Greg Laurie delivers compelling, practical insights on faith, culture, and current events—with an emphasis on the saving power of the gospel message. He is the founding pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship, main speaker of the Harvest Crusades, and host of the daily program, A New Beginning. For over 40 years, Pastor Greg and Harvest Ministries have been committed to knowing God and making Him known. Learn more at https://harvest.org/.
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Let's Talk About Heaven, Part 1 | Our Eternal Home
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Each year, about 27 million people in this country move . . . relocate. That may explain why there are 17,000 moving companies across the fruited plain. When we move, we try to find out some details about our new home. Well today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie provides some details about our eternal home. The Bible gives us more detail than…
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Hot Button Issues, Part 1 | Sunday Message
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Pastor Greg Laurie opens our new series with a sermon surrounding the subject of gender, identity, and the family. In a rapidly changing culture, we must look to our unchanging God for answers. Get the biblical take on these hot cultural topics. --- Learn more about Greg Laurie and Harvest Ministries at harvest.org. This podcast is supported by the…
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Keanu Reeves’ Thoughts on Mortality, and My Message to Him
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Keanu Reeves is one of the most successful actors in Hollywood today. But as he nears 60, he shares that he's been thinking about his own mortality and the topic of death. Pastor Greg Laurie goes over a recent interview Reeves did covering this topic and gives a response. --- Learn more about Greg Laurie and Harvest Ministries at harvest.org This p…
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Dealing with Depression | The Prophet Elijah
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It may come as a surprise to some . . . it may be welcome confirmation for others . . . but believers can get depressed. Yes, there are numerous Scriptures about joy and contentment, but we’re humans living in mortal bodies, in challenging times. Well today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie focuses on a depressing time in the life of the great…
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Dealing with Depression | How to be Godly in an Ungodly World
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Trying to live a godly life in an ungodly world can seem like we’re trying to walk up a downward escalator. The culture is trying to drag believers right into a quagmire of hopeless humanism and angry atheism. But God has a plan. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us revisit one of the most exciting stories of the Old Testament when…
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Which Side Are You On? | A Warning Against Idolatry
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We throw the word idol around pretty freely in our culture. “So-and-so is a teen idol” . . . “did you watch American Idol?” . . . “Humphrey Bogart was a matinee idol.” But biblically speaking, an idol is a representation or symbol of an object of worship. It’s a clear transgression of the First Commandment. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Lau…
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None of us likes to wait. Like when we’re on hold hearing that annoying music repeat over and over again. Or when we’re in line at the grocery store or the airport. Or in the waiting room at the doctor’s office, and our name is finally called and we go to the exam room to . . . wait some more. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out…
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Exit Stage Left | How to Be Part of God's Plan
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The only part where your car touches the ground is where the wheels contact the pavement, right? You may have hundreds of horsepower under the hood, but if that power doesn’t reach the ground, nobody’s going anywhere. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out the power of God is ready to do great things, but He wants our help to bring…
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Revival in the Ruins | Sunday Message With Jack Graham
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America is in trouble morally, economically, domestically, internationally, and spiritually. How do we bring her out of the ruins? Guest Pastor Jack Graham says we will need to rebuild the home. Notes: Focus verse: Nehemiah 1:1–11 “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.” Proverbs 14:34 “A family can survive without a na…
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Elon Musk Is a Cultural Christian? Let’s Talk About That.
