The Night Christ Crashed In // Triggered (Part 14) // Michael Todd

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Podcast Summary

Transformation Church

Episode: The Night Christ Crashed In // Triggered (Part 14) // Michael Todd
Date: December 22, 2025
Speaker: Lead Pastor Michael Todd

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Main Theme

Pastor Mike Todd delivers a powerful Christmas message as the final installment of the “Triggered” series. The episode, titled “The Night Christ Crashed In,” centers on the idea that Jesus' birth was both an interruption and an introduction—disrupting plans and introducing grace, peace, light, and hope. Pastor Mike explores how the presence of Christ empowers us to respond differently to life’s triggers and interruptions, transforming moments where we could “crash out” into opportunities for grace and growth.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Christmas Story: A Divine Interruption

(01:22–09:16)

• Pastor Mike shares his daughter’s request to “remix” the Christmas story.
• Reads and brings to life Matthew 1:18–25, focusing on Mary and Joseph’s turmoil and obedience.
• Raises the question, “What do you do when your plan gets messed up?”—using the example of “Bridezilla” and wedding plans gone awry.
• Frames Jesus' birth as a disruption to Mary and Joseph's perfectly laid plans, offering a model for how to respond to life’s unexpected changes.

Quote:

“Because Jesus came in, I don’t have to show out…Because Jesus crashed in, I do not have to crash out.” – Pastor Mike Todd (08:26)

2. Crash Outs and Triggers: Choices and Self-Reflection

(06:43–09:54)

• Unaddressed triggers often lead to “crash outs”—moments where we act outside our values.
• Pastor Mike urges listeners to evaluate their responses, as our actions as Christ followers should differ from those who don’t know Jesus.

Quote:

“If you crash out, it’s a choice.” – Pastor Mike Todd (09:38)

3. Crashing In: Interruption and Introduction

(10:10–14:03)

• Uses anecdotes (e.g., walking into a glass door) to illustrate that a “crash in” is both an introduction and an interruption.
• Jesus' birth is the ultimate example: God interrupts sin and introduces grace.

Quote:

“When Jesus crashes in, He is doing both—interrupting something and introducing something.” – Pastor Mike Todd (12:09)

4. Christmas is God’s Interruption

(15:09–20:15)

• Reflects on Mary’s lack of foreknowledge (“Mary, did you know?”).
• Highlights the faith and surrender of Mary and Joseph amid uncertainty, shame, and social pressure.
• Joseph’s role as protector and provider, despite confusion and potential disgrace.

5. Six Christmas Interventions: What Jesus Interrupts and Introduces

(21:25–41:43) Pastor Mike lists six ways Christmas represents God interrupting and introducing new realities:

a. Interrupting Loneliness, Introducing Love

(21:25–22:45)

• Even in isolation, God (Emmanuel – “God with us”) brings companionship and love.
• “At the moment you feel lonely, heaven says, God’s with you. Love is with you.” – (22:16)

b. Interrupting Anxiety, Introducing Peace

(22:45–28:18)

• Mary and Joseph’s anxiety (lack of lodging, uncertainty) is met with Jesus, the “Prince of Peace.”
• Their humble circumstances ensure no one is beyond the reach of Christ.

Quote:

“Let Jesus crash into your thoughts… because he wants to give you peace.” – Pastor Mike Todd (28:19)

c. Interrupting Anger, Introducing Joy

(32:55–39:12)

• Anger (especially among men) often masks deeper emotions.
• Presence of Jesus brings joy, making it impossible for anger to persist.

Quote:

“You ain’t never seen nobody angry and joyful. That is an impossible intersection.” – Pastor Mike Todd (35:25)

d. Interrupting Fear, Introducing Faith

(39:12–41:43)

• Fear is a constant theme in the Christmas story and in our lives.
• God repeatedly says, “Do not fear” in Scripture—calling us to walk in faith, not fear.

Quote:

“Jesus doesn’t come in with fear. He comes in with faith.” – Pastor Mike Todd (40:36)

e. Interrupting Shame, Introducing Grace

(41:43–44:29)

• Shame debilitates and hinders callings more than any outside force.
• Jesus’ arrival replaces shame with grace; our past events don’t define our identities.

Quote:

“Yes, I did that, but that is not who I am. That was an event. That is not my identity… God only blesses who you really are, not who you pretend to be.” – Pastor Mike Todd (41:49–43:35)

f. Interrupting Darkness, Introducing Light

(44:59–60:48)

• Mary, Joseph, and the wise men all transition from darkness and uncertainty to the guidance of light (the star, Jesus Himself).
• Jesus says: “I am the light of the world… Whoever follows me… will have the light of life.” (John 8:12).

Quote:

“Christmas is the story of everybody who has been living in darkness getting introduced to the light of the world.” – Pastor Mike Todd (45:21)

6. Real-Time Example: The Gift of Peace

(28:19–32:55)

• Pastor Mike recounts how Transformation Church blessed a family who lost everything in a fire, providing both material needs and Christmas gifts.
• The story highlights “the church being able to represent peace” and serve as Jesus’ hands and feet.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Unaddressed triggers usually lead to a crash out.” (06:51)
• “When God interrupts your plan, He’s trying to get you to do something greater.” (22:05)
• “If you follow Me, everything in your life will be lit up.” (John 8:12, explained at 46:50)
• “You will become a light.” (Matthew 5:14, emphasized at 47:24)
• “God only blesses who you really are, not who you pretend to be.” (43:35)
• “You don’t have to crash out because Jesus crashed in.” (08:28, 48:10 repeated call to action)

