February 22, 2019
by Justin Edgar
| Tags: Worship, love, Desire, liturgies
Jesus asks, “What do you love?” Notice the question isn’t what do you believe or what do you think, but what do you love. This is because humans are desiring creatures. We are lovers. What drives us is what we love....
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August 16, 2018
by Carly Haynes
| Tags: children, love, Need
There are a ton of children in our church’s neighborhood who do not know what it is like to have their basic needs provided for, who do not know what it is like to have a functional and happy home, and are completely uncertain of their future, but I am certain that Jesus loves them and wants us to receive these children in His name, so that we can show them the ultimate ...
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May 10, 2018
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| Tags: albuquerque, Sovereignty, hope, love, grace, provision, Mercy, Church, fear, Wrath, Albuquerque Church, Sermon Reflection, Sermon, Church blog, Picture, Genesis, Revelation, Bookends, Art, Impressions, Artist
My trials and suffering feel like the squashing of color and blurring of lines to the point that my portrait isn’t the perfect and skilled mimesis of what the world expects. Yet, there is so much more depth, so much more character. ...
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February 1, 2018
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| Tags: Family, gospel, albuquerque, reconciliation, adoption, blog, love, culture, Jesus, God, Church, redemption, Albuquerque Church, Church blog, Genesis, Nations, Heritage, Genesis 10
Living under the new covenant of Jesus’ blood, we also get to see the beautiful picture of Jesus drawing people from every nation, tribe, and tongue to Himself....
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November 23, 2017
by Josh Spare
| Tags: gospel, albuquerque, gospel living, blog, love, Jesus, Church, redemption, Albuquerque Church, Sermon Reflection, Albuquerque Churches, Church blog, Savior, Genesis, Revelation, Gospel Life, Presence of Love, Redeeming, Live, Reminder
We look forward and say there is a better day coming because of Jesus. And not only do we look forward, but we hasten it by living today as a renewed people in the midst of that broken world. ...
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September 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. ...
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August 24, 2017
by Bronwyn Siebert
| Tags: albuquerque, holy spirit, blog, love, World, Pain, God, home, Church, Comfort, Church blog, Peace, Hogar, News, Uncertainty, Trouble, Worry, Stress
As we deal with so much uncertainty in this life, what do we do with that? More often than not, we try to create safety, security, comfort, “home” in the temporary things of this world....
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August 17, 2017
by Carly Haynes
| Tags: gospel, abq, blog, love, Jesus, flesh, grace, Conflict, Relationship, Mercy, God, Sin, Church, Life, Racism, Albuquerque Church, Church blog, Peace, Longing, Renewal, Evil, Humanity, Charlottesville, News
"Loyalty to petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul" -Mark Twain
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August 10, 2017
by Emily Leslie
| Tags: Community, Fellowship, gospel, albuquerque, blog, love, Jesus, Mercy, God, Table, Hospitality, Compassion, Church blog, Communion, Host, Hosting, Gathering, Serving, Guest
This Sunday, as we unpacked hospitality, and love was intertwined in every part. Fear creates exclusive community, but love gives way to inclusive hospitality....
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August 3, 2017
by Joanna Hinks
| Tags: gospel, love, home, Church, Change, Devotion, Bridegroom, Desire, Bride, Song of Solomon, El Hogar, Uncomfortable, albuquerque, Church blog
If I truly understand that God loves me, not just in some generic sense but intensely and personally, it changes everything. Love like that isn’t something that can be met with indifference, any more than I could respond to a marriage proposal with a shrug....
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July 28, 2017
by Justin Edgar
| Tags: albuquerque, rest, love, provision, God, home, Church, Church blog, Hogar, Longing, Desire, Eternity, Planning, Nostalgia
The good news is God is a homemaking God....
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April 28, 2017
by Ellyn Yoon
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Category:
Gospel
| Tags: albuquerque, sacrifice, love, Love the city, Church, Love People, Albuquerque Church, Love God, Sacrificial Love, Move in, Know
The love that can really change things here in our city, that redeeming love, is always sacrificial. My gut reaction to this is to wonder if I can schedule that into my life: like maybe I have a window on Monday mornings I could give sacrificial love to my city. After all, I’m a busy person. But what would it mean for me to just start to go about my day caring more, noti...
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April 21, 2017
by Emily Leslie
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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. ...
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March 17, 2017
by Chelsea Collins
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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. ...
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March 9, 2017
by Michael Leslie
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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....
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January 27, 2017
by Kaytee Cobb
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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. ...
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January 26, 2017
by D. Gettemy
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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. ...
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December 23, 2016
by Bronwyn Siebert
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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. ...
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December 22, 2016
by Justin Edgar
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Category:
Gospel
| Tags: Adultery, Justification, redemption, Sin, love, sacrifice, Covenant Love, Bridegroom
So whats good about being Gomer? That's my question for us. What's good about being the wayward bride?
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December 1, 2016
by Kaytee Cobb
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Category:
Gospel
| Tags: redemption, Outreach, grace, ministry, love, advent, Jonah, Minor Prophets
As we open this Advent season and enter into the waiting and the hope, we remember Jonah. We remember that God came down to co-inhabit with us. We remember that He lowers himself in order to extend grace to every one of us, even those that we might rather see burn. We remember that his message of grace is bigger than our desire to share it. We remember that his grace follo...
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October 20, 2016
by Erin Butzin
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Category:
Gospel
| Tags: love, ministry, city, grace, World, Lean in
"Can we know and still love?" That's the question....
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October 15, 2016
by Moon Yoon
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Category:
Gospel
| Tags: gospel, friendship, love, ministry, culture, Intentionality, Race, Religion, Diversity, Ethnicity, Christianity, Differences
Sunday we heard a call to action for the Christian church. The Bible tells us that it is important for us to work towards uniting God's people together. It will help us to become outward oriented and compel us to humility, as we see the fallenness in ourselves and others and the glimpses of God's glory reflected in others around us....
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September 20, 2016
by Emily Leslie
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Category:
Gospel
| Tags: love, grace, Sin, Authentic living, measuring up, redemption, the gospel
You can't earn love by presenting a better version of yourself. It's just a false self, and a false self can't give or receive love…it can only act like it can. It's crushing to live under the demands of the law, trying to earn favor....
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September 20, 2016
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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....
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September 15, 2016
by Bronwyn Siebert
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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....
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August 19, 2016
by Justin Edgar
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Category:
Gospel
| Tags: Family, marriage, gospel, sacrifice, love, service, Jesus, Relationship, God, Intentionality, Questions, Reflection, Connection, Devotional, Life
Practical steps for cultivating intimacy in marriage. ...
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August 17, 2016
by Emily Leslie
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Category:
Gospel
| Tags: marriage, gospel, love, Ordinary, Truth, Ephesians, Mystery, Known, Covenant, hope, Relationship, Expectations, Dating
Marriage isn't always perfectly romantic, but in the rhythm of the ordinary, God is revealing Himself and His love for His people. ...
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August 5, 2016
by Julie Wechsler
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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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July 28, 2016
by Tara Lobaina
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Category:
Gospel
| Tags: marriage, love, Jesus, grace, Relationship, God, Expectations, Love Story, Sin, Disney, Story, Prince, Princess
We know the Disney movies that end in riding off into the sunset, living happily ever after, etc. As a child, my favorite parts were watching the prince transform throughout the movie. The beast, the frog, the thief became the perfect prince all while the girl remained sinless. I wanted this for myself......
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