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In a recent interview with Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, Elon Musk declared himself a “cultural Christian.” Not only that, but well-known atheist Richard Dawkins recently said pretty much the same thing. What is a "cultural Christian"? Is it the same as being a true follower of Jesus Christ? Get Pastor Greg Laurie's answer in this culturally relevant pod…
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Exit Stage Left | Learning From Life's Challenges
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Getting everything we want—success, money, respect—would be an amazing way to live, right? Well, look at celebrities, who have success and money and respect, and look how often they suffer from depression and addictions, and sometimes die quite young. Maybe many people want the wrong things. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us lea…
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There's a New Kid in Town | Impacting Your World Like Elijah
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If we preach a watered-down Gospel, and people respond that half-of-a-Gospel message, are they really responding to the truth? The whole truth? The truth presented clearly in Scripture? That’s an important question, and Pastor Greg Laurie tackles that today on A NEW BEGINNING. We’re studying the life of the prophet Elijah—a man who stepped out in c…
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There's a New Kid in Town | Common People With Uncommon Courage
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Believers have the privilege of sharing a life-saving message within their circle of influence. But many times, we let those opportunities pass by. Maybe we don’t feel equal to the assignment . . . we’re just “regular folks” and the stakes are so high. Well today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie introduces us to another “regular guy,” who ste…
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What Happens Next | Special Episode With Max Lucado
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Join us today for a special edition of A NEW BEGINNING with Pastor Greg Laurie. We have a special guest who has a way with words, and he has a way with words from the Word. Get Max Lucado's book, "What Happens Next" Listen on harvest.org --- Learn more and subscribe to Harvest updates at harvest.org A New Beginning is the daily half-hour program ho…
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What Jesus Says About Worry & Anxiety | God Works the Night Shift
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Have you noticed how problems always seem bigger in the middle of the night? They can overwhelm us. They can rob us of sleep and steal our peace. In the middle of the night, when we can’t figure out what to do, we need to remember that God works the night shift. He’s up all night anyway, why not cast our cares on Him? Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Past…
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What Happens When We Die? | Sunday Message With Max Lucado
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What happens when we die? It’s a question as old as time—and the answer’s right in the Bible. And today, pastor and author Max Lucado addresses this spiritual question and helps ease any fears we have relating to the afterlife. Notes: What happens when we die? “In slavery by their fear of death.” Hebrews 2:15 NIV “We want you to be quite certain, b…
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What Jesus Says About Worry & Anxiety | How to Live a Worry-Free Life
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How many of us have worried a problem away? We spent hours wracked with anxiety, and that did it! Problem solved. No, not likely. Author Erma Bombeck famously said, “Worry is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere.” Well today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out that it’s actually possible to li…
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How to (and How Not to) Pray | Setting Ourselves Free With Forgiveness
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We’ve all been treated unfairly. Maybe they let us down, they put us down, they kept us down. And we may have paid a dear price for it. Maybe it happened 20 years ago . . . or 20 minutes ago. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out what it does to us when we carry that burden of resentment. We’ll look to the words of Jesus Himself a…
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How to (and How Not to) Pray | The Importance of Intentional Prayer
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Think of the conversations you have with a good friend of yours. If the only time you spoke to them was to ask a favor or borrow a couple of bucks, that relationship would start to feel pretty shallow. No, good friends connect with each other and let the relationship deepen. Today, on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us see prayer as more …
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Make a Difference | Sharing the Good News
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The Apostle Paul poses some essential questions in Romans chapter 10: How can non-believers call on Jesus to save them unless they believe in Him? And how can they believe in Him if they have never heard about Him? And how can they hear about Him unless someone tells them? Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out how important it is …
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Make a Difference | Being a Light to Those Around Us
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We all have a bit of an actor inside us—not the Broadway type or a movie star, but the kind who can muster up some enthusiasm when we need to. We might force a courtesy chuckle when someone tells a corny joke. But when it comes to our Christian witness, it’s got to be the real deal. It’s not about putting on a show but about living a life of genuin…
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In our text today, Jesus reminds us of our future and a promise that transcends all earthly troubles. Notes: Focus verse: Luke 23 The Reason for Redemption. Luke 23:34–38 Jesus doesn’t curse those crucifying Him, and He doesn’t rebuke them. He asks God for forgiveness on their behalf. And Jesus’ forgiveness is offered to everyone. 2. The Promise of…
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Christian Voices in Hollywood | Featuring Actor Dennis Quaid
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Dennis Quaid is featured in some of the most well-known films, including "The Parent Trap," "I Can Only Imagine," and the upcoming film, “Reagan.” And in this clip from the recent 2024 Harvest Crusade, he joins Pastor Greg Laurie for a talk on being an outspoken Christian in a secular Hollywood. Listen in! --- Learn more about Greg Laurie and Harve…
