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1. An Agent of God, Changing the World

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Tony Campolo

Dr. Tony Campolo, in his film series, You Can Make a Difference, tells the story of a Christian colleague with a PhD. in English Literature who quit his job and became a mailman because Christ opened up a new tomorrow in his life. Tony went to the man's apartment to try to persuade him to change his mind. Here is how Tony describes that encounter: Tony says, "I couldn't change his mind, so I came...

2. Behavior Change

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Tony Campolo

A pastor counseled a man who was falling out of love with his wife. He advised the man to think of all the ways he could make life happier for his wife and then do them. A few days later my friend received a phone call in which the husband related the following: "Every day I leave for work, put in a hard day, come home dirty and sweaty, stumble in the back door, go to the refrigerator, get someth...

3. God Is Trying to Take My Picture!

Mark 10:13-16

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Tony Campolo

I have a friend who has a five-year-old daughter. He ran upstairs to see her one day because there was a thunderstorm. The thunder was roaring, light flashing... When he got to her room, his little girl was standing on the window sill, leaning spread-eagle against the glass, lightning, thunder flashing, roaring outside. He said, "Jennifer, what are you doing?" She said, "I think God is trying to ...

4. The Gospel and Gandhi

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Tony Campolo

A Baptist preacher found himself seated on a train next to Mahatma Gandhi. As they traveled together, the preacher did his best to tell Gandhi about the gospel and to win him over to Christianity. As the trip came to a close, the preacher asked Gandhi if he was ready to accept Jesus as his Savior. “Jesus!” exclaimed Gandhi with a pretended look of surprise. “I didn’t realize you were talking abou...

God is not going to do by a miracle, what He has empowered us to do by our own hands.

Tony Campolo

6. What Should We Do Today?

Matthew 6:25-34

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Tony Campolo

At Eastern University, where I taught for so many years, I would constantly encounter students who would ask a simple question: How can I know what God wants me to do with my life? What a question! But I could never answer the question because I'm not sure that Jesus wants us to look that far ahead. I'm convinced that what Jesus calls us to do is to solve this problem: What should I be doing today...

It is hard to say what the future holds, but this is probable - it won't be just like the past.

Tony Campolo

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1. An Agent of God, Changing the World

Illustration

Tony Campolo

2. Behavior Change

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Tony Campolo

3. God Is Trying to Take My Picture!

Mark 10:13-16

Illustration

Tony Campolo

4. The Gospel and Gandhi

Illustration

Tony Campolo

God is not going to do by a miracle, what He has empowered us to do by our own hands.

Tony Campolo

6. What Should We Do Today?

Matthew 6:25-34

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Tony Campolo

It is hard to say what the future holds, but this is probable - it won't be just like the past.

Tony Campolo

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