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Tony delivered this sermon at Wesley United Methodist Church in Evans, GA on April 29, 2012
Download Outline | Download Audio You know you’re old sex joke. Story about asking students why Jesus came into the world. Any number of answers you can affirm. But Jesus would say “I have come to declare that the Kingdom of God is at hand.” All of his parables have to do with the Kingdom. [...]
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Tony delivered this sermon at Lifework Leadership in Orlando, FL on February 9, 2012
Compassion: Hope for the City and the People from Red Letter Christians on Vimeo. Download Outline | Download Video Joke about sociologist, when a gorgeous woman walks into the room, looks at everybody else. Always begin class on social change with “Why did Jesus come?” Jesus came to declare that the Kingdom of God is [...]
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Tony delivered this sermon at Southport Church of Christ in Southport, Queensland, Australia on October 9, 2011
Download Outline | Download Audio Why did Jesus Come? List the response that Tony’s students have given in the past Story about the time Tony was in the elevator with a kid that had no joy If you were to ask Jesus why he came, He would say, “I have come to declare that the [...]
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Tony delivered this sermon at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, IL on September 7, 2011
Download Outline | Download Video You were born for such a time as this You have been called as agents in this world to transform this world into what it ought to be Joke: You don’t have to be Baptist to go to Heaven… But why take a chance Joke: You know your old when [...]
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Tony delivered this sermon at Ocean City Tabernacle in Ocean City, NJ on August 21, 2011
Download Outline | Download Audio Joke about short introductions, the shorter the introduction the more important the person. Call to support Urban Promise. Joke about choice between a million dollars and a million friends. Joke about God getting nervous when Tony gets up to preach. Colossians 2:9-10 We are complete in God, incomplete without him. [...]
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Tony delivered this sermon at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Il on August 17, 2011
Therapy for the Soul – Willow Creek Community Church from Red Letter Christians on Vimeo. Download Outline | Download Video Joke about the lady who said “Do you remember me?” There is a need for good counseling because people have troubled souls The problem is that so much of the counseling that goes on is [...]
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Tony delivered this sermon at American Baptist International Ministries in St. Davids, PA on August 1, 2011
Words of Encouragement for ABIM Missionaries from Red Letter Christians on Vimeo. Download Outline | Download Video Baptists have always been the ones to blaze the trail when it comes to missionary work They have learned how to contextualize the gospel Tony is proud to be an American Baptist because of ABIM One thing that [...]
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Tony delivered this sermon at Chatauqua Institution in Chatauqua, NY on July 14, 2011
Download Outline | Download Audio Revelation is a scary book. Malicious monsters, even the good guys look weird. This is not a comfortable book. It has become a rallying point for young people who are committed to a radical interpretation of the bible. Scholars make it clear that John wrote this to help early Christians [...]
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Tony delivered this sermon at Chatauqua Institution in Chatauqua, NY on July 14, 2011
Download Outline | Download Audio The church is full of hypocrites. That’s why you’re going to feel right at home. We know we’re hypocrites. When Jesus takes after the Pharisees, he’s taking after those who are phony, not all of them. Jesus was technically a Pharisee himself. He’s talking about those who have turned to [...]
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Tony delivered this sermon at Chatauqua Institution in Chatauqua, NY on July 12, 2011
Download Outline | Download Audio Psychologists teach us that what has happened in our past highly influence what we become. There can be paralysis in analysis. We can’t get so caught up on the past that we find ourselves unable to live in the present. Story about the preacher talking about judgment day and the [...]
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