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How to Be Happy, Part 2 | Christian Persecution
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What’s the proof that we’re part of the body of Christ? Is there a membership card, a secret handshake, an insignia we wear on our clothing? I mean, the Bible says they’ll know we’re Christians by our love, but what about some bona fide credentials? Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out the persecution we may face is a pretty good…
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How to Be Happy, Part 2 | Finding True Happiness
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For many people, happiness is as elusive as the proverbial pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. They try this, they try that, they try nearly everything else, and just find the whole pursuit quite...trying! If they’d only flip to Matthew chapter 5, they’d discover how to find happiness written in black and white. And that’s where we’ll turn today o…
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How to Be Happy, Part 1 | Living a Rewarding Life
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Visitors to the Holy Land are often able to visit the hillside where it’s thought Jesus indeed delivered the Sermon on the Mount. It’s right on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. It’s inspiring to imagine Jesus talking with His disciples and the others gathered there. Pastor Greg Laurie has been there many times. And today on A NEW BEGINNING, he digs…
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How to Be Happy, Part 1 | Insights From Jesus' Sermon on the Mount
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The things we’re eager to buy, we’re eager to buy them because they’ll make us happy, right? Like a new car! Oh yeah! If that really satisfied us, everyone would still be driving the first new car they ever bought. But people only keep their new car about 6 years, on average. Okay, so let’s decode this mystery. How can we find real happiness? Well,…
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How to Be Happy, Part 1 | Jesus' Blueprint for Joy
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Our country has the strongest economy in the world. Is it the happiest country? No. It didn’t even make the top 10. It didn’t make the top 20! Money is not the key to happiness. So. . . what is? Well, Pastor Greg Laurie addresses that pressing question today on A NEW BEGINNING. The Bible isn’t silent on the subject . . . in fact, Jesus Himself addr…
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Are You Drifting? | Sunday Message With Tony Clark
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Pastor Tony Clark joins us as a special guest with an encouraging message titled, “Are You Drifting?” Open your Bible to Hebrews 2 and leave service with a stronger faith. --- Learn more about Greg Laurie and Harvest Ministries at harvest.org. This podcast is supported by the generosity of our Harvest Partners. Support the show: https://harvest.org…
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The Sinner's Prayer | 2024 Harvest Crusade Message
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Pastor Greg Laurie shares a message titled, "The Sinner's Prayer," and invites the audience to begin their relationship with Jesus Christ at the 2024 Harvest Crusade. Harvest Crusade Recap --- Learn more about Greg Laurie and Harvest Ministries at harvest.org. This podcast is supported by the generosity of our Harvest Partners. Support the show: ht…
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Just Do It | Embracing the Job of Discipleship
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God has given each of us a job. It’s an important job. But we probably spend a lot more time at the job that’s printed on our business card than engaged in the job God has given us. God didn’t put us here to be the vice-president of this, or the regional director that. Pastor Greg Laurie points out today, our main job is to show others how to know …
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Just Do It | The Importance of Personal Discipleship
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Ever been hunting for something in one of those big-box stores . . . and you feel like you’ve been walking forever? You ask an employee, “Excuse me, where are the paper towels?” And you hope they don’t just point... to the other side of the store. The words you want to hear are, “C’mon, I’ll take you there.” Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg La…
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The Disciplines of a Disciple | Nourishing Your Faith With God's Word
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Do you take a vitamin everyday? It’s a good idea to make sure your body is getting what it needs to thrive. God has provided some spiritual vitamins in His Word. In fact, it’s more than vitamins, it’s our spiritual food, our spiritual sustenance. And today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out how a regular diet of God’s Word is just wh…
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The Disciplines of a Disciple | Applying and Sharing God's Truths
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Christian disciples are in the import/export business. No, it’s not Persian rugs or spices from India. It’s truth from Heaven. God’s Word gives us everything we need to know to grow as committed followers of the Lord. And today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out that it’s up to us to import those truths into our lives, and then look …
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What Is a Disciple? | Embracing Discipleship
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One of the classic, old CCM songs of days gone by was called Two Hands, by Love Song. The song said “with one hand reach out to Jesus, with the other, bring a friend.” That’s a pretty good description of discipleship in a nutshell. And today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us follow the Lord wholeheartedly, and show others how to do th…
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How should we live in light of what we know about the end times? Pastor Greg Laurie shares the answer as we wrap up our series we’re calling "The Future Is Written." Notes: Focus verse: Luke 12 An understanding of End Times teaching will cause us to live Godly lives. What you believe about End Times will affect the way you live in these times. If o…
