1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:04,300 We Are One church. We love God love. 2 00:00:04,300 --> 00:00:07,100 People love his mission and love his church. 3 00:00:07,500 --> 00:00:09,700 Welcome to the one Church podcast. 4 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:18,400 Hello and welcome to the one Church podcast. 5 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:21,800 I'm Zoe and wherever you are. Today we're so glad you can join 6 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:25,500 us. Psalm 143 says that the morning 7 00:00:25,500 --> 00:00:29,500 bring me word of your unfailing love for, I have put my trust 8 00:00:29,500 --> 00:00:32,299 in. You show me the way I should go 9 00:00:32,700 --> 00:00:35,800 for to you. I entrust my life today. 10 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:37,900 Remember that whatever's happened in the past. 11 00:00:37,900 --> 00:00:39,800 You can trust him with your future. 12 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:44,600 And now we have part 2 of the introducing Jesus series by 13 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:48,600 Pastor David recorded, our Central site on Sunday, the 12th 14 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:55,100 of February Well, if you're joining us on our podcast, 15 00:00:55,100 --> 00:00:59,200 welcome this morning. You are here at the first ever 16 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:04,099 service at the one Church Central site, 9:30 in the 17 00:01:04,099 --> 00:01:06,000 morning and it's absolutely Dynamic. 18 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:09,600 Everybody's looking so brilliantly, put together and 19 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:11,300 you can't see any of that online. 20 00:01:11,300 --> 00:01:14,500 But here we are. And last week we began our 21 00:01:14,500 --> 00:01:18,500 series on introducing Jesus by looking at Jesus. 22 00:01:18,500 --> 00:01:20,800 How many of you enjoyed Josh's message last week? 23 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:22,000 We are blessed. Like that. 24 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:26,000 I'm so blessed to have so many brilliant speakers in the life 25 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:27,900 of what we are. It gives me such an 26 00:01:27,900 --> 00:01:31,400 encouragement week, but we gave a clear opportunity throughout 27 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:35,800 the morning for everyone to commit or recommit, their lives 28 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:39,200 to Jesus, and choose to follow him and put their trust in him. 29 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,800 And last week, throughout all our children's groups, and in 30 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:46,900 our main hall, we saw over 40 children and adults respond to 31 00:01:46,900 --> 00:01:51,100 the message of the first time, or as a recommitment of their 32 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:52,400 lives to Jesus. Come on that. 33 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:57,600 That's worth a celebration. And today, we're looking at a 34 00:01:57,607 --> 00:02:02,000 transformed life. What happens when we encounter 35 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:07,000 Jesus and what happens when we continue to walk with it. 36 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:11,100 Now, there's a process. Firstly, Jesus is introduced to 37 00:02:11,100 --> 00:02:14,700 our lives and there's a transformation of our heart 38 00:02:14,700 --> 00:02:19,100 through an encounter. But then we go through a process 39 00:02:19,100 --> 00:02:22,900 of Jesus, being introduced to the whole of our lives and a 40 00:02:22,908 --> 00:02:26,900 transformation of our lives through a journey of Push it. 41 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:30,100 And alongside this, we're each other's. 42 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,700 I want to talk to you about having a transformed life. 43 00:02:33,700 --> 00:02:36,800 Yes. And encounter, but how we walk 44 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:40,100 out our faith and become more and more like Jesus. 45 00:02:40,100 --> 00:02:43,200 And I'm going to look at Saul of Tarsus who became the Apostle 46 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:47,900 Paul and experienced an amazing transformation of his heart in a 47 00:02:47,908 --> 00:02:50,900 moment. But then walked the Journey of a 48 00:02:50,900 --> 00:02:53,600 transformed life, over a period of time. 49 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,100 So we're going to read from that. 50 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,700 And Matthew come and read this Bible for us. 51 00:02:58,900 --> 00:03:02,000 So we're still breathing out murderous threats against the 52 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,600 laws disciples. He went to a high priest and 53 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,300 asked him for a letters to a synagogues in Damascus. 54 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:11,500 So that if he found anywhere who belong to the way, whether men 55 00:03:11,500 --> 00:03:15,700 or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem as he 56 00:03:15,700 --> 00:03:18,100 neared. Damascus on his journey suddenly 57 00:03:18,100 --> 00:03:20,100 a light from Heaven flashed around him. 58 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:24,300 He fell to the ground and Heard a Voice say to him, Saul Saul, 59 00:03:24,500 --> 00:03:27,600 why do you persecute me? Who are you Lord. 60 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:31,900 So last I am Jesus. Whom you are persecuting. 