Albuquerque Christian Church

Jesus begins traveling towards Jerusalem and on the way teaches all about what it means to follow him in the Kingdom. In Mark 10 he redefines greatness and challenges us to consider what we are looking for in following Him.#Jesus #mark #abq #abqchurch #prayer #greatness

Most people have an opinion about Jesus—but not many actually see Him clearly.In Mark 8, Jesus heals a blind man in stages—and it reveals something about all of us:we can be around Jesus, believe in Him, and still not fully see who He is.This Easter message explores:– Why spiritual blindness is more common than we think– How people misunderstand Jesus today– What it really means that Jesus is the Messiah– Why the resurrection demands a response—not just beliefThe question isn’t just who Jesus is…It’s what you will do with Him.

What if your biggest problem isn’t your circumstances… but how you see them?Why do people respond so differently to Jesus?How can some see Him clearly—and others completely miss Him?In this message from Mark 8, we explore a deeper issue most people overlook:the power of your imagination—and how it shapes your faith, your fears, and your life.Jesus reveals a Kingdom of abundance, provision, and invitation for all people…but many still miss it.Why?Because they’re seeing the world through the wrong lens.This sermon unpacks:Why we default to a scarcity mindset (even when God provides)How culture quietly shapes what we believe about GodWhy even committed followers of Jesus can still miss what He’s doingThe subtle ways we look to money, politics, success, or control to save usHow to shift from a worldly imagination → to a Kingdom imaginationIf you’ve ever struggled with worry, doubt, busyness, or feeling like there’s “not enough”…this message is for you.Jesus isn’t just offering better behavior—He’s inviting you into an entirely different way of seeing reality.The question is: do you have eyes to see it?📖 Passage: Mark 8:1–21🙏 Stay through the end for a guided moment of reflection and prayerIf this encouraged you, consider subscribing for more content that helps you build real, lived-out faith.#Faith #Jesus #GospelOfMark #Christianity #SpiritualGrowth #KingdomOfGod #ChurchInAlbuquerque

Jesus begins teaching about the kingdom through parables. God can work in immeasurable ways and bear more fruit in and through us than we can imagine, but will we have eyes to see and ears to hear? Will we faithfully scatter kingdom seeds and trust that they will grow in time?

The Kingdom of God now confronts the kingdoms of this world head on. Whether they be religious, political, spiritual, or even family kingdoms – Jesus exposes where our allegiances lie.

The King has arrived and the kingdom is breaking in through Him. Jesus begins to build his following and display what it looks like when Eden is restored in our hearts, lives, and communities.

Jesus teaches us to pray, "Your kingdom come". But what does that really mean? We dive into our theme for 2026, "The Kingdom" and how it shapes our hopes and prayer lives.

We start the new year off surrendering all to God in prayer. We cover what God is always up to, how to stand firm in those truths, and then discern how God might be working toward those ends in our life in this season.

Jesus finishes his dialogue with the 11 by assuring them that he cares deeply about their joy. Despite the pain they are about to experience, joy and life will come. And while we often will have challenges in this life, we can also find joy in Jesus despite our circumstances.

Littered throughout Jesus' last night are references to the one who would come after him, the Spirit. Jesus actually says it is for our good that he goes so that the Spirit may come! What makes this advocate so special and powerful and how do we experience his presence in our everyday life?

What does it mean to abide in Jesus like a branch in a vine? And what kind of fruit does that abiding relationship produce in our lives? Jesus tells us where our focus must be as his followers, abiding.

We unpack John 14:15-31 as Jesus emphasized how are faith and love are expressed in obedience to his teachings and way of life.

We dive into the second half of John 13 and see Jesus love his enemy, give his followers some lifeline warnings, and bring us back to the glory of God and the foundation of love.

We begin our series on Jesus' last words in John by looking at his act of washing his disciples feet. Jesus shows his disciples and us the full extent of his love. How can we receive, believe and then weave this kind of love into every area of our lives.

God provides all things for our enjoyment. The command God gives us to honor him with all we have comes with incredible blessings if we will trust Him.

We begin a two part series on money and the role it plays in our lives. We start with a high level view of how Jesus being first holds all things together but when he isn’t in his proper place, disorder takes over.

We finish our series on family by emphasizing the centrality of family in God's plan of salvation and our need to play our part. We dive specifically into our need to build deep spiritual friendships within the church.

