More Than Money // Triggered (Part 13) // Michael Todd

Summary

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Podcast Summary: More Than Money // Triggered (Part 13) // Michael Todd

Podcast: Transformation Church
Episode Date: December 14, 2025
Speaker: Pastor Michael Todd

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Episode Overview

This episode centers on the annual "Crazy Faith Offering" at Transformation Church. Pastor Mike Todd urges the congregation to understand that giving is about far more than financial contribution. Instead, the focus is on obedience, heart posture, sacrifice, memory, and eternity. Through biblical examples, personal vulnerability, and testimonies of generosity, Pastor Mike reframes the idea of offering—not as a transaction of money but as a transformative act of faith that reflects a deeper walk with God.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. It’s About Obedience, Not Amounts (13:00)

• Pastor Mike establishes from the outset that the offering is not primarily about how much money is given, but whether people are being obedient to God’s promptings.
• Quote:
  "Crazy faith will always be defined by obedience, never amounts." (13:37)
• He highlights that God’s instruction is about how quickly we obey—not whether we negotiate, delay, or rationalize.

2. Giving Is More Than Money (24:00)

• The main scripture is the story of the woman who poured expensive perfume on Jesus (Matthew 26:6–13), illustrated as an act that went beyond financial value.
• Quote:
  "This exchange was about more than money." (24:00)
• Pastor Mike relates how we, like the disciples in the story, often miss the heart behind sacrifice, questioning the logic of giving instead of understanding the deeper spiritual significance.

3. What Does God Value More Than Money? (31:21)

A. Heart Posture (31:25)

• The truest measure of value is the heart with which something is given, not the amount.
• Quote:
  "God is not in a competition with money. One of them is going to be your God: Him or the money."
• Where your treasure is, your heart will be also (Matthew 6:21).

B. Sacrifice (41:58)

• The pain or “stretch” behind a gift matters; true sacrifice isn’t counted solely by the size of the gift but by what it costs the giver relative to their capacity.
• Quote:
  "Value is not based on what you give. It's what you give in correlation with what you have." (44:58)
• He warns against routine giving that no longer challenges us, encouraging reassessment of what real sacrifice looks like in this season.

C. Memory (50:13)

• Our motivation for generosity stems from remembering what God has done for us—especially His deliverance, provision, and grace.
• The story of Mary and Lazarus reminds the congregation to let gratitude shape their giving.
• Quote:
  "She shows us how to sow what she has left—her faith in God. That's all she had." (51:41)

D. Eternity (62:24)

• Giving is a declaration that we value God’s eternal purposes over temporary, earthly treasures.
• Pastor Mike points out that salvation is free, but after being “in the book,” our works “in the books” matter for eternity.
• Quote:
  "Do not store up for yourselves treasures here on earth... but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven." (Matthew 6:19)

4. Generosity as a Kingdom Strategy (69:41)

• The church practices what it preaches: 10% of every dollar automatically goes out in generosity, funding relief efforts, supporting local and national churches, and responding to community needs.
• Examples:
  • $50,000 to rebuild homes in North Tulsa (77:00)
  • $50,000 to a new church in Dallas–Fort Worth (79:04)
  • $150,000 to a new church in New York City (87:30)
• Quote:
  "I want God to bless your endeavors and your business, but it not be tainted by greed..." (75:17)

5. Personal Vulnerability and Pastoral Leadership (5:20, 12:19, 92:24)

• Pastor Mike repeatedly emphasizes that even leaders must contend with faith and obedience, sharing his own struggles and choices.
• He invites people to see him as "just a step ahead," not above or beyond the same calls to faith and sacrifice.

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Notable Quotes

• "If you don't contend for your faith, the enemy will rob the very thing that has brought you to this place." – Pastor Mike (10:59)
• "Obedience is better than sacrifice. You praying every day and disobeying me is not it." – Pastor Mike (19:47)
• "God's trying to tell us there is a value system that is more weighty than money. Obedience is more valuable to God than your money, your time, your talent, and your treasure." (21:55)
• "Have you even considered that God may be requiring something from you? This woman had the right heart posture and because she had the right posture, she did the right thing." (41:00)
• "There are some things that God only supplies when you let go of what he's already supplied. He's asking you to trade hands: trust me." (47:20)
• "You can buy a new Gucci belt and all those different things and made no eternal impact. Those things will not be counted when God asks us, 'what did we do with what I gave you?'" (64:00)
• "Today...because your eternity is more important than money... You are more important than money." (87:30)

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Important Timestamps & Segments

| Timestamp | Topic / Quote | |---------------|------------------------| | 05:23 | Faith is not situational, but must be consistent—even in unstable life periods.
| 13:37 | "Crazy faith will always be defined by obedience, never amounts."
| 19:47 | "Obedience is better than sacrifice."
| 24:00 | "This exchange was about more than money." (The story of the alabaster jar)
| 31:21 | Four things God values above money: heart posture, sacrifice, memory, eternity.
| 41:58 | "God values your sacrifice more than he values your money."
| 50:13 | "How to sow what you have left—your faith, your memory."
| 62:24 | "Eternity... when we give to God's house, it shows that we value eternity..."
| 69:41 | Church practices tithing of all income via external generosity.
| 77:00 | $50,000 gift to rebuild homes in North Tulsa
| 79:04 | $50,000 gift to Reach City Church in Dallas–Fort Worth
| 87:30 | $150,000 gift for a new church in New York City
| 92:24 | Emphasizing that individual souls are more valuable than any financial gift

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Memorable Moments

• Pastor Mike’s Transparency: Multiple times, he shares his own struggles and humorous moments to connect with the congregation.
  "I said, I wasn’t gonna have no cake at that birthday party. And there it was in my mouth." (8:20)
• Vision for the Church: Dreams of a generosity network that goes beyond what the church can legally or structurally do—envisioning direct giving to those in need. (75:17)
• Stories of Transformation: Over 15,945 salvations attributed to church giving, including specific mention of prison ministry with over 8,900 salvations in correctional facilities. (69:41, 92:24)

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Conclusion – Final Takeaways

• The call to generosity is about more than giving money. It is about transformation—aligning your heart with God’s, responding in obedience (no matter the amount), and sacrificing in ways that genuinely stretch your faith.
• True generosity is informed by remembering what God has done for you and living with eternity in mind.
• Transformation Church models this with radical transparency and consistent, impactful giving, exemplifying faith-in-action.

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For Listeners:
Whether or not you participate in a financial offering, Pastor Mike’s central challenge is to pursue a lifestyle of obedience and generosity, rooted in gratitude and mindful of eternity. Consider where your heart truly is, and what God might be inviting you to trust Him with—not only your resources, but your very self.

