Posts from 2015
Prepare Him Room
“Prepare Him Room” is the name of this year’s Christmas Eve Carol Service. The words come from the carol “Joy to the World” written by Isaac Watts in 1719. The full first verse is: Joy to the World, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare him room, And heaven and nature sing. What’s strange about “Joy to the World” is that there is nothing particularly “Christmassy” about it. Tradition means we sing this carol…
Carols – 7pm Christmas Eve
Join us to celebrate Christmas with carols on Christmas Eve. You are invited to a Carol Service on Christmas Eve and also to Christmas Day service at 9:30 am. The Carol service will be followed by Christmas cake and supper. Do come, bring your friends and family and spend a moment to reflect on Christmas.
Angel Tree – helping kids in need
Angel Tree is an organisation that is passionate about children who have a parent in prison. You can find out more about the programme here. This year The Anchor has been given 15 special angels to buy gifts for this Christmas. Please pick up your angel tag and other information in the foyer this Sunday 22nd November. Angel Tree Important dates: Sunday 22/11/15 – Pick up your Angel Tree tag and buy the requested gift. Sunday 29/11/15 – Bring your…
A Grateful Heart
Grateful 1 Chronicles 16 Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works! Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually! An old story goes like this – a king was concerned by the ungrateful nature of his court. He arranged a…
Parenting @ The Anchor Church
Parenting – Often when we hear that word it makes us sigh and say “Parenting is hard work!” We know that there are many joys involved in raising kids but often we feel that the bad outweighs the good. None of us are perfect, in fact far from it but we are all striving to do our best and raise well rounded, happy children. We have at The Anchor run some Parents Inc. courses and these have been well received…
Family Picnic 15 November
Family Picnic 15 November Straight after church, at Endeavour Park. (Just over the road from the church). Bring your own picnic, sunscreen, rug, sports gear and anything else you need to have an enjoyable time in the outdoors connecting with each other. In the event of cold, wet, windy or damp conditions, we will picnic indoors in the gym.
Prayer that matters
Worshipping God is the great essential of fitness. If you have not been worshipping…when you get to work you will not only be useless yourself, but a tremendous hindrance to those who are associated with you. ~ Oswald Chambers Groanings which cannot be uttered are often prayers which cannot be refused. ~ Spurgeon Nothing tends more to cement the hearts of Christians than praying together. Never do they love one another so well as when they witness the outpouring of…
Grow your faith
Grow your faith For the next few weeks we are studying this topic – Five things God uses to grow our faith. Imagine how different your outlook on life would be if you had absolute confidence that God was with you? Imagine how differently you would respond to difficulties, temptations, and even good things if you knew with certainty that God was in all of it and was planning to leverage it for good. In other words, imagine what it…
Youth Camp 2015
Youth Camp We are heading to FOREST LAKES. Sign up for a weekend of shenanigans, fun, growing and sharing. It is a chance for us to get to know each other better and to get to know Jesus better. We will have special guests, exciting activities and more. Arrive from 3pm Friday 2 October. (Official programme starts at 6pm with dinner) Ending 2pm Sunday 4 October. The cost per person for the weekend is $150. This covers room, meals,…
Raising funds for Women – Quiz Night
Grab a group of your girlfriends and come along to raise money for Freeset. Friday August 7th 6:30 for a 7 pm start At church – 1 Joseph Banks Drive Whitby At the moment we are supporting six young women on the first Freedom Opportunity programme. This is a management training programme aimed at developing young women, from poor backgrounds (who are considered to be at-risk of trafficking) who have achieved a good educational standard and have demonstrated potential for…
Youversion – get the Bible on your phone or tablet
There are many exciting tools available to you now that make it easier to build a good habit of reading the Bible and maintaining your relationship with God. Here is one of them – YouVersion – free, share what yo are discovering with your friends and much more.
Christianity Explored – understanding the Christian Faith
We have two programmes to help you understand who Jesus is and what it means to follow Him wholeheartedly. If you are interested or know someone who would like to do the courses please email darryl@theanchorchurch.org.nz; or contact the church on 04 234 1390. Christianity Explored. What’s it about? Why are we here? Is there a God? What is life about?Christianity Explored gives you time to think about the big questions of life, and to explore the life of the person…