Conflict is normal in community, but how we handle it really matters. Luckily God equips us with principles to guide our heart and actions in these times.

Whether we are aware of it or not we are all searching for something to fulfill us or bring us life. What if we already had what we were looking for all along?

In this friday evening session Bill walks us through being faithful and filled with Christ in every season of life.

Conflict is going to happen in close community. Last we covered the basic principles of how to handle relational challenges in the family of God, but what do you do when you’ve tried that and the relationship still feels stuck?

What do we think of when we hear the word, "church"? It is likely something very different than what Jesus imagined when he dreamt about building his church. Today we explore Jesus' vision of the church and who we are as a part of His church.

We have a terrible tendency to seek things that’s trap, enslaved, and ultimately never satisfy. God created us to seek him and Jesus leads us back to life to the full with God. Will we seek it?

Hospitality is all about having God's heart to invite others to the table. We explore how God is the ultimate host and how that shapes the way we practice hospitality with one another.

The church and God's family is way bigger than just something we do on Sunday. Michael walks us through the entire story of the Bible to help us understand God's plan of redemption and how the family of God is essential to this gospel metanarrative.

Knowing who we are to be is one thing, but being formed into that can be an entirely different challenge. It is important to examine our formational habits, or we might discover that we have been creating something other than what we desire to be. 

We know that Jesus came, in part, to establish his church. But what is the church? Is it a building, a meeting time, a highly functioning organization, or something altogether different? Understanding what Jesus came to create is vital for us to understand our role and identity in the world.

In the family of Chris we are called to admonish and spur one another on to love and good deeds. How we do this and how we receive correction from others makes all the difference.

People are messy. Church is messy. Learn to embrace the mess.

We will all go through pain and hardship in life. It is those who have strong relationships that best endure the storms. God in his grace is near us in our hardship and provides us with spiritual family to help us carry our burdens.

An essential part of building family is learning to honor one another. We are called to honor all people and to strive to outdo one another in honoring others in the family of God.

We continue to discuss the importance of belonging as an essential element of the family of God. At this park service Alejandro describes how because of Jesus we can have confidence to belong.

We were made to belong to God and one another. How do we create a culture where all can be fully known and fully loved?

To cultivate a family culture of Christ-like love, we must first establish a sense of belonging. However, to foster a culture of mutual belonging, we must first be rooted in our belonging to God.

What kind of family culture does Jesus want us to have? We are to be a people marked by the love of Christ.

We all play an essential role in the family of God. How do we all come together to do our part?

Building family, whether physical or spiritual, can be challenging. Even God's chosen family had major challenges. What are guiding principles to help us build great families in our homes and in the church?

What does God desire most? What does he look forward to? A family. We begin our summer series on family by looking at God's heart for His family.

We celebrate Easter by highlighting the almighty reign and rule of our lord, Jesus Christ. He reigns for all time, over all creation, and over all powers and authority. Will we allow him to reign in our lives?

We finish our series on God's character and glory by looking at the ultimate fulfillment of Moses' prayer, Jesus. Jesus is the fullness of God's glory made visible for us!

Being in the presence of God can be transformative, but we must be intentional. Cameron walks us through the process of carving out extra space to be with God and hear his voice.

This week we hear from guest speakers from Cebu, Philippines. They share with us what it takes to persevere faithfully like Caleb did.

The character of God has the power to transform us and lead us into true life. But we must create space to behold and savor God's glory for it to take root in our hearts and minds.

What does it mean for God to be jealous? Can this be a positive attribute?

Who is your king? Kip leads us into exploring the kingship of Jesus in our lives.

We revisit God being loving and forgiving while tying in the necessity of God to be just. Can we hold those characteristics of God as one?

God overflows with loyal love towards his people. He is faithful and trustworthy even when we or those around us are not.

God is not an angry being. Today we explore God’s patience and how his anger is actually a good thing.

How we view God shapes everything about our relationship with him and our Christian life. We dive into the first two attributes, compassion and grace. How can we fight to trust in God’s character and how does this view of God transform us?

As it begin a new series on the character of God, we take time to evaluate our hearts and the way in which we approach God. We look at Moses’ humility and deep hunger for God that ultimately leads to God revealing his presence, name and, character to Moses in Exodus 34.