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Important Timestamps

• 01:22 — Pastor Mike begins Christmas story: reading & remixing Matthew 1:18–25
• 06:43 — Series concept: “Triggered” and the meaning of “crash out”
• 10:10 — The concept of “crashing in” as introduction and interruption
• 15:09 — Mary’s perspective and the “Mary, Did You Know?” reflection
• 21:25 — Six Christmas interventions begin
• 28:19 — The church’s real-time example of being peace for a family in need
• 35:25 — Anger vs. Joy intersection
• 39:12 — Addressing fear with faith
• 44:59 — The theme of darkness and light (John 8:12, Matthew 5:14)
• 61:00–65:33 — Candlelight worship: “Here I Am To Worship” and “O Come Let Us Adore Him”
• 65:52–67:27 — Closing blessing and charge

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Tone & Style

Pastor Mike Todd preaches with warmth, candor, humor, and energy. He’s real, personal, and relatable—using everyday analogies, jokes about “Bridezillas,” and highly practical applications. His tone is invitational, empowering, and faith-filled, calling for self-reflection but always aiming toward hope and transformation.

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Conclusion and Call to Action

• The Christmas story is about God crashing into our world, interrupting what is broken, and introducing what is new and divine.
• Listeners are invited to examine the places in their own lives that need divine interruption—where they might respond out of triggers versus grace.
• There is a call to let Jesus “crash in” and to be carriers of His light to others, whether through tangible acts of kindness, words of encouragement, or simply living differently.
• The episode concludes with a worship moment (candle lighting), collective singing, and a blessing for all as they head into Christmas and the new year.

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Key Takeaway:
We don’t have to “crash out” when life is disrupted—because Jesus, the ultimate interrupter, has already “crashed in.” Through Him, we can experience and bring love, peace, joy, faith, grace, and light—no matter our circumstances.

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Transcript

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[Pastor Mike Todd]