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Related Scripture References

• Matthew 26:6–13 – The woman with the alabaster jar
• 1 Samuel 15:22 – “To obey is better than sacrifice”
• Luke 21:1–4 – The widow's mite
• Proverbs 3:5 – Trust in the Lord
• Matthew 6:19–21 – Store up treasures in heaven

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Transcript

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How many people found Transformation Church not coming to the church first, but seeing a clip, a video, a YouTube, a Instagram look around. Okay, I just. I just want to. I just want to say that every person in this room potentially represents hundreds of people. And the fact that we are all gathered here today in crazy faith is a testimony to what God is doing to enlarge his church globally as well as the transformation that's taking place in people's lives. And today I am grateful and honored to stand here for the 10th time doing what we're about to do today, asking our church to take a step of faith by actually moving in generosity. And today I'm gonna get right into the sermon because as a pastor, I have a heartfelt burden to help God's people understand. The Bible says in all you're getting, get A. Not a quickening, not a feeling, not goosebumps. The Bible says the greatest thing that you can get when you're a part of something is get an understanding. And I think there are a lot of people that have been in church a long time, and when it comes to offerings and things that churches do, like, you just tolerate certain stuff and be like, this will be over soon. And, like, let's just move on to the stuff that I like. But I think people are missing the actual spiritual nature of what God is trying to do in his children when he gives us opportunities to participate in things that watch this all are uncomfortable. I've never been to the gym where it was comfortable. Not one time have I gone to the chiropractor and they said, just sit here. This is going to be comfortable. What. What it does do is help me. What it does do is give me long life. But the actual process of what's happening usually requires a level of watch this. Patience, waiting, and trusting. When that man put his hands on me and twist me away, and I don't know you, and you're not my wife or my mama, and you say, breathe in deep, and I'm supposed to trust the school you went to, and somehow when he tells me to breathe in deep, and then he sets his whole body weight on me and I hear, immediately the fear turns into thankfulness immediately, like, oh, whoa. I don't care where you went to school. Thank you for putting me in a position that caused me to. To get mobility back today. As we step into this journey, as many of us have already decided and prayed about what God is calling us to do, and others are still undecided, and you came to church today and you're like, crazy faith offering? What are you talking about? I got $2 to my name. I don't care nothing about what y' all talking about. Encourage me, preacher man. I'm glad for whatever reason you're here, but my. My assignment is to lovingly invite you into this faith walk. The Bible says the just shall live by says, this is what I've called you to do. And so today, as I speak this word, I speak it knowing that if there was any year that I wanted to, like, ask God for a pause on the crazy faith offering or this moment, it would be this year. Not because God has not been good, but the climate of our world right now is very unstable. I mean, we don't know if the government's going to be open or shut down. We don't know if benefits for those who are need and underserved are going to be there. We don't know if our healthcare is about to skyrocket in 18 days. We don't know a lot. Eggs prices, gas prices, daycare prices. Some of y' all wouldn't have as many kids if you knew how much it if it took to just watch them so you could have a job to then pay the people to watch your kids. It seems like the air, like you notice the air on more and the heat on more. Know when your parents say, close my door, what you trying to do? Heat up the neighborhood like. And you, you didn't get it until 2025. Where some of us have had the pain best year fiscally and financially ever to God be the glory while other people are like, carry the 2 minus 1 and who can I pay later? Life has been lifing. So why in the world would in the middle of life when people are grieving and people are moving and then there's this big holiday that everybody puts so much pressure on called Christmas that Christ's name is in it, but really, it just feels like stressmas. Oh, okay. I thought I could be humble, open and transparent today at tc. The stress of getting a dress for the Christmas party and I don't even want to be in a dress and trying to pay off this credit card so I have enough to put the gifts on it to be able to then pay and then trying to figure out and in my car just. And again, it's not everybody's situation. But I just wanted to get up here as your pastor and let you know I understand that our life situations many times can affect the way we approach our faith. Somebody's actually going through a divorce right now and have made it up in their mind. God wouldn't require this of me while I'm going through this crap. And there are so many times that we make up rules, regulations, and hopefully passes when we're just handling hard stuff. And so I just wanted to come up here as your pastor and let you know, like the crazy faith pastor, the one who wrote the book, the one that was on the building. Like, this year, I wanted to be like, lord, you really want me to get up there and tell these people this is your plan for us, is to not act in faith situationally, but to live in faith consistently. And he began to remind me of his consistence that his grace and mercy are new. Every doesn't matter who's the president, doesn't matter what's going on in your school doesn't matter what he said, grace and mercy, you can depend on it. Every morning he said, what I'm trying to teach my children is that consistency in faith is better than this loud, big, look at me faith. He said, I want you to be consistent. And so today I'm standing in my pastoral duty with all the faith that I could muster up to tell you that I'm aware of the climate, but that does not change the conditions of being a Christ follower. I'm gonna say it again. I'm aware of the climate, but it does not change the conditions that God asks us to live by. And that's why somebody's faith is going to grow today. That's why my faith has been stretched a decade into doing this. God said, do you believe your words or my words? I said, that ain't even a question. I'd be lying to myself all the time. I said, I wasn't gonna have no cake at that birthday party. And there it was in my mouth. I'm just trying to. I'm just trying to identify with the humanity of being a Christ follower. So today I want you to hear me from leading you just a step in front. I almost called this message a step in front of you because I don't want you to ever think that we get so far in our Christian walk, even if you're the pastor, that it doesn't require you to still have faith. I don't want you to think that this is something like, oh, Pastor Mike gets that. No, this week I have faith. Fought and contended for my faith. And today I wanted to come with that level of honesty, cuz I could get up here and fake it, but y' all know me, God won't let me preach nothing I ain't going through. And so this week, I'mma give the devil hell and a black eye when I preach this message. No, I'm. I'm saying this, if this ain't for nobody else, it's for me to remind me that if you don't contend for your faith, the enemy will rob the very thing that has brought you to this place you're at now. And I believe by this honesty that I'm about to share, God is going to invigorate, ignite and give you another ability to trust God on a different level. And so today I just want to approach this with another level of reverence.

