There’s a difference between fashion and style. You can have the nicest clothes, but still not know how to put them together. The same thing works with what the Holy Spirit gives us. In week 5 of our new series KingDUMB, Pastor Mike teaches us how we can let the Holy Spirit tailor what was given to us in a way that is attractive to others and draws them to Jesus. Let this message empower you today! #KingdomSeries #KingDUMB #tailor #style Join us for service online every Sunday at 11am (CST), Monday’s for Monday Night Prayer at 6pm (CST), and Tuesday’s for Rebroadcast at 6:45 pm (CST). If you received Christ through this message, text SAVED to 828282. We would love to hear how God is touching your life through this ministry! Tell us your story by emailing [email protected]! If you would like to support TC financially you can give through the TC app, or online through our website by clicking here https://transformchurch.us/give/. You can also text “GIVE” to 828282 to give using your mobile device. If you need prayer, email [email protected]! For more information about Transformation Church, visit transformchurch.us or follow us on our social media platforms below. Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/wearetransf… Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/wearetransfo… 00:00 – Intro 00:37 – Matthew chapter 3 verse 2 AMP 07:16 – 1 Corinthians chapter 13 verse 1 through 3 15:20 – Matthew chapter 22 verses 1 through 14 NLT 27:27 – There is a standard in the kingdom: righteousness 32:12 – Job chapter 29 verse 14 NIV 34:27 – Everything needed to meet the standard is provided 43:35 – In the kingdom, one size does NOT fit all 45:26 – The Holy Spirit is a tailor 46:16 – Tailoring takes transparency 51:14 – Tailoring takes time 55:24 – Tailoring takes talking 01:01:36 – Change clothes 01:01:49 – Tailoring takes trust
hi my name is Bree and I have the
privilege of serving as Chief of Staff
here at Transformation Church at TC our
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and found for transformation in Christ
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let’s jump into today’s message
today’s message may be the most
important message in the series because
I have to teach you something that you
need in the Kingdom for you to succeed
um so I’m just going to go right into it
Matthew chapter 3 verse 2 this has been
one of our anchor scripture scriptures
in the series along with Matthew 6 33
read this this is Jesus’s first message
and I’m gonna read it out to Amplified
because it just touched my shondo in a
really good way today
repent
change your inner self
your old way of thinking
regret past sins
live your life in a way that proves
repentance
hear what I just said
live your life in a way that proves I’ve
turned
the word repent just means turn
to God he said I don’t want you to do it
at the end of service in a prayer and
then live like you have not repented I
need you to live in such a way that it
proves
you have turned to God
it says seek God’s purpose for your life
for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand
another translation that Jesus says is
the Kingdom of Heaven is everybody say
here
and over the past five weeks we have had
a very simple syllabus for this entire
series for the foundation because this
is the last sermon in the beginning
session of this Kingdom series all I
wanted you to do is everybody say see
the kingdom
seek the kingdom
share the kingdom
serve the kingdom
and shout out to all the hundreds of
people in Atlanta that came to serve
Atlanta yesterday y’all
homeless shelters food banks we packaged
over 10 000 meals it was phenomenal we
have to serve
what God wants us to do in the sphere of
influence he’s given us to be a part of
the Kingdom but this week I want to give
you one more s
and this one I kind of like because it’s
a it’s an affinity of my mind write this
down
today I’m going to teach you how to have
style in the Kingdom
no no no no now everybody says style in
the Kingdom
now this is something that I’ve noticed
um in 2023 that a lot of people do not
know the difference between fashion and
style
I’m going to give you an edumacation
real quick just so that you can
understand there is a complete
difference between fashion
and style
you ever seen somebody that has money
and they walk into a store and they buy
Louis everything Gucci Everything Prada
everything uh Michael Kors everything
and they put everything together head to
toe
we see
that you spend a lot of money on that
outfit
and you have the right fashion
but it still don’t look right
like I know that was made out of the
same material but for some reason it
looked like you trying
that looks very reachy
I haven’t met the Richie people like
yeah
[Applause]
if you’re not laughing it’s you
it’s you
got my Abercrombie and fetch sweater and
I got Abercrombie if it’s had it like
I’m abrac James and I got my Abercrombie
clown
you have fashion but you don’t have
but where are my people that can go to
the thrift store Ross Marshalls oh come
on how many people can hit a sale rack
I need to know where my people are
how many people can go to Target Walmart
the whole outfit may cost 19.99.
oh y’all don’t know y’all I need to know
where my people are at
okay
it don’t matter how expensive it is
yes this shirt was 99 Cents and worn by
somebody else
but when I put this shirt
with these pants
with that jacket when I step out
I don’t have fashion what I have Style
[Applause]
and the truth of the matter is
that this same thing applies to our
Christian faith
that a lot of people got prayer
got prophecy
got all the worship songs all the Bible
scriptures got all the Judgment got all
the repenting that you need to do they
know everything the Greek the Hebrew
they got all the theological theological
degrees and they got all the titles
Bishop deacon
apostle
[Applause]
yet when they put it on
[Applause]
that’s all the right stuff
but it’s
you don’t wear it well
you you’ve been fashioned in faith
but you haven’t been styled by the
spirit
oh
you’ve been fashioned we see you got it
on
but it still look a little prideful
[Music]
we know you go to church
but you won’t talk to me at the job
it don’t look good on you
you you’re talking about political
parties and what’s right for abortion
and what’s right for being woken what’s
right but you don’t have love
you judge everything but you don’t have
love
you got fashion
you don’t got no Style
let me prove it to you in scripture
because somebody would give me the Bible
Pastor like
where you say that in the Bible okay
First Corinthians 13.
