PRAISE FOR THE KINGDOM AGENDA
Clarity. Conscience. Convicting. These three words summarize my experience with Tony Evans. He never fails to speak with clarity to my conscienceconvicting of both Gods love and my response.
Max Lucado
PREACHER/TEACHER, OAK HILLS CHURCH OF CHRIST
Tony Evans has hit a spiritual bulls-eye by showing in such a powerful way how to model the kingdom of God on earth, as it already is in heaven, in all areas of life. He makes it clear that nonbelievers will not be attracted to the Good News of the kingdom of God by what we say, but by what they see in our lives.
Barbara Williams Skinner
PRESIDENT, SKINNER FARM LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
Lots of people in our messed-up nation are dispensing good advice, but good advice has never changed the human heart. Only the Good News of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the eternal truths of Gods Word will fix Americas families and communities. Thats what the reader will find in the pages of this book written by one of Americas best preachers and communicators, Dr. Tony Evans.
Luis Palau
INTERNATIONAL EVANGELIST
The Kingdom Agenda is the most significant book my friend Tony Evans has ever written. It is must reading for every believer who wants to live an authentic Christian life.
John Perkins
THE JOHN PERKINS FOUNDATION
Dr. Tony Evans has successfully laid out a strategic discipline of living according to Gods agenda. I would encourage anyone who wishes to make an impact for the kingdom of God to read this book, and take a serious look at Gods Word, which will enable you to live your life as God intended you to live it in all areas of your life.
Charles Stanley
SENIOR PASTOR, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ATLANTA
Tony Evans writes like he speakswith clarity, practicality, and power. The Kingdom Agenda is a road map to help you live life Gods way.
Ravi Zacharias
PRESIDENT, RAVI ZACHARIAS INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES
Tony Evans says we should fix our eyes firmly on the kingdom and let that perspective govern our view of this world. And when you read his clear, lively, and readable presentation of this profound biblical concept, you will agree. Tony has a tremendous gift for making hard truths easily understandableand this may be his most important work yet.
John MacArthur
PASTOR/TEACHER AND PRESIDENT, MASTERS COLLEGE AND SEMINARY
The book is captivating. Dr. Evans ability to provoke vision and awaken consciousness through his clarity of thought is extraordinary. History is destined to record him as one of the true visionaries of our time.
Eddie Bernice Johnson
MEMBER OF CONGRESS, 30TH DISTRICT, TEXAS, CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
1999, 2006, 2013 by
TONY EVANS
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.
Previously published as What a Way to Live! Word Publishing. 1997 by Tony Evans.
All Scripture quotations are taken from the New American Standard Bible, Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org)
Edited by Philip E. Rawley
Interior design: Design Corps
Cover design: Action Hero Design and Erik M. Peterson
Cover image: Brad Davis / Action Hero Design
Author photo: Trey Hill
Library of Congress Cataloging-in Publication Data
Kingdom agenda : life under God / by Tony Evans.
p. cm.
Originally published : Nashville : Word Pub., c 1997.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 978-0-8024-1061-0
1. Christian life. I. Title.
BV4501.3.E927 2006
248.4dc22
2005037116
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This book is dedicated to the late Tom Skinner, whose life, ministry, and legacy continue to inspire me greatly and who clearly demonstrated that there can be no distinction between the sacred and the secular; and that the kingdom of God must be brought to bear and integrated into all of life.
T he Kingdom Agenda was my fourteenth book to write when it was published in the late 1990s. Now, over sixty books and almost two decades later, I still consider it to be my magnum opus.
This book uniquely expresses my comprehensive worldview and philosophy of life and ministry. It is a worldview that I believe is solidly based on the authority of Scripture, and yet one I hope is communicated in a way that relates to the everyday realities of life.
This is fundamentally a book about the kingdom of God and His agenda for our lives. Consider it a handbook of sorts, a resource that can be referenced as you face a particular need or question, as well as an all-encompassing discipleship tool to walk with you through the various areas of your life. Weve chosen to divide this book into thirty chapters, convenient enough to read one each day so that you can complete it in a month. Or, it can be read at your own pace for leisure and study.
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