A faithful presence of love in the absences of our city.
February 24, 2022 by Justin Edgar
"We fail to remember that God is as the Psalmist describes: an abundant fountain, a river of delights, a full house, a radiant light. The Psalmist knows God never operates out of scarcity. Where we must begin with Deeper is recognizing the ever flowing depths of the fountain of God. He is living water, because it is always abundant and always flowing. Scarcity mindset keeps us from going deeper, because we are afraid the safety net either isn’t there or doesn’t go deep enough. We won’t risk, because we can’t. We can’t possibly risk such things. There might not be anything left. There might not be any left for me. We are all like Goldilocks lamenting lost porridge, broken chairs, and occupied beds. But God always has room and always makes room. He is an overflowing fountain."...
February 17, 2022 by Emily Spare
Abiding through the fall at City Pres meant holding on for dear life to your life preserver ring hoping the other side of the rope is attached to the rescue boat, continually clinging, continually waiting. But abiding in the new year at City Pres is what I think we’re being called into: “Deeper.” ...
April 28, 2017 | Category: Gospel | Tags: albuquerque, sacrifice, love, Love the city, Church, Love People, Albuquerque Church, Love God, Sacrificial Love, Move in, Know
The love that can really change things here in our city, that redeeming love, is always sacrificial. My gut reaction to this is to wonder if I can schedule that into my life: like maybe I have a window on Monday mornings I could give sacrificial love to my city. After all, I’m a busy person. But what would it mean for me to just start to go about my day caring more, noti...
Keep ReadingApril 21, 2017 by Emily Leslie | Category: Gospel | Tags: albuquerque, abq, easter, resurrection, Father, love, grace, God, Christ, Church, Easter Sunday, Sermon Reflection, Sermon, City Pres, Presbyterian, Serenity Prayer, Serenity, Creator
It is so tempting to pray for circumstances to change, to get mad at God when they don’t, and to hold a grudge of resentment rather than “accept with serenity” the things that cannot be changed. ...
Keep ReadingApril 13, 2017 by Philip Noell | Category: Gospel | Tags: gospel, albuquerque, abq, holy, grace, Mercy, Christ, Church, Lent, It is Finished, Holy Week, Cross, ABQ Church
I wonder how the priests felt every day when they went into the temple and saw the curtain that separated the Holy of Holies from the rest of the temple. Did they look at it with dread? Or curiosity? Or maybe they longed to be in God's presence just for a moment even if it killed them......
Keep ReadingApril 6, 2017 by Justin Edgar | Category: Gospel | Tags: albuquerque, New Mexico, Church, the gospel, Lent, Salvation, Sermon Blog, It is Finished, Completion
The Gospel of Jesus reminds me that I am free. That I am validated. That I am vindicated. That even though I lose, I win....
Keep ReadingApril 6, 2017 by Rachel Whippo | Category: Gospel | Tags: albuquerque, rest, grace, New Mexico, Church, Parenting, the gospel, Lent, It is Finished, Completion
It is because of and through this good news that we can live under the banner “it is finished” and embark on the parenting adventure from grace instead of for grace. ...
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