My daughter, she asked me, she said, would you just read the Christmas story, dad? And I was like, what you mean you just want me to get up there and read you? He's like, like read it but then remix it. How you be remixing it? And I said, for real? This was Bella and Ava last night in the bed. They was like, just read it and then be remix remix it. And I said, so I'm gonna do that. So today I want us to go to Matthew chapter one, verse 18, and I want us to read the story of how we got the greatest gift in history. It says In Matthew, chapter 1, verse 18, this is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph, but before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. Whoa. Questions after question after question. Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man, and so he didn't want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly. As he considered this, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. Joseph, son of David. The angel said, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit and she will have a son, and you, Joseph, are to name him Say his name, Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord's message through the prophet. Look, the Virgin will conceive a child. She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Emmanuel, which means, help me, God is with us. When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary as his wife. But he did not have any sexual relations with her until her son was born. And Joseph named him, say his name, Jesus. For the last 14 weeks, we've been in a series called Triggered, and we've been talking about the ability to not crash out. Now, some people are in this room and they don't understand what I mean when I say crash out. But maybe you have a little inference, like this is the season, Christmas season, specifically, where a lot of people are busy, A lot of people are short with people. A lot of people have attitudes. A lot of people have priorities that aren't other people's priorities, which make you frustrated that you not considering me. There's a lot of opportunities at Christmas, in the workplace, at school, to crash out. Has anybody. Can we be hot, humble, open and transparent? Has anybody in the last 30 days had a crash out? Hands all over the room, okay? With your kids, with your husband, with yourself. Some of y' all don't need nobody else to crash out. You just need you and yourself. And you will have made up a whole story in your head and gone round and round in circles. And what I'm finding in the world that we live in, this world is full of chaos. And if we don't focus on something that is stable and consistent, we will be tossed to and fro and begin to actually feed into our lower nature that causes us to crash out. And it's hard. Watch this. To care for somebody that you're crashing out on. It's hard to have compassion for somebody that you can't even see past your own situation. So what we have decided in this series is that in 2025, the church needs to know how to get their emotions in check. Because our response cannot be the same as people who don't know Jesus, because that's the only difference. So when that happens to them and the same thing happens to us, how do we respond? Most of us could not tell the difference. They cuss you out. Church people cuss you out, too. You laughing, but you the one. And this, this right here is the very reason why God's saying that maybe there's something underneath that needs to be dealt with. And this is how I put it in a point. Everybody listen to me. Unaddressed triggers usually lead to a crash out. If you won't even admit that it's something that's going on in you, it's going to lead to a crash out. Pastor Mike, what does this have to do with Jesus? I'm getting there. I need you to understand that his birth and Mary and Joseph and they life that they had perfectly set up was about to get crashed into because Jesus was coming on the scene. It was the perfect opportunity for them to crash out. Now, I don't know about you. I don't know. Y' all ever watch that show Bridezilla? Did y' all ever see that on hgtv? And how people would be planning for their wedding and they would turn into a different person because the flowers weren't ivory. This is white, not ivory. And there was. I want the cake to be a certain. Okay. I used to watch that show and I used to think, like, why do these people trip so hard on this moment? It's because they had a plan that they were going to go with. And when their plan got messed up, it triggered something on the inside of them that made them lash out. My question to you is, what do you do when your plan gets messed up? When the thing that you've been preparing for, saving for what you've been telling everybody that's going to happen, what happens when that plan gets interrupted? Many of us have the response that, I don't even care how this feels to me no more. I'm going to do everything that I feel and everything that I think. But Joseph and Mary show us a different way, because at this moment, they haven't crashed out when Jesus was about to crash in. Now, listen to me. This is a story, a testimony to me that we do not have to crash out when life hits us because Jesus crashes into humanity. This is what I want everybody to know on this Christmas Day. That because Jesus came in, I don't have to show out. Golly, I tried to make it real simple for you. Because Jesus came into my life, I don't got to defend myself when they talk about me. Because Jesus came in my life when they did something that is unforgivable. I can still have the grace and the power to forgive. Because Jesus crashed in, I do not have to crash out. And some of us cheapen the work of what Jesus did because we still want to express in a way that goes against what he did for us. So today I'm asking everybody to self evaluate and see if what Jesus did could be more impactful to your life in an everyday sense. So you don't have to go and have the same response. When you go eat dinner with your family and they ask you, why are you so big? Oh, y' all know our families are ruthless. Oh, okay. Does anybody have some ruthless family members in here? Okay. And if your hand is not up, you're the one. You're the ruthless family member. We talk about you. You're mean. Everybody say, I don't have to crash out. Y' all gotta say it with some faith. I don't have to crash out because Jesus crashed in. One more time. I don't have to crash out because Jesus crashed in. So if you crash out, it's a choice. I need everybody to hear me. If you act a fool, if you don't represent your salvation, if you don't actually receive what God has given you, it is a choice. And I just want you to see that. Mary and Joseph had a choice to respond differently. But because they responded in the way that they did, we get to see a picture of what happens when Jesus crashes in. Let me ask a question. Has anybody ever crashed into something? Come on. Anybody ever crashed into something before? See, Charles said, abby, be crashing all the time. Then why he say that to you, Abby? Golly. Anybody ever crashed into a car? Now, this is the funny thing, you know, when people be like, I got in an accident, nobody really leads with who actual fault it was. Has anybody ever crashed into somebody? Come on, let's be honest. Crashed in. Okay, cool. I saw somebody the other day that they. They were walking outside, from inside to outside, and they had a big glass, and the glass was really clear, and they was walking with intention. And when they hit that, bam. And the one thing I realized when they hit that glass is obviously they didn't know it was there. But anytime something or someone crashes into something, it's two things. Write this down. It's an introduction and an interruption. When that person crashed into that wall. Hello. It's a glass wall here. They were introduced to something, and also the way they were walking was interrupted. When Jesus crashes in, he is doing both. Interrupting something and introducing something. Okay. Have you ever worked in a company and your boss never comes to the office, and then just at the just most random time, the boss, the head person, comes in and they. They crash into your office? If they do that. Let me help you. It's about to be an interruption and an introduction. Like, I'm trying to get you to understand that crashing into something is when God is trying to show you something brand new. And this is what I want to tell you as we end this year in power. When you crash into something or you go through a moment where something comes to stop you, it wasn't a part of the plan. This is the picture of Christmas. Jesus coming from God to humanity to save them was not on Mary and Joseph's plan. They weren't born like we know what we created to do, like we about to. We about to. No, no, no, no. They were about to live their own life, do their own thing. And God said, let me find two people that I can interrupt and introduce something through. And Jesus, everybody say crashed in. So let me tell you what the story of Christmas is. The story of Christmas is God interrupting sin and introducing grace. You want to know what Christmas is? It is Jesus crashing in and interrupting sin, Interrupting the cycles I was in, interrupting the pain that I was causing other people, interrupting self sabotage that would come by watching pornography. He was interrupting the self cycles in my life and he interrupted. And he introduced me to not what religion does, works and rules. He introduced me to grace. And today on Christmas, I want you to know that what God gives as a gift we don't deserve, but he gives it freely so that you can understand that it was all him the whole time. And because Jesus crashed in, I can now live in freedom. Because Jesus crashed into my life, I can now have hope. Because Jesus crashed into my life, I can have a new day. And I don't know who's watching this, but I came to tell you, let Jesus crash into you right now. Let him crash into the dysfunction you're walking in. Let him crash into the confusion you have in your head and your heart. 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This past week I got to see my daughter Ava. She played the melanated Mary in her Christmas production and she's in. And then my other daughter Bella. Three years ago she was Mary in the production as well. And this means a few things. I mean, number one, my daughter is up for a Golden Globe or a what would it be? Oscar. The way she stared at that little chocolate baby for four minutes without breaking contact. Ava, I'm so proud of you. And the second thing that means is I have way too many videos on my phone right now. And the third thing that means is that we listened to Mary did. You'd know 8 million 692 times. And somewhere around the 6 millionth time it hit me that Mary didn't know. We sing the song Mary did you know. Let me answer you. No. Mary had no idea that God was going to require something of her that would make her uncomfortable. But if she could stay focused on what God said to her, it could be the thing that would change human history forever. Mary didn't know. But Mary had to surrender to what God was asking. And I don't know who's listening to this right now, but some of you don't know what tomorrow holds. You don't know what next year holds. You don't know what anything is going to be. But you do know who holds it. And what I'm telling you is Mary gives us a depiction that you don't have to know as long as you know the one who does know. And this is why I looked at her story differently. And I just want to walk you through this real quick. Just, just think about the Christmas story and how triggered that Mary and Joseph could have been and how they could have crashed out. They're about to be engaged to be married. And most theologians believe that Mary was somewhere between the ages of 15 and 17. So she's a preteen mom. She comes into this situation bout to have her baby daddy that she like Joe, they bout to come together and live a happily Ever after. She goes to sleep, wakes up and is like, ooh, something ain't right. And I noticed ain't Joseph. How I'm gonna tell him? Angel comes. Mary, don't be afraid. I'm afraid. Very afraid. She said, how is. How could this be? How did this happen? We ain't even do what needed to happen. What happened? And he said, the Holy Spirit hasn't prayed. I ain't met him. Who is that? Like, I'm sorry. This is how it comes to my mind. He said, this is going to be God's son. Okay, but could you tell Joseph? Cause this is going. I think this is going to be a deal breaker. Joseph's sleeping like, I love Mary. Ooh, we about to have a good. I'm about to marry that girl. She's so fine. He finds out, Boom. Angel comes to his dreams. Joseph, hello. Your girl is pregnant with God's baby. You ever been in a dream that you was trying to fight to wake up out of? Y' all know them dreams where you just falling and falling and falling or you can't get like. I don't know what type, but it was a dream. I would have been like trying to fight. What? Hey, I need you to not just go away. I'm not trying to get rid of you, Joe. You're going to be an intricate part of this story. Probably the most looked over person in the whole story, but the most intricate. They're not going to write no songs about you, Joseph. Y' all know a Joseph song? Has anybody ever. That's what we gonna do. TT worship. We gonna write a song for Joseph. Cause don't nobody talk about Joe but Joseph. Think about it. Joseph has to get this dream. Wake up. Name the baby Jesus. If anything, I'm a name the baby Joe. Okay, Come on, y'. All. I'mma stay with you and you gonna name this baby Junior. He obeys the word. Watch this. This is another fact that people don't understand. He doesn't disgrace Mary. He still marries her. Which in this society would have been a big no no because the women were coming into status when they got married. In this time, he's saying, I'm still going to give her her dignity, knowing what's happening. And then it was his responsibility. Watch this. To get her to the place.