61 00:03:31,900 --> 00:03:35,000 He replied. Now get up and go into the City 62 00:03:35,100 --> 00:03:37,700 and you'll be told what you must do for men. 63 00:03:37,700 --> 00:03:39,900 Traveling with Saul stood there speechless. 64 00:03:40,100 --> 00:03:42,600 They heard the sound but did not see anyone. 65 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:46,300 So got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes, he 66 00:03:46,300 --> 00:03:50,000 could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into 67 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:54,000 Damascus for free days. He was blind and did not eat or 68 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:58,400 drink anything then. Ananias a disciple of the Lord 69 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:02,200 spoke to went to the house and entered it placing his hand on 70 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:05,300 Saul. He said brother Saul, the Lord 71 00:04:05,300 --> 00:04:08,300 Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming 72 00:04:08,300 --> 00:04:10,900 here. Has sent me so that you may see 73 00:04:10,900 --> 00:04:14,900 again and be filled with the Holy Spirit immediately 74 00:04:14,900 --> 00:04:17,600 something like scales fell from Saul's eyes. 75 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:22,000 He could see again, he got up and was baptized and after 76 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,700 taking some food, he regained his strength. 77 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:28,800 So spent several days Days with the disciples in Damascus at 78 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:30,400 once. He began to preach in the 79 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:33,600 synagogues but Jesus is the son of God. 80 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,500 All those who heard him were astonished and asked, isn't he? 81 00:04:37,500 --> 00:04:41,100 The man who caused havoc in Jerusalem, among those who call 82 00:04:41,100 --> 00:04:45,600 on his name and hasn't he come there to take them as prisoners 83 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:49,200 to the chief priests. I mean, what is story? 84 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:52,000 What? A, an amazing transformation of 85 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,100 a life. Now, this is taking place maybe 86 00:04:54,100 --> 00:04:58,700 four to six years after the cross, and that the church has 87 00:04:58,700 --> 00:05:01,900 been growing. There's been different stories 88 00:05:01,900 --> 00:05:04,600 and here we reach this point where Paul was completely lost. 89 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:08,700 You know, he's breathing out murderous threats and it's not 90 00:05:08,700 --> 00:05:10,200 just idle threats. He was there. 91 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:12,300 When Stephen was stoned. He was there giving his 92 00:05:12,300 --> 00:05:14,800 approval. He was he'd gone to see 93 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:17,500 Christians, drag out their houses put him. 94 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,900 Prison or killed Paul had an encounter. 95 00:05:20,900 --> 00:05:23,600 So, here's this voice. Who are you? 96 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:27,800 I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. 97 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:32,400 I mean, what a moment he had an encounter, but then Paul was 98 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:35,300 transformed in that moment in his heart. 99 00:05:35,500 --> 00:05:40,200 He's blind for three days, he goes and that's some training 100 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:42,400 with the disciples, maybe for four days. 101 00:05:42,900 --> 00:05:47,400 So, seven days later, having come to Paul Christians out of 102 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:48,800 there. R homes and throw them in 103 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:50,800 prison. He goes into the synagogue and 104 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:55,100 preaches, the gospel. I mean what an incredible moment 105 00:05:55,400 --> 00:06:01,500 and we need all of us a moment like that and I am Jesus moment. 106 00:06:02,700 --> 00:06:06,900 For me, transformed in a moment sitting in a room, a religious 107 00:06:06,900 --> 00:06:10,400 guy believed in God, but I didn't know him Sat in a room 108 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,200 with a missionary, who led me to Jesus. 109 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:16,700 And in a moment, something happened in the next day in a 110 00:06:17,100 --> 00:06:20,500 room like this, on the front row, filled with the Holy Spirit 111 00:06:20,700 --> 00:06:24,400 weeping before God as a 19 year. Old young guy, we've all got our 112 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:27,300 story. We need our, I am Jesus moment 113 00:06:27,500 --> 00:06:29,200 where our hearts are transformed. 