if I speak in the tongues of men or of
angels but do not have what love which
is a fruit of the
if you ain’t been styled by the spirits
yet
but you got ready
[Applause]
you got all that
but you don’t have love
you got fashion not Style
if you do that but don’t have love you
are like a resounding gong
or a clanging symbol what what I wish I
could do the MLT version it would just
say if you do that and don’t have love
you’re annoying
a symbol or a Gong just going off that
is what an
painful it’s annoying I want to get away
from it
believers who do not rap all that God
has given them in the fruits of the
spirit guess what you are annoying
nobody wants to be around you
because you have not been styled by the
it says if I have the gift of Prophecy I
see you
in the future
Mary
but
you have prophecy and can fathom all
knowledge you know you real smart
and if I have the faith that can move
mountains but I don’t have love
Watch what it says I am nothing
folded up
get out the prayer closet
you’re wasting time if you don’t let the
spirit style you in love
if I give oh because here it comes what
I’m one of the largest givers
in our church
good good good you give with your hands
but you have given nothing with your
heart
if you give all your possessions to the
poor and give over your body to hardship
I’m a martyr
persecuted for the gospel
when people say that in the western
world
somebody commented on your Instagram
post
like there’s people in Asia that if they
hold the Bible
you’ve got several of them
but if they hold the Bible they can be
thrown in jail or killed
but if you suffer any hardship that I
might boast but I don’t have love I gain
nothing
what I’m saying is what good is it for
us to gain all of these fashionable
faith
garments
and not like let the Holy Spirit style
us
to where they actually look presentable
and watch this attractive
see I don’t know why Believers don’t
think that the whole reason we’re
supposed to bear fruit is because we
want people to want to get to take a
bite
taste in
that the Lord is good when we look at
your life though in the kingdom it
doesn’t look appetizing
y’all ever seen somebody’s outfit that
you know you can’t wear but the way they
went wore it made you think like I need
to figure out how to get my body into
the shape
they weren’t that so good
that it makes me want to and that’s why
uh uh uh undergarment Spanx and and uh
people be squeezing all their little
guts in just
why because I desire
to put something on that I may not be
fit to wear yet but whoever wore it it
was so attractive
it was styled so good that it made me
want to make a everybody say this word
change oh this is going to be a key word
today everybody say change
what I’m telling you is
um when Jesus came to the Earth to
present the kingdom
he was style different
they were in a season in a time where
they wanted a religious leader to come
and overthrow the Roman government
and Jesus was like yeah
pretty much gonna do only what I see the
father doing I’m aware this different
and y’all want me to come and and like
just start chopping people out no no no
no I’m a love people
imma do the up oh you don’t want me to
heal somebody cause it’s the Sabbath
no I’m gonna touch them and heal them
oh oh kids aren’t supposed to come to me
let the children come
he was styled
what I want you to know that the
garments
in our faith have to be styled by the
holy spirit so that we can actually look
different than culture
and right now all of our actions and
reactions are the same as the people who
don’t believe in our God
and you actually think it’s good and you
say stuff like I’m just being me
in the Kingdom you give up just being
you
because you don’t just represent you
you get the kingdom fit to you in a
brand new way
and that’s why as we end this series I
decided to go to one of the
most complex
um parables in the gospel that talks
about the kingdom because if we can
understand or get knowledge or or get
light on what I think is probably the
hardest or most complex
um um idea of the Kingdom that Jesus
lays out all the other ones are going to
be super simple because you’re going to
go back and study these because there’s
this little phrase I want everybody to
remember in your personal Bible study
throughout the week and I want you to
find everything that it says in the
Bible after that and really absorb it
the kingdom of God or the Kingdom of
Heaven is like
every time you hear the Kingdom of
Heaven is like I want you to think of
the king of kings Jesus trying to help
you understand what he wants the kingdom
to look like so I just wrote down a few
of them just so you can get it in the
Bible I want you to look for these the
Kingdom of Heaven is like a seed that is
sold the Kingdom of Heaven is like a
mustard seed the Kingdom of Heaven is
like yeast the Kingdom of Heaven is like
bread you need to read the parable the
Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure
hidden in a field the king of the
Kingdom of Heaven is like a man looking
for a fine Pearl the Kingdom of Heaven
is like letting down your Nets in a lake
the Kingdom of Heaven is like the little
children there’s all of these ideas
where it says the Kingdom of Heaven is
like and then it goes on to give you
this thing and it’s God trying to for
everybody who wants to seek Him uncover
truth that is sitting in plain sight
through what we call a parable parabola
a truth hidden along with the story I’m
going somewhere
this is probably the hardest Parable for
me to understand
in the scripture and I thought if we
broke it down together because God has
given me Revelation
then you would no longer be king dumb
and all the rest of them would be super
easy Matthew chapter 22 verse 1-14 this
is a lot of Bible
and it’s going to be shocking when you
hear how some of this stuff goes down
don’t turn the channel yet
I’ma explain this whole thing all right
Matthew chapter 22 verse 1. Jesus also
told them other Parables he said the
Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by
the story of a king
who prepared a great wedding Feast for
his son when the banquet was ready he
sent his servants to notify those who
were invited but they all refused
to notify um they all refused to come so
we sent other servants to tell them the
feast has been prepared the Bulls and
the fat and calf have been killed and
everything is ready come to the kingdom
I mean come to the banquet
but the guest he had invited ignored
them
and went their own way one to his farm
another to his business others seized
his Messengers this crazy and insulted
them and killed them and coming to your
banquet die what
it’s a little extreme
the King was Furious
and he sent out his army to destroy the
murderers and burn their town and he
said to his servants the wedding Feast
is ready and the guest I invited aren’t
worthy of the honor
now go out to the streets
corners and invite everyone you see who
did he say to invite everyone
what was the qualification that they’d
be able to come you see them
not that they’re good
not that they’re bad
the only qualification is invite
everyone you what see okay all right we
going somewhere
invite everyone you see so the servants
brought in every one they could find I