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That the Savior was to be born at. He had to facilitate the transportation. He had to get the donkey. He had to walk while she was riding. Golly. I don't know about you, but I get encouraged by Joseph's story because sometimes it don't make sense. Why we in a situation. I bet there was many times that Joseph was about to crash out. Like, hold on, wait, you don't want the food I just bought you? Because you know pregnant women, the food that they like before they was pregnant, they don't like when they pregnant. So they're like, you want a hot dog to stand the hot dogs. You used to eat hot dogs all the time. Y' all know what I'm talking about. He had to go through all I just want to make it real for you. He had to go through so many different things. Watch this and still believe the word that he heard from heaven today. There would have been so many opportunities for Joseph to crash out, for Mary to crash out, just like there's so many opportunities right now for you to crash out. But I just want to know if you could actually take some lessons from Mary and Joseph's life that would allow you to see what happens when Jesus crashes in. See, interruptions from God. Watch this are always invitation to something greater. If God interrupted your plan, he's trying to get you to do something greater. If God allowed that relationship not to work out, he's trying to give you something greater than if God let that business deal fall through, it's because he's trying to give you something greater. And that's why Matthew 1:18 said, this is how the Messiah was born to Mary. And when he was born To Mary. I bet Mary felt lonely. And Christmas is the story. Listen, I'm just gonna give you six things that Christmas actually means. Christmas is the story of God interrupting loneliness and introducing love. He literally probably finds Mary in the loneliest place in the world, trying to figure out how she gonna walk around knowing this baby is illegitimate in everybody's eyes. Knowing my husband or my future husband doesn't feel connected to me. Cause it's not his child. And then Jesus interrupts. And this is what the scripture tells us. In Matthew 1:23. It says, Behold, a virgin shall be with child and shall bring forth a son. And they shall call his name. Watch this. Emmanuel. Which means what? God is with us. So first, God's with you. John 4:7 says, Beloved, let us love one another. For love is from God. And whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. God's main characteristic is love. So literally, when Jesus interrupts, love is interrupting and being with Mary. Okay? Jesus is God. He is love. God is. Say it with me. God is so. Because God is love. And. And Jesus is on the inside of her. At the moment she felt lonely, love was still in her. Oh, my God. Get the picture. That at the moment you feel lonely, heaven says, God's with you. Love is with you. I know they left, but love didn't leave. I know they've gone, but love didn't leave you. I know you're trying to figure out how you're going to make it, and you feel lonely and nobody's with you, and you wish you was different, but God is Emmanuel. It could say love with us. I don't got enough time to teach it how I feel it right now. But Christmas is the story of God interrupting loneliness and introducing love. So if you feel lonely today, just want to let you know that this Christmas you have the ability to receive the love of Jesus. Let me tell you the second thing. Christmas is the story of God interrupting anxiety and introducing peace. Do y' all know how chaotic it must have been to be trying to move in the middle of trying to figure out if y' all gonna even be together in the middle of trying to get to another place for the census and trying to. Like, there was so many things going on at this moment and anxiety everywhere, even down to when Jesus was to be born. They didn't even have a room for him. God, you couldn't have planned this battle. Like I would have been going back to the angel. Angel. Mr. Angel. Mr. Angel. You told me that my wife was going to be pregnant with God, I see it. She pregnant. You told me that this was gonna be a good situation and he should be born in a manger, but we thought there was gonna be room for him somewhere. But they told us here. No. There. No. There. No. There. No. And God was like, yeah, I'm interrupting your plan of how you thought it was gonna be to introduce something greater. I needed Jesus to be born in a place that was lowly, so there would be not one person to ever think that they were too low to be able to come out of a situation. I needed somebody to understand that the whole thing would have made somebody think it was for the elite. But Jesus came to save the people in the slums, in the barns, in the crack house, in the trap house. He came for all of us. Excuse me. Hear what I'm saying to you? That probably made Mary and Joseph, in the process, very anxious.