114 00:06:30,500 --> 00:06:34,800 But then the transformation we need then is worked out over a 115 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:38,600 whole life. It takes time. 116 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:42,200 Paul's probably about 30 years old at this point and he had to 117 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,500 walk out his faith. Died. 118 00:06:44,500 --> 00:06:49,900 Went maybe around 60 years old and he writes these words 119 00:06:50,300 --> 00:06:54,900 probably 15 to 20 years after his conversion, he's been 120 00:06:54,900 --> 00:07:00,800 working working on his faith and he comes to this passage in 2 121 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:03,100 Corinthians. Rather a Servants of God and 122 00:07:03,100 --> 00:07:07,300 he's talking about the Journey of a transformed life. 123 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:12,500 A Servants of God, we commend ourselves in every way in great 124 00:07:12,500 --> 00:07:17,000 endurance in troubles, hardships and distresses. 125 00:07:17,300 --> 00:07:22,800 In beatings imprisonments, riots in hard work sleepless, nights 126 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:26,400 and hunger in Purity and understanding patience and 127 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:30,000 kindness in the Holy Spirit and insincere love in truthful 128 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,200 speech. And in the power of God, with 129 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:35,200 weapons of righteousness, in the right hand and in the letter 130 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:40,000 whose glory and dishonor, bad report, Goodra Report genuine 131 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:44,500 yet regarded as Impostors known yet regarded as unknown dying 132 00:07:44,500 --> 00:07:49,200 and yet we live on beaten and yet not killed sorrowful. 133 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:53,100 Yet always rejoicing poor yet, making many rich, as having 134 00:07:53,100 --> 00:07:56,000 nothing. And yet, possessing everything. 135 00:07:56,000 --> 00:08:00,000 I such a powerful passage because it's about a transforms 136 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:03,400 life. It's about the journey to not 137 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:07,800 only having an encounter and a transformed heart to living it 138 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:09,900 out. Out for the rest of your lives 139 00:08:09,900 --> 00:08:13,800 in blessings, and intestines in trials, and breakthroughs. 140 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:16,700 We need that. I am Jesus moment. 141 00:08:16,700 --> 00:08:19,300 You need it, something happens in your heart. 142 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:22,300 I know for some, it's a little more gradual, but for many of us 143 00:08:22,300 --> 00:08:25,900 in this room, we had an encounter with Jesus, but we 144 00:08:25,900 --> 00:08:30,700 also need a life of discipleship that leads to a transformed 145 00:08:30,700 --> 00:08:34,600 life. In every season, in every moment 146 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:39,500 in everything, yes, tell you testimony but even more 147 00:08:39,500 --> 00:08:42,900 powerful, tell the story of how God has led you through the 148 00:08:42,908 --> 00:08:45,900 whole of your life. And I want to just look in this 149 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:49,600 transformation. This this change our look at 150 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:53,900 four areas that Paul lived in, after this encounter for things 151 00:08:53,900 --> 00:08:58,000 that happened to him after. He'd had the, I Am Jesus moment 152 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:03,700 that led to a transformed life. I think firstly he experienced 153 00:09:03,700 --> 00:09:09,100 transformation in his devotion. And here we are in Philippians. 154 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:14,200 He writes this, what is more? I consider everything a loss 155 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:17,200 because of the surpassing worth of knowing Jesus. 156 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:21,200 My Lord for whose sake, I have lost all things. 157 00:09:21,900 --> 00:09:26,200 I consider them garbage that I may gain Christ. 158 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:31,000 He was transformed throughout that discipleship in his 159 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:35,700 Devotion to Jesus. Jesus was at the core of Paul's 160 00:09:35,700 --> 00:09:38,900 life. And he talks about prayer and 161 00:09:38,900 --> 00:09:43,700 intimacy with God. You need your, I am Jesus 162 00:09:43,700 --> 00:09:45,700 moment, your testimony, your story. 163 00:09:45,700 --> 00:09:47,200 This is what the Lord did for me. 164 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:50,900 This is where he met with me. This is what happened to me. 165 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:55,400 You need that moment, but there's something now that in my 166 00:09:55,700 --> 00:10:05,700 faith, 30 Seven years later. That is even more powerful. 167 00:10:05,700 --> 00:10:10,500 If I could say that of a transformed life, walking it 168 00:10:10,500 --> 00:10:14,600 out, he was transformed in his devotion, his devotion. 169 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:20,200 For us prayer and intimacy at the core of our lives. 