Agape Moms’ Gospel-centered resource recommendation this week is “The Gospel Comes with a House Key“ by Rosaria Butterfield.

Hear the story of how a very unlikely person, who was deep in a lifestyle of rebellion and completely lost from God, came to know Christ through intentional relationship and invitation to regular gatherings with believers over the table.

Rosaria then gives us a front seat to her transformed life. We get to hear and see what living out radical, Biblical hospitality looks like on a moment by moment basis. From the way they budget, to the way they pray, invite and open up their home, you will be practically inspired to adopt this as your own lifestyle, in your own God-led way. 

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This week, we are talking about gathering the stranger with us at our tables. I cannot wait for you to hear from my friend and our guest blogger, Becca Voight, whose family is such an example of devoting their life to this very thing.

In the meantime, let’s begin to pray and think about who we can be gathering at our tables during this holiday season. Who are the forgotten, the lonely, those who cannot repay us the favor?

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Agape Moms’ gospel-centered resource this week is “One Thousand Gifts” by Ann Voskamp, recommended by our guest blogger, Lauren Smith, who talks about finding joy in the face of fear in the journey of her daughter’s medical challenges. Check out her story if you missed it yesterday!

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Struggling with worry is one thing before you have kids, but once these fears involve our children, it’s enough to push us over the edge and really bring us to our knees. A dear Agape Mama, Lauren Smith, will be sharing her journey with her daughter’s medical challenges and God’s faithfulness with us tomorrow on the Agape Moms Blog that you won’t want to miss!

Whatever you’re facing this week, take it straight to the Lord. When the lack of control, the lies and the weight of it all overwhelms you, recite God’s Word to yourself and allow His truth to anchor your heart despite whatever other things seem louder or truer.

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Wow, what a fun, and surprisingly wonderful turnout of 18 ideas for our “How to Keep Christ at the Center of Christmas Inspiration Blitz” that first occurred on our Instagram and Facebook pages, and is complied here for reference. When I first started this idea on a whim on Monday, I thought maybe we would get a handful of submissions, but it was truly inspiring to collect so many special and treasured ideas from everyday moms just like you.

Agape Moms’ mission is equipping moms to make disciples in everyday, messy mom life and one way we do that is collaboratively, with our community driven blog, and with blog posts like this, that highlight as many voices and stories as possible. We’re stronger together, and we can learn so much from each other! Our prayer is that your family will be inspired to adopt some new traditions that will be fun and that will help our kids to truly treasure Christ, not just during the holiday season, but every day of the year.

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Happy Monday back after Thanksgiving break. Woo, what a weekend, huh? Not only did our family move into our new home about a week ago (with 3 kids in tow), but we managed to cook an allergy friendly thanksgiving dinner, and then deck the halls for Christmas.

I know I’m not the only one feeling the rush and busyness that this time of year brings, and while I absolutely love Christmas time, there’s a lot about it that wearies my soul. Theres so much swirling around us and if we don’t make a very intentional effort, we too easily become distracted from the purpose of it all, which is why I’m so excited that our theme this week is keeping Christ at the center of Christmas!

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  | Thanksgiving in light of the gospel |

Finding our life in Christ changes everything about our list of what we are thankful for this year. Maybe you’re struggling this year to put anything on that list, maybe everything has gone wrong, or your heart is aching, as our guest blogger, Jennifer Goldstein will be sharing tomorrow about how the devastatingloss of a miscarriage is pushing her towards Christ and His promises more than ever this year.

Be encouraged, dear sisters that the gospel changes us from the inside out. We don’t grieve or hope the way the world does, in quickly passing treasure, instead our hope is firmly fixed in Christ, and our life is now hidden with Him on high!

If you’re struggling this week, shift your perspective and look up, allow Christ to fill your heart to the brim with who He is and who you are in Him. When you see the impossible, the heartbreak, and the good, may it be infused with the thanksgiving that only comes from being found in Christ.

 “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” #mondaymotivation

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 🌟GIVEAWAY!🌟 Agape Moms is all about pointing moms towards gospel-centered resources and we’re excited to be giving away a copy of, “Lies Moms Believe and How the Gospel Refutes them” by Rebekah Hargraves. She looks at 32 commons lies that moms believe and holds them up to the lens of Scripture helping us defeat them with the truth of the gospel.💥

👉🏼TO ENTER👈🏼

Head over to our instagram and/or Facebook!  

✨Make sure to follow @rebekahhargraves ✨Make sure you’re following us @agapemoms_bringyourmess

✨ Tag 3 friends in the comments

✨ Each additional friend is an additional entry

✨ Giveaway ends on Friday 11/23 and the winner will be announced in the comments!

