Welcome to Transformation Church Podcast, where we represent God to the lost and found for transformation in Christ.

We're so glad you're here and wherever you're listening from, we believe God will transform your life through today's message.

Today we are in week five of a series we're calling Cuffins season. Let's give God some praise today.

And five has a special place in my heart because five is the number of grace. And this is the fifth month of the year and this is the fifth message in this series and actually somebody else was supposed to preach today.

And we've been in such a flow. The Holy Spirit said, don't you dare step out your spot.

I was like, Lord, we had planned this. You know, rest, relaxation. He said, you going on sabbatical and about a month and a half, but I need you to finish.

The assignment I've given you. I need you to preach today. And so literally I called PC last Sunday. I was like, dog, I'm up again. He said, what about?

I said, the Holy Spirit then changed the plans and he's giving me a direct message on what to preach about.

And I said, he said, what is it? I said, well, let me tell you this message. I know there's thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of people that send transformation church in myself, direct messages and telling how much the sermon series are blessing them or asking questions or trying to see if I can marry you.

The answer is no, I can't marry y'all. I'm so sorry. I can't do everybody's wedding. But I just wanted to dress it all together.

But sometimes the Lord leads me to the DMs to find out what's resonating and what people are hearing and seeing from these messages.

Since we haven't been able to meet in person in almost two and a half years and let me just say the day is soon approaching.

Oh, it's closer than you think. When we open up, we have an apartment for five weeks straight. I don't care.

Get ready. Everybody get ready. It's going to be a homecoming. I don't care what month is in. We're going to have a band. I'm aware. I'm going to be my daddy. I'm going to be a drum major. I'm a back band. I'm going to do something.

But since we have not been open, one of the things I do is I feed off of people. I can look in people's eyes and see what's going on. I talk to people. I hug people. And since I haven't been able to do that, God has given me instructions to look when he tells me to look.

And literally I opened up my Instagram and the young lady. She said that she said, Pastor Mike, the messages have impacted my life so much over the last three weeks.

I don't know even how to express it. She said, but I have a problem. It's true. I've been cuffed to comfort. I've been cuffed to convenience. And I've been cuffed to comparison. And for the first time in my life at her age, I'm admitting it.

I've seen it, but I've never admitted it. And today I'm admitting it. And I can't help but tell you that instead of feeling joy, I feel condemnation.

What do you do when the truth of where you actually are makes you feel more defeated and want you to go back to what was comfortable?

And at that moment, the Holy Spirit said, that's the message. He said, today I need you to break the cycle of condemnation over my people because they have been cuffed to condemnation.

And see, this is one of those that you may not suspect, but even after you come into the knowledge of who Jesus Christ is and you being who you are in connection with him, the enemy can try to play you on what you used to do.

And how you used to be and where you should be and if you wouldn't have made that mistake, you would be so much further. And if you wouldn't have gone to that website, if you wouldn't have met those people and if you wouldn't have married that person.

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