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Church of the Nazarene – Harrisonburg
Mission in Action: Transformed
Lord, transform me by your power to make me everything you want me to be.
Let’s know our mission, but even more, let’s engage in the mission together!
Our mission at church of the Nazarene is:
Transformed by God to bring hope to others through Christ.
We start the new year with a focus on the first word of our mission: transformed.
Romans 12:1-2
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
The Greek word for transformed is where we get the word ‘metamorphosis’ from. It means “a complete and total change”.
The story of God is a story of transformation.
But transforming us from what?
According to Paul, we no longer conform to the pattern of the world.
What are we being transformed into?His image. Reflecting His glory.
His transformation is not a “one-time thing”.
Yes, God can and does change us in a moment. But He’s also in the business of continuing to transform us, moment by moment and day by day.
Each week we will introduce a one sentence prayer as a way to focus on engaging the mission and responding in obedience.This week’s prayer:”
Lord, transform me by your power to make me everything you want me to be.”Jeremiah 18:1-6This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.” So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him. Then the word of the Lord came to me. He said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?” declares the Lord. “Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, Israel.
Verses for further study/reflection:
Psalm 51:10-12
Romans 5:1-21
Colossians 3:10
2 Corinthians 3:12-18