The people who walked in darkness    have seen a great light;those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,    on them has light shone.You have multiplied the nation;    you have increased its joy;they rejoice before you    as with joy at the harvest,    as they are glad when they divide the spoil.For the yoke of his burden,    and the staff for his shoulder,    the rod of his oppressor,    you have ...  Read More

For the past three months, we have been taking a long look at what it means to be a member of a church, and specifically what membership means here at Anthem. We have two sermons left in this series (November 19 and November 26), and then we will enter into the season of Advent as a church.We have not focused on membership just because, nor because we want it to be the primary focus of our church,...  Read More

Hey Anthem,Pastor Andrew here. I’m about to head out and unplug from phone and email for two weeks with my family, but before I do, I’m excited to announce what we will be focusing on this fall at Anthem Church. For some time now I have been mentioning, in sermons and elsewhere, that we will be reinvigorating and revisiting membership at our church. This fall, we are going to be stepping into this...  Read More

As a pastor, I think a lot about the church. Obviously... it's kind of my job to do so.However, I'm finding that as I settle into my role, I'm not just asking questions about how to do things, but I'm asking why we do things. The elders and staff, with a weariness in their voice, will attest to my doing this ;).If you take a good, hard look at the Scriptures, you will notice that the church is pur...  Read More

wasn't it all for you?Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of law...  Read More

Hey Anthem,After some time away, I am excited to be back in action, preaching and worshipping with you on Sunday. We will be back in the book of John, picking up in chapter 7. A big thank you to John Neville and Joel Maginnis for covering for me on Sundays as I took a break with my family.I've missed you, and I can't wait to see how God's word speaks to us as we continue this journey through John'...  Read More