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And so when anxious thoughts and ideas come, remember, you got Jesus. Remember, peace crashes in. That's why Isaiah 9:6 says it like this. For unto us a child is born, and unto us a son is given. And the government will be on his shoulders, and he will be called. Help me, wonderful counselor, Mighty God, everlasting Father. What's the last one? Prince of Peace. So when you're feeling anxious, I want to let you know, let Jesus crash in. Let him crash into your thoughts. Let him crash into those anxious thoughts. Let him crash in with his love and his word, because he wants to give you peace. Let me tell you one more thing, because I started looking at their story, and the one thing that I realized is when Jesus crashes in, there's no warning. When Jesus crashes in. Some of y' all came to service today, or you're watching this right now online or on tv, and you weren't expecting to be watching this. Jesus is crashing into your situation right now. You was watching the news and then bow, here we are. He's trying to interrupt and introduce something. And when God crashes in, he crashes in without warning. And I think he does this because sometimes life crashes into us without warning. It's our job as believers to know that, you know what? If God's going to allow this, he going to work it out for our good. This week, as we were participating in the end of the year, giving time that we had at Transformation Church, we had people write down what they were believing God for in crazy faith. And there was something that happened that really was a blessing to me. We found out that there was some partners who lost everything in a fire in their apartment. A single mother with two children. They lost everything. And some of y' all remember the message last week. I said, I'm just believing that our church will be an Acts 2:42 church, that when people are in need, people would raise up and just do things and come out and the church wouldn't have to be the one to do everything, that people would do it. And I just started saying that and people screaming like, yeah. And then right after service, we found this out. Well, the team was like, we gotta do something. We gotta make a move to actually, when it could be anxious, bring peace to a situation. And so let me tell you what Transformation Church did this week, y'. All. Let me tell you what we did. And then I'm gonna tell you a really fun part, is that there was a family that their house burned down. This is video of it. And the team got together and they took this family to the furniture store. We partnered with Mathis Brothers and we took this family and we got them all new furniture. Couches, beds, dining room table. Y' all come up here real quick. Y' all come up here. I want my family. This is what happened, y'. All. This is what. Y' all can do better than that. This is what happened. Where there could have been anxiety, where there could have been frustration, the church was able to bring somebody say, peace. And y', all, y' all come right up here. Right here, right here. Come here. This. This is beautiful. I love you. Zyle. Zion, Yulitsa. We just thank God for the church being able to represent peace. And y' all look good. In y' all white. Let me tell you something right here. I had to acknowledge that they had no idea God was going to work their situation out. God had no idea. They had no idea. But God did, because he knew that there were people in this room that would say, what can I do? How can I help? They got into a new apartment. They have all new furniture. But listen, it's Christmas time, and when you're nine, a bed is not a present. So. Because there were some other people that heard what I said and was like, pastor Mike, what else can we do? And this just happened through the grapevine. Hey, I need y' all to follow me real quick. Y', all, come on. Come on, real fast. Real fast. I need y' all to shout like you know what's about to happen for you. Y' all, come on, follow me real quick. Come on. Come on. I'm gonna take y'.

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Come on. We going here. And I believe God's about to do something. Y' all, come on. Come on. Come here. Hold my hand. Zion, come here. It's Christmas time. And we wanted you to know that God is not one who forgets about the details. And I want you to know that you thought you might have lost everything, but God has something special just for y' all this Christmas. Transformation Church. We wanted to give Christmas to this family. This is all Yalls. This is all Yalls stuff. Merry Christmas. Everything here is for you. We partnered with oasis. You have $2,000 worth of groceries. We partner with Urban Air. You have a year's pass to jump at Urban Air, and all of this stuff is yours. You got new scooters, you got new TVs. You got hangers, you got drawers, you got socks, you got. You got everything. Merry Christmas to God be the glory. Now, hold on. I heard that you wanted something special for Christmas because you wrote it on your crazy faith card. Can you open that real quick for me and my man Zion? It's your birthday, right? Tomorrow's your birthday. So I want you to open this gift real quick. And see, y' all gotta open it like you mean it. It's Christmas. It's Christmas morning. Come on, we ripping this thing off. Come on, Zion. What is it, Zion? What is it? What is it, Zion? What is it, Zion? Merry Christmas, buddy. And you got your iPad. Merry Christmas, Church. Let's celebrate what God has done. Look at that. Shout out to my brother at oasis. Thank you, brother. Aj. Come on, Church. Let's give God praise. This is what God will do. This is what he does he takes anxiety away from people by people being his hands and feet? I feel like running right now. Transformation Church. Can we give God praise all over this building? Oh, y' all could do better than that. Their lives were just changed. An interruption and an intro when they had no idea. When Jesus crash in, it's an interruption and an introduction. Now, the crazy thing about it is they're out there processing what God just did for them. But you could do that for somebody tomorrow. I'm not talking about the amount, but tomorrow there's somebody that may need you to just listen to the Holy Spirit. What could you pay for for somebody? What Word of encouragement? I'm not saying you'd even have to use money, but if you would slow down just a moment. And the Holy Spirit said, go pray for that person. You say, hey, I'm so sorry. My name is. Can I pray for you real quick? And they may be like, but you have no idea what they just said right before you walked up. And this could be a sign. See, when Jesus crashed in, he was about to change human history. He was about to give us gifts under a tree. Them kids out there crying right now, they have no idea how to handle just things that they won't even remember next year. Let's be honest, all the things is great right now. Next year, they gonna want the PS7. PF20.PS. We. But we get a gift that lasts with us for eternity. Christmas. It's the story, write this down, of God interrupting anger and introducing joy. Joseph, if he is like any other man on this earth, probably had a few moments of being like, you know what, Mary, you and this donkey, gone. I don't know. Maybe that's just me, Mary, you and this donkey, y' all can have it. Because many times a lot of men, if they don't learn how to process their emotions, all their emotions turn into just anger. And we're working on that. Right, men? Yeah, we gonna have to do a series because we believe in theology and therapy, and a lot of y' all need it. But he could have been angry. But watch what this does. The Bible tells us in Psalm 16:11, it says, you make known to me the path of life. In your presence, there's fullness of joy, and at your right hand, there's pleasures forevermore. When Jesus comes in, his presence comes in. When his presence comes in, joy comes in. When joy comes in, anger can't stay. You ain't never seen nobody angry and joyful. That is an impossible intersection. Somebody who is completely joyful Cannot be angry. And what God is asking you, let me come in. Let me crash into that marriage who you've been protecting because you don't want nobody know our business. We already know you jacked up. We don't know the details, but we see y' all like, let him crash in and interrupt the cycles of anger with joy. That's what happened at Christmas. Watch this next one.

