Letting Go of Control
"We NEED Christ. In Christ we can have hope that we don’t need control; that his blood was and is enough."...
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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.” ...
October 18, 2018 by Rachel Whippo | Tags: rest, Control
"We NEED Christ. In Christ we can have hope that we don’t need control; that his blood was and is enough."...
Keep ReadingJuly 25, 2018 | Tags: anger, hope, Pain, Control
Eugene Peterson says that “the primary use of prayer is not for expressing ourselves, but in becoming ourselves.” ...
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 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 | 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 ReadingJuly 20, 2016 by Justin Edgar | Category: Gospel | Tags: Family, grace, Conflict, God, Grace-filled, Practical Application, Control, Unforgiving, Reactive, Shaming, Ego, Affirmation, Rules, Expectations, Clarity, Learning, children, Communication, Responsibility, Accountability, Defending, Grace-full, Grace-filled family
Family is frustrating, right? We use our words to hurt, control, garner favor, win. We use non-verbals to back up the verbals, showing our disgust. But God gives grace--and grace allows for a family to be built not on conditions, but on unconditional love and acceptance. In this post, Pastor Justin shares some ideas on becoming a grace-full family. ...
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