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Tonight at Angel Stadium, thousands will be gathered for the Harvest Crusade with Pastor Greg Laurie. Loved ones will hear the powerful gospel message, pressing spiritual questions will be answered, professions of faith will be made, and God will be glorified. Experience this amazing event in person or online. Get all event details here. --- Learn …
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What Is a Disciple? | Knowing God's Will and Following God's Plan
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Google processes more than 8 ½ billion searches every single day. How do we know? We Google’d it. 8 ½ billion searches, and there are 7 ½ billion people on the planet. A lot of us are curious. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie speaks to one of the most curious issues of the Christian life. How can we discover God’s will for our lives, an…
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Are You His Disciple? | Standing Up for What's Right
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What’s right isn’t always popular, and what’s popular isn’t always right. It’s easy to go with the flow . . . laugh along with others at an inappropriate joke, remain silent when a co-worker is about to do something unethical. But those who never stand for something eventually will fall for anything. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie hel…
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Are You His Disciple? | Charting a Course for Discipleship
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It’s one thing to be ON the team, it’s another to be IN the action. It’s one thing to watch from the bench, it’s another to get in the game. And we hope many will be “in the game” for this weekend’s Harvest Crusade in Anaheim, California. Details at harvest.org. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us chart a course for getting in the…
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The Almost Christian | Exploring Prerequisites for Commitment
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Prerequisites. Students certainly know what those are. Those are things that have to come before other things. Before you can take English 201, you have to take English 101. Well today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us explore any prerequisites in making a genuine commitment to Jesus Christ. If heaven hangs in the balance, we want to …
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The Almost Christian | Ensuring the Sincerity of Our Faith
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Ever drive away from home and had that nagging feeling you might have left the stove on? Or you forgot to lock a door? Or you left a curling iron plugged in? If you don’t go back and check, you start thinking of how things could go horribly wrong. We want to be sure about certain things, don’t we? Well today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie h…
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As we've heard Pastor Greg Laurie say, “What we believe about end times will affect the way we live in these times.” Today, Pastor Jonathan Laurie helps us get a biblical understanding of the Rapture and Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Notes: Focus verse: Matthew 24:37 1. What Is the Rapture? 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 “The rapture of the church is tha…
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In this episode, we revisit a classic crusade message from Pastor Greg Laurie, titled “See You in the Morning.” Originally preached at the Harvest Crusade on August 17, 2014 Pastor Greg points out in this message that many people get their notion of Heaven from television or the movies. He calls that “cartoon heaven.” He points out the biblical tru…
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Christ's Call to Courage | Pursuing Faithfulness Over Success
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Looking for God’s will for your life? Want to know your part? Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out how where to pour your concentration. “Here’s what your focus should be on: not on success, your focus should be on faithfulness. Doing what God has told you to do, wherever it takes you. If it takes you to a palace or a prison cell…
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Christ's Call to Courage | Navigating Cancel Culture
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“It takes courage, in our culture today especially, to speak up for what is true. Because culturally we’re going the wrong direction on so many fronts. And for you to stand up and say what the Bible says takes courage.” “Cancel culture” resists the truth of God’s Word. But Pastor Greg Laurie points out we have a message that must get delivered! “No…
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How to Live a Meaningful Life | Embracing Jesus' Teachings in a Self-Centered World
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We can make two mistakes when it comes to the afterlife. Some people think hell won’t be too bad. They joke that all their friends will be there – they’ll just party all the time. There won’t be any parties there. The other mistake we can make is thinking heaven isn’t all that good . . . especially if you don’t play the harp. Today on A NEW BEGINNI…
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How to Live a Meaningful Life | Pursuing a Life of Endurance
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In any gym, there are people there who are just getting it done . . . a certain number of reps, a certain duration of time, and—whew!—they’re done, and they’re gone. And there are others who push themselves, and they give it their all! And it shows. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out, this life is too important to muddle throug…
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How to Reach Our Culture with the Gospel | Finding Common Ground
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As believers, sometimes it seems we’re living in some kind of weird, upside-down culture where right is wrong, up is down, and sin is to be celebrated. We feel disoriented, like aliens on a strange planet. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out that, sometimes, people may feel a bit disoriented when they talk to us. He’ll show us w…
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Israel: The Key to the End Times | Sunday Message
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Although Israel plays a significant role in Bible prophecy, there is still a lot misunderstood. Pastor Greg Laurie provides clarity on the topic. Learn about God’s plan and how this nation plays a part in it. Notes: Focus verses: Ezekiel 37 / Romans 11 As the signs of the times increase and get closer together, it reminds us that Jesus’ coming is v…
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