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Transformation Church
Episode: It's About Time // God Chose You (Part 1) // Charles Metcalf
Date: June 15, 2025
Host/Preacher: Charles Metcalf

Episode Overview

This episode launches a new seven-week series titled "God Chose You", led by Pastor Charles Metcalf. The message centers on understanding God's perfect timing in our lives and stepping boldly into our unique purpose and calling. Rather than merely affirming that “God chose me,” Metcalf powerfully shifts the focus: God chose YOU, right where you are and as you are. The episode is a call to break old patterns, overcome insecurity, and walk in the confidence that “right now is the right time” for transformation.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Honoring Leadership and Family

• Charles begins by expressing deep gratitude to Pastors Michael and Natalie Todd for their rare generosity, mentorship, and consistent presence—“not just in the big moments, but in the low moments too.”
• He humorously and lovingly credits his wife Abby for her faith and support, especially during the writing of his new book.

“She saw all this when I didn’t. I remember being 19 years old…she would say, ‘You’re going to be an author and a preacher,’ and I was like, ‘Girl, I’m just trying to wake up in the morning and not die.’”—Charles Metcalf (05:42)

2. Introducing the Series: “God Chose You”

• Initially titled “God Chose Me”, Charles pivots—recognizing the series is about affirming God’s choice and calling upon the listeners' lives.
• The series promises to address those weary of hiding, shackled by insecurity or feeling stagnant, offering practical encouragement for moving forward.

“We are done fighting fights that are a waste of time. We’ve got ground to take. We’ve got people to share the gospel with.”—Charles Metcalf (13:33)

3. Scripture Foundation: Galatians 4:1–7

• The teaching centers on Paul’s message that we are no longer slaves, but God’s children, and that “when the time was right, God sent his Son” (Galatians 4:4).

4. “It’s About Time”: Thematic Exploration

Understanding God’s Timing

• Charles breaks down the “divine timing” of God using biblical examples:
  • God “stood outside of time, created time, and placed you in time so at the right time you’d be on time for His appointed time.”

“Just because you feel like He’s late does not mean He’s late. He stands outside of time.”—Charles Metcalf (26:18)

Biblical Stories of Timing

• Abraham: Chosen to be father of nations at old age
• David: Anointed after God’s timetable
• Esther: Made queen for a specific time
• Paul: Called at the lowest point (as Saul)
• Jesus: Prophecies fulfilled after 700 years; His birth required a census at just the right moment
• Healing of Jairus’ daughter & woman with the issue of blood (Mark 5): Two stories bound together by divine timing

Personal Application

• Many believers feel they have either “run out of time” or “don’t have enough time”—both are false when viewed through God’s timeless perspective.
• Our “frustration isn’t with His promise, it’s with our expectation.”

“It was your expectation—not His promise—that disappointed you.”—Charles Metcalf (37:10)

Quote Highlight

“With God, you never lose time. Do not get it twisted—He was right on time. There are dots you don’t see; He’s always working in your story.”—Charles Metcalf (54:13)

5. What To Do 'In the Meantime': Three Core Questions

Charles gives practical reflection tools for seasons of waiting:

a. What Are You Believing?

• What do you believe about God?
• What do you believe about yourself?
• “At some point, God chose you, but you also have to choose you.”

b. Who Are You Becoming?

• The process is as important as the destination; you’re “becoming who you’ve always been.”
• “The truth is, if He answered some of our prayers tomorrow, we would not be who we need to be to stay there longer than a day.” (1:07:00)

c. What Are You Breaking?

• Break patterns and cycles that ran in your family, relationships, or mindset.
• Drawing from Gideon’s story, Charles emphasizes the imperative to “go back and tear down your father’s idols” before you can fully step into your calling.

Men’s Specific Challenge (Father’s Day Segment):

• Break the patterns that compromise family and legacy.

“Your wife needs you right now... I got to break this pattern because I’ve got something to build.”—Charles Metcalf (1:16:40)

6. Courage to Step into God’s Timing

• Listeners are challenged to surrender their timeline and trust God’s.

“Instead of sitting around frustrated, thinking ‘it’s about time,’ what if you backed up, looked at your life, and trusted? With God, right now is always the right time.”—Charles Metcalf (1:23:20)

7. Response & Call to Action

• Invitation to those tired of waiting and wrestling—“lift your hand as an act of surrender of your timeline to God.”
• Corporate prayer of surrender, followed by a call to salvation and immediate baptism—emphasizing now is the time to choose and act.

“Today is the day of salvation. Right now, he’s put something on the inside of you.”—Charles Metcalf (1:29:00)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Confidence Affirmation:

  “It’s about time you stand up and stop playing like He didn’t gift you.” (18:14)

• On Divine Timing:

  “He created time for you, so you could wake up and know—His mercies are new every morning.” (1:28:02)

• On Risk and Growth:

  "Because your earthly father rejected you when you failed, you think God will reject you when you fail…these patterns keep me safe.” (1:18:48)

• Father’s Day Humor:

  “They give us bacon and chainsaws, apparently. Mom got a petal-laced vase from Italy and we’re like, ‘Just get 'em bacon and donuts, they’ll be good.’” (1:15:12)

Timely Segments & Timestamps

• [05:42]—Tribute to leadership and family
• [13:33]—Introduction of series and its purpose
• [18:14]—Affirmation: "It's about time..."
• [26:18]—Explaining God’s relationship with time
• [37:10]—Distinguishing expectation vs. God's promise
• [54:13]—Assurance: You never lose time with God
• [1:07:00]—Who Are You Becoming?
• [1:15:12]—Father’s Day remarks
• [1:16:40]—Breaking old patterns
• [1:18:48]—Risk versus protection
• [1:23:20]—Encouragement to trust God’s time
• [1:29:00]—Call to action: Now is the time

Conclusion

Charles Metcalf’s “It’s About Time” serves as the launching point for a bold series—directing listeners not only to recognize God’s calling, but to respond in faith and courage, right here, right now. The episode is both comforting and catalytic—assuring us that we have not missed our moment and challenging us to break out of cycles of insecurity, passive waiting, and self-doubt. With practical wisdom, scriptural depth, and humor, Charles issues a potent call:

“It’s not about IF—it’s about WHEN. And with God, right now is always the right time.”

For listeners: If you’ve ever wondered about your place or purpose, this message holds a guarantee—God has chosen you for this exact moment. And it’s about time to step into it.

(Summarized from the June 15, 2025 episode transcript. Advertisements, intro/outro material, and announcements excluded.)