June 20, 2019
by Stephen Siebert
| Tags: Community, prayer, quiet time, bible reading
"Spending time with the Father, as Christ did, can set the focus back on him. It reminds me that even through I neglect God in my day to day life, He has never turned away from me. I am so grateful that He remains steadfast in my life and continues to watch over me even when I stray away. He brings us back to the cross and reminds us of the love he has for us."...
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November 29, 2018
by Justin Edgar
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Category:
Updates
| Tags: prayer, christmas, offering, giving
2018 Christmas Offering and Impossible Prayers
December is fast approaching, and with it comes Advent and Christmas. As part of our liturgy (remember this term isn't just about church, but about all our worship. A liturgy is a practice that organizes our worship or points us towards what we give worth to, it's like an arrow that points at a b...
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May 17, 2018
by Carly Haynes
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Sermon Reflection
| Tags: prayer, holy spirit, blog, Jesus, grace, God, promises, Church, Sermon Reflection, Sermon, Church blog, Communion, Genesis, Revelation, Bookends, People, Intercession, Aroma, Sweet, Pleasing, albuquerque, Albuquerque Church
“How long this world will suffer, how long I will suffer… Do you hear my cries? Do you know the brokenness?”...
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April 26, 2018
by Alyson Noell
| Tags: Retreat, gospel, albuquerque, prayer, trust, holy spirit, hope, rest, God, Church, Reflection, Women's Ministry, Albuquerque Church, Church blog, Neediness, Son, Trinity, Interceding, Groaning, Comforting
Turns out, I may be pretty good at structuring a prayer, and asking for spiritual-sounding things, but this weekend God reminded me that I’ve also been pretty good at missing the point of prayer....
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July 13, 2017
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| Tags: prayer, Devotion, Albuquerque Church, Sermon Blog, Church blog, Practice, Habit, Liturgy, Spiritual Practices, Prayer Life, Sermon Response, Daniel
Looking at Daniel's prayer in chapter 9 makes me realize how much I long to make prayer into a liturgy in my life. ...
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May 18, 2017
by Josh Spare
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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. ...
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December 15, 2016
by Justin Edgar
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Category:
Gospel
| Tags: prayer, justice, service, Mercy, Life, Compassion, Action
If we get nothing else from Amos, we should get some holy discomfort....
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July 13, 2016
by Justin Edgar
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Category:
Gospel
| Tags: prayer, Lament, US, Nation, County, World, Discrimination, Racial Sin, Injustice, Mourn, Mourning, Broken, Fallen, Mercy, Jesus, Pain, Hurt, Lamentations, Sorrow, Chaos, Apathy, Violence, Grief, God, Marginalized, Racist, Vengeful, Dallas, Texas, St. Paul, Minnesota, Baton Rouge, Baghdad, Istanbul, US Embassy, Saudi Arabia, albuquerque, abq, San Antonio, Valdosta, Georgia, Balwin, Missouri, New Mexico, Lamenting
Lament is to be a regular rhythm of our worship. Lament awakens us to the realities of our world and the disorientations of our life. This past week has seen violence and revenge along racial lines. It won't be done away with by a quick prayer. Lamenting helps us to remember and repent and cry out to the only One that can help. ...
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