Trans4mation Church

The prize you want is the pursuit that you choose. What the church pursues is what the church values. The pursuit of political power in our nation runs rampant. We, His church, are in pursuit, but it is not of the power of this world. Using the church in the book of Acts this message reminds us, His church, what we should be pursuing.

God‘s presence would lead the Israelites out of Egypt manifested by a pillar of fire, a cloud, and an angel of the Lord. As they followed His presence they would be lead out of Egypt. However, the way into the promised land was the same as the way out of the land of captivity. As we exit 2020 and head into 2021 we must remember that we leave one by the presence of God and enter the other by the presence of God.

The sons of Israel were captive in Egypt for hundreds of years until God began to liberate them. Using Moses, to pronounce judgment against Egypt God would use darkness as one of His judgments. God sent darkness over the land of Egypt, but the Bible says the sons of Israel had light in their dwellings. Darkness could not invade the houses of Israel for the God who is light illuminates their darkness. This Christmas let us remember Jesus is the light that illuminates our darkness today

Jesus told Pilate He came to testify to the truth. John said Jesus came to the earth full of grace and truth. Jesus was the testimony of truth about and for God. Yet, there were those who would attempt to suppress that truth. Even today there are those who would suppress the truth of God. We, as believers, live according to the truth presented by Jesus of this amazing God, who loves us so much. This is a reminder of one of the purposes for which God took on humanity.

Peter fished all night and caught nothing. It was a night of futility, but joy came in the morning in the presence of Jesus. And Jesus came with a directive word to offset the futility of Peter's night. It is a directive word of God that will often cause us to see things on the other side that we may not have seen. As we navigate these uncertain times He still provides a directive word to His people. Allow this message to cause you to hear his directive word and see what you might not have seen

Trying times have a way of causing discouragement, frustration and overwhelming anxiety. They can rob you of sleep, steal the words from your mouth and bring a crisis of faith. Psalm 77 is a Psalm of Asaph, who found himself in such a state. What did he do? He remembered! His present situation caused him to call to mind the strength, might and power of his God. The God who gave him victory in the past would be the same God who gave him victory in the present. This message will encourage you during difficult times to say: “I will remember!” You may have a troubled present but take heart. In Christ you have an overcoming history.

Throughout the Bible, we see that living in peace is something so common and encouraged, it is part of a common greeting for followers of Christ. This message challenges the chaos and anxiety that is too commonplace today and demonstrates how to live in the peace of God.

Jezebel was in covenant with a wicked and weak leader causing havoc in the kingdom of Israel. The spirit of Jezebel still wards against the people of God but has been defeated by Jesus, the anointed. If defeated, then our adversary only has power that we give through our tolerating of it. Our culture is being run by Jezebel but we, believers, do not have to be. Stop tolerating her.

When we get a glimpse of the majesty of God it should become the master of our lives. The Bible says He is robed in majesty. What does that mean? How is He robed? What does it mean in my life as I live in this world? This message is a small dip into the endless ocean that is God’s majesty. Let it master your life.

Where is your confidence in the day of trouble? Psalm 20 says in the day of trouble Yahweh will answer. The God of Jacob will protect. Help will come from the sanctuary, and support will come from Zion. All of this caused the Psalmist to declare he would not trust in chariots and horses but in the name of the Lord. The day of trouble will come, but in the day of trouble God will help you overcome.

The song around the throne begins with holy, holy, holy because He is holy. Psalm 99 tells us to praise Him because He is holy, to exalt Him because He is holy and to worship Him at his foostool because He is holy, Our God is holy. He is above this world yet not aloof. He is distinct from this world but not distant. He is separate from this world but not separated. He reigns in holiness. This message challenges us as believers to see Him in His majesty, splendor, and holiness, causing us to worship our holy God.

In a world of ever changing culture and political pursuit of power this message reminds us, as believers, where the true seat of power exists. The throne of God is the ultimate seat of power, and we must allow it to formulate our vision. We must see through the filter of the throne of God. As we do that, the atmosphere of the throne room should become the atmosphere of the believer. The culture of the throne room becomes the culture of our fleshly temple.

Jesus said that He came that we may have life and have it more abundantly. The purpose and the promise of Jesus was that we would have life. Belief is that which leads us to the life He wants for us. Our belief is our life. Our life is found in our belief. Allow this message to challenge you to what you believe and what you act upon in order to live the life He purposed for you

All through scripture we see God making a way for His people when there seemed to be no way. He made a way out of Egypt, across the Red Sea, through the wilderness and into the promised land. The reason he made a way is because He made a promise. He is the waymaker because He is the promise keeper. This message will encourage you to trust in the One who makes a way because He made a promise.

We live in a day of lawlessness. There is the violation of God’s law and the violation of civil law on many levels. Jesus said lawlessness would cause the love of many to grow cold. In a day of lawlessness the love of God must not grow cold for the law of God’s love is the witness to the world of lawlessness. This message will remind us, His people, to live the law of love in the land of lawlessness.

Faith and the word of God go hand-in-hand. The message we hear or the message we read, is only valuable to us if we combine it with faith. Faith in the written is faith in the author. Faith in the spoken is faith in the speaker. Faith in the word of God leads us to the promises of God. This message will challenge you to stand upon the word of God by combining it with faith that leads to action.

