Trans4mation Church

"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.