170 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:24,100 With God, I was chatting to Luke this week, just on the second 171 00:10:24,100 --> 00:10:28,600 row here, and I was asking him, how do you get to a free life 172 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:33,500 where you not only have a moment, but you get to a place 173 00:10:33,500 --> 00:10:36,700 where you can live out freedom. And he said something to me, 174 00:10:36,708 --> 00:10:39,600 which I've been thinking about this week, he says, from his 175 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:43,900 experience only by staying in the world, by staying in the 176 00:10:43,900 --> 00:10:48,100 promises of God by staying in what God says, can you live that 177 00:10:48,100 --> 00:10:51,100 kind of Life? Do you have a chance of that 178 00:10:51,100 --> 00:10:55,600 kind of life? I love of the Bible love of What 179 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:59,800 God Says. A regular reading. 180 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:03,500 I write in my Bible and I make notes in my Bible. 181 00:11:03,500 --> 00:11:06,100 If you go through it, you'll see what God's been saying to me in 182 00:11:06,100 --> 00:11:09,400 my devotional life and in the New Testament, I just got to the 183 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:13,100 end of Revelation, gone back at got to read Luke's gospel and 184 00:11:13,100 --> 00:11:15,800 then John's gospel. And then that I'll start again 185 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:17,700 with the new test, and I'm working my way through the 186 00:11:17,700 --> 00:11:20,500 artists mind doing that. All my heart or my life. 187 00:11:21,900 --> 00:11:26,400 Transformation in devotion. The need to be with others. 188 00:11:27,700 --> 00:11:32,000 I've never met anyone that can do faith on their own long-term. 189 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:35,200 You need others at you, say about the holy spirit's enough. 190 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:38,200 Yeah, he is. But he also draws you into 191 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:41,800 fellowship with others so that you can encourage them and they 192 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:44,700 can encourage you iron sharpening iron helping 193 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:48,000 supporting, it's why the church family is so important. 194 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:53,300 It's why gathering in a context like this, as the body of Christ 195 00:11:53,700 --> 00:11:57,800 to be together. Transformation in devotion, over 196 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:02,500 a life allowing him to speak a move and change responding to 197 00:12:02,500 --> 00:12:05,000 things. I often I'm in a context where 198 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:06,800 someone will say something. I think I'm going to do a bit of 199 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:09,600 work on that in my own life. That's great. 200 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:14,100 I'm going to change in a so powerful transformation in 201 00:12:14,100 --> 00:12:18,300 devotion but also poor new transformation in. 202 00:12:18,300 --> 00:12:22,100 Hit the decisions he made, here we are in Corinthians at on the 203 00:12:22,100 --> 00:12:25,500 screen, it says, to the week I became weak to win the war. 204 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:29,100 I've become all things to all people, so that by all possible 205 00:12:29,100 --> 00:12:30,300 means. I might save some. 206 00:12:30,300 --> 00:12:34,200 I do all this for the sake of the Gospel that I may share in 207 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:39,300 its blessings, his life illustrates the journey to place 208 00:12:39,300 --> 00:12:43,100 Jesus at the center of all of our decisions. 209 00:12:43,700 --> 00:12:48,000 It starts with the I am Jesus moment, I'm deciding to follow 210 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:52,400 Jesus but then our works through our lives by continually 211 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:57,700 choosing to place him first. And it's so powerful. 212 00:12:58,500 --> 00:13:01,700 Some of you in the room have been Jesus followers for maybe 213 00:13:01,700 --> 00:13:06,300 50 or 60 years and, you know, that you still have to today. 214 00:13:06,300 --> 00:13:09,900 Choose to walk with him. Yeah, I have a rhythm that leads 215 00:13:09,900 --> 00:13:11,900 me to the devotion. I have a rhythm that means, I 216 00:13:11,900 --> 00:13:15,900 think about him so much of the day, but I still make choices to 217 00:13:15,900 --> 00:13:18,900 place Jesus at the center of everything. 218 00:13:19,900 --> 00:13:24,900 Because faith is not an add-on. For me, I'm a I love football. 219 00:13:24,900 --> 00:13:29,700 I enjoy food. I like certain things on 220 00:13:29,700 --> 00:13:33,500 television and I enjoy this. And I'm also a follow. 