After serving as a pastor in Colorado Springs for 13 years, September 18, 2022 marked Justin’s last morning before moving to TX and transitioning into a new season. Take a listen to his final message.
Continued conversations about themes and key thoughts from "Irresistible", the book by Andy Stanley we are discussing during our Spring Small Group nights.
Pastor Justin shares about transformation, growth, and his journey in ministry thus far––leading into a huge announcement. *Not recorded were some uplifting remarks from a few people in the crowd about the future.
"Encounter Sundays" happen once a month and we change things up a bit to make space for worship + testimonies + communion. One of the core values of AGAPE is to "encounter Jesus together and celebrate and believe in each other." We can't really do the latter if we don't know what is going on in each other's lives so, t... more
What does Jesus look like? What does He sound like? If He is alive (a main point our faith rests on), then we should know and experience the answer to those two questions. Is Jesus only found in a church building? Where is He? If He is so "irresistible" then why is so much of Christianity, so much of "church" so resist... more
Whether it’s something NEW God is trying to lead us into in our personal lives OR the NEW that Jesus introduced to the world.. embracing it seems VERY important! If we don’t do so in our personal lives we can grow stagnant, feel stuck, become frustrated.. even miss out on the future God has for us.. the future we don’t... more
“There is a difference between the gospel of the church and the gospel of the kingdom.” “What is the kingdom? God’s domain. Where He rules and reigns.” “All of the church is in the kingdom but not all of the kingdom is in the church.” “You carry the kingdom, and the kingdom carries transformation.” Pastor Justin is pre... more
Justin dives into Matthew 13 today as he continues a talk about hope! "Close your eyes and think about the coolest, most fun person you have ever met.. now close your eyes one more time.. think about the meanest, ugliest person you have ever met.. now imagine both asking you to a football game.. two very different wa... more
We got to recap and celebrate ALL God did through COSILoveYou "Movement Week" events... Leadership Gathering, Citywide Worship Gathering, CityServe Day, the donation drive-thru we hosted for Mercy's Gate, and more before all partaking of communion together as one big church family! Take a listen and hear about how God ... more
It's not when what you are hoping for gets delayed, it's when hope itself goes away.. when you have lost the ability to hope, to believe. That is when your heart gets sick. God is crazy about us, wild about us. The more you are connected to that truth, the more you will be full of hope. Lots of folks have lost hope. We... more
Pastor Katherine shares a recent prophetic dream she felt like God was saying was a general reminder for some, but a specific encouragement for right now for others before jumping into a talk all about what God is like. What is God like? This is a loaded question. Does anyone truly have the market cornered on answering... more
Many times, "unity" is accomplished through force... forced through fear, forcing everyone to be on the same page and agree... Today Pastor Justin shared his heart about a different kind of unity.. about unity where everyone is fully themselves, fully present, fully engaged, fully speaking up.. which creates a power... more
We hope our September “Encounter Sunday” was meaningful to all who spent a bit of your morning with us! We loved getting to gather in more of a big family circle, singing and praying together over different projects happening on CityServe Day (October 2) and for the organizations those projects will be serving, getting... more
After a long time of not being able to speak on a Sunday morning (due to being super sick with Hyperemesis Gravidarum), Pastor Katherine takes the morning to catch up with everyone and share her heart about encountering and embodying love. "The more I learn and grow, the more I realize there is a lot I don't know.. but... more
Pastor Justin has been sharing his heart through a new series of talks about what we are really trying to go after and pursue as a church community moving forward. Here are a few quotes from his message on September 15 so you have an idea of what you will hear him share about in this podcast episode: "What is He callin... more
Last week Pastor Justin started a new series of talks where he shares some of his heart and thoughts about what we are really trying to go after and pursue as a church community moving forward. Today he continues on with all that, specifically about the reality that "GOD IS WILD ABOUT US!" May you remember, experience... more
In place of our usual Sunday Morning Gatherings, for the entire month of July, we instead planned a bunch of events so everyone in our church community had a chance to have an unhurried time to really connect and have a bunch of summertime fun together to build relationships! On Sunday, August 1, Pastor Justin started ... more
Palm Sunday is the day that marks the beginning of something called Holy Week––a week focusing on the final days of Jesus' life leading up to Resurrection (Easter) Sunday. Pastor Justin shared a message with everyone before we thanked Jim and Pam Rogers for all the ways they have poured into our church family these las... more
Papa Joe finished up part 2 of his two-week series of talks by giving some practical examples and ways to practice hearing from God and learning to cultivate an awareness and sensitivity to what the Holy Spirit is doing and saying in our lives on a regular basis.