts a vision for the spirit-filled life.

When it comes to the Holy Spirit, the church often falls into one of two extremes — of either neglecting the Spirit, or seeking to ‘use’ him for our own gain. Are these the only two options we have? What does it look like for us to choose a 'third way'?In the second message of our Paraklētos series, James plots a way forward for a church that neither neglects or is ignorant to the necessity of the Spirit, nor seeks to manipulate or manufacture his presence among us.

Paraklētos is a Koine Greek word meaning "one who comes alongside", and typically translated in the pages of the New Testament as Advocate, Comforter, Helper or Guide. As we launch this new series on the person, work and ministry of the Holy Spirit, James invites us to see the indispensable nature of the Spirit's presence through Jesus' teachings about him in the Upper Room Discourse.

How does Jesus respond to our doubts? As a Christian, what does it look like to address our doubts — while avoiding the extremes of either letting them consume us, or suppressing them and pretending they don't exist? Emma Darley shares a powerful, practical and helpful message on the topic of doubt.

We're now over a quarter way through the year, and you might be feeling the pinch of busyness, stress and worry beginning to accumulate. What does it look like to be a people who aren't characterised by a perpetual sense of 'running on empty', but are living out our everyday lives from a place of resource and purpose? How does Jesus model this for us? Lead Pastor James Wong preaches a one-off message on the topic of spiritual disciplines in a fast-paced world.

"The invitation of Easter is to recognise the King who conquers; and to take his story on as our own — so that we might live in its light as a people of deeply grounded hope..." Lead Pastor James Wong shares an Easter message on the hope, power and victory that is found in Jesus' death on the cross and resurrection to life.

A wrong view of Messiahship leads to a wrong view of discipleship. If we get Jesus' identity — and what he came to do wrong — we will also have misaligned expectations and beliefs and what it means to follow him. In Mark 8:27-38 Jesus asks the most important question his prospective followers must answer: "Who do you say I am?" Pastor James takes us through this challenging passage as we bring our series on the first part of Mark's Gospel to a close.

What is the evidence that we need in order to posture ourselves in faith towards Jesus? And what is the role of understanding in one's faith and discipleship to Jesus? Keith Meadows, part of the Leadership Team here at Anchor, helps us understand and apply Mark 8:14-21 with a powerful and practical message.

What does Jesus 'look' for when it comes to our relationship with him? What criteria actually count when it comes to being included as one of God's people? In Mark 7:24-30 we get an unlikely answer from the unlikeliest of places as Jesus encounters a remarkable woman from the notorious region of Tyre.

What does it mean to be a church planting church? What would it look like for us, a new church plant, to see Jesus be pleased to plant new churches through us one day? In the final message from our vision series, PILLARS, guest preacher Pastor Matt Sparks from Anchor City teaches on our Multiplication Mandate.

What is our source of power as Jesus’ disciples? As we think about the life that Jesus has called us into: to follow him as disciples and to be sent out into our world as disciple-makers... Where can we find the power that we need for this invitation? In this message from our vision series, PILLARS, we delve into the person of the Holy Spirit, and the necessity of His power for our lives and mission.

Every disciple of Jesus is called to be a disciple-maker! What if this invitation was less of a duty, or obligation, and more of an invitation into a beautiful lifestyle? What if the prize of disciple-making wasn't a sense of relief that we've "done what we ought" but an uncontainable joy flowing out of a deep, Christ-like love for people? In this message from our vision series, PILLARS, we delve into Jesus' invitation that we all live as his witnesses and disciple-makers.

Jesus' invitation into discipleship isn't just for us as individuals; he calls us into a community under him. What does it look like for us to live as an authentic community in a society craving connection and struggling with loneliness? In this message from our vision series, PILLARS, we delve into God's vision for community and meaningful relationship.

What would it look like for you to go deeper in your discipleship to Jesus this year? To return to the heart of what all of this is about? In the second sermon of our vision series PILLARS, James teaches on what it means for us accept Jesus' invitation to follow him.

