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.” ...
January 11, 2018 by Justin Edgar | Category: Gospel
This weekend we remember and celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. You might do this by taking a trip with family and friends to your favorite ski mountain, or maybe you enjoy the 3 day weekend at home, resting and relaxing, and perhaps then in either scenario the weekend goes by without a thought given to MLK Jr. and MLK Day. My hope is that this weekend might be different. ...
Keep ReadingJune 30, 2017 | Category: Gospel | Tags: Training, gospel, albuquerque, Church, Truth, Devotion, Perseverance, Godliness, Encouragement, Practice, Habit
Developing a regular practice of exercise is beneficial, but establishing godly practices builds spiritual muscles with benefits that extend way beyond the physical body. We get a glimpse of these benefits in Daniel chapter 6....
Keep ReadingJune 21, 2017 by Bronwyn Siebert | Category: Gospel | Tags: gospel, albuquerque, presence, Sovereignty, trust, God, Control, fear, Comfort, Albuquerque Church, ABQ Church, Daniel, Church blog
When we are faced with “the writing on the wall”, when God’s Holy presence in our lives unsettles and awakens us to reality- where do we run?...
Keep ReadingJune 8, 2017 by Stephen Siebert | Category: Gospel | Tags: albuquerque, Worship, hope, ministry, service, mission, Mercy, Love the city, Church, missional living, Christianity, Love People, ABQ Church, Love God, Calling, Church blog, blog
There is such an urgent need for Jesus in this city that it becomes overwhelming and easy to give up on people and our mission. ...
Keep ReadingJune 1, 2017 by Emily Leslie | Category: Gospel | Tags: albuquerque, abq, ministry, Christ, Church, Albuquerque Church, Faithful Presence, Church blog, Reigning, Lord, Ascension Sunday, Ascended Lord, Ascension
"Now, how his lordship works out is then through the work of the church. But he is the Lord and is present with and through his church, as we are doing what we are called to do." ~ N.T. Wright...
Keep ReadingMay 25, 2017 by Philip Noell | Category: Gospel | Tags: gospel, albuquerque, Worship, glory, trust, sacrifice, pride, blog, ministry, Jesus, Church, Life, humility, Albuquerque Church, Daniel, Church blog, Plans, Legacy, Goals, Accomplishments
You see, I’m not that different from Nebuchadnezzar. He wanted to build a legacy for himself, and he did. Just like him, I’m trying to build a legacy… And I’m anxious when I think that I might not accomplish these goals or, even worse, that having accomplished them I might see them taken away from me. ...
Keep ReadingMay 18, 2017 by Josh Spare | Category: Gospel | Tags: gospel, albuquerque, abq, prayer, trust, Mercy, Control, Albuquerque Church, Daniel, Church blog, Destiny, Fate, Conquered, Poetry
How silly to think that large statutes and grand works will last beyond a lifetime! And yet, as Pastor Justin reminds us, we must see ourselves in Nebuchadnezzar’s quest for transcendence, for meaning, for a legacy. ...
Keep ReadingMay 11, 2017 by River Reifenrath | Category: Gospel | Tags: gospel, albuquerque, kingdom, king, rest, Jesus, Control, Identity, Church, Church blog, Glory Thieves
"There cannot be a God because if there were one, I could not believe that I was not He." -Friedrich Nietzsche...
Keep ReadingMay 4, 2017 by Alyson Noell | Category: Gospel | Tags: gospel, albuquerque, Christ, Identity, Church, Albuquerque Church, Sermon Reflection, Worldview, Distraction, Centered, Church blog
When my head and my heart forget what is true, I find myself sacrificing my life to the myriad gods of health, wealth, work, marriage and home...So how, in the face of both external and internal pressures toward alternate values and identities, can I maintain my identity in Christ? ...
Keep ReadingApril 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...
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