Sagebrush Church — Attraction in Albuquerque

Sage brush is one of those mega churches that’s not really all about God I’ve heard them predicate against so many things that are not of God. I’m a big worshiper and when I can’t today are they all tell me not to dance. They specifically said “ I know it’s in the Bible but don’t do it because it’s distracting from the people on the stage” because the focus is not on God but on the people on the stage. How many times in the Bible does it say to dance? Did King David day “Let them dance”? He did. And how many people in the Bible were screwed from telling Gods people not to dance? Well anyway they are not of God but of themselves and they are deceiving themselves and others. I have bipolar disorder and I take medicines plural one of which is medical marijuana which they told us not to take because they hate it even though it cures seizures (even in newborn/premature babies) and cures cancer, It helps with autism, I have bipolar type one so it helps with that, it helps with people who suffer PTSD. And I have bipolar type one so it helps with that, it helps with people who have PTSD. Now, all of the things are pretty severe And I don’t know why they would hate something that’s better for ADHD then Matt because faith is church would rather a child be given Max in a low-dose of medical marijuana drops that’s not even the THC that would get them high. And a marijuana high would be better than meth high and withdrawals even if it did. That’s not the only thing I’ve heard them off we preach on or did it fall about which God’s people were instructed not to be hateful. I have spiritually felt demons attacking me especially even from what Todd was preaching, like anytime they said not have your children in there all the atmosphere was so full of a spirit that was not of God. It was not of God! it was enough the Holy Spirit. OK so this so-called pitstop that’s “for single mothers”. Is actually for everybody they don’t even prioritize the single mothers to send them to the front. There are so many people there that they can’t even get in oil changeRight.Stephen or else wins and I had to take it to get it repaired and I’m a real single mother. They have me wait two hours with my four kids in the car behind people who don’t have kids in brand new vehicle. That’s disgusting it’s deceiving people who donates to that charity. Y’all may think they’re going to help single mothers and well they’re not I’ll just let you know I’m currently on the bus with four small children because they don’t help... They are so desperate for help everybody in the pitstop (not single mothers) that they ask people who don’t know what they’re doing to come out and they have to hurry hurry. Therefore not actually helping the single mother but having made it worse. They only do basic things which if you’re not rich and you don’t have a new car anymore major things done especially as a single mom. It’s for the single mothers who are suffering and they’re not helping I’m a single mother who is living a really hard life and I don’t feel helped I feel deceived because I was deceived l. They need to take “single Mothers” out of the title because...

When my husband and I were looking for a church, we were both in agreement that we wanted to find a smaller non-denomination Christian church. We found one that we liked, but after some time, it was very apparent to us that while one of the pastors was very good, the other one that delivered the message every other week fell short. We were new Christians and when we left church feeling more defeated than uplifted, we knew it was time for a change. A friend had left this same church and started going to Sagebrush. She invited us to join her. We were both reluctant to go as we really didn't want the mega church experience. I am so glad we accepted our friend's invitation! She knew our concerns about a mega church so she suggested that we go to the Enchanted Hills location where there weren't as many people. I believe this is called a satellite church where the music is live but you watch the message on screens as the pastor giving the message isn't on site. Right away we felt so uplifted with the worship service. Then came the message and oh by the way, the main Pastor was not even there that day. My friend was disappointed for us because she so wanted us to hear him. We were fueled by the other pastors message though and came back the next week where the main Pastor delivered the message. My husband and I turned to each other and said "this is where we need to be"! What sealed the deal was that my husband was excited to go to church again and will even go by himself if I am out of town! About a year later, we started attending the Riverside location. We like having the option to attend on Saturday. All of the volunteer staff are so friendly, welcoming and helpful. The music is outstanding! All of the Worship team are extremely talented. Each Pastor has their own unique way of delivering the message, but all are very good. Pastor Todd is the principal pastor who also started up the church. He can be goofy at times, and is funny as can be, but don't misinterpret that to mean he doesn't get the message across to us. It's not like we are at a comedy club. It's a good mixture of stories that are relevant to his message for that week, along with an occasional joke, but he always teaches with scripture and he is filled with the Holy Spirit. He is passionate about wanting us to learn. You can tell that he puts a lot of thought and dedication into planning each series. He keeps you interested and focused and for me personally, lights a fire inside me to want to be a better Christian. I love when he does a "call to the alter" every now and then. It is such a beautiful sight to see so many making that decision to accept Christ. And also all the baptisms that they may have on a given weekend! The one thing I do miss is that at the smaller church we had communion every week, but I think that is rare these days. We love Sagebrush and have never had a negative experience. I understand that a contemporary Christian church may not be for everyone, but for us it...

I started attending Sagebrush when I was in jail because I already was a Christian but was looking for a different church that reached out to the community more than what I saw at Calvary Chapel (the one on Osuna). I have either attended services at Sagebrush, via online or in person. I have taken classes and have invited people, or TOOK people myself, to a service, and used to be in a small group. The reason for giving this church only 3 stars is because I also wanted to join a small group but because it was during a part of covid-19 the Delta virus was still going around, nobody wanted me. But there have been two different times and one of them was not long ago oh, maybe six months ago, and in both situations, I never got to meet with a pastor about a very important and on one of the occasions it was even a life-threatening situation since I was considering suicide and even left a voice message telling the pastor or one of the pastures, at Sagebrush but he still didn't get back to me. And the second time the pastor kept putting me off and then outright lied to me because he said I missed several appointments and I had only canceled one and I gave him hours of notice. And more recently, in the first message of the "Beyond Ordinary" series, I was astonished to see Todd Cook, main pastor, make a judgemental statement and he said that's he's said it before. That he hates it when people say lame prayers and the one he hates the most is, "Lord, be with me tonight." But he doesn't know what that can mean, because ONLY God knows what's in our hearts, and it IS a prayer, but it's a prayer lifted up to GOD/LORD, not Todd Cook. I did leave a message for a patriot to call me back regarding that statement, since I couldn't email a complaint, by to my knowledge, I haven't heard back from a pastor, which also doesn't surprise me. I'll hang in for now now, as far as watching services, but I'm already looking for a different primary church and hopefully one that offers a Bible study group, whereas the small groups at Sagebrush ONLY discusses the most recent message that was given, the last I knew. So it's...