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.” ...
July 19, 2017 by Emily Leslie | Tags: resurrection, hope, Pain, God, Help, redemption, Perseverance, Suffering, Comfort, How Long, Trials, Prevailing, Promise, Peace, Church blog, ABQ Church
In Daniel’s vision, the journey for God’s people is long and painful, and begs the question; will God’s people finish? Will his purposes prevail? How long must we endure before we feel the relief of redemption?...
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 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......
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