love the Bible this is how the kingdom
is Illustrated bring in everyone good
and bad alike
that right there messes most people up
because the king is inviting the people
you don’t like to the kingdom
oh they’re about to get nasty
and the banquet hall was filled with
guests
but when the king came in to meet the
guest he noticed the man who wasn’t
wearing the proper clothing for a
wedding
friends he asked how is it that you are
here
without wedding clothes but the man had
no reply then the king went very extreme
and said to his age bind him up
get him tied up by his feet and throw
him into the outer Darkness where there
will be weeping and gnashing of teeth
for many are called but few are chosen
what
let’s be honest there are some passages
in the Bible that you read and you’ll be
like all right I did my 10 minutes for
the day
don’t understand okay y’all gonna leave
me out here by myself there’s sometimes
you read your Bible I’m like don’t get
that all right
I have read that Passage so many times
and been like all right maybe when I get
to heaven this the first does anybody
gotta when I get to heaven question come
on listen if if you have a when I get to
heaven questioned like
where are the dinosaurs in the Bible
Lord
like just we all have these like when I
get to heaven I’m gonna ask Eve why baby
wow
period you’ll get it later I
what I’m saying
what I’m saying is
like this is one of those passages that
if you don’t understand the framework
the context as well as the culture it’s
set in you will miss the illustration of
the what kingdom
so I want you to go back and walk
through this with me in the next 40
minutes so you can get this Revelation
that changed my life
the king throws a party the people he
wanted to come to the party don’t come
he says I don’t already spent the dough
paid the price set up the food the
sacrifice has been made Jesus
the kingdom is ready for you to receive
if they don’t want it
imma find somebody who does
I’m just breaking it down
go tell these other distinguished people
that the food is ready oh they’re too
busy with the blessing
that the King has provided
that they don’t go to my farm I’m gonna
work on my car my kids got soccer
okay
so what ends up happening is I’m about
to get ignorant with this message
what ends up happening is the king says
I’m trying to invite you into the
kingdom because I made you with a
purpose in the Kingdom not a purpose
that you’re trying to discover in the
universe to make sure that your your
your your Vibes are fulfilled so that
you can be at Center and peace with all
that is that’s not why you were born the
Bible says before you were in your
mother’s womb I knew you I had a plan
for you I had a purpose for you I had a
reason you were supposed to come here
and it was to fulfill a spot in the
Kingdom
so I want you to come sit with me as the
king
I want you to learn my character
I want you to get used to eating at a
certain level
they too busy
okay
hold on
and they killed Messengers
They Crucified the people I just sent
to tell them
that I made a sacrifice
cool
they’ll get consequences but just go to
the streets
today this message is for the streets
this is for all the people who don’t
think they’re worthy to be in the
presence of the king
and I know some of y’all are fighting
just to be in the room right now and to
actually be online right now because of
what you did God is inviting you to the
kingdom no matter what your PR prior
history looks like God is invite y’all
some of y’all need to be clapping
because if you put on the screen where
you were this time last year or where
you were this time 10 years ago matter
of fact this time yesterday if it had
not been for the grace of God
[Applause]
he literally says go to the streets
and find everyone that you see
not everyone that
acts like a Christian
the kingdom is not a club
okay
that’s why there’s no members in a
kingdom
[Music]
a lot of us grew up in churches where
there were members how many members you
got
membership doesn’t matter because
memberships just means you hold a spot
but it doesn’t mean you have to be
active because many of us have Jim
memberships
[Applause]
so on your keychain
you go to Crunch yeah
only crunch that you’ve been doing is
the bar you ain’t
[Applause]
let’s be honest how many of us have been
members of something we were not active
in
the Kingdom’s not a club for members
it is an association for ambassadors
you don’t get into the kingdom unless
you plan on representing the kingdom
we don’t come to church to just get
something we come to church to get
something to give it away
and this is the difference between
members and ambassadors
and the king is saying I need good
people and bad people I can convert
people in the Kingdom
you worried about what they look like
before they come sit at my table
but bring them all
everybody said bring them out bring them
out
I don’t know Eddie some of y’all too uh
to save for that but there was I think
it was T.I
yeah you know what I’m saying it was
like bring them out bring them out
I just feel to bring them out energy
because so many times we’re worried
about cleaning up people
that need to meet the king
the king doesn’t matter if they’re clean
because he already has everything they
need
to be at the banquet
because of your insecurity
and what other church people would think
we keep people away from the kingdom
because we don’t want to be
uncomfortable
but he says matter of fact go get
everybody
the hood people you don’t like
go get them
well her dress is too short
[Applause]
well they’re still addicted to you know
I know
that they’re I I don’t know how I know
but I know
that they’re still addicted to some
things
well I don’t know I mean they have ADHD
and I don’t know if they’ll be able to
sit and you go stand in the back
what
[Applause]
the king is saying that I want everybody
to come into the kingdom
and watch this don’t you get in the way
don’t you get in the way of them meeting
me
so he tells them bring everybody
and when they come in everybody like
dang yo how’s nice
y’all know how you ever been in
somebody’s house that’s like levels up
from your houses
I don’t even know what’s up there but I
just think it’s how high the ceiling is
dang
is this Crystal
light and everybody’s coming in and what
you don’t understand if you don’t have
context of the period now watch this
this is a huge distinction
that any time a king threw a party in
that day and age
he had clothes
custom prepared for everybody who was
coming to the party
so when he sees the gentleman
that does not have the clothes on
it was not because clothes hadn’t been
provided
there was a standard
in the king’s presence
that he did not expect you to come in
with
but he would provide for you everything
you needed I’m about to preach this time
when you got into his presence oh
so I gotta let you know as we are
inviting people into the kingdom and
having you come into the kingdom Point
number one there is a standard in the
Kingdom
everybody say there’s a standard
and this is where most people get messed
up in the church because they want to
hold the standard
that God’s not holding
okay
God’s standard I’m going to tell you
what it is watch this one word
righteousness
right standing with him