A parallel story of Gideon from Judges 6 / 7 and Gregory, a young up and coming baseball player. We see how God uses the unexpected to bring about victory.

What’s does God want from His church today? What does Jesus want from the church He is the head of? He wants a kingdom witness in the kingdoms of the world. He wants the church to be a voice shaped by what he hears from the mouth of God not political parties. He wants it to be a witness of a king and kingdom not of this world.

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What do you do when your system doesn’t have the answers to the problem you’re facing? What do you do when your religious system can’t fix the problem? What do you do when the world system can’t fix your situation? This message uses two people, one with a religious system and another with the system of the world, to show us where to go when our systems don’t work. At the end of the system there isJesus.

Today many people, even believers, are being overcome by the state of our country and the world. But the truth is the Bible says we are overcomers. This message reminds us who we are and how we are overcomers in the world.

In a day of change we are changeless ones because of the Changeless Christ. Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever, therefore we will be unchanged in a changing world.

There are God directed steps in our lives. These steps often come with opposition. This opposition is often like storms that rage against us, but this message reminds us to put our faith in the Lord over the storm.

Paul and Silas were persecuted for doing the work of God. What was their response when put in prison? They prayed, they praised and they put on the person of Christ that led the jailer to salvation. This message is a vivid reminder for us of the power of prayer and praise that will not only change our situation but the situations of those around us.

In a day and age when the talk seems to be increasing about the mark of the beast, this message reminds us of the mark of the servants…faith. Who are the faithful and wise servants? When Jesus returns will He find them? What do they look like? This message reminds us of what it means to be faithful and wise servants.

If scripture shows us anything it shows us a God who was willing to invade our natural order to bring about His divine order. Faith is the substance that connects us to the divine order of God as we live in the natural order of this world. This message will encourage you to see God’s divine order in your life through your faith.

Hebrews tells us God made promises to men and women. Some of the promises were received and some not received in this life. Yet the One who makes the promise is faithful, therefore the promises are certain. This is a day when we need to live in the promises of God through faith. Allow this message to encourage you in this day we live.

Abraham lived as a stranger in a foreign land the Bible tells us. We live in a foreign land as this is not our home. But how do we live in a foreign land by faith? What does it look like? Living in these trying times, this message reminds us of faith that causes us to look beyond what we see in the natural as we live being blessed and being a blessing.

The first message of a series entitled: Faith IS, this message reminds us the walk of believers is one of faith not sight. Living in a temporary world we have the tendency to be shaped by what we see in the natural rather than what we see through the spirit. Ours is a walk of faith founded upon the eternal promises of God rather than the temporary things of this world.

In a day when the church just stands against racism and injustice we must remember our primary calling…ministers of reconciliation. Yes, we want race reconciliation, but our primary calling is to reconcile men to God. Men reconciled to God are then brought into the kingdom of God where racism doesn’t exist. It may exist in churchgoers, but it does not exist in His Kingdom. This message reminds us, His ambassadors, of our primary calling.

"Who is my neighbor?" the expert in the law asked Jesus. Jesus responded with the story of the Good Samaritan. While the religious community passed by on the other side of the road, the Good Samaritan came to the aid of the one who fell victim to injustice. The church is called to the cause of injustice. It is called to be a prophetic witness of a kingdom not of this world but sadly has at times chose to pass by on the other side of the road. This message will remind us where we need to be and how Holy Spirit helps us.

Pastor Peter Joudry discusses the current condition in which churches find themselves and highlights two current dangers as he emphasizes the connection between Holy Spirit baptism and the second coming of Christ.

We are living in a day, and always have, when political parties attempt to woo the hearts of the people to gain power. In the quest for power there is an attempt to steal the hearts of men and women to gain power. It is the same in the spiritual realms of our lives. There is a battle for hearts between the one who would pilfer our heart and the One who wins our hearts. Let this message warn you against the political climate we are in while at the same time encouraging you to allow the One who died for you to win your heart.

Their mother came with James and John to ask Jesus to give them seats of power, authority and greatness causing a rift with the brothers. In response Jesus laid out the path to true greatness through serving others. This message, part of a city-wide sermon series, will challenge the selfish ambitions that lurk within us causing us to come together in serving each other and Him.

This message is part of a city wide sermon series many churches in our city are participating in. What is the heart of all true prayer? Why pray? Why did Jesus pray? Why did the early church pray? This message presents the will of God as the heart of all true prayer. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Jesus prayed for the will of God. The early church prayed for the will of God and then executed the will of God. The will of God discovered in and through prayer will always make us stronger.

How should the believer be praying as we navigate the Covid-19 pandemic? How should we be praying when we see things we are uncertain of? How do we pray for our state, nation and cities as we navigate through it? Is there a prayer I can pray that accomplishes God’s purpose and guards my heart and mind? This message reminds us of what Jesus told His disciples to pray. As it is prayed it has results in the world, but maybe more importantly is what it does in our own hearts.

