The Call to Transform
Genesis 45:3-11, 15; Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40; 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50; Luke 6:27-38 Merciful Lord, grant your people grace to obey your call and to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh and the devil. May we be strengthened by your Holy Spirit to be truly converted to the faith once for all delivered to the saints, and with pure hearts and minds follow you the Only God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Call to Transform is our theme for this Sunday. Transformation is to undergo a change in form, appearance, or character; You let go of what is old and put on what is new. And you become a different, a new person. As a human being, the nature, attitude, character, behaviour, thinking, everything undergoes transformation. As far as Jesus is concerned transformation is a call to live differently. To live Jesus. A transformed life means people are seeing Jesus wherever a Christian is. That is how Jesus’ disciples got the name Christian (Acts 11:26). And wh...