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 Welcome to weekly coffee talk with Agape Moms! Grab a bev, pull up a chair (or iPhone screen), listen and share your nuggets of wisdom with our Agape Moms community. 

This week we’re discussing the theme of living on mission for Jesus in our everyday, messy mom-lives, which is the mission of Agape Moms! If you missed our blog post, scroll down a few posts, and definitely don’t miss our book recommendation, Saturate by Jeff Vanderstelt which would be a great practical next step if you’re wanting to grow in this area.

Please share  your ideas below and tag any mamas who’d be encouraged or who would have some valuable things to share with us here or on Instagram as we all inspire each other towards Jesus.  Cheers!

Question: What is ONE way you can start living on mission in your everyday mom life? WHO has God already placed in your life to love and share Christ with?

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Agape Mom’s gospel-centered resource recommendation this week is Saturate by Jeff Vanderstelt. If you’re wanting to grow more as a disciple of Jesus in “the everyday stuff of life,” taking your knowledge of scripture beyond just knowledge and into the flow of life, let Jeff be your guide. He’ll walk you through his journey of expanding his view of being and making disciples to only existing in a highly programmed church as a mega church pastor, into what he now orients his daily life around by forming missional communities. This is the perfect resource for our theme this week of living on mission for Jesus in everyday, messy mom-life. You’ll love his practical application and captivating stories that will challenge you! This book is available for free on the Hoopla app if you have a local library card.

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It was such a joy to get to share on Freedom in Motherhood a bit about Agape Moms and living on mission for Jesus in our everyday, messy mom-lives! I have absolutely loved getting to know Stephanie Tanner, discovering her and I both have a shared mission of encouraging moms in the gospel, not just on our social pages, but in our everyday lives. If you missed Stephanie’s guest post on the Agape Moms Blog a few weeks ago, click here to read it.

One of my biggest goals, and the heart behind Agape Moms is creating unity and collaboration with other gospel-centered ministries, always pointing our readers back to as many other resources as possible! I have been so encouraged by the Biblical teaching, resources and community of Freedom and Motherhood, and I hope you will follow along with them too if you have an instagram account.

Below is my interview with Stephanie on Freedom in Motherhood, shared with permission here for those who don’t have an instagram. I hope it encourages you to live on mission for Jesus in your everyday, messy mom-life!

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 #mondaymotivation. God is calling you to live on mission for Jesus in your everyday messy mom-life.

I remember learning back in Bible college that the original Greek word for “go” in this well known passage is in a tense that actually means “as you are going.” This realization changes everything. This command goes from being only for special occasions like mission trips to being for everyday moms like you and me.

If you’re ever wondered what the mission of your life should be, let me present to you this invitation from God, a call to love God and others with your life and with the power God will supply.

Will it be messy? Absolutely. Will it be beautiful to have a front row seat to witness the gospel taking root and bearing fruit in and around you? Oh yes my friend, God will use it to grip you with his grace is ways you’d never expect.

I wouldn’t trade this lifestyle of living on mission for Jesus for anything more comfortable because we were made by God for this!

I can’t wait to unpack this more this week!

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This is a very rare #kidfreeselfie of me ALONE in my minivan last night. I’m still in awe of how God was working after an exciting, yet nerve-wracking meeting I had, and that many prayer over. Starting another Agape Moms has been something I’ve been praying about before I even moved here, and if anyone knows the amount of prayer and millions of God ordained steps it takes to start one, it’s me. I’ve already seen him do the impossible, which makes me believe he can and will do it again, in his time and according to his will.

I’ve only been in my new state of Washington for 7 months, but from day one I’ve been

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Welcome to weekly coffee talk with Agape Moms! Grab a bev, pull up a chair (or iPhone screen), listen and share your nuggets of wisdom with our Agape Moms community.

This week we’re discussing the theme of lies moms believe. If you missed our guest blog post on this topic, hop over to the blog, and definitely don’t miss our book recommendation, Lies Moms Believe and How the Gospel Refutes Them by Rebekah Hargraves.

Please share your ideas below, or join our conversation on instagram, and tag any mamas who’d be encouraged or who would have some valuable things to share with us as we all inspire each other towards Jesus.  Cheers!

Question: Why is it dangerous to believe motherhood is a woman’s highest calling?

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Agape Mom’s gospel-centered resource recommendation this week is “Lies Moms Believe and How the Gospel Refutes them” by Rebekah Hargraves, the author of our guest blog post yesterday. In this book, Rebekah looks at 32 commons lies that moms believe and holds them up to the lens of Scripture helping us defeat them with the truth of the gospel. A companion Bible study came out earlier this year to accompany it as well. This book is a great choice for your personal study, bible study or missional community! You can pick it up on Amazon.

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