Worship Guide & Message Notes

Sunday, April 27, 2025

Pastor David Bamberry

“The Transformed Life” 

And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he  has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is  truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God  transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know  God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:1-2 NLT 

This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a  new life has begun! 2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT 

1. From Fear to Courage 

Mary Magdalene found the disciples and told them, “I have seen the Lord!” Then she gave them  his message. That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because  they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them! “Peace  be with you,” he said. As he spoke, he showed them the wounds in his hands and his side. They  were filled with joy when they saw the Lord! John 20:18-20 NLT 

2. From Ordinary to Extraordinary 

Peter, once a simple fisherman, delivered powerful sermons and led the early church, showing  how God’s call elevates ordinary lives for divine purposes. After preaching to a multitude on the  Day of Pentecost, 3000 were saved and baptized in one day. (Read Acts 2) 

3. From Doubt to Conviction 

One of the twelve disciples, Thomas, was not with the others when Jesus came. They told him,  “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “I won’t believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his  hands, put my fingers into them, and place my hand into the wound in his side.” Eight days later  the disciples were together again, and this time Thomas was with them. The doors were locked;  but suddenly, as before, Jesus was standing among them. “Peace be with you,” he said. Then he  said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my  side. Don’t be faithless any longer. Believe!” “My Lord and my God!” Thomas exclaimed. Then  Jesus told him, “You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without  seeing me.” John 20:24-29 NLT 

4. From Scattered to Unified 

Then all his disciples deserted him and ran away. One young man following behind was clothed  only in a long linen shirt. When the mob tried to grab him, he slipped out of his shirt and ran away  naked. Mark 14:50-52 NLT 

On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place. Acts 2:1 NLT