Anthem Community Church

Living the Truth of Jesus in Everyday Life

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What is the ultimate question? Find out on February 11th. Pinecrest Inspirada, 9:30 & 11:00a. Eastern Campus, 8:00a. More info: ouracc.org #ACC #AskIt #TheUltimateQuestion (at Anthem Community Church)

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BREAK through a CEILING; Get the REWARD http://ow.ly/Riai30hW4zq #ACC #CarterFeatherston (at Anthem Community Church)

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#GRACE 01.07.2018 http://ouracc.org/ (at Anthem Community Church)

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What Do You Do When Your Heart Is Cold? Start a Fire! http://ow.ly/Z3Yf30hAfSH #ACC #CarterFeatherston (at Anthem Community Church)

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Celebrate Christmas Eve with your community at any of our four services! More info at ouracc.org (at Anthem Community Church)

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Do you know where the Bethlehem star is today? http://ow.ly/ypAw30hlVQM #ACC #CarterFeatherston #Christmas (at Anthem Community Church)

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“What if Christmas," the Grinch thought, "doesn't come from a store? What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more?” http://ow.ly/1k1H30hlVy6 #ACC #CarterFeatherston #Christmas (at Anthem Community Church)

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Another Clue That You Have Quit On Yourself http://ow.ly/6SIq30h428d #ACC #CarterFeatherston (at Anthem Community Church)

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Christmas 2017 // Week 2 // I Hope So http://ow.ly/hw3c30hdaEg #ACC #Christmas2017 (at Anthem Community Church)

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You are invited to our annual ACC Christmas Night Hike! More information & map: http://ow.ly/Qqss30h41iw (at Anthem Community Church)

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Christmas 2017 // Week 1 // Lights, Gifts, Stories, and Music http://ow.ly/sXsd30h3Ze7 #ACC #Christmas2017 (at Anthem Community Church)

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When You Want to Quit, Curse, or Die . . . Go Ahead and Ask God This, Too http://ow.ly/XIbK30gBikh #ACC #CarterFeatherston (at Anthem Community Church)

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How to Deal With Old Words That Still Shame You http://ow.ly/r9P130grElr #ACC #CarterFeatherston (at Anthem Community Church)

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TIRED OF ALWAYS TEARING DOWN? Try this simple step to build up your loved ones. http://ow.ly/VHiB30ghyEE #ACC #CarterFeatherston (at Anthem Community Church)

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Here's What I Missed; Here's Why I Failed http://ow.ly/sMng30g8iab #ACC #CarterFeatherston (at Anthem Community Church)

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I wonder if your thoughts in the shower, in the car during the commute or in the parking lot are like my thoughts insofar as somewhere in there (or most often for me) right as I approach the glass doors of the corporate building. They cause me a heavy sigh and then say, “What drama awaits me now?” Which employee messed up? Why did someone post that comment? What customer is displeased with our service? Why is the window leaking? Who bailed on a commitment made just last week? I suppose what I’m really asking myself is, “Am I going to succumb to the chaos of the day? Am I going to revert immediately to stress, anger, fear, knee-jerk responses, and truncated greetings? Will I throw away any semblance of peace, patience, joy or kindness I may have restored over the weekend?” Very likely, I will. For I am perpetually unprepared to battle against the forces who slam into us the moment we step out into the world of daily grind. They are effective; we often are not. Today, though, as my hand reaches for the door, I ask not what drama awaits me, but instead, present myself to the One who will use me, in grace, to fend off the suspected. That brief moment – asking Him to ready my mind and respond out of holiness of spirit – will change chaos into fruit. ACC Churchgoer (at Anthem Community Church)

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Flickering orange and red sparks, entangled with sharp blue and smoky cracks of tamarack, cast shadows across the faces of guys lost in thought. The question pondered, less important than the time and place and experience of the eight or so men gathered sporadically around the fire pit. Mountain stars stare down through chilly air anticipating the coming epiphany. In another place, at a similar time, a family gathers around a twilight-draped dinner table, sharing stories of the day: frustrating budget meetings, high school cafeteria hysterics, and doctor visits with pleasant news. Sharing fears and future plans and French fries. Connecting. Circles. Some of life’s most important moments come when we’re gathered around. Campfires and kitchen tables; boardrooms and community groups. Game night. The Last Supper. Imagine the Brotherhood of the Knights of the Straight Line. No, they knew the value of looking in; focusing on each other. United. Much of life is done in a line. Movies, sporting arenas, church. We arrive with friends, stand in lines, sit in long rows, and clumsily try to correlate the experience on the way to the car; to the next linear event. Living in queues limits our experience to just the adjacent few; gathering around extends, reaches out, and seeks more. It builds relationships. We desire friends and unity and shared experiences; the collective wisdom of a thoughtful gathering. May we seek to create circles where lines otherwise govern our lives. ACC Churchgoer (at Anthem Community Church)