everybody say there’s a standard in the
Kingdom
righteousness
okay when you come into the king’s
present certain stuff ain’t allowed
and this is where most people get
defeated because it’s like who can be
righteous
like how do I get righteous
I thought I was righteous but then I
wasn’t righteous no more
and that’s why some people get saved
every Sunday
that is an act of being Kingdom
once you put your faith and Fidelity
into Jesus Christ your eternity is
secure forever will you mess up probably
that’s why he tells you to repent and
turn back to him but praying every night
before you go to bed Lord forgive me for
all the stuff I did today and if I’m
dying Lord let me see you in heaven
tomorrow Lord I Thank You Lord that you
will keep me and Lord I am playing in
the Sin tomorrow but Lord because I’m
praying right now I thank you Lord
these are things grown people do y’all I
I I you’re laughing but you some of
y’all did it this week
something I do every time you get on a
plane Lord I just ask you
forgive me
I don’t have time to talk about it right
now but Jesus was the perpetuation of
all of our sins
he took on our burden
he paid the price for effort
so when we put our faith in him
our eternity is secure but there’s this
little word that I want to teach you
it’s called sanctification
now we don’t use this word no more and I
know it’s going to offend some people
but sanctification is the act of being
made holy
so it’s like God Will Take Me As I Am
but he will not leave me
as I am and most of us are salty because
you thought God was going to leave you
alone after you said I’m saved
and the rest of your life is the tension
between what you want
and what he wants
and today I want to let you know if
you’re coming to the kingdom everybody
say come on
come on come on we want you to come but
there is a standard
everybody say there is a standard
okay so since there is a standard and
the standard is righteousness
I mean
it means
let me just say it like this
nobody can meet the standard
I just want to point Blake tell you all
your good works will never meet the
standard of righteousness the Bible says
it like this all have sinned
and fallen short of the glory of God
so what you have to do is receive
righteousness
by accepting Jesus Christ
when you accept Jesus you get his
righteousness
so when God looks at you he don’t see
your mess
he sees this Jesus says sacrifice
so it’s like having somebody’s ID badge
in a restricted area
you don’t got access
but as long as you have the badge of
somebody who does have access
you can walk into places and spaces that
you are not qualified I feel this thing
that you are not qualified for not on
your own merits
not on your own identification but for
what you are carrying and what you have
accepted
you get access because of somebody
else’s sacrifice
okay I’m just trying to explain this
whole thing to you
so he’s saying because you can’t hold
the standard
imma provide the clothes of repentance
for you
okay that’s why all through the Bible
it’s a good study I don’t got the time
to go through it but look all the places
in the Bible where righteousness have
some type of correlation with clothing
Job chapter 29 verse 14 I put on
righteousness
ended it clothed me
my Justice was like a robe and a turban
he said I need you to take off what you
came in here with
and I need you to watch the title of my
message
change clothes
today God is asking you to make a
decision
keep on your fashion
or get styled by the Holy Spirit
change
clothes I know that helps you get
through your trauma traumatic childhood
but now you have been invited to the
presence of the king
your attitude
the way you handle grief
the way you snap up and judge people I
need you to change clothes
and too many Christians are sitting in
here with a high school Letterman on
talking about victories you want in
different seasons
y’all still sitting in here in your
wedding dress buttons popping
meat hanging out everywhere
it no longer fits but you would rather
be nostalgic
in a season of religion
I want to go back to the good old days
where we just
but you’re still mean you were mean then
you’re me now
you have not changed clothes
no weed was the thing you had to go
through for peace
to get through a season of your life
but now you’ve been invited to the
kingdom
and now it’s not that you can’t stop
smoking
I really just don’t want to
[Applause]
can we be honest there’s some stuff that
we could give up
but just because we want our will and
not his
we don’t change
close
and in the Kingdom everybody say there
is a standard
but watch this write this down
everything you need to meet the standard
is provided
may this freed me
because I did not know that my Works
were not the thing that were attract was
attracting God to me
I thought I had to pray 15 times I
thought I had to wake up at 5am because
Prophet Brenda Todd woke up at 5am to
pray no no no no no no I thought that I
had to fast every so often I thought
that all of those things were dead works
because they were coming from a place of
fear
I wasn’t serving the king because I
loved them I was serving the king
because I didn’t want to go to hell
and the and and the hair the hail scare
tactic will keep people at the altar
which makes the preacher feel like he
was effective and the truth is you
didn’t even study so you just tried to
scare people
the altars were full you scared them
if if lightning struck the building
right now
and we were all
taken up to Glory
where would you spend eternity
I don’t know
well you need to come to the altar here
I am again Lord
no no
but the truth of the matter is God said
like hold on you can live in a way
that you accept what has been provided
this king would have had somebody at the
door
telling everybody here’s your garments
here’s your robe of righteousness
here’s everything that you need to live
a life that is pleasing to the king
and there was one man
that was in
the banquet so I want you to understand
where he was I’m trying to help you
unpack what the kingdom of God is like
he was at the banquet he was in the
Kingdom
but he decided to take the clothes but
not put him on
so I want you to think about what that
is a metaphor for
that God tells you how to live and what
he wants you to do but you willingly
decide
to deny what he’s saying
it would be the ultimate sign of
disrespect for you to come to the
banquet and somebody paid Monies to have
a tailor or a seamstress make you a
garment and you decide to not change
clothes in that atmosphere
so the king walks through and he’s
looking at everybody pleased with
everybody that’s wearing the clothes and
he comes up to this one man
and he says um sir
look I want you to see the word he
started out with look what he said he
said friend
he was not mad at this man
he was actually concerned that something
may be wrong
God will always approach you in the
Kingdom with friend first
he’s not trying to lay down to have a
friend
hey why are you still doing that
why are you still sleeping with that
person
hey why are you why are you still doing
business with Shady people
friend it’s not like what are you doing
well do that no
friend
why are you lying and then getting on
the platform and leading people in
worship
friend
