Tony Campolo

The Gospel of King Jesus + December 11, 2011 + I Serve a Risen King from Crystal Cathedral Ministries on Vimeo. Download Transcript | Download Video Two thousand years ago, Jesus was born. You know that. Two thousand years ago, God broke into history and He lived among us. And we beheld His glory. At Eastern University, where I teach, I often ask my students, [...]

World Changers- PM Service + October 9, 2011 + Download Outline | Download Audio Matthew 22:35 What is the greatest commandment? “…love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” Story about Fred [...]

Christian Responsibility in a Global Society + September 14, 2011 + Download Outline | Download Audio 1. Richard Rohr said that Protestants get steeped in the epistles then get around to the gospels. It’s a different emphasis when you read Jesus in the eyes of Paul and Paul through the eyes of Jesus and seeing 2. Story about when Tony’s son took a group of inner-city [...]

Commitment: Getting Beyond Good Intentions + Download Outline | Download Audio Description: Jesus asked his followers to follow him. Tony points out that commitment requires the giving of one’s self. Commitment, he contends, is the basis for establishing our identity and giving our lives meaning. There is a presupposition that everyone has a self waiting to be found. There is no [...]

Compassion for All Creation + Download Outline | Download Audio Description: Being concerned about the environment, is an essential element of spirituality. Tony makes the case for ecological concern from the Bible. Story about the little girl who was excited about seeing her daddy and the dad who hugged his vomit covered kid Father love at it’s best is the [...]

Dating: Turning Your Love Life Over to God + Download Outline | Download Audio Description: Tony raises serious questions about our present dating system. From his perspective he analyzes what goes on in dating, claiming that the whole arrangement can be detrimental to the social development of teenagers. He not only critiques, but he proposes alternatives that fit into a Christian value system. Story about [...]

Discipleship: Living Life to the Nth Degree + Download Outline | Download Audio Description: Tony tries to spell out how we can live life “abundantly.” He puts a special emphasis on how service to others can bring personal fulfillment and engender joy. 1.      Story about when Tony had to preach and was an hour late because of Daylight Savings Time 2.      Most people [...]

If I Had to Live it Over Again + Download Outline | Download Audio Description: Based on a study done of 50 people over the age of 95 who were asked what they would do differently if they had life to live over again. They responded by focusing on the following: a. They would risk more. b. They would reflect more. c. They would [...]

It’s Friday but Sunday’s Coming! + Download Outline | Download Audio Description: This message is Tony’s trademark. He endeavors to show how surrendering to Christ enables individuals to have their personal, spiritual and psychological needs met. It goes on to point out that being yielded to Christ is to be part of a movement to change the world into the world [...]

Lessons From the Emerging Church + Download Outline | Download Audio Introduction: Introduces Peggy and talks about a hymn References Lambeth – A gathering of Anglican Bishops References George Carey Story about impatient American on train Main Line Denominational Churches Young people aren’t joining References the Annual Youth Triennium Main Line denominational churches are suffering because they are daring to address [...]

Living with Passion + Download Outline | Download Audio Description: In our most modern era, there is an awareness that too many people have been living their lives in a rigid and emotionally dead fashion. Tony contends that to be Christian, is to be called to passionate living marked by intensive commitments and total awareness to the greatness of [...]

Missions: Getting Beyond the Kingdom of Ticky-Tack + Download Outline | Download Audio Description: This message delivered to a group of teenagers, calls them to a radical commitment to Christ. Highlighting the needs of the world, Tony begs young people to take seriously the call of Christ and to respond to those needs with all that they are and all that they have. [...]

Staying Balanced in an Unbalanced World + Download Outline | Download Audio Description: Though specially designed for a secular audience, Tony sets forth truths that not only come out of scripture, but also are under girded by his illustrations. Utilizing the ancient Chinese balance of yin and yang, Tony endeavors to show how we can spiritually achieve a balance in our personal [...]

The Church: God’s Instrument for Changing the World + Download Outline | Download Audio Description: This is a sermon about what the Bible tells us should be the function of the church. Tony explains what the church should be and how we can make it into what God has ordained for it to be. In this age where there is a great deal of [...]

The Great Things We Can Do + Download Outline | Download Audio Story about Tony on the flight to Denver and the little girl that was excited to see her daddy John 14- Jesus is wrapping up His ministry on Earth and sharing the Father’s love with the disciples John 14:6- “I and the Father are one” On the cross Jesus was [...]

The Kingdom of God is a Party + Download Outline | Download Audio Description: For those who think that Christianity is dull, this message provides an alternative perspective. It is a message that celebrates the joy that Christians can have and the excitement that goes with discipleship. Based on biblical teachings, this message tells of faithful dimensions to the positive sides of Christian [...]

The Last Great Idea + Download Outline | Download Audio Description: Picking up on a monograph written by Francis Fukayama entitled The End of History, Tony does a critique on our contemporary socio-economic condition, and how it has molded the consciousness of people. He picks up a prophetic message that calls us to not conform to the materialistic values of our [...]

Tradition: The Key to a Close Knit Family + Download Outline  | Download Audio Description: There is an attempt to spell out how family rituals can create a cohesiveness in family life. Family rituals and traditions can help parents educate their children concerning the ultimate values of life and give to all the family a sense of emotional well being. For those who are [...]

Vocation: Setting a Course and Traveling Light + Download Outline | Download Audio Description: This message is especially relevant to young people who are choosing a vocation. The criteria for choices, as suggested by biblical imperatives, are carefully enunciated. Choosing work that will enable an individual to be an instrument of God for changing the world is at the center of this message. [...]

"I think that Christianity has two emphases. One is a social emphasis to impart the values of the kingdom of God in society - to relieve the sufferings of the poor, to stand up for the oppressed, to be a voice for those who have no voice. The other emphasis is to bring people into a personal, transforming relationship with Christ, where they feel the joy and the love of God in their lives."