A Risky Call

Entering into moments of vulnerability consciously and intentionally is risky, but it stops shame in it’s tracks....
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A faithful presence of love in the absences of our city.
January 14, 2021 by Stephen Siebert
"Thankfully, God is there to remind me of the truths and promises that He gives to us. In the sermon text this week we see the passing of Jacob, his burial and his sons uncertainty of what the future holds for them. God continues to bless them so that they can carry on His story and pass on their faith. Hearing this is a great comfort to me because it reminds me that God’s story is much bigger than 2020, 2021, COVID, or the Untied States. His kingdom was around long before our time and will continue until Christ comes again." ...
January 7, 2021 by Joanna Hinks
"So where do you look for happiness and blessing? Are you like a child writing a letter to Santa, expecting good things to magically appear? Or like an adult who thinks they have to earn good things for themselves, trusting in the willpower generated by New Year’s resolutions? Maybe this year it’s time to try an Impossible Prayer Request instead. When I seek blessing from God, I know it’s not something I’ve earned and I don’t have to put human limitations on it. I also recognize that the answer may not be what I want or expect - but I have the courage to ask anyway because I know that ALL God’s blessings are good."...
November 23, 2017 by Emily Leslie | Tags: Community, Fellowship, gospel, albuquerque, blog, Relationship, God, Christ, Connection, Life Together, Albuquerque Church, Sermon Reflection, Churches, Church blog, Genesis, Me Too, Vulnerability, Church Body
Entering into moments of vulnerability consciously and intentionally is risky, but it stops shame in it’s tracks....
Keep ReadingSeptember 14, 2017 by Emily Leslie | Tags: gospel, albuquerque, sacrifice, hope, love, Jesus, Relationship, Pain, God, Story, Christ, Life, redemption, Suffering, Restoration, Albuquerque Church, Church blog, Healing, Narrative, Picture, Perspective
Sometimes, hard things happen, and they’re just hard, and no ah-ha moment comes later when you realize how every painful piece of the puzzle was indeed working together for your good. ...
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 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 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 ReadingMarch 17, 2017 by Chelsea Collins | Category: Gospel | Tags: Family, Fellowship, love, Christ, Church, Support
God calls us to a beautiful, eternal family that knows no geographic, political, gender, generational, or racial barriers. ...
Keep ReadingMarch 9, 2017 by Michael Leslie | Category: Gospel | Tags: forgiveness, trust, love, Mercy, Christ, Help, Reliance, Restoration, Salvation
Our God taking destruction and disaster, creating restoration and reconciliation time and time again in both what we read in the Bible and within our own lives....
Keep ReadingDecember 8, 2016 by Emily Leslie | Category: Gospel | Tags: anger, power, justice, trust, faith, God, Christ, Refuge, Strength, Reliance, Wrath
"Safe?" said Mr. Beaver, "Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good."...
Keep ReadingDecember 7, 2016 by Justin Edgar | Category: Gospel | Tags: advent, christmas, Jesus, Christ, Reflection, Come
Jesus sings us into a new mode of existence. Jesus sings the nations into submission. Jesus sings hearts into love. Jesus is Christmas in the room. The hope of Advent and the hope of Christmas is that Jesus Christ is in the room…...
Keep ReadingOctober 12, 2016 by Pastor Jesse Harden | Category: Gospel | Tags: gospel, culture, Christ, Church, Race, Diversity, Ethnicity, Racism, Social Justice, Change
The Gospel not only reimagines race, it turns our conception of race in America on its head, completely upside down, and gives us a perspective and reality of a truly diverse people seen and celebrated for their distinctiveness while at the same time abolishing any and all disparity between them....
Keep ReadingSeptember 29, 2016 by Biersgreen | Category: Gospel | Tags: gospel, mission, God, Christ, missional living, commission, great commission, authority, living
Jesus was not an inspiring person who called his followers to inspiring, yet ultimately impossible tasks. Instead, Jesus is the creator and king of all that there is, and with full authority over it all he sends his people to the work of drawing all men and women to himself, while he walks by our sides and never forsakes us....
Keep ReadingSeptember 15, 2016 by Bronwyn Siebert | Category: Gospel | Tags: Kids, free, love, grace, Christ, Parenting, parents, Unconditional Love, Righteousness, Confess, Forgive
I can try to control my child's outward behavior through the law, but I cannot actually change her heart. The visible, socially acceptable behaviors are a lot easier to focus on which, places a burden on parents to get it right. But, the more I ponder God's truth, there is a lot of comfort in knowing my child's salvation is not dependent on how wonderful of a parent I am....
Keep ReadingAugust 12, 2016 by Erin Butzin | Category: Gospel | Tags: marriage, gospel, culture, grace, God, Christ, Sexuality, Perceptions, Sex, Beliefs, Values, Cultural Messages, Identity, Reimagine, Implications, God's Word
Today's culture sends all kinds of messages about sexuality, and God's Word speaks to each and every one of them. ...
Keep ReadingAugust 11, 2016 by Justin Edgar | Category: Gospel | Tags: culture, Context, Cultural Context, Authenticity, Sexuality, Perceptions, Views, Jesus, grace, Mercy, God, Christ, gospel, Sex
Our priority as a church is to be a faithful presence of Jesus in a broken world, that we would live, speak and serve as the very presence of Jesus, and this includes in the area of sexuality....
Keep ReadingAugust 5, 2016 by Julie Wechsler | Category: Gospel | Tags: Family, marriage, love, service, bless, Hospitality, open, boundaries, Christ, Welcome
Our marriages are not our own, they are His. Our families are not our own, they are His. Our household is not our own. It is His. ...
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