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How many things have been free that we have disobeyed? How many times did he told us to go call that person, to go to that person's shop to say I'm sorry. And God is saying to us that you're missing the principle if you think that it is about how much the truth of the principle of obedience is how quick, golly, I'm a preacher thing. No matter if you get it or not, obedience is about somebody say how quick what God wants is for him to be able to say something. And before he even finishes the sentence, our ability to begin to move that direction has already started. How many of us know anybody with kids? How many of us know that there is a sentence that you say often enough that your kids know the sentence you about to say? Okay, come on, all of us have one of those. And my children know, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Just at the hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. They're already aware if they just put they stuff down and did not put it where it goes and they blah. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. My Children already have assumed that there is about to be an instruction. I have seen Aba turn around on the hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Not when I said, go pick up your shoes and put them in the cubby. It was. They already knew their her heart was postured to obey before they even heard the instructions. My question to you is, if God says, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Are you like, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Y' all know what I'm talking about where we have a stand up. Well, God, hey, what are you. And God is saying, I'm looking for my children to have quick obedience. And the Bible says it like this. And we know this scripture, but I don't know if we've taken into account how much it means. First Samuel, 15:22. But Samuel replied, does the Lord delight in the burnt offerings and the sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? He's given a rhetorical question right here. He said, you think God cares about them big amounts you about to drop? He said, the more valuable matter is your obedience. He said, to obey is better than sacrifice. Obedience is better than what? Now I know some of y' all are triggered because that was the scripture your parents used before they beat you. And I know, I know because I was one of them. And so what I'm saying to you is it took me some years to undo the trauma because anytime I heard obedience is better than sacrifice, you better do what I'm about to say. I'm a blah, blah. And this, no, I just need to let you know. Huh, mom, wasn't it? Huh? Pray for me. And this, this means I had to actually stop and look at it from God's perspective. God said, michael, you praying every day and disobeying me is not it. Your obedience to put down the weed is better than the sacrifice of you leading a Bible study. I'm gonna say some real stuff to you right now. Your obedience to forgive your husband is better than the sacrifice of you running that non profit. Well, I'm helping so many children. But what I told you was forgive him. I told you to forgive him. But God, look at all the other children that are displaced that I'm helping. And God said, I'll take care of those children. Those are mine. I told you to forgive him. God is trying to tell us that there watch this is. There is a value system that is more weighty than money. Obedience is more valuable to God than your money, your time, your talent and your treasure. And if you really believe that, your offering would have already started with the apology. Your offering would have already started by signing up for the gym membership. He told you six years ago you were supposed to get in shape. I'm walking back because if you throw something at me, I want to have room to be able to duck. For some of you, the sacrifice that God wanted was not monetary. First, it wasn't coming out of a bank account. It was going to require a transaction of humility. And he's trying to tell us, as a church, hey, I'm just bringing you to the end of this year, and I'm using this little offering to prick up some things in your heart. I'm using this moment to make you search your heart. He said, because you think it's about $100, and I ask you to get $100 to test your obedience, because there's about 16 other areas that I've asked you to be obedient in, and you're still fighting what's truly valuable. Your obedience is better than your what. And for so many years, we thought what we did for God and how we showed up for God and how we showed up for his church is what he wanted most. And I came here to tell you that if you don't give a dollar in this offering, would you please give your obedience to God? I'm coming to set the precedent. Forget any amount of money a credit card swipe do. Would you please just obey him? Because on the scaling system of heaven, that weighs way more. Do y' all hear what I'm saying to you right now? Okay, so the title of today's message is very simple, and it's going to come from my burden to do what Exodus 18:20 tells me. The Bible tells me that my job as your pastor is to teach you the way that you must walk and the work you must do, the way you must walk and the work you must do. So that means we got to be moving and we got to be working. So right there, if this year you have not been walking in the way of Christ and you have not been doing any work in the name of Christ, this is where I'm inviting you into this story. My job is to help you walk and to know which way that we're going. That's why Exodus 18:20, you can look at it, teach them his decrees and instructions, and show them the way they are to live and how they are to behave. So that's why today I'm going to anchor this scripture in Matthew, chapter 26. And if y' all would just give me just a few minutes to walk you down this, we're going to actually get to a place that I think is going to change our Faith Forever. Matthew 26, verse 6. It says, While Jesus was in Bethany, in a home, in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came in with an alabaster jar, a very expensive perfume, which she poured on Jesus head as he was reclining at the table. When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. Why are you wasting all of this on that? This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor. Jesus said, chill, chill, chill, chill, chill, chill, chill. Aware of this, Jesus said to them, why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. The poor you will have with you always, but you won't have me always. When she poured this perfume on my body, you didn't understand what she was doing. She did it to prepare me for my burial. Truly, I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the entire world, what this woman just did in this room with y' all sitting around will also be told in memory of. Of not God. In memory of her. Today I am fulfilling the prophecy of Jesus that he gave to them in this room. I am talking about a woman who actually gave in an extravagant way, a sacrificial way, in the midst of people who did not think that it was sane. You could have said it might have been crazy. But God literally stops them and says, hey, I don't think y' all recognize. Y' all been walking with me, but, you know, not actually doing what I'm asking you to do. This woman did something to prepare me for what she don't even know is going to happen. I've been telling y' all I'mma die. I've been telling y' all I'm about to go be crucified for the sins of the world. Y' all still don't believe me. So God had to call in somebody else from the outside who would obey. I want you to see this story. This woman is going to obey God in the midst of people who call themselves believers. Believers in the midst of people who have seen all type of miracles. Mary wasn't there when the fish were multiplied to feed 25,000. She wasn't there when all of these different miracles have. The disciples were there, and yet they were close to Jesus, but still did not have generosity that looked like him. They were close, but so far. And I don't want us to be a church that is close, but we're so far because we haven't developed the heart of this woman that we're talking about today. Today I found out in this story of this beautiful woman, it was more about her heart and what God was doing in her than what God did with what she had. This exchange was about more than money. So today, the title of my sermon is More Than Money. I just want to make sure that everybody knows that what we're doing today is about more than money. Because God would never require it unless people had certain amounts and different levels. He said, this is more. This ain't about money. Money's a tool that I'm about to use to expose something that's greater. This woman found out that God would respond differently when we actually listen to his heart. Think about this woman. Think about her for one second. The Bible tells us. Sometimes we don't read the Bible fully. The Bible tells us she brings in an oil to this dinner party worth a year's worth of wages. Let's not theologically go down the road of how much that actually was. Let's just use your money. Waking up every morning, going to that job, whatever it is, whether you like it or you're not, own your own business. Company thriving, booming. Let's just take everything you made since January 1st last year, year all the way to this year, put it in some type of container that is liquid and take it to somebody that you've heard does miracles and that you've seen in a different way, and then pour out the entire thing. How long did it take to make and how long did it take to pour out? It took a year to make and a minute to pour out. Just think about it. She's literally watching days, hours, minutes be poured out for the cause of Christ. Now, most of us, let's be honest, would have had the same reaction as the disciples. What? No, bro. We. Bro, you know, we on mission. You know, we staying from Airbnb to Airbnb in all these cities. You know, I mean, he just asked us a few days ago to feed 5000 plus they baby mama and they kids. We could have used this much. I mean, at least we could have used it for the poor. There's some other way that would make more sense to me for this money to be used than for the cause of Christ. And I know this is hard for us to understand, but this is the text of the day. This woman pours out a year's worth of wages on Jesus. Why are you giving that money to that church on Jesus? Nobody asks you why you giving money to cable? I have never had one person ask me why I'm paying my ATT bill. Not one time have anybody ever asked me, you paying your mortgage? Your mortgage, that money could be saved and given to the poor. Not one person has ever told me not to take my family on a vacation. They actually. What an active father. Look at him up there, just doing. But it's so crazy that anytime we get ready to give and extend our faith. And I'm saying it very broad because some of y' all feel this way, like I'm trying to keep it real general and let the conviction of the Holy Spirit hit you wherever it may. Because the truth of the matter is, some of us have already decided in our heart for God, for this church, for more light. That's probably going for Pastor Mike's suit. Oh, yeah, he wearing that suit. I bet my tie dollar. You ain't pay for nothing on me, period. No, I'm just kidding. No, I'm. I'm just trying. I'm trying to help you. I got a job just like you do this. My job. And I don't get paid enough for this. I'm gonna tell you that. I just. This is a calling. This is about more than money. So when I come and God requires something of me, why is it at that moment that the enemy tries to remind you how much you can do with the money you about to give to God? The enemy never reminded me when I was doing things that I wasn't supposed to do with money. How much money you spend on things that help you sin? How many hotels, how many bottles, how many club appearances, how many outfits, how many pantyhose? Let me stop. Let me stop. How. How many pill prescriptions? How many. How many. Come on, y'. All. How. How many. How many videos and movies and subscriptions and how many things at that moment, nobody's like, you should take that money and give it to the poor. Some of us have five cars. Ain't nothing wrong with five cars. But you haven't given one of them away ever. Uh. Oh, it just got tight. I just. I just. I just felt it. What's wrong with my father? My daddy gave me that car. And there was one time when you said, God, if you would ever bless me, I'd obey you. I'd do what you said we do. And it's somehow that when we get to that place, somehow those thoughts mixed with those actions never materialize in generosity.

