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Christmas Offering: Redeemer City to City
December 6, 2018 by Justin Edgar
"As part of our Christmas Offering, we will be supporting Redeemer City to City in Monterrey, Mexico. Redeemer CTC is a ministry of Redeemer New York. It is a global church planting movement focusing on global cities throughout the world... This partnership will involve the possibility of ministry trips for City Pres and for the churches and pastors in Monterrey. It also will provide us with training in New York at Redeemer for members of our team."...
#MakeAdventGreatAgain
November 29, 2018 by Brian Whippo
"Advent is a time of waiting and longing for the coming of Christ. We reflect on the centuries of waiting for the initial fulfillment of God’s promise to provide a savior, and we also long for the consummation of that promise when Christ returns to make all things new."...
Crushing the Serpent’s Head
November 16, 2017 by Carly Haynes | Tags: marriage, albuquerque, heaven, blog, grace, Relationship, Church, redemption, Restoration, Albuquerque Church, Church blog, Calling, Healing, Genesis, Purpose, Adam, Eve, Revelation, Bookends, Harmony, Garden, Work, Vocation, Earth
What was once unending, immediate, and bountifully provided, within a few bites of fruit was now cursed with enmity, great pain, and toil. Marriage was once to be harmonious and is now divisive, pain is brought forth at the births of our children, God is farther away from us and we dig through thistles for fruit. ...
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November 2, 2017 by Aaron Butzin | Tags: albuquerque, power, glory, Jesus, Conflict, God, Story, Church, Albuquerque Church, Church blog, Eternity, Narrative, Genesis, Energy, Fight, Battle, War, Serpent, Temptation, Adam, Eve, Purpose, Participation
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