At the start of 2026, we begin a new series titled, “ PRAY FIRST" from Jan 11th - Jan 31st! We want to experience the life changing power of a prayer centered life.
Since the start of our church in the fall of 2017, we have set our hearts to be a “pray first” people. We believe that prayer isn’t our last resort, but our first response. At Anthem Chapel, our goal has been to make prayer primary and our utmost priority. Together, we faithfully put God first, trusting in His power alone to create lasting impact in our lives, our church, and our community. For this reason, every January, we spend 21 days pressing into His presence through prayer and fasting.
21 days because we read in Daniel chapter 10, that when Daniel needed to hear from the Lord, when he needed revelation - he prayed and fasted for 21 days, and afterward God revealed himself to Daniel in a fresh way.
We PRAY
We believe the power of prayer deepens our dependence on Him and sharpens our faith. When we pray, we choose to put everything in God’s hands, knowing that He will show up in every aspect of our lives and those around us. The days of focused prayer furthers our intimacy with God. This year - for the first time, we are going to hold daily prayer meetings for you to join us in. We have created a schedule where we believe there is a time will work for you! All of these meetings will be at Anthem HQ and aim to last for 45 minutes.
-Mondays - 6:30am
-Tuesdays - noon
-Wednesdays - 6:30pm
-Thursdays - 6:30am
-Fridays - 6:30am
-Saturdays - 9am
-Sundays - 9:30am...join us for church at Goleta Valley Jr High!
We FAST
For those that want to join in as well, we encourage you to fast during this time. We believe that fasting helps us develop greater dependence on God and allows us to disconnect from the world. We believe fasting, hits the reset button of our soul and renews us from the inside out.
Complete Fast - where you abstain from all food for a time
Selective Fast - remove certain items from your diet (ex: meat, sweets, bread etc)
Partial Fast - you fast all day and only eat one meal a day
Soul Fast - You choose to refocus certain areas in your life that are out of balance. deprive yourself of comforts, pleasures, habits, or preoccupations that fill your time and attention (ex: Social media, Netflix, secular music, TikTok etc)
REMEMBER - fasting is a matter of the heart not the diet. It is not so much about the food, but removing things from your life so you can draw closer to god. Our expectation during these 21 days is for God to move!
Isaiah 58:8-9 Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. 9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’
Our expectations should be:
Healing - is there an area of your life that is broken or not right? Expect God to mend, move, to heal!
Holiness - habits, thoughts, relationships that are hurting your work with the Lord. God can restore and and set you on the light course again. When can experience his righteousness again as we repent, and realign our life according to his way.
Help - hear from God, resolve conflicts, overcome obstacles, remedy problem, guidance for direction.
Expect God to show up!
Join us - it all starts Sunday January 11th!
Since the start of our church in the fall of 2017, we have set our hearts to be a “pray first” people. We believe that prayer isn’t our last resort, but our first response. At Anthem Chapel, our goal has been to make prayer primary and our utmost priority. Together, we faithfully put God first, trusting in His power alone to create lasting impact in our lives, our church, and our community. For this reason, every January, we spend 21 days pressing into His presence through prayer and fasting.
21 days because we read in Daniel chapter 10, that when Daniel needed to hear from the Lord, when he needed revelation - he prayed and fasted for 21 days, and afterward God revealed himself to Daniel in a fresh way.
We PRAY
We believe the power of prayer deepens our dependence on Him and sharpens our faith. When we pray, we choose to put everything in God’s hands, knowing that He will show up in every aspect of our lives and those around us. The days of focused prayer furthers our intimacy with God. This year - for the first time, we are going to hold daily prayer meetings for you to join us in. We have created a schedule where we believe there is a time will work for you! All of these meetings will be at Anthem HQ and aim to last for 45 minutes.
-Mondays - 6:30am
-Tuesdays - noon
-Wednesdays - 6:30pm
-Thursdays - 6:30am
-Fridays - 6:30am
-Saturdays - 9am
-Sundays - 9:30am...join us for church at Goleta Valley Jr High!
We FAST
For those that want to join in as well, we encourage you to fast during this time. We believe that fasting helps us develop greater dependence on God and allows us to disconnect from the world. We believe fasting, hits the reset button of our soul and renews us from the inside out.
Complete Fast - where you abstain from all food for a time
Selective Fast - remove certain items from your diet (ex: meat, sweets, bread etc)
Partial Fast - you fast all day and only eat one meal a day
Soul Fast - You choose to refocus certain areas in your life that are out of balance. deprive yourself of comforts, pleasures, habits, or preoccupations that fill your time and attention (ex: Social media, Netflix, secular music, TikTok etc)
REMEMBER - fasting is a matter of the heart not the diet. It is not so much about the food, but removing things from your life so you can draw closer to god. Our expectation during these 21 days is for God to move!
Isaiah 58:8-9 Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. 9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’
Our expectations should be:
Healing - is there an area of your life that is broken or not right? Expect God to mend, move, to heal!
Holiness - habits, thoughts, relationships that are hurting your work with the Lord. God can restore and and set you on the light course again. When can experience his righteousness again as we repent, and realign our life according to his way.
Help - hear from God, resolve conflicts, overcome obstacles, remedy problem, guidance for direction.
Expect God to show up!
Join us - it all starts Sunday January 11th!