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[Pastor Mike Todd]

That I found in this story that were more valuable to God than money, I'm going to give you all four of them. The first thing that God values more than money is your heart posture. This woman had a heart posture that was ready to give to God even if it meant that it was everything she had. This heart posture made other people that were around her think that she was crazy. And this is where Matthew 6:21 comes in. It says for where the treasure is, your heart will be. Also, can I just tell you, your money and your heart have a GPS tracking system on them. Wherever you put your money, your heart goes to that place. Some of you are wearing your heart today and if somebody spilled coffee on your heart, you would act out of character. There would be no Christ love in you because they got some coffee on what you spent money on. Some of you your home is your heart. Everything pristine in there. Don't matter if we not talking. This house is nice. Okay stop. Some people our heart is in Our children, our heart is in our vacations. Our heart is in. I don't know what it is, but wherever your heart is, watch this. There is money there. Show me where you put your money. You care about it? Think about it. Well, you know, I don't splurge like this often. Come on. You know what we tell ourselves. I don't do this but once a year, but I know when the sale is coming. Y' all know what I'm talking. Y' all. See you, Mama Chloe, I see you over there. I know when the sale is coming. And I don't do this often. Why? Because there's something we value. Do you know what God values more than money? The right heart, posture. And this is the thing about. I need everybody to hear me. This is the thing about money is God is not in a competition with money. And so he tells you one of them is going to be your God. Him or the money. He literally tells you he doesn't compare himself to anything else in the Bible except the spirit of mammon, which is the spirit that tells you if you have more resource, then you won't need God. And about 10 years ago, I had to actually confess to myself, I believe that. I believe if I had enough M's in the bank, these prayers is cool. But I could just solve the issues. It's gonna be lonely up here today. Cause some of y' all right now at that $35,000, $50,000, $60,000 job, you'd be like, if you gave me three M's. We don't gotta pray about it. I'm gonna solve that problem. I'm gonna solve that problem. But I have the opportunity to counsel people with money. And I'm here to report back, just in case you don't know that there are things that money cannot solve. If you have greed in your heart that will make you take out of your own children's mouth to prove a point, even when you have so much. I'm telling you what I know, not what I think. And that's why God is like, hey, I want your heart to be that. Watch this. Of a manager, not an owner. The problem with believers is you think that you own what you have instead of being a manager. But you can go back to the story of the talents. When they got 1, 2, 5, all of them were gifts to them. They did not work for them. This is what God says. I give you the ability to produce wealth. And somehow, when we produce it now, it's mine. And God says, hey, something that I value more Than money. I'm fine with you having money. I'm fine with you being blessed. I'm fine with you ballin'. But something I value more than the money is your right heart posture. And this young lady had the heart posture that literally said, I know I've worked this entire year in this culture of male chauvinism, because you gotta remember the culture of this time. The only reason she would have status is because she had money. Because in this society, women were not at the same level as men. So literally, for her to come into the room, the only reason they probably didn't stop her is because they saw, dang, dang, she carrying stacks like that. They trying to see what's about to happen. And it was, watch this. Watch what money is in most cultures and in today, it's significance. She was willing to pour out her significance for the cause of Christ. Y' all didn't hear what I just said. This is why God values a heart posture more than he values money. Because watch what? A heart posture exposes trust when you have the right heart posture. We just sang all these songs about trusting God and then you get to do it. And when it comes time to do it, it's like, lord, would you please send another way? But the Bible tells us that we are supposed to in Proverbs 3, 5, Trust in the Lord with all our hearts. Listen to the second part and lean not to our own understanding. This don't make sense. This is crazy. Why you would ask me to step out and do something like this in this moment of faith, God, this is crazy. But my heart is postured towards you. So even though this hurts, I'm going to be obedient. Even though this doesn't make sense, I'm going to be obedient. Watch this. Even though I'm young, I'm going to be obedient. Young people under the age of 18. Just because you do not have a full time job doing all these other things. God gives you wealth. He. He many times gives you things through the things that you get through the things. Why are you telling me this, Pastor Mike? Because I learned my first gift of over a thousand dollars was at the age of 17. And I was using what God had given me to play drums to make money. And I was doing all of this stuff and one day God tapped on my shoulder and said, hey, Mike, is that yours or is it mine? I said, it's mine. Oh, y' all gonna be fake with me real quick. It's mine. It's all mine. And the Holy Spirit. That's fine, keep it. And then he started to slowly introduce me to the concept of generosity. And I remember sitting in prophetic age ministry conferences and my parents prayer conferences at Greenwood Christian Center. I remember going to see Myles Monroe and him asking, hey, is there anybody here that believes that God has called them to be generous in finances? And I raised my hand and he was like, well, you need to pray and ask God to sow. And then I put my hand down and go to the bathroom. Can I be honest with you? Because the truth of the matter is I trusted what was in my account more than what was in my heart. Can I say it how I feel it? I trusted the God in my account more than the God that was in my heart. And today I don't know if that's your scenario, but I need you to take inventory. Do you trust the God in your account or the God in your heart? And this woman right here, she had a heart postured towards God. Why is this important? Because I'm going to give you a formula right now and I want you to write it down and never forget it. Posture leads to principles. If you have a right posture on something, then you will embrace the principles that help your heart stay in that place. If you have the right principles, you develop the right pattern and then you'll do it consistently. And when you get the right pattern, then you develop power. And most people, the power that God wants you to have is not there because you haven't postured your heart to receive what he has for you. So he says, posture your heart to trust me. And once you posture your heart to trust me, then I will get you into a place where you embrace my principles. That's why I'm teaching you about this. That's why in March we're going to do a series about stewardship and finances and generosity. And we're not going to ask you to give anything in that series because I want you to just understand the concepts, the principles so that you can actually believe God in faith for what he can do in your life. I don't want you to be giving because of compulsion and manipulation. If you feel any of that, please do not give anything. God. Go to God and pray. We told you about this eight weeks ago. This is if you just hearing about it because you've been not at church. And this is what I'm saying to you is I want you to know that's not our heart. Our heart is to give you time to pray, to think, to ask God to wrestle within yourself. Because at the end of the day, he's saying this principle is all throughout the word and if you don't practice it, you'll lose power. No one can serve two masters. They will either love one and hate the other or hate one and love the other. And today I know that you want to remodel your back porch. Guys, come on, y'. All. I know you've been planning to get a new car because it's about to be cold and the heat is real middle. But I'm asking you, have you even considered that God may be requiring something from you? This woman had the right heart posture and because she had the right posture, she did the right thing.

