Greg Laurie: A New Beginning

Almost everyone faces challenges on the job...problems, pressures, personalities. But if you know that tomorrow you’re leaving on vacation, today’s problems are a little easier to handle, aren’t they? Just hang on a little longer and then...sweet relief. Well, when we think of the trials of life, we need to remember Jesus is coming soon! Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out how that reminder can shape the way we go about our lives. Good insight from our study in James.

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A New Beginning is the daily half-hour program hosted by Greg Laurie, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Southern California. For over 30 years, Pastor Greg and Harvest Ministries have endeavored to know God and make Him known through media and large-scale evangelism. This podcast is supported by the generosity of our Harvest Partners.

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For many kids, as the days countdown to the end of a school year, there’s excitement...no more homework, no more tests! I think Alice Cooper sang about that. But those final hours of the school year can go by so S-L-O-W-L-Y. A lot of us feel that way about the return of Christ. We’re excited to see our Savior, but we’ve been waiting a long time. Well today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out the reasons for the wait and shows us what God would have us do with our extra time.

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A New Beginning is the daily half-hour program hosted by Greg Laurie, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Southern California. For over 30 years, Pastor Greg and Harvest Ministries have endeavored to know God and make Him known through media and large-scale evangelism. This podcast is supported by the generosity of our Harvest Partners.

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There's a seat for everyone at the Harvest Crusade... the doubters, the sufferers, the seekers, and the believers. We hope to see you this weekend!

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The Harvest Crusade is here this weekend! Join us in person at the Honda Center or online on July 1–2 at 6 PM PDT. Learn more here.

Campers who like to go out into the boondocks to find a remote campsite sometimes fly drones to look ahead at what’s around the next bend. They can make better decisions with a bird’s eye view. Well, we’ll make better decisions about our lives if we trust God’s view . . . the one that sees around the bend and w ell into the future. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie brings some encouraging insights about the will of God and how it’ll keep us from being spiritually stranded in the boondocks.

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Own Jesus Revolution on DVD! Receive your copy when you donate to Harvest Ministries today at harvest.org/support.

A New Beginning is the daily half-hour program hosted by Greg Laurie, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Southern California. For over 30 years, Pastor Greg and Harvest Ministries have endeavored to know God and make Him known through media and large-scale evangelism. This podcast is supported by the generosity of our Harvest Partners.

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The Harvest Crusade is here this weekend! Join us in person at the Honda Center or online on July 1–2 at 6 PM PDT. Learn more here.

Many of us remember the stress of driving in an unfamiliar area before GPS. “Do we turn at the next signal, or the one after that . . . or was it the one we just passed!?” Life got simpler when our dashboard told us where to go. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out the joy we can discover when we let God’s will tell us where to go. We’re thinking big picture things today as Pastor Greg takes us to James chapter 4 in his new series, “Walk This Way.”

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Own Jesus Revolution on DVD! Receive your copy when you donate to Harvest Ministries today at harvest.org/support.

A New Beginning is the daily half-hour program hosted by Greg Laurie, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Southern California. For over 30 years, Pastor Greg and Harvest Ministries have endeavored to know God and make Him known through media and large-scale evangelism. This podcast is supported by the generosity of our Harvest Partners.

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The Harvest Crusade is here this weekend! Join us in person at the Honda Center or online on July 1–2 at 6 PM PDT. Learn more here.

Certain things people say can SOUND like they’re true. But they’re not. Before the railroad was invented, it was believed people couldn’t ever travel faster than 30 miles an hour because air would rush past them and they wouldn’t be able to breathe. How fast were you driving to work today? And you’re still here. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie urges us to trade human wisdom for Divine wisdom. We’ll see it points us to God and His will for our lives.

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Ever play the telephone game? You and some others gather in a circle. Someone whispers a message to the first person, who whispers it to the second and so on. When the last person reveals what he heard, it’s obvious that the message got wildly distorted. Some people seem to play a game like that with their Bible knowledge. They rely on what they’ve heard the Bible says. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie takes us to the source to discover some things people said it said that it never said.

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Own Jesus Revolution on DVD! Receive your copy when you donate to Harvest Ministries today at harvest.org/support.

A New Beginning is the daily half-hour program hosted by Greg Laurie, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Southern California. For over 30 years, Pastor Greg and Harvest Ministries have endeavored to know God and make Him known through media and large-scale evangelism. This podcast is supported by the generosity of our Harvest Partners.

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No matter who we are, what neighborhood we come from, whether we’re famous, infamous or unknown, we have something someone else wants. We have something someone else needs. We have a smile, and a kind word. It’s that simple. Maybe we don’t have a dollar in our pocket, but a moment of kindness may be just what someone needs to get through their difficulty. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us follow the Bible’s plan for the wise use of our words.

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Own Jesus Revolution on DVD! Receive your copy when you donate to Harvest Ministries today at harvest.org/support.

A New Beginning is the daily half-hour program hosted by Greg Laurie, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Southern California. For over 30 years, Pastor Greg and Harvest Ministries have endeavored to know God and make Him known through media and large-scale evangelism. This podcast is supported by the generosity of our Harvest Partners.

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If you’ve ever been nervous about sharing your faith, Pastor Greg Laurie has good news: it’s easier than you might think. In this Sunday message, he gives us a powerful example of leading others to Christ from John 4.

Notes

Jesus never dealt with any two people in exactly the same way, because there is not a one-size-fits-all approach to evangelism—everyone is different!

1. Telling your story (testimony) is a powerful bridge for the gospel message.

People may argue with you about facts, but they cannot deny your personal story.

Many people believed as a result of this woman’s testimony.

While sharing your testimony, don’t glorify or exaggerate your past (accuracy is important).

Don’t boast about what you gave up for Christ, but what He gave up for you!

When you tell your story, it’s not about you but Him!

2. We must speak in a language that people understand!

Every generation needs the gospel!

“The gospel is the power of God to everyone who believes” (Romans 1:16).

Any gospel presentation that offers forgiveness without repentance is not the gospel. If it promises Heaven, but does not warn of Hell, it is not the gospel. If it tells you God loves you, but do not tell you God wants to change you, it is not the gospel.

We all stand as sinners before a holy God.

Trespass speaks of crossing a line.

God gave us His Law, the 10 Commandments, not to make us righteous but to show that we all fall miserably short.

God tells us the bad news so we can better appreciate the good news.

Seeing our complete weakness, God did the unthinkable:

He poured His wrath and anger on Jesus, who died in our place.

“It is all in four words: Jesus died for me.” —C. H. Spurgeon

Sometimes in our attempts to crossover, we don’t bring the cross over!

There are hard questions that nonbelievers can fire at you, but you need to know that essence of this gospel message is the cross.

Scripture Referenced

1 Corinthians 9:19–23

Galatians 1:6–8

Romans 3:23

Romans 5:6–8

Jude 1:23

1 Corinthians 2:1–2

1 Corinthians 1:18

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Scott Furrow interviews Pastor Greg Laurie to discuss recent MLB decisions, the upcoming crusade, evangelizing, and more.   

This interview first aired on The Pastor Scott Show.

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Learn more about Greg Laurie and Harvest Ministries at harvest.org.

This podcast is supported by the generosity of our Harvest Partners.

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