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.” ...
May 25, 2017 by Philip Noell | Category: Gospel | Tags: gospel, albuquerque, Worship, glory, trust, sacrifice, pride, blog, ministry, Jesus, Church, Life, humility, Albuquerque Church, Daniel, Church blog, Plans, Legacy, Goals, Accomplishments
You see, I’m not that different from Nebuchadnezzar. He wanted to build a legacy for himself, and he did. Just like him, I’m trying to build a legacy… And I’m anxious when I think that I might not accomplish these goals or, even worse, that having accomplished them I might see them taken away from me. ...
Keep ReadingJanuary 27, 2017 | Category: Gospel | Tags: love, neighbor, grace, humility, Brotherly love, enemy, Facebook
We have already been called by this Savior. We have been granted new life in Christ. Yet, here we sit, in a broken world. ...
Keep ReadingJanuary 26, 2017 | Category: Gospel | Tags: love, Mercy, God, humility, Brotherly love, love your neighbor, love your enemy
As we are recipients of God’s love, we all have the vocation of being conduits of God’s love toward others. ...
Keep ReadingAugust 31, 2016 by Chelsea Collins | Category: Gospel | Tags: Family, Kids, Teaching, grace, Life, Parenting, parents, parent, humility, sorry, apologizing, sanctification
Telling a preschooler that you are sorry for having such a short temper with them is a humbling experience. ...
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