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[Pastor Mike Todd]

I didn't have a lot. So it cost a lot to give this. And this is why so many people are actually in a place where they are working against the work God wants to do in them because they forgot about the promises they made to God. You told him, God, I will always serve you. I'll always honor you. I'll give, you give what you tell me to give. And giving half of 100,000 is different than giving a half of a hundred. If your heart is not postured right. Because everybody has a number that's like, ooh. Even though it's the same thing. If all you got is $100 and God asks you for 50, you give it. Oh, God, make way. Be the God that gets me through this red sea. Lord, I'm trusting and I'm standing here fully because you make you move mountain. I'm saying we start praying. We start. And then God gave you a job and a contract. That you made a hundred thousand this year. He said, give me 50,000. Hold on, wait a minute. Wait, wait, hold up. God, do you know what I could do with 50,000? He said, Exactly. There's no more sacrifice. And what we reason 10 is good. 10 is good. Last year I get $50, but it didn't cost the same. Oh God. I got the reason why this woman goes down in the hall of fame of generosity is because of how much it costs compared to what she had. And everybody wants to always talk about tithing. And it's Old Testament and it's Old testament and giving 10%. Y' all better embrace tithing because everywhere in the new covenant they ask for all of it. In the, in the Old Testament they like just get 10%. Just get 10%. Just get 10%. Everybody just get 10%. If you, if you just get 10%. In the new. She poured out on Jesus her entire year worth of work. You talking about 10%. And God's like, hey, the covenant didn't come to abolish, came to confirm it. And some people watch this will never get to experience what it's like to live at the level of God's provision because they will never release what's in their hand. There are some things that God only supplies when you let go of what he's already supplied. He's asking you to trade hands. Trust me, I give seed to the one who will, actually. And that's why this woman gets Jesus attention, because she did not sew based on a percentage.

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[Pastor Mike Todd]

What God. She didn't get nothing but two mites. And you gave a whole bunch. But she gave out of her today church. I'm inviting you into the spiritual principle of actually trusting God. How do you know you trust God? Is that you actually will sacrifice and believe that he will do what he said he was going to do. I don't got a backup plan. I don't got another way that this is going to happen. I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow, but I know who holds tomorrow. And today I'm going to obey him with what I got in my hands. Number three, Something that God values more than money. Money. God values memory more than money. See, most people don't realize the context of where this story sits. Does anybody know who Mary's brother is? Who's Mary's brother? Lazarus. And just a few chapters earlier, Mary is crying out for Jesus to come because her brother is dead. Dead. Jesus does not come at the time he's trying to prove a point. And so he lets Lazarus die. They wrap him up in the grave clothes and they literally are doing the celebration when Jesus walks up and he says, why y'?

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APPLY this woman finds out there's a dinner. We don't know theologically if she was even invited, but she said, this is my opportunity. I don't know how much longer we have him because he keeps telling us that he's going to prepare a place for us. And I don't know what that fully means right now, but I know that I have an unction in my heart to pour out what I have. Not just in an ethereal mode. I want to do something practical. She walks into this room thinking, they are going to stone me. This is not protocol. And every step of fear, she said, but I remember. I remember where God brought me from. The Bible tells us, watch this. Lazarus is sitting at the table. So anytime she was about to doubt, she just looked at her brother laughing and eating and praising and said, I got to do what God told me to do. I don't care how this looks to y'. All. I don't care if this doesn't make sense to you. This may make you think I'm crazy, but I'm about to pour out this oil. I'm going to break my alabaster box on the one who actually gave everything for me. And I'm just challenging y', all, man, to remember the one who gave everything for you. How much would your salvation cost? No, no, for real. Like if people had to pay $2.5 million for salvation, I just want you to think about it like if 2.5, you would work your whole life to know you made it to heaven. You would forsake trips and visits. You would. And God said, I love the world so much that I demonstrated this act of generosity. He loved the world so much. He did what gave. I'm going to show you what love looks like. It looks like sacrificial generosity. Oh, sacrifice. I was the lamb that was slain before the foundations of the world. For while you were yet sinners, I went to become a sacrifice for you and your children and your mistakes and your mess ups and your hurts and your pains and your trauma and your triggers. I went to do it all. And all I'm asking you to do is when I speak to you with what I've already given you, would you be able to make a sacrifice for me? And it's not for him. It's for the other children that don't know the sacrifice that he's made. The reason why God ask us to give to the church is because the church is supposed to be an extension of his Hands and feet to the world. And I am sorry that some men and women have gotten in these positions and manipulated and abused and misused people's resources. I cannot be responsible for what they have done. But what I can stand here in is in full transparency and purity. That since God has blessed this church, excuse me, before he blessed this church, we have been sowing seeds into the community, into people's personal lives. It would take us all day to go through the testimony of how we have been the hands and feet. How we have been the hands and feet. When a hurricane goes to Jamaica. Money sent before y' all even get to church. When somebody is in a place of need. We have been doing stuff for years. The reason I'm telling you this and not making it a PowerPoint presentation, because I don't want you to be. I don't want you to be compelled to give because you see it's a good cause now. Because I could convince you this is a good investment. It doesn't take faith to give in a good investment that you know you're getting a return on. It takes faith to obey God at His word. We just sang that just to take him at his word. And most people won't trust God at His word. And I know this starts to bother the things on the inside of us and we start to say, pastor, how you doing? I'm coming. And I'm on your side too. I'm preaching. It's just one step ahead of you. I had to go back and say, God, why am I giving? Why are you requiring this of me? I'm trying to figure out what I'm doing for my son's schooling and I'm trying to figure out what I'm doing with this. God can use money in a lot of different areas. Why are you requiring this? Me? He said, because this is about more than money. This is about your heart posture. This is about your trust in me. This is about your sacrifice. This is about your memory. And the last thing it's about, this is the last one and we're going to give. He said, michael, when you actually trust me with your finances, you gotta realize that God values eternity more than he values money.

