https://cityonahillabq.com/ Ryan Williams communications@cityonahillabq.com Ryan Williams Biblical teaching through current sermons of City on a Hill in Albuquerque. Biblical teaching through current sermons of City on a Hill in Albuquerque. en © 2026 City on a Hill no Romans 14:13 18 Josh Waters <p>This sermon on Romans 14:13–18 centers on the tension between Christian freedom and love for one another within the body of Christ. Paul teaches that the Kingdom of God is not ultimately about external matters such as eating and drinking, but about righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. The sermon explores how words like love, righteousness, peace, and joy become distorted when they are separated from Christ as their foundation, and how believers often elevate personal preferences and cultural convictions to the level of spiritual law. Through Paul’s warning against placing stumbling blocks in the path of others, the message calls Christians to examine how they use their freedoms and convictions within the church community. The sermon culminates in a call to build one’s life on Christ as the true foundation, recognizing that Christian freedom is not merely a personal right, but a privilege meant to be exercised in love for the people Christ died to save.</p> <p>This sermon on Romans 14:13–18 centers on the tension between Christian freedom and love for one another within the body of Christ. Paul teaches that the Kingdom of God is not ultimately about external matters such as eating and drinking, but about righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. The sermon explores how words like love, righteousness, peace, and joy become distorted when they are separated from Christ as their foundation, and how believers often elevate personal preferences and cultural convictions to the level of spiritual law. Through Paul’s warning against placing stumbling blocks in the path of others, the message calls Christians to examine how they use their freedoms and convictions within the church community. The sermon culminates in a call to build one’s life on Christ as the true foundation, recognizing that Christian freedom is not merely a personal right, but a privilege meant to be exercised in love for the people Christ died to save.</p> This sermon on Romans 14:13–18 centers on the tension between Christian freedom and love for one another within the body of Christ. Paul teaches that the Kingdom of God is not ultimately about external matters such as eating and drinking, but about righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. The sermon explores how words like love, righteousness, peace, and joy become distorted when they are separated from Christ as their foundation, and how believers often elevate personal preferences and cultural convictions to the level of spiritual law. Through Paul’s warning against placing stumbling blocks in the path of others, the message calls Christians to examine how they use their freedoms and convictions within the church community. The sermon culminates in a call to build one’s life on Christ as the true foundation, recognizing that Christian freedom is not merely a personal right, but a privilege meant to be exercised in love for the people Christ died to save.

]]> Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2842 1 658b8e38f4240933f9cff0d31578a08a no Romans 14:7-12 Pastor Ryan Williams Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2085 2 c54061a2bac2ed837ad1f207380cddd6 no 05/03/26 Pastor Justin Chaplin Sun, 03 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2668 3 007605219f0416b90a14ed2c29f3217f no Pastor Ryan Williams <p>Pastor Ryan Williams addresses the challenge of maintaining unity in the local church amid differing personal convictions, noting that many people leave churches over unmet preferences rather than theological disagreements or missional moves. Drawing from the Roman church's mix of Jewish and Gentile believers—where some still observed Old Testament dietary laws while others embraced the freedom of the New Covenant—Paul instructs stronger believers not to despise the "weak" who abstain from certain foods, and the weak not to judge those who partake, since God has welcomed both. Williams emphasizes that the church must be a judgment-free place where weaker brothers and sisters in faith are welcomed and allowed to grow without quarreling over opinions on non-essential matters of conscience (distinct from clear sin or orthodoxy). Ultimately, unity is possible because the church is built not on preferences or personal convictions but on the firm foundation of Jesus Christ, who sustains and upholds every believer equally at the foot of the cross, calling us to treat others as God treats us rather than passing judgment on fellow servants of the Lord.</p> <p>Pastor Ryan Williams addresses the challenge of maintaining unity in the local church amid differing personal convictions, noting that many people leave churches over unmet preferences rather than theological disagreements or missional moves. Drawing from the Roman church's mix of Jewish and Gentile believers—where some still observed Old Testament dietary laws while others embraced the freedom of the New Covenant—Paul instructs stronger believers not to despise the "weak" who abstain from certain foods, and the weak not to judge those who partake, since God has welcomed both. Williams emphasizes that the church must be a judgment-free place where weaker brothers and sisters in faith are welcomed and allowed to grow without quarreling over opinions on non-essential matters of conscience (distinct from clear sin or orthodoxy). Ultimately, unity is possible because the church is built not on preferences or personal convictions but on the firm foundation of Jesus Christ, who sustains and upholds every believer equally at the foot of the cross, calling us to treat others as God treats us rather than passing judgment on fellow servants of the Lord.</p> Pastor Ryan Williams addresses the challenge of maintaining unity in the local church amid differing personal convictions, noting that many people leave churches over unmet preferences rather than theological disagreements or missional moves. Drawing from the Roman church's mix of Jewish and Gentile believers—where some still observed Old Testament dietary laws while others embraced the freedom of the New Covenant—Paul instructs stronger believers not to despise the "weak" who abstain from certain foods, and the weak not to judge those who partake, since God has welcomed both. Williams emphasizes that the church must be a judgment-free place where weaker brothers and sisters in faith are welcomed and allowed to grow without quarreling over opinions on non-essential matters of conscience (distinct from clear sin or orthodoxy). Ultimately, unity is possible because the church is built not on preferences or personal convictions but on the firm foundation of Jesus Christ, who sustains and upholds every believer equally at the foot of the cross, calling us to treat others as God treats us rather than passing judgment on fellow servants of the Lord.

