Reflecting God - "The Power of a Transformed Life" - Embrace Holy Living of The Global Church of the Nazarene of Lenexa, Kansas, United States for Friday, 27 February 2015 Scripture: Galatians 1:11-24

Reflecting God - "The Power of a Transformed Life" - Embrace Holy Living of The Global Church of the Nazarene of Lenexa, Kansas, United States for Friday, 27 February 2015 Scripture: Galatians 1:11-24
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"The Power of a Transformed Life" by Author: Duane C. Brush
I was acquainted with her as the sister of a friend from high school. She was younger and I knew that she had been adopted shortly before we first met. Years passed and one day I encountered her and her adoptive mother. We chatted for a bit. She had recently graduated from high school and had plans to start college in the fall. The awkward and shy girl I had known had become a confident young woman. I remarked on the change. “Do you want to see my ‘before’ picture?” she asked as she pulled out a wallet and flipped to a small school picture. It showed a small girl with frazzled hair and a blank expression. “Is that you? Was that before you were adopted? Wow, I wouldn’t know you were the same person,” I remarked. Her mother beamed as she nodded, “I wasn’t. It was before I knew Christ and how much God loved me.” “That is wonderful. I am so happy for you,” I responded. I will never forget her wonderful story of transformation.
The world may reject Christ and mock his followers, but the testimony of a transformed life always gives praise to God.
Hymn for Today: "Wonderful Words of Life" by Philip P. Bliss, 1838-1876 

1. Sing them over again to me, 

wonderful words of life; 

let me more of their beauty see, 

wonderful words of life; 

words of life and beauty 

teach me faith and duty. 

Refrain: 

Beautiful words, wonderful words, 

wonderful words of life. 

Beautiful words, wonderful words, 

wonderful words of life. 

2. Christ, the blessed one, gives to all 

wonderful words of life; 

sinner, list to the loving call,

wonderful words of life; 

all so freely given, 

wooing us to heaven. 

Refrain: 

Beautiful words, wonderful words, 

wonderful words of life. 

Beautiful words, wonderful words, 

wonderful words of life.

3. Sweetly echo the gospel call, 

wonderful words of life; 

offer pardon and peace to all, 

wonderful words of life; 

Jesus, only Savior, 

sanctify forever. 

Refrain: 

Beautiful words, wonderful words, 

wonderful words of life. 

Beautiful words, wonderful words, 

wonderful words of life.

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