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Eternity. See, the thing that you gotta realize is that when we give to God's house, it shows that we value eternity more than we value this present day. And I know this is stuff we don't talk about because anytime we think about eternity, most people go to death. And I would like to tell you, at some point in your journey, you're gonna die. No, I just need everybody to hear me say this in church. The one thing he's gonna experience in this room, Death. And then there's another thing you're gonna experience. You're gonna stand before God. And the Bible says there will be a book and books. I just want to paint this picture. And I know some people got to leave, but please don't miss the revelation that God's given you. There will be a book that there will be names written in of people who accepted Jesus. And then there will be books. Watch this. This book. You get in by grace for free. If you believe the books are a record of every work that you did on earth. And I know people don't talk about this because they was like, it's a free gift of God. Salvation is. Salvation is definitely to get in the book free, confess, believe. God says, but after salvation, you supposed to help the cause. Don't rep the jersey and not play. You got the jersey on, you got the practice warm up, you got the bumper sticker and you won't play. He said, I need you to start being recorded in what you do in this earth. Because eternity matters. That's why God told us that we were a church that was called to the lost and the found for one reason. What is it? Transformation in Christ. And until you remember who you were, you forget that your memory is your motor for generosity. Some of y' all just need to think about your memory. If you would just think about where you were, how broken your family was, how much greed was in your heart, how many relationships you would have destroyed if God would have outed you in that season. What you will find is that the grace of God has come covered you every step of the way. And what I'm telling you right now is that God's saying, would you just remember for a second you have a reason to be generous. Matthew 6:19. Because God values eternity more than he does money, he tells us this, do not store up for yourselves treasures here on earth. We're moss and vermin destroy. And where thieves break in and steal, but store up for yourselves. What does this say? Treasures in heaven where nothing can steal or destroy it. Where thieves don't break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Transformation Church. I'm here to tell you that because of your generosity and consistency and tithing and giving, because of that, we've stored up our treasures in heaven because they're earthen vessels. And yes, we trust this house and the stewardship, and we've been audited and we get audited every year and we make sure that, like, we do all of the practical stuff to make sure that if anything was ever assumed about us, we can open up the books. We have people who have been here with us for over 20, 20 years making sure that things are above board and have been done in excellence. We're not just trying to representing the things that people see, we're trying to representing the things that they don't see. And there's no way for me to tell you that except to just tell you that. And for where most people would be like, well, I don't care in the church. This God's going to do what he's going to do in this church, period. It's been proven over decades God has provided for his church and I am grateful. The thing that I'm trying to do as a pastor is lead you into the thought that this is about more than money. You can buy a new Gucci belt and have a new Hermes purse and get you a new car and all those different things and made no eternal impact. Those things will not be counted. When God asks us, what did we do with what I gave you? 70 years if we're lucky. Everybody over the age of 70 raise your hands in here. 70 or early. Can we thank God for longevity? There was less than 50 hands. I want you to, I want you to see how fragile and how blessed y' all are. Less than 50 hands in a room full of thousands of people. And every day, every moment, every hour, every dollar, God's saying, what you do with what I gave you. We decided to be a church that cared about eternity. That's why.

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[Pastor Mike Todd]

So what that equated to is that every dollar that comes in automatically, 10% of it gone. The team knows 10% of everything that Comes in. Do you know some churches don't subscribe to take in a tenth of what they give, what they get and give it away. And I'm not judging anybody. I just told the team that we could not expect any person to do what the church don't do immediately. And so it's been over a decade of us, just $10 come in, $gone. This is how we were able to give conference away for free this year. Do you know how many people. Yeah, y' all got to hear me say this? This is how we've been able to give millions of dollars to nonprofits and organizations. This year alone, we've given away one point million dollars to people outside. Y' all don't know when to pray. One, almost two. All right. And I know for some of y', all, it's just money. It's a heart posture. I can't tell you how many times I've looked at Tammy and been like you, oh, we gotta keep doing what. What we said, huh? We got to keep. We got to keep obeying God, right? Because we could really just, you know, invest that. We could really. And how in the world would I stand before you as a people and say, God has given us so much. We got to stay consistent in our faith. So today I just want to take all the pressure posture off and I want you to go to heart posture like this woman Mary. She was giving Jesus something that other people thought was crazy. Here I am, as your pastor, to tell you somebody is going to think it's crazy for you to do what you feel like God's called you to do. But Jesus is going to recognize it as a sacrificial obedience step that's going to change the trajectory of your life this year because of the generosity of people who think eternity is important. Let me tell you how many people's lives have been transformed in Christ to date? Get ready to shout. 15,945. Salvation because we care about eternity. Good. Glory to God. Glory to God. That's somebody's son. That's somebody's daughter. That's somebody's mother. That's somebody's father. That's somebody's cousin. Do you how many churches we help keep their doors open? How many people we help to believe? Pastor Mike, is it that important? Eternity is. And people knowing that God cares about them. Today, I wanted to. As you prepare to give, some of you have already decided that you're going to give. If you have not been open to it to this point, I just want to ask you to pray. I'm not going to tell you no amounts. I'm not going to tell you nothing because it doesn't matter. Remember, it's not amounts. It's obedience. And I know the people who have already decided. There's thousands of us that decided. Everything I have is yours, God. And I trust you. And there's some people that are about to take a step for the first time. And I'm so excited for you. Because what's about to happen is you're about to watch this interrupt the generational cycle. Some of you are about to interrupt the generational cycle of lack and greed. You're about to interrupt the generational cycle of fear. You're about to interrupt the generational cycle of believing that this actually gives significance when only God can. Today, I just. It's been so heavy on my heart because a lot of people. I'mma just be real with y'. All. There's a day I'm believing God for and I'm just going to throw the vision out here. It's not vision month yet, but I'm going to just throw the vision out here. I'm asking God to bless people so abundantly with the heart of generosity that there are certain things we can't do as a church legally to meet people's needs through this organization. I've tried, I've done all kind of things. We didn't talk to every tax professional, everything. Because me, I see somebody needs a house, I want to go buy my house. That. That's me. And people who are close to me understand, somebody needs a car, let's go buy him a car. Like I'm not. I'll give them my car. I'll find a car. Like, that's me. I have not been able to find many brothers and sisters that work on that same level of generosity. And I've dreamed and I've talked to some people close to me. I want God to bless your endeavor and your business and your money and your household, but it not be tainted by greed. So that we can come together over coffee and say, this year we not given.

