This book is about the missing piece to the Abundant Life puzzle. How it got lost seems almost incomprehensible since Jesus could not have made it more clear. This is about three great discoveries:
• The wonder of
who God is
• The wonder of who I am
• What God really wants from us and
why
The discoveries were
not made through great success, but rather the opposite. This is the story of a
journey of faith by a man who at the age of sixteen knew he was to be a
minister, who at age twenty-two started a very successful Teen Challenge Center,
and who after pastoring for fourteen years lost his way and let go of the God he
had loved since childhood. God, however, never let go of him.
If you are hungry, this story and the challenging study of
God's Word it produced will change your life.
John Tuff was born and raised in the Finger Lakes region of central New York.
Upon graduation from Roberts Wesleyan College he became the founding director
of the Teen Challenge Center in Rochester, New York. This was followed by
fourteen years as a pastor, ten years as a counselor, and then back into the
pastorate for the past eight years. He has a master's degree in counseling
from SUNY Brockport. His spiritual journey has led him to the conviction that
God is love. He does not just have love, He is love. That discovery saved
John's life and has shaped every aspect of his ministry. He thoroughly enjoys
his life as pastor of Fairport Community Baptist Church
and shares that adventure with his wife, Patty, three children, and three
grandchildren. His greater desire is to help peo
ple
to know the "Magic of God's Love."
By John L. Tuff
Pastor of
Fairport Community
Baptist Church
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Cecil Van Houten, Family Life Network
“To me, it is part biography, part sermon and much practical advice for living as followers of Christ. There are some great realizations in there, that most of us take ages to learn, and often forget even after we have been hit on the head with them!! I will endeavor to live in the "Magic" each day. ”
Barb Miller, Music and Retreat Leader - Gilroy, California
“I want to encourage those of you interested in learning more about God’s love to get a copy of this and read John’s account. Sometimes you will get books that seem over your head but John has put the subject of God’s love on easy to understand terms by showing you how it has impacted and affected his own life. John is pastor of Fairport Community Baptist Church in Fairport, NY. I have had the privilege of spending time with him and I can tell you personally that he, like King David, is a man after God’s own heart. If you are an individual struggling to better understand the love of God this book is for you. If you are wanting to help others understand the love of God, this book if for you. It would also make a great study book for small groups or disciple training classes”.
Ernie Couch of Ernie Couch and Revival Gospel Singing
Group, Nashville Tennessee
"Reading John Tuff’s The Magic of God’s Love: The Love Theology of the
Bible has led me to reflect on my own life of faith. “Theology,” as a
technical word, means “the science or study of God.” In the way that Pastor
Tuff uses the term, theology is the biography of faith. By looking with care
at the length, valleys, and rills of my life, I see what Tuff sees – a divine
hand guiding, pushing, pulling, cajoling, and lifting me in my journey.
The author also has a peculiar meaning for his use of the
word “magic.” Stereotypically, magic is making something happen that can’t
happen naturally. It is an improbable cause for an effect that is both sudden
and dramatic. Tuff reverses this process. For him, magic is what happens when
we realize that God is the cause and human faith is the result. Magic is in
the realization that even in those times when we sense only abandonment God
has been there with us, loving us to spiritual health.
Tuff writes with sobering vulnerability and delightful
openness about his encounter with the love theology of the Bible. His story is
real. His conclusions can be trusted. He has made both his book and himself a
resource for others who search for both love and magic in their lives. Readers
of The Magic of God’s Love will find a refreshing look at faith and
insight into the way God uses the energy of love to change lives and restore
joy to the world."
W. Kenneth Williams, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Rochester, NY
You Can Help!
Because I believe so strongly in the message of this book, I am eagerly looking for opportunities to speak at churches, seminars, retreats, clubs, and other functions about the Magic of God's Love. This can be done in a variety of formats including Adult Christian Education, Weekend Retreats, Leadership Training, Bible Studies, and Sunday Services.
Topics can include:
• Your church and The Magic of God's Love
• Your
Marriage and The Magic of God's Love
•
Three Great Discoveries
•
"Has Anyone Seen My Self-Esteem?"
•
"God, Do You Like Me?"
• The
Love Theology of the Bible
Please inform me of any contacts that might lead to such opportunities. Thank you.
John L. Tuff
jtuff@fairportcbc.org
585-223-0373
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