why are you judging and not loving
friend
and look what the Bible says the man had
no reply
he ain’t had nothing to say
which tells me
that he didn’t even have a good reason
why he wasn’t wearing it
he just didn’t want to
today I have to talk to the people who
have been immature
and not doing the things that God wants
for no other reason
then you just don’t want to
he been telling you to leave that friend
group
and you just don’t want to
he’s been telling you to be focused on
his word and you just don’t want to the
the series on Netflix are are more
important to you than what the king is
asking you to change into
and what I’m telling everybody and y’all
this has convicted me up and down as the
pastor God said you better change into
what I’ve provided
or you gonna be kicked out this party
he said but there is a standard
here
and I’m coming to you as friend
and I’m saying to you stop using that as
an excuse
change clothes
but if your only thing is because I
don’t want to
because it might be hard to
because that means I’m gonna have to
change some things that’s not a good
enough excuse so I’m going to tell you
something that happens when people come
to the kingdom and they get um a garment
put on them and it doesn’t fit yet
because this is what ends up happening a
lot of people get um a garment and it’s
it looks too big it actually matter of
fact Holy Spirit Could you um come up
here and and help me what I found out in
the Kingdom that that that God gives us
a tailor
and his name is the Holy Spirit
and the Holy Spirit is the one that is
supposed to lead us into all truth could
you bring me the Garment that that that
you said was made for me this is many
times how the Holy Spirit does it he
gives us something that he has prepared
for us a garment that we’re hold on
what you want me to do with that
put it on
that’s not my size
that doesn’t let me just turn on the
jacket
foreign
I’m not wearing nothing that don’t fit
me
I just told you I wasn’t wearing nothing
holy spirit that don’t fit me
I’m not serving people who don’t pay me
this don’t fit I don’t even like
speaking
so why would you call me look at this
this doesn’t fit yet
and we take off
prematurely
what the Holy Spirit wants to fit to us
because it doesn’t fit immediately
and the Holy Spirit has been telling
some of us put it on
and you complaining the whole time this
doesn’t fit
he said you don’t know my skill set
so now we stand in here mad
ain’t gonna even take off what we had on
give me this I can’t believe you got me
out here serving people you done took
away all my little swag
and you gonna tell me to come into your
presence do you know who I was in the
world
do you know what people say about me
do you know how much I mean to other
people and you’re gonna tell me to put
on something that don’t fit
Holy Spirit I’m up here looking stupid
oh you want me to pull it back up
want me to serve God love my enemies
you want me to represent you in the
Kingdom
look how dumb I look you want me to go
outside like this
you want
this
don’t
fit me
yet
see the thing that the holy spirit is
saying when you come into the kingdom
I’ma give you the tailor called the Holy
Spirit
and what I need you to do is if your
garment doesn’t fit everybody say yet
keep seeing the Taylor
laughs
there’s a standard in the Kingdom
everything provided
for you to meet the standard is already
there
he if your garment didn’t fit I brought
the Holy Spirit
Jesus even says to the disciples it’s
better for you
that I go
so that you can get the tailor the Holy
Spirit to come
because he’s going to lead you cut off
what don’t need to be there change what
don’t fit yet he said I need you to come
and this is the thing I need you to know
about the kingdom in the Kingdom one
size does not fit all
see the problem is I’m comparing my
outfit to somebody else’s
and mine hasn’t been fitted yet
okay
I’ma come
to the secret place
imma come to prayer
I’m gonna come to the place that’s
uncomfortable
and holy spirit
take my measurements
hold on hold on hold on nobody’s
actually seen this before
nobody knows
how much
how much weight I’ve picked up
um
could you tailor this a little bigger
so that people can’t see where I’m
actually at
no no this is for me like I just matter
of fact
do you think this will ever fit me
do you think this calling will ever fit
me
do you do you think that I can actually
live pure and holy like do you actually
think that I could stop cussing people
out
I don’t have faith that these clothes
will ever fit
and many people leave the kingdom
because they don’t think
that it’s worth letting the Holy Spirit
make them
in this parable
saying change clothes
everybody say change clothes
but let the Holy Spirit
be your tailor write that down the holy
spirit is my tailor
this man
decides to defy
the king and doesn’t wear the clothes if
I’m watching this in the room
I’m like I’ma put it on
because I don’t want to be bound at and
thrown out the party nation of teeth
seems very evil
but in the Kingdom
a lot of us feel like what God’s called
us to do doesn’t fit
so now you’re gonna have to get tailored
and why do people not stand on the
tailoring block
I’m gonna give you four things because
somebody’s gonna change clothes before
the end of this service
the reason why people don’t stand on the
tailoring block
is because tailoring by the Holy Spirit
takes transparency
John is my actual stylist Ann Taylor
so as as some of you know I was um 53
pounds heavier this time last year okay
all of my clothes actually fit like this
around me
and one thing that I had to understand
about a tailor is no matter what it
looks like in the moment
he has the skill set to fit it to me
so one of the things that was very
uncomfortable uncomfortable to me at the
beginning of this journey of tailoring
is when the tailor had to actually
measure my inseam
now many of you don’t know what that is
but the holy spirit will get down into
vulnerable areas
hold on
no I want to make this very plain
the Holy Spirit wants to get the exact
measurements in the places that nobody
else actually goes
John got down one day to measure my
inseam
and I said brother what are you actually
doing
I’m a married man I don’t go like that
baby
and he began to explain to me that if he
doesn’t get the exact measurements of
where I’m at everybody say today
not where I think I’m at not what where
the genes I wear are it’s not custom fit
to me if he doesn’t measure me today
and I believe that there has to be
another level of transparency when we
come into the kingdom for God to measure
where I’m at everybody’s safe today
the Holy Spirit wants to come in to the
places that are vulnerable and measure
you another vulnerable place for me is
my gut
because um for years to hide my gut I
would just wear big hoodies
but the one thing about John is he would
say stuff like you’ve been eating huh
vacation was good to you huh
and I would be like what are you talking
about he said I’m trying to fit this
suit but I can’t go based off of the
measurements we had last time
based off the last time you worshiped me
today I got to measure you a new
and afresh
and God is asking everybody when you’re
coming into this party I want you to
invite the Holy Spirit to come and get