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[Pastor Mike Todd]

We're giving our money that God told us to give to the church, but we also adding another. Put whatever number on it you can think of. And me and you and that person and this person go put money in a bank together. And we gonna create a board of people who, when people just have needs, the church will call us. I gotta throw it out there, cuz I got to find my people. The church will be fine, but Sally needs a car, and we know the car dealership. Wire them 20,000, get them the car, get them the title, get them the insurance for a year, put them in financial classes. I need somebody not to just want the church to do it, but to step up and be the church who will do it. Want to develop houses? Let's build them. They need food. Let's get a grocery store. But God can't trust us with the. He can't trust us with the basic matters. We think he trying to steal something from us when he's the one who gave us everything in the first place. This week I heard about an organization. It tapped my heart because this has been in me for so long. This week I heard about an organization who, as one of the last survivors of the 1921 race massacre, just went on to be with the Lord. This. If you don't know about what happened in Tulsa in 1920, I need you to study it, because it's history they're trying to take away from our.

[Sarah (AM PM Ad Voice)]

Our.

[Pastor Mike Todd]

Our country. But it really happened. It's one of the most affluent African American metro metropolitan areas in the world. And literally 1,256 homes were burnt to the ground. Did you hear what I just said? 1256, 86 homes were burnt to the ground less than 20 miles away from here, less than one mile from where our church was founded. And God told us to come here through Bishop and Pastor Debbie and reverse the curse. They told us to come here and reverse the curse. How do you reverse something without any resources? We'll just pray. We pray.

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[Pastor Mike Todd]

I don't. You can't build a house with just prayer. Nehemiah had to pray and work. Nehemiah to rebuild the wall. They needed material. Nehemiah had to believe God. But I can't come down. There was work happening and somebody had to pay for it. And it's. It's like this idealistic thing, like the church should do the most with nothing, call on God. We give all our money to everything else, but if God requires anything, somebody trying to steal from you. And I heard about this organization, that their goal is to rebuild and help preserve 1256 homes in North Tulsa. And they've been doing it for about three years now. So today, as we're about to give in generosity to this church, we're gonna give to the community that God birthed this church in. So. 1, 2, 5, 6. Move it. There's a check for $50,000 from Transformation Church coming to help you continue to reveal People that God cares about. Come on, y'.

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[Pastor Mike Todd]

Let's celebrate what God is doing. This. This is because that's somebody's daughter and son and grandmother. And more than all that is somebody's child. It's his child. Me and Bishop made a pact. No matter what God does, will never forget about North Tulsa. And you can check the record. There's been millions of dollars that this church, even people who have never been to Tulsa, have given back to sow seed into the place God birthed us out of. Thank you for remembering those who many people forgot Bishop as a white man, to go back to North Tulsa because God said to reverse the curse when you could have easily walked away. I need us to celebrate the crazy faith of our founding pastor. Oh, y' all can do better than that. Thank you, man and woman of God. We about to go stand up all over this place. There's a church in Dallas who just started. What? What's what? What's that point? I said. I said, God values memory more than he values money. Say it with me. God values memory more than he values money. I remember I took my daughters to 15, 19 yesterday. Ava had a game out there, and I just. My her grandparents live close, and we got a pass to go to their house. I just stopped and told my daughters. I was like, this is where God started fulfilling promises to your mommy and daddy that I never thought he would do. And I said, what was your favorite memory of being here? And they talking about taking pictures on the wall and doing all this other stuff. And I remember walking to that church with no car as the senior pastor of the church. I remember walking and trying to walk early enough that none of the congregates thought I was crazy because I was literally why I had no car, but I had faith. And I was sitting there and trying to teach my daughters in this moment that they don't really. They can't really grasp because it's like, as long as we've known you, dad, you've had everything that we've ever needed. I was like, no, guys, I need you to know that it took faith and dedication and trust and prayer and agreement to. To be able to do what God's called us to do. And God said, don't forget with that, because there's a church that's believing for great things right now, and they need somebody to believe in them. Like church on the move. Believed in you. And yesterday, I remember when we were at a place growing in our church, and they sent over an outreach pastor from Church on the move and they gave us a twenty thousand dollar check. It might as well been twenty million dollars. No, no, no. The level of faith, faith. The level of, of, of of belief. The level of God. You see us. That happened when that check came to our church. It gave us the fuel to go until this day. And God said, don't forget, remember. And so we found a church in, in, in Dallas, Texas in the Fort Worth Metroplex that just got their first building. And we saw that they were on line asking anybody to help them. They needed to raise $10,000 more dollars to be able to do the finishing touches, to be able to get their people and occupy that space. Well, I need somebody to call reach City Church pastor Isaiah and Kelly Williams and tell them there's a $50,000 check on the way from Transformation Church. Cuz we remember believing God and we still will sacrifice to see his kingdom be built. Will somebody give God praise in this place? Thank you Lord. Could have very easily got out of this service. Everybody give, let's go home. But God said, Michael, as the leaders your heart posture text Tammy and Bri. I said, how much do we have left to give away? I, I had, I had watch this. Can I be honest? I had trepidation texting it. I felt some type of way because it's like I gotta step out in faith again. Because whatever they say, it ain't mine, it ain't the church's, it's God's. Yesterday as over 200 people filled this place so families could have Christmas all over the world, we packed all kinds of things for people to experience. Do y' all know that's because of the generosity of the people that are in this room right now and some that are all over the world. The things that we've been able to do is because eternity matters. And we know that the local church is God's plan to reconcile humanity. No matter how broken or ugly his bride is, it's still his girl. I don't know, you might think it's ugly, but he's crazy about her. Y' all ever met somebody? I think it was Kevin on stage said, she is pretty to me, like, like, like. No matter how broken or messed up or people abuse it, the bride of Christ is still the plan for people to meet Jesus. He said, take care of my bride while I'm gone. And I heard about a good friend of ours who is stepping out in 2026 to start a church in one of the hardest places to start a church in New York City, Pastor Chris Durso. And there. There is. There is a significant seed that I'm believing God to do something in New York. And God told me that I was supposed to lead our church in sowing a seed into that city so that we could see a massive harvest. So would somebody tell Pastor Chris they're showing his beautiful wife that there's a check for $150,000 coming from Transformation Church? Will you celebrate all over this place? Come on. We want to see New York saved. We want to see good company church actually be everything that God has called them to be. We're going to see a harvest in New York. Hear me? But you can't speak. Expect the harvest where we don't sow. Today. Because your eternity is more than more important than money today. My last point is not on the thing. You know what else is more important than money? You. You are more important than money. So if you're in a place or a space where you can't even think about stepping into generosity because your soul has been so disconnected from the Savior today, I want to let you know, more than an offering, I want you to have an introduction. Those of you who have decided to give, give. We were going to have a moment where the worship team is about to come up. But I feel the presence of God. He's stirring people's hearts right now. Watch this. Not for amounts, but for obedience. Some of you are going to walk out of here and disobey God. And now you've decided. All right? Yes, Lord. There's some young people in this room that's like, my $50 ain't gonna do nothing. My $10 ain't gonna do nothing. Yes, it will. Not for the church, for you. Hear me? Some of you are gonna going to have to go to your business accounts and some of you are going to have to cash in some different things. Oh, God wouldn't require that. Listen to me. I don't know how this woman turned a year's worth of wages into perfume. Cuz I don't know if they pay in perfume drops. Y' all ain't thought about it. But this how I think about the Bible. Can you pay me in perfume drops? I don't think she did that. I think she exchanged her wages for. For what she knew she had to pour out. So it took work. I got to go to the bank tomorrow. Your pastor, I'm saying this. I didn't go to go to the bank tomorrow because I was gonna do something. And God said, that ain't what I said. That ain't what I said. That's what you felt good with. That ain't what I said. And when he said it, it was only 30 more minutes to get to the bank. Bank on a Saturday. And I didn't make it to the bank. And then I tried to let the excuses of not make it to the bank on Saturday. Well, crazy faith offering is Sunday, boy. It felt like God was like, boy. Cuz I was trying to make an excuse because it might have taken a little more work to do what God told me to do. But my obedience is valuable at the moment. I decided I was gonna do it. In my heart, God said, there it is. It's a done deal. I told him. I was like, I gotta go to bank on Monday. Why? Why are you saying this to me, Pastor Mike? Because I'm just one step ahead of you. Obeying God with you. I haven't figured it all out. Me and my wife is having to struggle and pray through and talk through how it still equals sacrifice. It's still gotta be equal sacrifice for me. Thank God he gave me a New York Times best selling book. And thank God it's about to be a movie. And thank God they re releasing this. Guess what that means? More sacrament. To whom much is given. And I'm just asking all the people who are blessed in here, have you forgotten the sacrifice? Today I remember Gabby. Today I remember Carl. Today I remember Will. Today I remember that. Like it's not about how much I give. It's did it cost me anything? Because on the cross, the New Testament example of Jesus is what did he do? He gave everything so that you could be saved. What's more important than money? You. So today, if you've never received Jesus, I'm gonna pray for you. And all I want you to do is raise your hand if you want to receive Jesus. Watching online watching in the correctional facility. Oh, can I tell you a testimony because, oh my God, I just got excited. Because of the generosity of Transformation Church, about three years ago, we decided to partner with God behind bars to actually give money to them. Actually getting iPads in the correctional facilities and so that they can watch Transformation Church in jail. We have seen this year, just this year, just this year, we've seen over 8,900 salvations in the penitentiary. Can we get. Y' all don't know when to shout, man. 8,900 people have given their life to Christ. How many more iPads can we get? How many more sons and daughters can be reached? How many more parents will their prayers will Be answered by because of a message that was preached on this platform. They. They watched our Easter. We just messed up and put our Easter production on the Pando app. Well, how many people watched? What was it? Over 250,000 watches of the Easter present. When I was hungry, you fed me. When I was thirsty, you gave me a drink. When I was naked, you clothed me. Jesus, we didn't do this for you. When you did it to the least of these, you did it for me. If it was about butts and seats, we'd be trying to get people. But who's reaching the people in prison. Pastor Mike, why are you saying all this? Because God cares about some stuff more than he does money. If you want to receive Jesus and put your name in that book, the Lamb book of life, on the count of three, I just want you to lift your hands in the room and watching online, nobody leave because then we're going to give. We're going to sing a worship song. You can come give in the buckets. We have people who've already given online. The people online, we're seeing your comments. Thank you for your generosity. For some of you, you're gonna have to go pray and think some more. But do not let the situation stop you from actually being obedient to God. The Bible loves cheerful givers. Today we're about to see this transaction happen because somebody's soul is about to be saved because of other people already believing before this. And then more are coming because of what we're about to do today. If you want Jesus, number one, you're making the greatest decision of your life. Two, your name is going to be written in the Lamb's book of life. If today you're tired of going on your own and being drug around by lies and pornography and deep, dark things like I had in my heart, on the count of three, I want you to lift your hands. One, two, three.

