Transformation in Prison

Testimony★★★★

He called me and he said that he was praying for me. And he was reading. Was he a man of prayer before he went to prison? Never.

— Melissa

Also attributed to: Unknown

Ayer, Jim; Nelson, Janice, “The Man of My Dreams” (AudioVerse teaching 28610).

The point

A person reflects on the spiritual transformation experienced by someone who became a man of prayer after going to prison, despite never being one before.

Scripture

Philippians 1:12-14

Audience

AdultsYouth

Tone

Uplifting · Convicting

To tell aloud

under a minute · 28 words

Subjects

Prayer Prison Reform Correction Prison Transformation Faith Transformation

▶ Heard on AudioVerse: Ayer, Jim; Nelson, Janice — “The Man of My Dreams” ↗

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