all dang
could you just Pin It Up
because I
this is frustrating now at this point to
try to live how the king wants me to
live
and every just at least could you Holy
Spirit
could you at least
make what looks bad
stay up
could you at least let and the Holy
Spirit is telling me for every person
that’s out there right now
he’s saying stay
in the place to let me work
I don’t know who this is for but
somebody is about to walk and take off
the Garment that is going to fit you
it just doesn’t fit you everybody say
yet
stay in the place where the Holy Spirit
can lead you into all truth why are you
telling this you can’t understand the
kingdom without the Holy Spirit
and most people think the holy spirit is
a Feeling
he is a person
and if you’ve never watched the series
called the upgrade I need you to go back
and watch a series called the upgrade
because I want to introduce you to the
Holy Spirit the holy spirit is supposed
to lead and guide you into all truth I
don’t know how to be what God wants me
to be in the Kingdom unless the Holy
Spirit leads me helps me walks with me
he’s the paraclete remember I said
Parable the one who comes the the uh
truth alongside of a hidden a story
alongside of a truth dwell paraclete is
the one who comes alongside you to help
you
the Holy Spirit wants to help you
go ahead and pin me and start making
this feel better
and I got an attitude
don’t stick me Holy Spirit
and now I’m standing here
and the the holy spirit’s trying to
style me
but people don’t stay in this place
watch this they don’t get the tailoring
watch this because tailoring takes
time
if you are gonna be everything that God
has called you to be in the Kingdom this
will not be a quick work
this is gonna be a work that takes
do you know how long it’s taken me
to get that lustful thing that was
planted on the inside of me as a young
teenager
to get that thing out of my life to the
point to where I can see it from a mile
away and resist that Temptation it has
taken
time of the Holy Spirit saying stuff
like this don’t turn the TV on right now
well God this is how I unwind I said
don’t turn
the TV on right now
change clothes let me tailor you
what nobody else has to do this I am not
making this garment for anybody else
I’m specifically making for you don’t go
see that movie
but Michael B Jordan is in that movie
I’m just telling you
don’t go eat at that restaurant but the
food is good there he said I’m tailoring
you
I’m trying to fit
what your purpose is in the Kingdom to
you
but you got to give me everybody say
time
Church
that’s why I told you that this Kingdom
message this is the last sermon in the
foundational series but I’m telling you
this is going to take
time
because as I unfold these messages the
holy spirit says I’m about to keep
working on
this garment on you
until it fits you like a glove
and the Holy Spirit says if you run from
me
no I’m my old self it’s my birthday
don’t look don’t look at the God thing
around my knees
but I’m a businessman I’m gonna be a
shark in business
I’m listening to all these people don’t
mind that I have a calling still around
me
that no matter how much I want to run
towards something else I’ve been marked
because I’ve got something on and people
are looking at me and it stopping
because of the call of God on your life
many can but you still cannot
is there anybody that’s tried to while
out tried to do all the wrong things
tried to be what everybody else is but I
have been marked by God
why everybody else didn’t get caught
it’s because there’s something around
your life oh my God
there’s something that trips your steps
up everybody else running in sin but you
stumbling in sin you don’t even look
right
it can’t even cuss right
[Applause]
email the wrong person tell your boss
how you email your boss
it’s because there’s something that the
old folks saying that are is on your
life that just won’t leave you alone
it’s that calling
and at some point enough will happen
hey what’s up Holy Spirit
he said welcome back
they caught you with your pants down
yeah
and what do you do you start the process
over again because I’m I weigh different
now
and some of you are so frustrated if you
would just stay in the place he told you
to stay in
if you would just let him keep doing the
work on you well when am I going to get
married when he finishes
okay let me stop
[Applause]
and most people won’t stay on the
tailoring block because tailoring takes
transparency somebody this is never
going to leave you ever again
tailoring takes time
watch this one tailoring takes talking
hey um
I just want to let you know um
my arm I just don’t want to be
constricted in this you got me
yeah but but I don’t know I’ve seen some
other people with it cuffed like double
cuffed let’s try it
no I like the no matter of fact
do what you think
I’ve never designed clothes before
I’ve never made a purpose before
I’ve never formed or fashioned anybody
this is what you do right
so how long have you been doing this
all day every day since the beginning of
time
how many people have you helped reach
destiny
as many as would let me
it’s in the relationship the talking to
the Holy Spirit
that that it it turns less into
something that he’s cutting and poking
it turns into a relationship
one of the things I’ll tell you about me
and my Taylor were actually best friends
because we spend so much time in
vulnerable positions together
[Laughter]
[Laughter]
this man has been with me through all
the transitions
he he he hold on hold on hold on
that’s good I’ll punch you Holy Spirit
[Applause]
he
he transformation
he’s walking me so now it’s no longer a
job for us
it’s time we get to spend together
most of us we actually enjoy
our time together I get off the plane
last night John says call me when you
land I mean holy spirit says call me
well John says call me when you land
okay you just switch back your role play
okay he says
call me when you’re not I call him he
shows up on my house and we talk
for longer than it took
to actually get my measurements
because now it’s not about just getting
the job done
it’s about spending time with my friend
the Holy Spirit wants to tailor make
your Kingdom Purpose to you but he wants
to do it from an area of not just
religion or regiment he wants to do it
through relationships
and that means you’re gonna have to talk
to the Holy Spirit practically what does
that look like Pastor Mike I talked to
God all day
Lord help me
not go in here and say anything in this
meeting
that doesn’t represent
you
Holy Spirit put a bridle on my tongue
so that I can represent you well Lord
Natalie’s mad at me and honestly I’m mad
at her
Holy Spirit help me not cause Strife in
my marriage
and the Holy Spirit begins to talk to me
walk with me teach me or what the Bible
says lead me into all what truth
Holy Spirit you got your measurement so
um
could you take
what you say is gonna fit me
and could you start
I might have to take something off
could you Holy Spirit I really like
these
they were kind of expensive too
but I’m gonna have to take off something
well this messes up my outfit now holy
spirit
and now I have a choice this is
uncomfortable
just take it off take it off it’s more
uncomfortable to keep it on while you’re