The Apostle Paul said he learned to be content in whatever circumstance he was in. He also said he was very well content in weakness, insults, persecution, and a number of other things. How did Paul learn to be content? What is it that enabled him to be content in all situations? This message, in a day of discontent, will remind us, as believers, where our source of content is and how it happens.

Jesus cried out from the cross: "Father, forgive them for they do not know what they're doing." The cry from the cross was for the Father to forgive them. Who is them? Religious leaders condemned Him, Roman soldiers crucified Him, and disciples deserted Him. And the sins of the world put Him on that cross including our own. His cry for forgiveness came with the corresponding action of death that paid for the forgiveness He prayed for. And the resurrection was the Father saying: I've approved of You as high priest, accepted Your blood as payment for sin and...I have forgiven. And now the cry of the believer is: I am forgiven!

Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, and hope was riding with Him because He was their hope. The prophesied Messiah rode into their midst as they saw the prophetic word of God coming to pass causing them to shout praises to their anticipated King. Yet their hope ran out when the plan didn’t go they way they thought. Today we as believers don’t worship the anticipated king; we worship the actual King who brings hope to our lives. Allow this message to cause hope to rise in your heart because of the King who already came and is to come again.

David said: I saw the Lord always in my presence. David understood the presence of God in his life. He understood God was the one who took him by the hand. And because of that his heart was glad, his tongue rejoiced, and he pitched his tent in hope. Like David, we believers have the presence of God in our life always through the presence of the Holy Spirit. And because He is in our lives always we don’t just pitch our tent in hope; we are a tent of hope. Paul said our bodies are a tent in this world. Because of God's presence it is a tent of hope.

There is little doubt the world, our nation and our country have been shook by COVID-19. Many are feeling anxious over social distancing, business closures, and stay at home mandates. Some are prisoners to their thoughts and a sense of dread, but this message reminds believers that we are Prisoners of Hope. No matter the situation you find yourself, even beyond COVID-19, let this message remind you of the hope that binds you to the One who captured your heart.

This message preached during the second service on March 15 was in preparation for a powerful baptism service we had. The message views multiple baptisms in the book of Acts that were a result of someone preaching the message of Christ to those baptized. The message of Christ often caused a person to say: “What should I do?” This message will remind you and challenge you to be all in for the One who went all in for you.

This is a message delivered on the day we as a church gathered to celebrate the past year and to vision cast for the next year. It’s a reminder of who we are as Trans4mation Church and what we do as Trans4mation Church.

The second message of the I Will Sing series reminds us to sing the song of praise. Believers are in a battle against a real and formidable enemy that isn’t flesh and blood. The Bible also reminds us the battle belongs to the Lord. What do I do when the enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy? I sing! I sing the song of praise that enthrones God over our circumstances and invites Him into them. When the enemy comes in like a flood….sing! Sing the song of praise.

This is the first in a series of messages entitled I Will Sing. The Bible is rich with music and singing. All throughout the Scriptures we see men and women singing because of the work of God on their behalf. This message, the Song of Deliverance, is a song that can only be sung by those who have been delivered by what Jesus did on the cross. It is a song that is all about our Deliverer. It is a song of testimony of those who have been delivered from the power of darkness. Allow this message to remind you, as believers, of the delivering work of Jesus in your life and then determine in your heart… I will sing.

How do we measure the goodness of God? There are those who would measure His goodness by the goodness of their lives. Others would measure it by the accumulation of things. Yet what is the goodness of God that all men hold in common? The goodness of God that all men can sing? This message takes a look at the life of Israel in seeing the goodness of God and parallels it with our lives so we can sing about the goodness of our God.

The commodity of time is something we all want more of today. This message teaches us how we need to continue our work of being good, doing good and working hard in obedience. As we do, in due time, we will experience a harvest . . . if we don’t quit.

Jesus tells two parables about a man sowing seed. The seed of today is the fruit of tomorrow. The fruit of today contains the seed of tomorrow. What is the seed Jesus is sowing? This message will encourage you to see just exactly what the seed of Jesus is and how we become seed in His hand.

The Bible says God was looking for a man after His own heart when He found David. When He found David Psalm 89 says He anointed him with His sacred oil. I Samuel shows us the account of David being anointed with this oil from Samuel, however the oil was symbolic of the Holy Spirit who came powerfully upon Him from that moment. David started with a heart after God. God then anointed the heart and life of this man of God. Under this anointing David, God’s servant, would do all that God wanted him to do.

This message reminds us of exactly who Jesus was. Though He was born as a baby in a manger, He was so much more. He was born to be king. He is the King of the Kingdom of God and we believers are subjects in that kingdom. Yet, many times our attitudes and actions are defined by the kingdoms of the world in which we live rather than the kingdom He conferred upon us. This is a message for us to celebrate the season of our King but also champion the Kingdom of our King in all we do.

All through the Old Testament we see the work of priests on behalf of God for the kingdom of Israel. Through their service to God they would serve the kingdom through sacrifices and offerings. The king’s office and the priests office were distinct and separate, but in Jesus the two offices would be forever merged. Jesus, the king and the last High priest, would serve God in a manner that would forever establish His kingdom. Let this message cause you to behold your priestly King and see how He impacts your life today.