221 00:13:33,500 --> 00:13:38,100 Jesus, faith is not an add-on. It is at the very core of who I 222 00:13:38,100 --> 00:13:42,000 am as a person and whenever I talk to another person, whenever 223 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:45,900 I have a conversation, reflect one of our neighbors brought us 224 00:13:45,900 --> 00:13:49,500 a squash is that we do not quite worked out what to do with the 225 00:13:49,500 --> 00:13:53,700 squash, the very difficult to peel and But I'm not complaining 226 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:57,400 very grateful for that, and he brought that and every time I 227 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:00,300 see Pete and he's a brilliant neighbor, I went to him this 228 00:14:00,300 --> 00:14:04,900 week because I borrowed a toolbox from somebody who are 229 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:08,900 and I made a mistake and I couldn't shut the lid for a 230 00:14:08,908 --> 00:14:10,500 broken. The lid, I tried everything I 231 00:14:10,500 --> 00:14:13,200 couldn't do it. So eventually, I carried this 232 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:16,700 round to my neighbor Pete, who looked at it, fiddled with it, 233 00:14:16,700 --> 00:14:20,100 move something. And shut it, immense everything. 234 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,700 He's been ran to our house when I've had water gushing out, the 235 00:14:23,700 --> 00:14:27,700 dishwasher when I made a mistake by drilling the wrong thing by. 236 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:31,600 I'm very very loved by God but practical skills in the area of 237 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:37,600 DIY and not my greatest gift but he can do anything, he can mend 238 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:41,800 anything. But when I talk to him, I always 239 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:45,400 want to get there with Jesus with because although he's got 240 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:48,700 all these practical skills, there's something about Jesus. 241 00:14:49,100 --> 00:14:53,900 I want to tell him about The Journey of introducing Jesus to 242 00:14:53,900 --> 00:14:56,400 every area of Our Lives that we have integrity. 243 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:59,300 Like Jesus. Love Like Jesus honesty. 244 00:14:59,300 --> 00:15:02,400 Like, Jesus. Generosity like Jesus serving 245 00:15:02,500 --> 00:15:04,800 and compassion, like Jesus commitment. 246 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:10,300 Like Jesus, you know, when I walk with him I encounter Grace 247 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:17,100 and love and mercy and yet his presence also impacts my life to 248 00:15:17,100 --> 00:15:19,700 live a life of Integrity. That what you see is what you 249 00:15:19,700 --> 00:15:23,600 get. When you meet me or when I meet 250 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:28,100 you, this is the real deal. To tell the truth and not 251 00:15:28,100 --> 00:15:33,300 exaggerate to forgive those who hurt us to let our yes. 252 00:15:33,300 --> 00:15:36,500 Be yes. And your no be no to be humble. 253 00:15:36,900 --> 00:15:43,200 Teachable others centered. If you find yourself talking 254 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:45,800 about yourself too much, when you talk with another person, 255 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:49,300 tweak it a little and talk about them a little bit more. 256 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:53,900 Giving of my resources to him. It's all part of a changed life. 257 00:15:53,900 --> 00:15:56,800 It's all part of being transformed in my decisions 258 00:15:57,200 --> 00:16:01,000 serving others, loving the poor caring for the vulnerable. 259 00:16:01,900 --> 00:16:04,800 Loving God, with all my heart. I read a story yesterday, I 260 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:08,800 found so powerful from Premier News and let me just read it. 261 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:14,600 You this week are disqualified drink driver who had driven into 262 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:17,800 another car. Killing a church, volunteer was 263 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:24,800 jailed Ryan, mcclory was 35 three times over the limit 264 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:27,800 driving at 60 miles an hour, in a 30 mile, an hour Zone in 265 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:30,100 Gorton. When the incident happened on 266 00:16:30,100 --> 00:16:35,400 the 5th of December 20, 22. He admitted causing death by 267 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:37,900 dangerous driving at Manchester Crown Court. 268 00:16:39,100 --> 00:16:43,400 Postgraduate student Lewis do B25 of studying for a master's 269 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:45,800 degree. He'd been returning from an 270 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:48,400 evening at Christian. Revival Church in Manchester 271 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:52,400 where he was a volunteer. He was in the car that was 272 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:56,300 struck by mclaury and he died in hospital later that night. 273 00:16:57,400 --> 00:17:00,900 According to the crown prosecution, service mclaury had 274 00:17:00,900 --> 00:17:05,000 been drinking all day, a taken diazepam and was the score. 275 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:06,599 Ready. Disqualified from driving 276 00:17:06,599 --> 00:17:10,700 following a recent drink driving conviction, the CPS said there 277 00:17:10,700 --> 00:17:14,200 was no evidence to indicate that he applied the brakes or 278 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:16,700 attempted to reduce speed before the Collision. 