trying to work on me
how did my pants get so long
when I was dressed how culture wanted me
to dress they looked right
but as I start to take off
who gave me
Kevin Durant’s pants
I didn’t even realize
because it was fashion
that these actually don’t
fit
when the Holy Spirit starts working on
you
there are things that you may think
make you who you are
that no longer fit
and I look like a fool up here
until the Holy Spirit calls me back
to tell me I have something prepared for
you let me tell you the last reason why
people don’t get tailored I hope you get
this in your mind right now the holy
spirit is coming to tailor make your
purpose in the kingdom and the king is
asking you to do two words change
close
tailoring takes transparency tailoring
takes time tailoring takes talking last
one tailoring takes Trust
I gotta believe he knows the design
I gotta believe however he gonna fit
that to me
it’s gonna work
I could be worried all night
that I’m a disappoint somebody and I’m
not going to be able to do what I want
to do and the Holy Spirit is saying this
what I do
trust me with your life
I want you to change clothes I’m going
to be very practical at the end of this
message
I was trying to think how do I
bring all of this Kingdom stuff down to
just a very simple truth
the king is inviting you to a party
and he’s saying the holy spirit is here
to make it look like what you need it to
look like
that you got to give me time
transparency
talk to me and trust me
this this year the holy spirit is going
to start cutting
off things that you think you need
it takes me to John 14 where it talks
about we are the vine or he is divine
and we are the branches and that we have
to be connected to him and then there’s
this part that you go down it says that
he cuts
on the vines that are producing fruit
so make sense to me
the reason he starts Tailoring on that
vine is because he wants it to produce
even more fruit
when the Holy Spirit cuts the sleeve off
of something that somebody’s going
through
I don’t need anybody in the church to be
judging because they outfit is not ready
yet
we need to be worried about what God has
placed on our lives and this is what I’m
saying to every Kingdom citizen don’t
judge people who are missing pieces from
their garment
Pastor Mike why are you saying this
because me as the pastor of this church
I’m still getting tailored
the holy spirit this week cut some stuff
off of me that I thought I was good with
the Holy Spirit challenged me this week
to love my wife in a different way to
honor her in a different way this week
guess what the tailor is not making you
just one outfit
[Music]
he’s available at all times
to make sure that you are ready to go
into any atmosphere
that you have been called into
and when the tailor gets done making
what he’s making for you this is the
last part I need y’all to understand
there will be a season
we’re in the Kingdom
he asked you
to go and change where nobody can see
you
Holy Spirit
I’m ready
this feels like isolation
this
feels like
hold on
I don’t want to do this
um
am I relevant anymore
nobody can see me
this is uncomfortable
why is this happening
this is awkward for the people out there
Holy Spirit
make my name great
give me a platform
don’t let them forget me
this is real awkward
I want to say something
I want to defend myself because they
don’t understand what happened
[Music]
let me clap back one time
or two times
[Applause]
could this happen faster
don’t touch that
[Music]
have you still called me
am I still important to you
dang
I don’t know if I even want to go out
again
I don’t know if I want to try again
I don’t know if I want to forgive again
Holy Spirit I don’t think this is going
to fit
did I mention this is awkward
Holy Spirit you’re working
Holy Spirit you’re with me
Holy Spirit you love me
Holy Spirit you have a plan for me
Holy Spirit you knew me before I was in
my mother’s womb
Holy Spirit you desire to change me into
the image of Jesus
Holy Spirit what I’ve seen
is not
enough
I’m ready
you’re not ready for me to come out yet
no I got a website
and a podcast
and a mixtape
foreign
what you’re doing in my life
is private
less of me
more of you
not my will
but yours be done
Holy Spirit help me change
clothes
now watch
all I’m thinking about right now
is how long it took me to change
all I’m thinking about right now is how
uncomfortable everybody else was
while God made something custom for me
and there are some people in this room
right now that the Holy Spirit has been
doing a work on you
that instead of letting him finish the
work you’ve been worried about everybody
else
and I came to tell you that what God
wants to do in your life this fits me
perfectly
but it took time
transparency
Trust
and talking to the Holy Spirit
I can teach you everything that I can
about the kingdom
but if you don’t change clothes decide
to change clothes and let the Holy
Spirit tailor this to you
you will spend the rest of your life
in something that doesn’t fit until you
get frustrated
and the reason why people are
deconstructing their faith
and running away from the the word of
God is because they wouldn’t let the
Holy Spirit
do the work that only the Holy Spirit
can do can I tell you something the
pastor cannot give you the revelation of
the Kingdom
all I can do is tell you to seek it
all I’ve been trying to do for six weeks
is say this is what Jesus preached this
is what he wants us to study this is
what he wants us to go after Stop
Believing for this that and the third
the Bible tells us in Matthew 6 33 seek
first the what kingdom
and his righteousness which is the robe
he’s already given you
and everything else you need everything
else you need everything else you need
will be added but me saying that as your
pastor I’m pleading with you that’s not
going to be enough I’ve always had a
pastor and I never sought the kingdom
today I’m asking every person to make a
decision
change clothes
there’s a standard here
and if you’re going to be everything
that God has called you to be take off
the garments you came in here with
take off
all of the guilt and the shame and the
pain and the hurt and the frustration
and the anger and the rage and all of
the impure thoughts and all of the lust
and all of the things that you thought
fit you
and receive what the King has provided
for you
change close today I’m going to close
service a little different
if you know there’s some things that
you’ve been still wearing
that
the king is walking towards you
about to ask you why you still got that
on
and you know it’s time for you to change
clothes I’m not going to ask you what it
is
but today I want you to decide everybody
say decide
I want you to decide to change clothes
and let the tailor the Holy Spirit
fit your kingdom calling to you
I was scared to become a pastor because
it didn’t fit
when I got called
to be a youth pastor it was by a fluke
it’s because my parents started the
church
and my mama said you’re supposed to do
something with the youth
at my in that time I just thought it was
convenient
it was just clothes in the Kingdom that
didn’t fit yet
he said let me work on your attitude let
me work on your lust let me work on your
transparency let me work on those areas
