We're Out of Time

Pastor Justice Coleman on Exploring Faith, Community and Connection

October 7, 2025

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  • The foundation of a strong mindset and the ability to navigate life's challenges stems from knowing one's identity and being rooted in community. 
  • Freedom Church, founded by Pastor Justice Coleman and his wife Maria, began by meeting the needs of their skeptical friends through unconventional methods like dinner discussions and paying for laundry, emphasizing being an attraction rather than a promotion. 
  • True spiritual love is defined as a balance of grace and truth, where grace is receiving what is unearned, and truth is delivered from a place of earned authority, such as Christ's sacrifice. 

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Podcast Success and Gratitude
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  • Key Takeaway: The We’re Out of Time podcast achieved top rankings on Apple charts, including number one in Mental Health, due to listener support.
  • Summary: The podcast reached number one on Apple’s Mental Health Podcast chart, number two on the health and fitness chart, and number 20 overall. Listeners are encouraged to follow, rate, review, and share the podcast if they find value in the conversations.
Founding Freedom Church Vision
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  • Key Takeaway: Freedom Church was started in 2011 by Pastor Justice Coleman and his wife Maria with seven people to create a church environment specifically for friends who would not attend traditional services.
  • Summary: The initial vision was to create a church alternative for friends who were skeptical, involved in nightlife, or struggling with issues like pharmaceuticals, starting with dinner discussions on the Gospels. This mission evolved into community outreach, including ’laundry love’ events where they paid for community members’ laundry for free.
Preaching Grace Over Prosperity
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  • Key Takeaway: Effective ministry preaches love as grace and truth, earned through sacrifice, rather than focusing solely on prosperity or punishment.
  • Summary: Love is defined as grace and truth; Jesus earned the right to speak tough truths because of his willingness to live and die for others. Prosperity preaching, which links faith directly to material blessings, is contrasted with a more balanced approach. God’s blessings are given when individuals are positioned to receive them, similar to a father withholding a car from a reckless child.
Reaching Spiritual But Not Religious
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  • Key Takeaway: To connect with those who identify as ‘spiritual but not religious,’ it is best to use simple, non-semantic language like ‘I just love God’ rather than loaded terms.
  • Summary: The term ‘spiritual’ is highly subjective, meaning different things to different people, which causes miscommunication. Using the phrase ‘I just love God’ is an accessible starting point that avoids the baggage associated with labels like ‘Christian’ or ‘spiritual gangster.’ Connection requires being heart-centered and telling the truth.
Mental Health and Miraculous Healing
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  • Key Takeaway: Mental health struggles are pervasive, and faith can involve miraculous intervention, as evidenced by personal testimonies of overcoming severe conditions like dyslexia and addiction.
  • Summary: Pastor Coleman shared a personal story of being diagnosed with dyslexia and low academic standing, which was completely reversed after his parents fasted and prayed over him for three days. Richard Taite shared a similar experience where his four-pack-a-day cigarette addiction ceased immediately after he prayed for help with breathing, illustrating God’s capacity for miraculous ‘bank shots.’
Mindset and Overcoming Adversity
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  • Key Takeaway: A winning mindset, rooted in knowing one’s identity through scripture, allows individuals to be ‘hyper Nike’ (more than conquerors) in life’s challenges.
  • Summary: The Greek word for ‘more than conquerors’ in Romans 8 is ‘hyper Nike,’ which emphasizes dominance over mere victory. This mindset is crucial for relationships and facing challenges, as demonstrated when Pastor Coleman spoke to a football team about winning. Facing a significant setback, like a hard hit in football, can solidify the realization that future struggles will not be worse.
Combating Loneliness Through Community
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  • Key Takeaway: The first thing stated as ’not good’ in scripture is man being alone, emphasizing that spiritual community and relationships are essential for human well-being.
  • Summary: The greatest gift God gives is the people He places in one’s life, which provides the necessary community rhythm and support structure. Being ‘unequally yoked’ with negative or non-supportive people can lead to stagnation or going in circles, whereas being yoked with those moving in the same direction builds strength and progress.
Suicide and God’s Mercy
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  • Key Takeaway: God’s authority does not hold a person responsible for the final act of suicide, as this does not align with the nature of a merciful father.
  • Summary: Pastor Coleman frequently receives questions about whether loved ones who died by suicide are in heaven or hell. Based on scripture and the nature of God as a father, he is not confident that God holds someone responsible for that final act, especially given the underlying despair or mental health crisis involved.
Body as a Temple and Sin
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  • Key Takeaway: The body and spirit are inseparable parts of a person, and treating the body poorly, especially through sexual sin, impacts the spirit profoundly.
  • Summary: The body is sacred because Christ redeemed it, meaning it should not be treated as a temporary shell. Sexual sin is uniquely highlighted in scripture as the only sin that affects the person internally, which explains why victims of sexual trauma often feel spiritually ‘dirty’ even after physical cleansing.