279 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:20,500 I'm in a victim statement. Read to the court. 280 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:26,000 It's the doobies mother said that her son Lewis was not only 281 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:29,700 her son, but he was also the spiritual Giants of their house. 282 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:33,700 I now have a hole in my heart. She said that no one can ever 283 00:17:33,700 --> 00:17:36,900 fill. But she then added that she 284 00:17:36,900 --> 00:17:40,600 hoped the mclaws family could help him find a meaningful 285 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:44,000 purpose in his life. And she said, I sincerely 286 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:49,200 release my pain of losing my son by giving forgiveness to you. 287 00:17:50,100 --> 00:17:53,500 My heart, breaks for you as a family because you've lost your 288 00:17:53,500 --> 00:17:57,700 son to a prison cell and I am deeply sorry for your loss. 289 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:05,600 Wow, transformation by decision. Doesn't mean we don't hurt 290 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:13,700 transformation in Doctrine. Paul was probably one of the 291 00:18:13,700 --> 00:18:18,900 most educated scholars in the Bible, Train from an early age. 292 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:21,800 He called himself a Hebrew of Hebrews. 293 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:27,000 Yet he was transformed in his life when he encountered. 294 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:30,800 Jesus it just says here in Ephesians 6. 295 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:34,000 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit, the 296 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:37,900 word of God in your life, encouraging to walk in good 297 00:18:37,900 --> 00:18:40,700 Doctrine. And this is what happened to 298 00:18:40,700 --> 00:18:43,000 Paul, but our journey is the same. 299 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:48,400 What does God say? Now I we love people with all 300 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:53,700 our hearts as a house. and we welcome people and we serve 301 00:18:53,700 --> 00:18:59,300 through our Ministries and our compassion work, people of all 302 00:18:59,900 --> 00:19:04,300 different backgrounds, And we try and serve them without 303 00:19:04,300 --> 00:19:06,900 discrimination. And without judgement. 304 00:19:07,900 --> 00:19:10,300 And we also know that there are different views. 305 00:19:11,700 --> 00:19:15,600 And yet, in our house, we hold to the truth that we believe. 306 00:19:17,500 --> 00:19:20,300 That Jesus is the only way to be right with God. 307 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:24,300 And there's no other way, only him. 308 00:19:25,500 --> 00:19:30,200 For us that sexual intimacy, in the Bible is only found between 309 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:32,200 a husband and a wife within marriage. 310 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:37,100 The heaven is not a guarantee but it's a choice we make by 311 00:19:37,100 --> 00:19:39,500 inviting only Jesus into our lives. 312 00:19:40,500 --> 00:19:45,400 That the Bible is the finished complete word of God and is 313 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:49,700 unchanging. We're transformed in our 314 00:19:49,700 --> 00:19:52,300 Doctrine. You know what I believe as a 315 00:19:52,308 --> 00:19:55,900 follower of Jesus must be influenced and formed through 316 00:19:55,900 --> 00:20:00,000 what he says in the Bible and sometimes Church. 317 00:20:01,100 --> 00:20:04,500 What we may hold to is unpopular. 318 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:12,700 So, what do we do? We love everyone, we care for 319 00:20:12,700 --> 00:20:15,400 everyone, when we get an opportunity to show compassion 320 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:19,100 to somebody. We do this week in your church, 321 00:20:19,300 --> 00:20:23,800 one Church, dozens of people have been given food, clothing 322 00:20:24,100 --> 00:20:27,700 care, support Furniture training. 323 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:31,700 I've been loved, and prayed for children young. 324 00:20:31,700 --> 00:20:34,000 People students have been given the best programs. 325 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:37,900 We can do small groups, around the city of open their coffee 326 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:40,000 and biscuits. Tend to others. 327 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:46,800 That's been care and love. But sometimes we hold on to our 328 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:50,200 truth, not because it's comfortable but because it's 329 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:55,700 right pause transformed in his Doctrine and lastly pause 330 00:20:55,700 --> 00:20:59,700 transformed in his desire, he went from this being, let's kill 331 00:20:59,700 --> 00:21:04,100 Christians. To, at the end of his life, 30 332 00:21:04,100 --> 00:21:08,600 years later, saying from 2 Timothy, I fought the good 333 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:11,600 fight. I have finished the race, I have 334 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:19,000 kept the faith. For us, faith can lead to a 335 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:22,700 transform life. We need like four Paul walking. 