Radically Changed: How Jesus Rescued a Sinner | Tommy Butler | Ep. 005

Coach Tommy Butler brings passion, honesty, and heart. From a middle school kid who shut down in school and cheated to survive, to now being a husband, father, and coach who leads with conviction and compassion, this is the story of a life turned upside down by Jesus.

In this episode, Tommy opens up about his life as an athlete, his early coaching career, and how God met him in a moment of total surrender. Now, whether he’s on the sideline, in the classroom, or at home with his daughter, everything he does is driven by the love of Jesus.

In This Episode:

1. Finding success as an athlete when growing up in Oregon
2. How the seeds of faith were planted by coaches and teammates
3. The moment he surrendered his life to Christ
4. The growth of his faith even through difficult times in his life
5. Understanding how God wired him and how to use that passion as a coach
6. How being a father taught him more about the Father’s love than he ever expected
7. Why he doesn't have a single, blue item in his entire closet.

Verse of the Day:

" But God proves his own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." – Romans 5:8

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