Transfigured Church

11/29/2025

He didn’t just forgive you—He is re-forming you.
You are not just saved from something; you are being shaped into something.

11/28/2025

Christ didn’t just die — He went into the deepest darkness to pull humanity out.
1 Peter 3:19 describes Him preaching even to the dead.

He is the divine diver who retrieves the treasure of humanity from the bottom of the abyss.

11/27/2025

This Thanksgiving, remember...

Gratitude isn’t for people who understand everything—
it’s for people who trust the One who does.

Science confirms what Scripture taught long ago:

Psychological Benefits of Gratitude...
Lowers anxiety
Boosts dopamine and serotonin
Increases resilience
Rewires the brain for peace

Physical Benefits of Gratitude...
Improves sleep
Strengthens heart function
Reduces inflammation
Enhances longevity

Gratitude is survival. Gratitude is spiritual warfare. Gratitude is worship.

11/27/2025

Advent teaches us two things at once:

Hope — A Savior is coming.
Disruption — God breaks into our world on His timeline, not ours.

Advent is birth and longing… light and darkness… fulfillment and waiting.
It mirrors the Christian life — where God is near but not always obvious.

11/26/2025

By Mark Shea...

"One of the things the ancient Church sees more clearly than we do is that the point of the gospel is not simply to get your sin account balance out of the red and back to zero. It is *abundant* life, not just fire insurance. Baptism *involves* the forgiveness of sins, but that's just the start. We are supposed to become creatures who will one day be glories so beautiful that, if you saw us now as we will then, you would be strongly tempted to worship. Divinization, not merely getting off the hook for sin, is what baptism is about. That is why babies, who have not sinned, are still given the grace of baptism. We have no conception of the colossal Niagara of gifts God pours out on us through the sacraments. Our tiny part in the exchange is simply to try to be as wide open to the grace as we can be, and even that is tough for us."

11/26/2025

1 Chronicles 16 records a historic moment:
The ark of God finally returns to Israel, and David appoints the first official "thanksgiving" liturgy.

“Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples!” (v. 8)

But remember — David didn’t write this because life was easy.
He wrote this while carrying the scars of rejection, betrayal, warfare, rebellion, and personal failure.

Yet he still sings,

“The Lord is righteous in all His ways… He is kind in all His works.”

Gratitude isn’t denial.
Gratitude is interpretation.
It’s trusting that God’s version of “good” is bigger than ours.

11/26/2025

Heaven’s worship never stops.
Every time you pray, you’re not starting worship—you’re joining what has already begun.

You are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses.
Heaven is not empty; heaven is active.

11/25/2025

Have you ever heard noise behind a closed door?
A surgeon in the operating room…
A mechanic under the hood…
A parent preparing a surprise…

You hear movement. You sense activity.
But you don’t know what is happening—only that something is happening.

Life with God often feels just like that.

You can’t see His footprints.
You can’t follow His logic.
You can’t track His timing.

But somehow… the story keeps moving.
Somehow… you keep waking up carried.
Somehow… God keeps working in the dark.

That’s the mystery the Church calls the divine economy—God’s hidden arrangement of salvation, healing, and intercession carried out beyond human sight.

11/24/2025

As the "holidays" are upon us, let us be reminded...

There is 👉🏿no👈🏿 scriptural prohibition against man made holidays.

Scripture shows that God’s people did create extra-biblical celebrations — and God approved.

The Feast of Purim (Esther 9:20–32)

This holiday was not commanded by God, but established by Mordecai and Esther after the Jews’ deliverance.

“The Jews established and accepted… that without fail they would keep these two days year by year.” (vv. 27–28)

There is no divine rebuke. Instead, the feast became permanently part of Jewish life.

The Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah) — John 10:22

Again, not commanded in the Law. Created after the Maccabean revolt.

Jesus Himself attended it:

“At that time the Feast of Dedication took place… and Jesus was in the temple.” (John 10:22–23)

If man-made holidays were inherently sinful, Jesus would not have participated.

At issue, as usual, is what goes on during said holiday. Are we giving thanksgiving to God, then also celebrating the Incarnation, and thanking Him for seeing a new year (on our calendar at least), and gather with family and friends...or is it an excuse to drink or shop unto excess?

Therein lies the difference.

11/23/2025

How can David call God “righteous in all His ways”…
after betrayal, failure, heartbreak, and loss?

In this powerful sermon, we unpack Psalm 145 and the kind of faith that still says “Thank You”—even when it doesn’t make sense.

📖 Psalm 145:17–21
David reminds us:

God is righteous and kind

God is near and listening

God preserves and saves

God is always worthy of praise

💡 Key Takeaways:

Gratitude is rooted in perspective, not perfection

God’s version of good is not ours

Light still shines in long nights

Faith trusts even when it doesn’t understand

11/22/2025

11/22/2025

This Saturday, volunteers with Detroit Thanksgiving will be distributing meal kits for Thanksgiving at the Fitzgerald Recreation Center.

📅 When: Saturday, November 22, 2025
⏰ Time: 10 AM – 12 PM (or while supplies last)
📍 Where: Fitzgerald Recreation Center
Address: 4355 E. 9 Mile Rd.

Interested in learning more about this program or becoming a volunteer? Visit DetroitThanksgiving.com. 🦃🍁