Youth Convention 2014

The Human Right Youth Convention is just a few weeks away! The early bird cost is $50 and that is due by October 29th. After that the price goes up to $65. Have friends that don't go to The Anchor? They can go to Youth Convention for free! So invite someone! It is going to be an epic time!

Youth Convention is November 7th and 8th. We will meet in the parking lot of Central Community Church @ 6:30pm Friday, November 6th.

What to bring:

-An overnight bag
-Sleeping bag/Pillow
-Shower supplies
-$$ for lunch and the mall on Saturday

Ultimate Frisbee

Join The Anchor this Saturday at the church from 2pm-4pm for some intense (not really) Ultimate Frisbee battles!!

Don't like Ultimate Frisbee? Or the grass? Or outside? There will be plenty to do besides Ultimate! Ping-Pong, Carpet ball, Foosball, cards, and board games!

Don't miss this opportunity to hang out with some of the coolest people you'll ever meet!

Salt and Light

We are launching a brand new series tomorrow night at The Anchor and you won't want to miss it! 

How are we as Christians supposed to interact with the world around us? How are we supposed to stand out? What does this look like practically in our everyday lives? Jesus, in one of the most famous sermons of all of history, gives his followers the command to be salt and light to the earth. We provide flavor to a bland and lifeless world. We are to be a light shinning in the darkness so that others can see the truth. We are called to be the Salt and Light. 

Series starts tomorrow night @ 7 at The Anchor. 

Summer Retreat 2014

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR!! Summer Retreat 2014 is only a month away and you don't want to miss it! We are headed to Tahlequah, Oklahoma again this year for one of the best trips The Anchor takes every year! The Anchor's Summer Retreat is a 3 day trip with all types of adventures and a perfect opportunity to hang out with The Anchor family and hear from God! We have a limited amount of spots available for this trip so make sure you reserve your spot soon!

Here are the details...

Speaker: Taylor Johnson
Date: July 23-25
Cost: $100 total. A downpayment of the first $25 reserves your spot. ($100 includes lodging, most meals, transportation, and canoeing.)
Location: Riverside Resort in Tahlequah, OK
What to Bring: Bedding, toiletries, swimsuit (Girls: 1 piece only), Bible, extra money for meals on the way there and back.

Rest by Weston Combs

At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; 26 yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. 27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. 28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:25-30)

In this passage we find one of the greatest promises ever made. We see in the first few verses that Jesus has been given full authority and that only he can truly know the father except for the people he reveals him to. This means that we don’t come to find God by ourselves at all, but Jesus enacts this within us. At this time Jesus was often speaking against the religious Pharisees who believed that keeping a list of rules would save them. That’s why Jesus calls them people “who labor and are heavy laden”, because they are burdened by laws. Paul puts it like this:

For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death. 6 But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old way of the written code. (Romans 7:5-6)

Through Jesus we are freed from religious legalism and are now under a new covenant, a yoke that is easy. On the cross Jesus did the hard work and paid for all of our sins. We don’t have to worry or be anxious about our own qualifications, because there’s nothing we could do to earn our salvation. Surrendering completely to God is how we find our rest.

-Weston

Guys & Girls Night

This Friday night we've got our first ever Sisterhood for the Ladies and Meat Night for the Gentlemen! Everyone is meeting at the church at 6pm and you can be picked back up from the church at 9pm! Dinner will be provided for everyone! It's going to be a great time Friday night so bring a friend and don't miss out!

High School & Middle School Camp

If you are interested in going to High School Camp (June 9-13) or Middle School Camp (June 16-20) as a camper or to staff, fill out an application and bring it with you TOMORROW NIGHT to The Anchor along with your $30 deposit.

Camp is a blast and you won't want to miss it!

If you need help getting money to go, let Pastor Cameron or Emily know as soon as possible.

To download a copy of the camper application click here
To download a copy of the staff application click here

Email us if you have any questions theanchoryouth@gmail.com