'Christianity' Tagged Posts (Page 2)
Drenched
Have you ever been drenched? Drenched right through every layer of clothing? Recently I was out walking and got caught in torrential rain. I kept trying to pull my hood tighter around my face as I could feel the water getting in and running down my body. My jacket was failing to protect me. As I reluctantly squelched along, out the corner of my hood I saw a lady walking past me. She looked like she was enjoying herself, she had stripped off her wet jacket and had tied…
Slow Down this Christmas
Slow Down this Christmas by Moriah Simonowich Last Christmas, my mom and I tackled errands together in chilly December weather. As we buzzed through store after store with a list that always seemed to do more stretching than shrinking, I noticed how hectic everything was. A continual pattern of long lines, crowded aisles, and packed parking lots accompanied the bright, glittering decorations and festive music. People rushed to purchase gifts and groceries in order to be properly prepared for the holidays…
Celebrating Christmas
Its time to celebrate Christmas! We have three occasions to bring your family to do this. On Christmas Eve – we have a service at 10 am then a special Christmas eve event at 7pm where we can all join in some Christmas cheer and carols and a time to reflect on another family – a young mum and dad, the birth of a son, and divine intervention in history. Then on Christmas Day – everyone is welcome to come…
Join us at Easter
Join us at Easter Easter is a moment in history which changed everything – everyone is welcome, Good Friday and Easter Sunday, bring the family, spend a moment to wonder about those things that are important, to wonder about the depths of love and reconciliation, the miracle of grace and forgiveness and the new life that we find in Jesus. There are two opportunities – Good Friday at 9am and Easter Sunday at 10 am. We would love to…
Tomorrow – Mini Bible School with Greg Burgess
Mini Bible School with Greg Burgess Join us over three nights, March 7 – 9, as Greg engages us in three separate topics 1) End times – what does the Bible tell us about the future of our world 2) Church History – from the Reformation. This year it is 500 years since the Reformation, what has happened in that time and how has this changed the world. 3) Understanding the Trinity. How do we understand the nature of God,…
A Weekend Away
What’s so important about a weekend away? Numerous reasons come to mind, it is a weekend away together, it is an opportunity to seek to change things in life by engaging with God’s word, you can spend some time deepening relationships and you can share some times of worship. True, but can’t we do all that at any other time like heading along to church in the weekends? Yes and no. A weekend away gives you time for deeper discussions and…
This Sunday with Karl Udy
This Sunday We have Karl Udy speaking on Sunday morning on the unchanging gospel in a changing world. Karl works for Tandem Ministries as a digital media specialist. Why digital? Because our community is communicating this way, the new generations understand and expect technology, and feel free to switch at any time – a recent presentation said people switch media 27 times a day! This is a challenge and a huge opportunity. We all want to see the gospel change the lives of…
A video montage
We have a video montage of clips, reflective ones, fun ones, thoughtful ones and ones that show some things about us. Enjoy them.
Nick Willis – his story
Last year Nick Willis shared his story one night at church – tonight he runs again at the Olympics. His faith in Jesus is important to who he is as an athlete, husband and father. He won Bronze – with the silver medal he won in the same event at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, it makes Willis New Zealand’s first ever multiple medallist in the 1500m. He also becomes the oldest podium-finisher there has been in the event’s long…
Not ashamed
When Nilton Cordeiro was young, he heard about the love and grace of Jesus Christ through an old hymn. This love and grace quickly captured his heart and would change his life forever.
Learning to Preach
Learning to Preach Seminar We invite you to an introductory seminar on learning to preach. The seminar will be facilitated by Tony Plews of LeaDev-Langham Leadership Development. The seminar will suit those who show promise in preaching through to the experienced who would like to hone their skills. Introducing Tony Plews Prior to joining LeaDev-Langham in 1996, Tony taught at Laidlaw College, Auckland, having been a passionate and energetic evangelist since coming to know Christ as a young man in 1970. Tony brings…
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…
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