[Sarah (AM PM Ad Voice)]

Three.

[Pastor Mike Todd]

If you want to receive Jesus. I see hands. I see hands. I see hands. I see you, my sister. I see you, my brother. I see you, my sister. Come on. Transformation church. I see you. And more than that, God sees you. This is what it's all about. So proud of you, my brother. A transformation church. Nobody prays alone. Would everybody lift their hands for the benefit of those coming to Jesus? Everybody say Jesus. Jesus. Thank you, thank you for sending your love to me. I believe you lived, you died, and you rose again with all power so that I may live in freedom. Here's my life. I repent, I turn away from sin. And I turn to you. Change me, renew me, transform me. I'm yours. I'm yours. In Jesus name. Amen. Amen. Transformation Church. Can we give the biggest shout of the day? Oh, come on. This is Transformation in Christ. Welcome to the family. If you just prayed that prayer, I want you to text Save to 828282. Listen. A time for our crazy faith offering. If you're in this room and you want to give, there's not going to be no lines. There are buckets all over this place if you need to worship for a second. If you're online and you're saying, I'm going to transform church us and I'm going to give, there should be a QR code to be able to give. Do it knowing that God is requiring us to be obedient to his word. I believe that everything that you believe in this next season is attached to your obedience to God, not to the seed, to your obedience. We're one that are going to sow seeds so all over this place. If you have your crazy faith card, we want to pray for all of those things. I want you to put those in the bucket or put them on the back walls. Write it on the wall. If you are in this room or online, you can also put them on social media. And we're going to be praying through those things. And you never know. There's some people that are going to be looking to meet those needs as well because God has blessed us. Me and a couple of partners that I believe God is raising up right now. God is going to do miracles, signs and wonders. I want to pray over you. Would you just lift your hands right now? Father, I thank you for this church. Who has decided to be generous, who's decided to obey your word today? God. I take the pressure off of every person in this room to do anything other than obey you. You will not ask us for what we do not have. So today I thank you that you are a good, good father. And we believe as a church for signs, miracles and wonders. I pray as the shepherd of this house, would you bless your people abundantly? I need somebody to receive this right now. Would you bless your people abundantly and would you maintain and create in us a pure heart that would be able to sustain the blessing without being tainted? Bless their businesses, bless their homes, bless their investments, bless their little. Bless their two mites. Today I declare that by this time next year there are stories and testimonies of your goodness in the area of us trusting you with everything that's yours. Anyway. For those who are not in the room, that are online, that are giving in crazy faith. Father God, I thank you that this will produce a harvest of souls. I pray for miracles, signs and wonders. Do what only you can do God in Jesus name. We don't trust in the man, we trust in you. So here I am, living sacrifice in the land of the living. Thank you for joining us today. If you said that prayer and accepted Jesus into your heart, it's the best decision you could ever, ever make. We want to celebrate with you and we have some tools to help you on your journey. Text saved to 828282 and to find out more about TC Text connect to 828282. Be sure to subscribe and share this podcast with your friends. Thanks for listening. Now go out and live a transformed life.

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