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An Abundant Fountain

Feb 24, 2022

"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."

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Deeper

By: Emily Spare Feb 17, 2022

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.”

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Jun 13

2019

The Battle of Meditation

By: Rachel Whippo Tags: victory, Depression, thoughts, meditation

"We instinctively meditate on things to the point that those things permeate our hearts and minds. Unfortunately, because we are sinners, the things we naturally meditate and obsess over are things that are not good for us, or our hearts. If only we would use this already natural instinct of meditation to meditate over scripture, and how it shows us how God has moved and worked in the lives of his people, and how He moves and works in our lives as Christians today. If only we would read scripture over and over like a mantra until it’s purpose and meaning became clear and lovely to us, and moved from our minds into our hearts and the message of the gospel filled us to overflowing and spilled out like a river."

Oct 25

2017

Shame and Sin

By: Rachel Whippo Tags: Sin, redemption, knowledge, Evil, Shame, Good, Anxiety, Depression, Hide, Run, Found, Redeemed, Save, Bible, albuquerque, blog, God, Church, Albuquerque Church, Church blog, Sermon Reflection, Genesis

Satan placed doubt of God's goodness and sovereignty in the minds of Adam and Eve just as sin does to us now. Instead of looking to God, we look to the “Tree” for our fulfillment...