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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....
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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.” ...
March 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 ReadingMarch 3, 2017 by Pr. David Breidenbach | Category: Gospel | Tags: forgiveness, Mercy, the gospel, Lent, The Cross
We forget what it is that brought us to the foot of the cross, in the first place - our sin and helplessness to do anything about it ourselves. The veil of distraction and ignorance so easily envelops us and soon we become desensitized and disengaged from the incredible and profound message of a God who loves us like no other!...
Keep ReadingDecember 23, 2016 by Bronwyn Siebert | Category: Gospel | Tags: Sin, grace, love, justice, judgement, forgiveness, Covenant, Devotion, Unconditional
The book of Hosea mirrors God's relationship with Israel. Lest we forget as we shake our heads at Israel's foolishness that this book reveals our personal relationship with the Lord. ...
Keep ReadingSeptember 20, 2016 by | Category: Gospel | Tags: Family, forgiveness, love, Jesus, grace, siblings, sibling, rivalry, brother, sister, adulthood
Wanting to be the favorite is a struggle in vain, as God has given us an even playing field, always coming from wretchedness, being made into His righteousness through adoption as sons and heirs of His kingdom....
Keep ReadingJuly 12, 2016 by Biersgreen | Category: Gospel | Tags: reconciliation, forgiveness, Conflict, Relationship, Restitution, Confrontation, The Prodigal Son, Luke
Continuing thoughts from Sunday's sermon: Reimagining Conflict. Arlen Biersgreen helps us consider what it looks like to approach confrontation in righteousness with the hope of moving toward true reconciliation. ...
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