]]> Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2089 4 0822d18652ddab97e716962841c82d7d no Kevin Wade Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2175 5 3b88ca655d89975c276d5e422a5ae8e7 no Romans 13:8-10 Pastor Ryan Williams Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2049 6 847d9187466dd6462bd11a771cf77cff no The God Who Dwells Pastor Ryan Williams <p>Easter Sunday Service with praise and baptisms. </p> <p>Easter Sunday Service with praise and baptisms. </p> Easter Sunday Service with praise and baptisms.

]]> Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 5331 7 69e1ee825a83dffe10e40dcb9b28e4ab no Mark 15:33-39 Pastor Justin Chaplin Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 4726 8 ee4fe4faf68bba1b360ed293f23c74ff no Luke 19:28-40 Pastor Ryan Williams Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2028 9 549a91765a2c0fa3be7bbabb643823f2 no Romans 13:1-7 Pastor Ryan Williams Sun, 22 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2633 10 6bd24fe55a79859ee727d1aa412ebbef no Romans 12:19-21 Pastor Dan Miller Sun, 15 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2529 11 bad5c1920bfdeb8e45fbaa197fd2ec85 no Romans 12:16-18 Pastor Ryan Williams Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2066 12 0aadbaeee36b25eccdf28502ce4ad2f4 no Romans 12:9-15 Josh Waters Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2327 13 6c3616eadb9147d0c2fe12f51509b2fb no Pastor Ryan Williams <p><br></p> <p><br></p>

]]> Sun, 22 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2434 14 700badb7b20d5e5a396e5dc2ed460c73 no Romans 12:1-2 Pastor Ryan Williams Sun, 15 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2279 15 96fb409b7f087eaace61e402736d83e3 no Romans 11:33-36 Pastor Ryan Williams Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2312 16 4958d3c520924dbaf8cbaf3d88ba433e no Romans 11:29-32 Pastor Justin Chaplin Sun, 01 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2920 17 f0605a47947443fbad971b685603ed07 no Ephesians 3:14-21 Pastor Ryan Williams Sun, 25 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2450 18 bad2eeedcdc6194decf0ae481589c668 no Ephesians 6:10-18 Pastor Ryan Williams Sun, 18 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2720 19 092f60a62818853985169e34a6dc8661 no Matthew 6:7-13 Pastor Ryan Williams Sun, 11 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1905 20 0022151611b43d0adaffe06d1e2a806d no Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Pastor Ryan Williams Sun, 04 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2412 21 72c941286f66ae0e5150af6dfffc65e3 no Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch Kevin Wade Sun, 28 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1989 22 a6915de0b9c300cf2ef36c6f308479ef no Revelation 5:1-14 Pastor Ryan Williams Wed, 24 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1268 23 5bef75d3c7d1e8269977f36cf63229b6 no Isaiah 53:4-10 Pastor Ryan Williams Sun, 21 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 2169 24 378fcf7d2de60640e436d013e190a6e8 no Luke 2:8-14 Pastor Ryan Williams Sun, 14 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 2155 25 70c7b8528a99578a67dac8de93434ab3 no