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I want a new beginning for family on January 9th. The sequel to Greenland is so massive, you have to see it on the big screen. I promise no gifts to safety. Starring Gerard Butler and Marina Bachari. Oh, my God. Hang on. Greenland 2 migration. Rated PG 13. Christmas is the story of God interrupting fear and introducing faith. Mary and Joseph probably had a lot of fear taking those steps as they were trying to go from one place to another. She's pregnant, it's dark. They don't have place to stay. God, why did you call us to do this? But God literally tells us that wherever you have fear, he says, I'll be the one to increase your faith. Look at it in Isaiah 41:10. So do not fear. This is said in the Bible so many times, do not fear. He's literally telling us over and over and over again, do not what? Fear. Why would you say that so many times? Because he knew it would be a natural inclination for us as humans to lean into fear. He's saying, do not fear. Why? Because he's Emmanuel God with us. He said, I'm with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. And I'm not just gonna be your God. I'm gonna strengthen you and help you. And I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. If you are dealing with fear right now, I get it. Mary and Joseph dealt with fear. Raising your kids in 2025, going to that college, trying to figure out what high school you're going to be a part. There's so many things that fear can try to creep in, but we have to replace our fear with letting Jesus crash in. Jesus doesn't come in with fear. He comes in with faith. He says, I don't give you that type of spirit. I'll never give you a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound of. Let Jesus cross in and give you power, love, and a sound mind. That's the story of Christmas. The story of Christmas. Let me give you one more. Is a story of God interrupting shame and introducing grace. From the time Mary found out she was pregnant, Shame probably tried to just literally, I don't want to go out. I don't want to see nobody. I don't want nobody to see me. I don't want to. I just want to disappear. Has anybody ever dealt with shame in your life? Come on. Shame makes you not want to be who you know you are. When.

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[Pastor Mike Todd]

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[Pastor Mike Todd]

Never mind. I don't want to. It is a debilitating factor that is used by the enemy to cancel people's callings. Shame has taken out more people than the devil has. Well, they're going to think this about me. Forget what they think about you. If God called you, if God chose you, if God called your name, if God empowers you, you cannot. Yeah, I did it. I'm not it. Oh, y' all missed it. Yes, I did that, but that is not who I am. That was an event. That is not my identity. And somebody needs to be encouraged today who's been in shame that Jesus crashes in to let you know. Don't be ashamed of that. I'll wash that. I'll clean that. I'll make that a part of your story that actually gives you the ability to stand confident. My story is a story of somebody who was a liar, a manipulator. I was addicted to pornography. I had bad things in my heart. Oh, the pastor saying that? Yeah, I'm saying it because I. That's what I used to do. Some of y' all still lying about your testimony and what I'm telling you right now. God only blesses who you really are, not who you pretend to be. Today, I'm telling you right now, you do not have to live in shame because Jesus crashed in. But it's a choice at Christmas. It's a choice today. Some of you, I believe by faith, you're going to walk out of shame and you're going to begin to walk into the grace of God. The Bible says it like this. Ephesians. 2:8. It says, for by grace you have been saved. That is not through good works. That is not through how many prayers you've done. That is not through how many times you've done the right thing. It says, for by grace you have been saved through your faith, and this is not your own doing. It is the gift of God, not as a result of your own works, so that you can't boast about it. When Jesus comes in, he says, I come with grace, and today I need you to receive it. The reason why Mary and Joseph could not crash out is because we needed Christ. I mean, if they would have crashed out, all of us would be messed up. But God chose the right ones. He chose the right ones that would say, even though this is hard, I'm going to still keep walking. Even though this is difficult, I'm going to still keep going. And I bet there were some times that in their journey it got very dark. Like, I mean, I bet mentally Marriott.