336 00:21:22,700 --> 00:21:25,700 All these years. Jesus, first Lord of everything 337 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:29,000 seeking first, his will he's Lord of my life. 338 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:33,400 He is my everything. This is the Journey of a 339 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:35,300 transformed life. Yes. 340 00:21:35,700 --> 00:21:39,300 And I am Jesus moment. Some of you may find that in the 341 00:21:39,300 --> 00:21:43,900 next couple of minutes. But then all of us are out 342 00:21:43,900 --> 00:21:47,400 working our faith, our transformation, in our devotion, 343 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:49,900 a transformation in the decisions, we make a 344 00:21:49,900 --> 00:21:54,000 transformation in our Doctrine and transformation in our 345 00:21:54,000 --> 00:22:01,900 desires to place him first. I love this journey and as for 346 00:22:01,900 --> 00:22:05,800 me today and this message is being shared all across all the 347 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:09,200 different 7 services in five different sites today. 348 00:22:10,700 --> 00:22:14,300 As for me, I'm saying, Lord keep changing me to be more and more 349 00:22:14,300 --> 00:22:17,600 like Jesus. Just like us to pray. 350 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:21,300 And ask you some questions. Now, have you been introduced to 351 00:22:21,308 --> 00:22:25,200 Jesus yet? Have you been introduced to 352 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:34,300 Jesus? Do you know him for yourself? 353 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:43,500 You know, I may be from that. Are you walking in the truth and 354 00:22:43,500 --> 00:22:45,200 being transformed? I love Grace. 355 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:48,500 Listen, have you fallen over this week so I can get up. 356 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:51,700 Have you got some regrets in your heart today? 357 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:55,900 Okay, you can come to him. Examine Your Heart. 358 00:22:55,900 --> 00:23:04,000 Lord, I'm sorry, keep walking. Are we willing to keep learning 359 00:23:04,300 --> 00:23:06,800 in our devotion and our decisions, our Doctrine, our 360 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:11,100 desires, I love that. Passage that said out outwardly, 361 00:23:11,100 --> 00:23:15,200 we might be wasting away, but inwardly, we are being renewed, 362 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:23,500 changed transformed. So just in an application here 363 00:23:23,900 --> 00:23:29,800 in his presence. Will you pause and just 364 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:34,500 remember? How much you are loved? 365 00:23:35,900 --> 00:23:39,600 How much you are loved? Listen, whatever's in your head 366 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:42,300 try and just focus on that one thing. 367 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:48,000 I am loved. By the god of the universe. 368 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:51,000 Just think about it for your life. 369 00:23:51,300 --> 00:24:07,100 Remember how much you are loved? I just wonder in this room 370 00:24:07,100 --> 00:24:10,200 whether there's someone who perhaps doesn't know Jesus or 371 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:14,000 perhaps you just feeling a long way from him today, I would love 372 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:17,400 to give you an opportunity to have your either. 373 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:22,000 The first or another, I am Jesus moment that says where Paul 374 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:26,500 Stoddard is where his life began to change his heart was 375 00:24:26,500 --> 00:24:30,100 transformed. Perhaps, you need a moment like 376 00:24:30,100 --> 00:24:31,300 that. I'm going to pray a prayer. 377 00:24:31,300 --> 00:24:35,100 And why don't we all just pray? This prayer out loud as well. 378 00:24:37,100 --> 00:24:40,400 Why don't we all say this? Thank you, God, that you love 379 00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:44,400 me. Thank you that you sent Jesus to 380 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:51,000 die on a cross for me. I come to you today. 381 00:24:52,300 --> 00:24:55,100 And I acknowledge that there is sin in my life. 382 00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:58,900 There are wrong things in my heart. 383 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:02,700 Thank you. That you're willing to change 384 00:25:02,700 --> 00:25:06,300 me. I come to the cross. 385 00:25:07,500 --> 00:25:12,900 I say sorry for my sin. And I invite you Jesus into my 386 00:25:12,900 --> 00:25:19,200 life. I give you me come and transform 387 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:23,700 my heart. Today, right now. 388 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:27,300 I just why we're just In God's Presence here. 389 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:30,800 If you pray that prayer either for the first time or perhaps, 390 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:35,400 as a recommitment today, I'd love just to pray a prayer of 391 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:37,300 blessing over you all. I'm going to ask you to do in a 392 00:25:37,300 --> 00:25:40,700 minute. He's put your hand up and guard. 