We planted this church to go after the one —to see lost people found and prodigal sons and daughters coming home. In the first sermon of our vision series PILLARS, James unpacks the heart and call of our young church.

All too often we're tempted to think that the source of our pain, problems and dysfunction is "out there" - whether it be in other people, politics, certain ideologies, or even the state of the world. In Mark 7 Jesus flips this way of thinking on its head, offering a challenging teaching on the nature of sin, and where the true origin of uncleanness and defilement begins.

Hypocrisy can be one of the most damaging things in the church. In today’s passage in Mark, Jesus calls out the Jews, who consider themselves to be God’s people, for their hypocritical attitudes and actions. But is this only a problem for them, or is also a problem for us? And what can we do about the hypocrisy in our own hearts and minds? 

What would it look like for us to grow in intimacy with God in 2026? How might it impact our lives, and the lives of those around us - to increasingly live from a place of knowing that God is with us? James speaks on the presence of Jesus from the famous story of him walking on water. Apologies for the technical issues in this week's recording as we have been troubleshooting our new venue.

A message on hope for Christmas 2025.

What's in your hand for Jesus to multiply? James unpacks the well known story of Jesus feeding the five thousand; looking at the God who not only satisfies our hunger but can multiply what's in our hand.

Have you become too familiar with Jesus? What if your background and familiarity with God is actually the reason you lack faith and restrict His power from working in your life? In this challenging teaching from Mark 6; we see that sometimes those in closest proximity to Jesus are the very ones with the most unbelief in their hearts.

Does God respond to our faith? If so, what are the characteristics of the kind of faith that moves Him? Join us as we walk through Mark 5:21-43 together and witness Jesus healing a woman on account of her faith; and raising a Jewish ruler's dead daughter to life.

Sometimes it's easy to feel like the darkness in this world is too strong; and that the people we love and care about are too far gone for God to work in their lives... But we serve a God of redemption! A God who buys back, frees, and rescues from bondage. There is no situation too spiritually dark, and no person too unlikely to be saved and redeemed when Jesus is involved.

What do you do when you find yourself confronted by fear? How do you respond when the storms of life threaten to steal your peace and rob you of your faith? This passage explores the intersection between fear and faith, and the real invitation that Jesus offers into true and tangible peace.

A message on Mark 4:21-34 from Keith Meadows, part of the Leadership Team at Anchor North Shore.

A message on Mark 4:1-20 (The Parable of the Sower) from Keith Hacquoil, part of the Leadership Team at Anchor North Shore.

What does Jesus desire of us? What does it take for us to be counted as among his family? Familiarity with Jesus does not always lead to faith; and proximity does not always lead to worship. In the midst of interactions with his family and the religious elite; Jesus explains who he considers his true family to be.

'Following' someone in today's day and age is largely a passive exercise. We lurk and silently observe celebrities and influencers online. We casually support or associate ourselves with the people and causes we 'agree' with. Is this the vision of 'following' that Jesus intended when he called his disciples? What does a life following Jesus look like?

What pleases the heart of God? Legalistic box-ticking or a heart that desires to practically help others and meet them in their need? What does it mean to truly embody the 'religion' that Jesus calls us to follow in?

What 'kind' of person is church for? What 'kind' of person is Jesus for? Do you have to look, or behave, a certain way? Do you have to come from a Christian family or a specific kind of background? Do you have to have your life in order or have cleaned up your mess? Who can come to Jesus? What 'kind' of person did he come for?

What is the greatest miracle Jesus could do in your life? Is it fixing your body? Mending your relationships? Healing your brokenness? Turning around a seemingly impossible situation? In this story Jesus shows that he has both the authority and willingness to perform the greatest miracle for us: forgiving our sins.

Jesus comes face to face with the dirtiest kind of person he could have possibly encountered in his day and age — a leper. How does he respond to this man who has been medically and socially outcast? What can we learn from this encounter?

A message from our Lead Pastor James Wong on Luke 15 at our Public Launch Service.