that aren’t right and God kept giving me
garments that didn’t fit all the way to
where Bishop Gary said I think you’re
supposed to be the pastor of the church
and I said I think you miss God
I I did not tell you I literally told
him I was like Bishop I don’t even like
people that much I was just wearing a
garment
that didn’t fit yet
but as I keep letting the tailor cut on
me
on my attitude
all my habits
on the way I talk to people on the way I
love people
started to change me from the inside out
if there’s an area in your life that
you’ve still been wearing old garments
garments you came into the kingdom with
and you’re ready to change clothes in
Atlanta in this room watching in
transformation Nation I want you to
stand right now this is not for
everybody but there are some people in
this room that know today is the day
this is a decision-making day I’m going
to put on what the King has provided oh
I feel the presence of God and if that’s
you wherever you are right now I want
you to begin to lift your hands there’s
Deliverance in this house the king
has sent the Holy Spirit I feel this
thing right now to help you change
clothes
I’m about to pray for you but what the
holy spirit is about to do is he’s about
to start taking off those things that no
longer fit you the attitudes the ideas
the principles the precepts those things
that have been keeping you almost tied
to what you were before you came into
the kingdom
today there’s deliverance and healing
happening for you
God we’re here come on hands lifted
everybody
you’re right now
help us change clothes
father I thank you that in this moment
right now there are people that have
been in the same garments for too long
and today Father you have provided
through your son Jesus Christ a brand
new robe of righteousness for us to wear
today Father God we are deciding to
accept your will your way your
righteousness for our life no longer
will we run away from the Holy Spirit
but today
this will be a martyr in our lives
that we are saying take my life
take my life father God oh I feel the
presence of God there is things that
have been with you for years that God is
saying this is the last day that you’re
wearing that garment you’re about to put
on righteousness you’re about to put on
Joy love the fruits of the spirit are
about to be your portion Holy Spirit
we’re asking you all over this world
from Atlanta to Tulsa to every place in
this world father God
help us to change clothes
[Music]
and just together as a prayer we say
take my life
[Music]
come on lift it up
transform it
said take my wheel
conform it
to yours to yours we want what he wants
us to wear come on let’s put on the
garments of the Kingdom so take my
[Music]
and take my mind
[Applause]
transform it
[Music]
take my will
oh something’s happening
to what I want
[Music]
yours
oh come on lift your hands and tell God
and more
take my mind
God we want what you want for us
we want to be everything you want us to
be in the Kingdom
[Music]
said to yours
to yours
[Music]
my burden of this message and I need
everybody to listen to me
I spent too much time around the king
without putting on what he provided for
me
God told me to tell every person
watching
today is the day
that you accept your kingdom calling
not what you studied for not what people
have told you today is the day
that it doesn’t matter if you feel like
it doesn’t fit yet
the holy spirit’s gonna help you
if you’re in this room right now or in
Atlanta
or watching on rebroadcast
you want to be clothed in righteousness
today I need you to accept Jesus
he’s the only one that just how I had on
all black
when Jesus came in
the father sees me in all white now
this is how he sees me because Jesus
is the one that meets the standard of
righteousness for me and you
if you want to live your life clothed in
righteousness
today I want you to give your life to
Jesus in this room I’m telling you it’s
the best decision I ever made I went
from being a liar a manipulator addicted
to pornography somebody who had a lot of
bad stuff in their heart and God said
uh-huh imma use all that submit that to
me bring yourself to the king’s table
and it’s full of grace and mercy put on
these clothes I have for you and I’m
going to allow you to fulfill your
purpose and that day changed everything
for me today is your day of salvation if
that’s you
and you want to make Jesus Christ your
personal Lord and Savior if you want to
change clothes right now in this moment
it’s your time on the count of three I
just want you to raise your hand in the
room in Atlanta online wherever you’re
at one you’re making the greatest
decision of your life I feel the power
of God right now two I’m proud of you
but your name is about to be written in
the Lamb’s Book of Life if you want to
give your life to Jesus just lift your
hands three right now I see you my
brother I see you my sister I see all
y’all better Rejoice I see you I see you
I see you I oh y’all come on I see
glory to God
[Music]
a Transformation Church we’re a family
in Atlanta I see you
I want everybody to pray this prayer for
those who are coming to the kingdom
today
would you just lift your hands and say
God
thank you
for preparing a place for me
at your table
today
I Repent from my old life
and I turn to you I believe you lived
you died and you Rose again
with all power
just for me and today I give you my life
you are the Lord Of My Life
changed me
renew me
transform me I’m yours
today
I change clothes
in Jesus name
amen can we give God praise y’all better
act up oh come on we got new family in
the Kingdom
thank you
Just prayed that prayer I want you to
text save to the number on the screen
in Atlanta I want you to know we’re
walking with you and there’s about 300
of y’all that are about to get baptized
hear me everybody before we dismiss
listen to me
this is the start of this Kingdom
message
but the end here
do not put those old clothes back on
no no no this week you’re gonna have an
opportunity
to put back on
what no longer fits you
and the Holy Spirit is going to whisper
to you
he’s going to speak to you he’s going to
give you a sign he’s going to give you a
watch this friend
he’s going to give you a family member
he’s going to let something pop up on
your Instagram screen listen and let the
tailor do his work father I thank you
that this Kingdom message is going to go
down into our hearts and we’re going to
be everything that you’ve called us to
be I declare that this is going to be
the best week of us following you in the
Kingdom that you’re allowing us to take
up our space and have the character to
walk in full Dominion father let us
never again put on those Rags we used to
wear when we did not let the Holy Spirit
lead us this will be your kingdom in us
we give you glory we give you honor and
we give you praise in Jesus name we
agree somebody say Amen until next week
go out and live a transformed life I
love you
thank you so much for watching this
message we pray that it encouraged you
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faithful partners and givers here at
Transformation Church it’s because of
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live a transformed life
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