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SBA loans are funded by Northeast Bank. Emotionally, even physically, they're literally traveling in a desert on a donkey, pregnant wife, confused husband. It seemed dark. It seemed like, is there any way out of this situation? And there are some people in here right now that this is how your life has felt all 2025. It's felt dark. It's felt like, what is going on in when will this end? And God, will you please do something different because I can't stay here right now. If you decide to leave the service, this would be dangerous for you. Why? Because it's dark. Movement in the dark feels dangerous. Trying to find your way in the dark feels what danger? It feels risky. It Feels like, why is this happening? But as Mary and Joseph decided that we're not going to let the darkness keep us in the same place. The story of Christmas is the story of God interrupting darkness and introducing humanity to light. See, there were, there were three men traveling who had heard a word from God that the Messiah was to be born. And it had been spoken through prophecy after prophecy. And these men were also in the dark, just as Joseph and Mary were emotionally and physically in the dark. These men were walking in a desert through the dark. And I don't know who these gods were, but I bet there's like, where are we going? And the other one was like, just stay focused. We're following the word. Following what word? Remember, the Messiah is to be born and we have to go present what we have to him. We have to give our gifts to him. And probably the honorary woman was just walking like, bro, I'm sick of this. When can something else happen? And these men were given the most beautiful picture of what Jesus came to give all of us. Us. There was a star that just appeared out of nowhere. Another word for a star is there was a light that came on. And when this light came on, something jumped in they spirit. And they said, we got to follow the light. They went from darkness, not knowing, wandering to saying, I don't know anything else, but just as long as we follow the light. Christmas is the story of everybody who has been living in darkness getting introduced to the light of the world. His name is Jesus. He loves you dearly. He's the only one that can take you from lonely to love. He's the only one that can take, take you from fear to faith. He's the only one that can take you from shame to grace. And today I'm coming to let you know that Christmas is not about trees, ornaments or gifts we can give to somebody. It's about the gift that was already given to us. His name is Emmanuel. God with us. And just as those wise men and the Bible tells us that there were others that saw this same light just as they followed it. Their walk changed, their life changed. Because they were able to move not by what they had designed for their own self, but they followed the light. And today I'm asking you, are you following the light? Are you following the light of the world, Jesus? If you're not, Christmas is the story of the interruption of darkness and then the introduction of light. Let me give you a scripture. John 8:12. Again, Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me watch this. Will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. I wonder what the light of life feels like. I wonder what happens when light begins to come to dark situations. Jesus said, if you follow me. Yeah, those wise men, they follow the star. But if you follow me, me, everything in your life will be lit up. Everything that's dark. The confusion you have in relationships, the confusion you have in your life. He said, I'll start lighting everything up. As a matter of fact, you will become a light. I won't just light it up. You will become. You don't believe me? Matthew, chapter 5, verse 14. It says, you are the light of the world. He flips it. He told him, I'm the light of the world. But now he says, you are the light of the world. A city set up on a hill that cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand. And it gives light to all in the house in the same way. Let your light so shine before others so that you may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Everybody standing all over this room. We don't have to crash out because Jesus crashed in. At this moment, I want to do two things, y'. All. We're going to be in church for about six more minutes. I just want you to use this as a reverent moment to focus. Would you close your eyes all over this building? And if you're watching online or on tv, would you just close your eyes? And right now I want to ask you, are you following Jesus? Not do I go to church, or am I religious or spiritual? Like, do I actually have a relationship with the reason for the season? And if the answer is no, or maybe today, I want to give you an opportunity to receive Jesus. On the count of three, if you want to make a decision to put your life in the hands of the one who created you, knows you, and has been with you the whole time, all you're gonna do is repeat a simple prayer after me. And if you're in this room or you're watching at a different time, I'm telling you, the same spirit that is in this moment right now is with you right now. If you want to receive Jesus. Number one, you're making the greatest decision of your life. Number two, your name is gonna be written in the Lamb's book of life, and he's about to transform you. If you want to receive Jesus, three, shoot your hand up all over this place and shoot your hand up if you're watching this. I see your hand. I see your hand, my brother. I see your hand. Come on, church. I see your hand. More than that, God sees your hand. Glory to God. You can put your hand down. See you, my brother. Today the Bible tells us all of heaven rejoices over one person that gives their life to Christ. This entire day is worth it just for you. And more than that, Jesus thought you were worth it. So he took off divinity and put on humanity and came and was born in a barn. And sheeps and goats and pigs were his first audience. And wise men who were guided by a star came and they dropped their gifts off. And what you're doing right now is dropping the greatest gift you can into the hands of Jesus. Your life. So today, for those who are coming to Christ, we're going to pray together. And at Transformation Church, we're a big family. We. We all pray for the benefit of those who are coming to Christ. Repeat after me. Say, God, thank you for crashing in to my life. Thank you for sending Jesus just for me today. I admit I've sinned, but I repent and I turn to you. I believe you lived, you died, and you rose again with all power just so I could live free. Change me, renew me, transform me. I'm yours. In Jesus name, Amen. Hey, can we clap all over this place? Oh, come on. Transformation Church, can we? Thank God. Hallelujah. Listen, everybody should have got a candle coming into this room. And if you just made that decision for Jesus, I want you to do two things. Number one, I want you to text saved to 828282. If you're watching on TV, if you're watching online, text saved. And we want to send you some information. And then we want to invite you to come back. We won't be here next Sunday, but we'll be here the Sunday after that. But you can watch online. And we want. We want you to start the year off right in the house of God. This will be your best year ever. If it is your best year spiritually, I'm going to say it one more time because everybody needs to hear this. This will be your best year. If it is your best year spiritually, join us for prayer and fasting. Make a decision to come to church. Make a decision to get in a small group. Everybody that's here right now, church is not just for Easter. I don't want you to see. I want to see you Easter, but I want to see you before Easter. Cause life be happening. And we really need each other. And sometimes you have to be reminded that when Jesus crashes in, that's when everything can change. If you have your candle. I wanted to end this service in this way that just as those wise men followed the light, and then Jesus said that we were the light of the world, we're going to light these candles and we're going to sing a worship song. And I just want us to reflect. I want to make sure that you know that your light matters. Like your life matter. Like how you live matters. This is why it matters that Jesus crashed in. This is why it matters that we don't crash out. Because your. Somebody say, my life matters because he went from being the only light to putting his spirit in you. And he said, the world is getting darker and darker. And so I'm sending you into it. It. We got to stop running from what we were called to. We're called to the streets. We're called to the boardrooms. We're called to entertainment. We're called to education. We're called. And what that means is that we have to make sure we light what God has given us. I'm going ask my family to come up here. And as you get lit. And I ain't talking about the lit. Some of y' all be doing on Saturday nights, okay? As you are lit, what happens is you have the ability to light somebody else. All over this room. Come on, family and fathers, you should light your children and mothers. You should teach them about God. You should be the ones in your life that hold the standard. Look at this room. It's dark everywhere right now. There's whole sections that aren't lit up. But I promise you, just give it a little time. Just give it a few moments. Just give it somebody stepping outside of their own comfort zone and actually beginning to extend beyond themselves. And we get to see what it looks like when something gets lit. This section over here, y' all really dark. But you know what? Y' all stay right here. I'm gonna take my light. And I know. I know everybody's like, be careful, but sometimes I gotta do what's uncomfortable, and I gotta come to a place where somebody. Somebody may not know. And you know what? As I was moving, my light went out, and I gotta go to somebody who's lit. Would you pray for me? Come on. Would you. Would you encourage me? And somebody's like, we can't see it on the screen. Some of the people you gonna like, you'll never be able to meet them. There will be some people that you like that you're not gonna be able to Instagram it. There's gonna be some people that you like that nobody's ever gonna be able to see the results of it. Except what you do is going to make an impact on everybody around you. Come on, light everybody that's around you. This is what it looks like to be the light of the world. It doesn't matter who's on the platform. Will you light up who you're surrounded by? It doesn't matter who's famous and how many followers. Will you light up who you're around? And sometime our light tries to go out. And that's why we have to protect the light that God has placed on the inside of us. Thank you, lord. What once was completely dark. Is now lit up for the glory of God. Transformation Church. This is not just a Christmas tradition. This is a picture of every day of our life. We sing Light of the world, you.