393 00:25:40,700 --> 00:25:43,600 All see, I'll see, and we'll just pray for you. 394 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:49,300 So if you pray that prayer for the first time you want this a 395 00:25:49,300 --> 00:25:53,800 transformed heart, you know you know if that's you here just put 396 00:25:53,800 --> 00:25:55,000 your hand up now and say that's me. 397 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:56,600 I've prayed that prayer this morning. 398 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:59,900 I want that to be in my life. Anybody else? 399 00:25:59,900 --> 00:26:04,000 Just raise our hand as great. Anyone else can lift it high if 400 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:06,000 that's you if you pray that this morning. 401 00:26:06,900 --> 00:26:14,400 Fantastic. Father I pray for these three or 402 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:16,800 so people. We'll hear that they might know 403 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:20,700 right now that you're doing a work in their hearts, o God, by 404 00:26:20,700 --> 00:26:24,000 the power of the spirit, may they have an, I am Jesus moment 405 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:26,100 and then counter meet them where they are. 406 00:26:26,100 --> 00:26:30,200 We pray in the name of Jesus, in the name of Jesus. 407 00:26:31,100 --> 00:26:35,000 We'd love to just be held to just give you a bit of a booklet 408 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:37,700 and pray with you at the end if you were there there, but what 409 00:26:37,700 --> 00:26:41,600 about the rest of us? What about a transformed life? 410 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:46,000 Are you willing again today to say in my devotion? 411 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:48,000 I'm going to keep walking my decisions. 412 00:26:48,100 --> 00:26:50,700 I'm going to keep him at the center in my Doctrine. 413 00:26:50,700 --> 00:26:53,800 I'm going to stay in the Bible and love people. 414 00:26:55,600 --> 00:27:02,000 And walk in his word. I'm your desires. 415 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:05,300 I want to place Jesus first. Well, why don't we stand 416 00:27:05,300 --> 00:27:07,600 together? All of us in the room and just 417 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:11,100 make that your prayer right now just say, Lord come and do 418 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:17,200 something fresh in my heart. Thank you, Pastor. 419 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:19,300 David for that wonderful message. 420 00:27:19,300 --> 00:27:22,500 Remember if you'd like to receive prayer or respond to 421 00:27:22,500 --> 00:27:25,800 anything from the message, we're here for you and you can get in 422 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:28,000 touch. Now, let's hear about what's 423 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:30,200 coming up in the life of one church. 424 00:27:30,300 --> 00:27:38,000 It's time for our family news, yesterday in our size, we had an 425 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:41,000 opportunity to pray for the events going on in turkey and 426 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:45,100 Syria, and space to give to the emergency aid if you'd still 427 00:27:45,100 --> 00:27:48,200 like to give to that. We go to our website and you can 428 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:53,300 do that coming up. This Friday is United by a at 429 00:27:53,300 --> 00:27:57,700 the too Funky Music Cafe with time to worship and encounter 430 00:27:57,700 --> 00:28:03,400 god with churches from all over our city at 7 p.m. from the 21st 431 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:07,500 to the 23rd of February is school's out a great time to 432 00:28:07,500 --> 00:28:10,500 serve the local communities of Children and Families. 433 00:28:10,900 --> 00:28:14,400 If you'd like to get involved and help get in contact and come 434 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:18,000 and join us. And if Be praying for us. 435 00:28:19,100 --> 00:28:23,700 And finally, on the 26th of February and number 12, at 7 436 00:28:23,700 --> 00:28:27,800 p.m., we have our next encounter night, a time for worship 437 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:30,300 prayer, and going deeper into the presence of God. 438 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:34,600 The Lord bless you and keep you the Lord. 439 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:37,900 Make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you. 440 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:41,700 The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. 441 00:28:19,100 --> 00:28:23,700 And finally, on the 26th of February and number 12, at 7 442 00:28:23,700 --> 00:28:27,800 p.m., we have our next encounter night, a time for worship 443 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:30,300 prayer, and going deeper into the presence of God. 444 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:34,600 The Lord bless you and keep you the Lord. 445 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:37,900 Make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you. 446 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:41,700 The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.