Trans4mation Church

Romans 8:28 - And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Life has a way of bringing things our way that are not caused by God. Yet He can cause them to work together for our good. At times these things cause bits and pieces of you to be broken. However our amazingly good Father is able to take these broken pieces and make a beautiful mosaic with His incredible love as the centerpiece. This message reminds us that we can indeed go through all things because we have a Father who is for us and indeed can work all things for good even when all things aren’t good.

In Matthew 6 Jesus says there are three things sons do in secret and hypocrites do to be noticed by men. Hypocrites means actors. Jesus clearly defines the difference between actors and sons as well as the rewards for each. This message will cause you to ask...am I an actor or am I son?

Paul wrote to the Corinthians instructions on sharing communion with one another. Communion is a time when a covenant people look back on the death of Christ when God cut the new covenant between Himself and humanity. it’s a time when we proclaim or “preach” His death until He returns. In the process we are looking inward to see if our lives honor the sacrifice made by Christ. And, it is also a time when we look forward to the moment when Christ returns and we drink the fourth cup with Him in His Kingdom. Communion is a covenant connection of a covenant people with a covenant God.

The hardest decision people make in life is good and best. It is so easy to set up for good and yes this is a possibility. What does the best look like? Is it new cars, new homes new things or the abundance of stuff? Or is it a state of being in which we live? This message seeks to inspire us to pursue the best that God has for us while avoiding settling for good, and gives insight into what a state of best looks like.

This message was preached on a Sunday when we celebrated with those who were baptized into Christ. The book of Acts shows us a pattern of people hearing and receiving the message of Christ crucified and Christ raised form the dead. When they received that message many were baptized into Christ. It was a defining moment for these new believers because it was a cutting away of the past and stepping into a new life. They are saying…I’m All In. This message will cause you to ask…Are you All in?

“Do whatever your hand finds to do.” This was part of what Samuel said to Saul who would become the anointed King of Israel. The Holy Spirit would anoint Saul, and he would become a changed man. Samuel told him this anointing came with the ability to do what his hand found to do or what was required of him for the occasion. The anointing of God is the person of the Holy Spirit who changes a person into a new person. This anointing on a person however is for a people. God gave the Holy Spirit to believers to empower them to do whatever their hand finds to do. This message will encourage you to allow Him to lead you to do what you want and need to do.

So often, Father’s Day messages are about what dad’s need to do differently or better. But today we took the approach of releasing fathers from the burden of perfection to show there’s purpose in being vulnerable. Additionally we are released to unleash our children to reach their full potential in Christ.

This message was spoken two years ago at Trans4mation church, but prompted by the Spirit of God, Pastor Jim preached it again during this service. This service deals with the hurts that come into our lives through the enemy, from others and from life. The message is a vivid reminder of the healing that comes from Jesus, our Rock and Redeemer. Dealing with hurts? Dealing with wounds inflicted upon you? Healing is found in the presence of the Redeemer.

Continuing in a series on being sons of God, this message is a reminder that as sons we are to be practitioners of righteousness. Acts of righteousness and loving one another are proof of being a child of God. This message will ask this simple question: what are you practicing? What you practice is what you are.

One of the hallmarks of sons of God is that of being forgiven. We are the forgiven sons of God. As the forgiven sons we are to be forgiving sons. The standard of our forgiveness towards the brothers is the forgiveness we receive from the Father. The Father expects His sons to forgive His other sons. This message will challenge us to not just be a forgiven son but also a forgiving son.