First Baptist Church of Asheboro, NC

Missions Commissioning Service First Baptist Church of Asheboro, NC Asheboro, NC May 8, 2011

Dr. Tony Campolo First Baptist Church of Asheboro Asheboro, NC May 8, 2011

1. Story about Tony’s mother and Tony’s “call” to the ministry 2. “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” 3. Story about Tony’s experience in a Pentecostal church and the desire for being filled with the Holy Spirit 4. St. Ignatius and his book “The Spiritual Exercises” 5. Joke: You don’t have to be Baptist to go to heaven, but why take a chance 6. God knows what you need before you even ask 7. God knows what you need even better than you know what you need 8. Romans 8- The Holy Spirit makes intercession for the Saints 9. Centering Prayer- Driving everything out of the mind and centering on Christ 10. Isaiah 40- That that wait on the Lord will renew their strength 11. Is Christ in you? Do you sense Him in you? Do you feel Him in you? 12. Story about Tony leaning on the fat guy on the plane to Chicago 13. The gospel of Christ is more than a theology, it’s the power of God 14. Romans 8- The same power that was in Christ Jesus will be in your mortal bodies 15. Story about the two students Tony taught at University of Pennsylvania one Christian and one agnostic who went to Cornell University 16. Story about Pascal- “Fire, fire, fire! Joy, joy, joy!” 17. Do you radiate the joy of God? 18. Story about the boy on the elevator that had no joy 19. Book-“A Haven in a Heartless World” 20. Galatians 5- Love is at the top of the Fruit of the Spirit 21. Romance doesn’t last 22. Love is far deeper than romance 23. There is a difference between looking at a person and looking onto a person 24. Looking into a person is looking beyond the person’s eyes and down into the depths of their being 25. When Jesus looked into people, they were touched 26. You don’t have to be married to love in depth 27. Story about the “duck lady” at the University of Pennsylvania 28. Story about the homeless man on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia and the cup of coffee 29. Story about Gordon the pastor and Hassim the owner of a diner in Manhattan, NY 30. You can’t carry out the Great Commission until you first carry out the great commandment 31. Story about Brian Stevenson the Eastern graduate who went to Harvard Law School and went to Montgomery, AL to defend people on Death Row 32. It’s time to take Jesus seriously and start praying for your enemies 33. Story about Claire the Presbyterian minister in California and the bag lady in Nordstrom’s Missions Commissioning Service First Baptist Church of Asheboro, NC Asheboro, NC May 8, 2011

34. You are called to change the world in the name of Jesus 35. There is a difference between a disciple and a believer 36. A believe allows the Spirit to saturate and invade you 37. Don’t just be a believe in Jesus, but surrender to Him

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