[Pastor Ro (Worship Leader)]

Stepped out into darkness Open my eyes let me see.

[Pastor Mike Todd]

Beauty that made this.

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Heart adore oh for my life Spin with and we sing Here I am to worship Here I am to bow down Here I am to say that you're my God. You're all together. Thank you, Jesus all together worth all together wonderful to me I'll never know.

[Pastor Mike Todd]

Thank you, Jesus.

[Pastor Ro (Worship Leader)]

How much it comes to see my sins upon that cross oh, I'll never know how much it cost to see my sins upon that cross Emmanuel.

[Pastor Mike Todd]

God with us today. Father, we thank you for being the light that has come come into our life today. God, we ask that anybody who still lives in darkness would allow you to crash in and be the light of their world. Holy Spirit, forgive us for staying in places that are too dark without turning our light on. Today we make a commitment that we will never forget what you have done for us, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. We thank you, thank you for coming from heaven to earth to show us the way. And today as a family, we declare we will never let our light go out in Jesus name. Pastor Ro, will you just sing what God has placed on your heart? Let's sing, y'. All.

[Pastor Ro (Worship Leader)]

Call me O Call me to bear.

[Pastor Mike Todd]

Him.

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Come and behold him Born the king of just O come let us adore him O come let us adore him O come let us struggle in Christ. One more time O come let us adore O come let us adore him O come let us adore.

[Pastor Mike Todd]

Christ.

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Of God for he alone is worthy for he alone is worthy.

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Hey, all over this room as we leave. Give me one second to just speak a blessing over you. I declare as my family stands up here and Gia does a ballet dance through the entire thing. You did great, baby. Who knows, she might be up here dancing one day. What I want you to know is that we're a real family. And not just this family, but this family, like our family, has everything. Your family has crazy cussing, all of it. Not our children cussing. Well, they young still, so you never know. The reason I'm saying this is because I don't want us to think that we get to a place of perfection where we don't still need God. We still need God. Today, I want to speak a blessing over you that as you go out from this place, that God would give you his peace, that he would be the God that is with you. Would you lift your hands all over this place if you can? Father, I pray for this beautiful church here in the room and online. And I thank you, Father, God, that you brought us all here together. Come on, baby, hold my hand. Yeah, come on, hold me. Hold me. You know what? Yeah. Father, I thank you. I thank you that I don't crash out at the end of this message. God, we just thank you that you are with us and you knew everything that we would deal with. And so I speak a blessing over every person under the sound of my voice. Bless their going in and coming out. Bless their families generationally. I thank you that this Christmas season will be the best that they've ever had. Whether they have a lot of people around or they're grieving people they've lost. God, I thank you that you would be peace in the middle of their situation today. God, we give you glory, we give you honor, and we give you praise. And more than anything, let our light so shine that people would be able to know that we are yours. We trust you, we believe you, and we thank you. You in Jesus name, somebody say, we agree, we expect. Amen. Hey, do me a favor. Look to your left and right and say, merry Christmas. We love you. Hey, listen, next Sunday, we will not be in this building, but we are still having church. So gather your family. It's TC at home. We have prepared some. Hey, I got a gift for y'. All. I got a gift for everybody in the room. Everybody freeze. Watch this. Next week at 10am we are opening the TC Vault and we are releasing every message from conference and oh y' all just heard me now watch. It ain't gonna stay on YouTube, we just gonna play them all. So we gonna have worship. So we having a faith a thon on next Sunday. I just made that word up. Yes, praise him baby. We having a faith a thon. So join us at 10. They're going to be worship and every message my message. Pastor Charles, Pastor Ro, Pastor Bri, Pastor Tim. If you didn't get to see it, this is time. We going to relive that. So we're having an amazing service. Merry Christmas Transformation Church Go out and live a transformed life.

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