Tom Willcox – Putting on the New Self

Mentoring Evangelists

Greetings to you this Sunday. LFM’s mission is to be a catalyst for mentoring a new generation of missional leaders who sustain thriving ministries for the sake of the Gospel. We accompany ministry leaders who are carrying more than people know. We help ministries discern their identity in seasons of transition and uncertainty.

Now, through Jeanie’s Vision, our new initiative to mentor evangelists, we are extending that calling even further. We are finding, encouraging, and equipping young evangelists around the world. Already, eight global women evangelists representing every major region of the world except Antarctica are preparing to meet for their first gathering in Cairo this January. Two additional global groups are now in development.

Let’s pray for these groups and for the leadership of Jeanie’s Vision, Anne Grizzle and Nick Hurst. We want to support these men and women who will reach countless people for Christ all over the world.

Putting on the New Self

Today, we welcome our sermon by Tom Willcox, from a church in Branson, Missouri, a congregation that recently completed a visioning process with Kevin Ford. Tom became a Christian in high school and was profoundly shaped through Campus Crusade for Christ and InterVarsity during his college years. After time in the business world, he sensed God calling him into pastoral ministry.

Tom and his wife, Raylene, a registered nurse and pastor who leads the Palliative Care department at Cox Branson, share a life centered on faith, service, and family. They delight in time with their children, grandchildren, and their two dogs, Abby and Lasha.

Today, Tom brings a message from Ephesians 4:22–24, titled “Putting on the New Self.” He invites us to reflect on how Christ transforms us from the inside out and calls us into a renewed way of living.

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