Greg Laurie: A New Beginning

Each of us is born with something commonly called the “fight or flight” response. If our safety is threatened, our skin gets flushed, our pupils dilate, and our heart rate speeds up. It’s your body’s way of getting ready to respond. But when someone persecutes us, we often feel that same urge to respond. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie says the WAY we respond makes all the difference in the world. And we’ll see Jesus taught us a way to respond that furthers the Kingdom.

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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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The book of Romans contains some of the most profound insight on what the Christian faith is all about. Paul wrote this theology textbook for a church some 1500 miles away from his own home. But within the explanations of righteousness and redemption is important information about God’s love for us, our love for God, and love for others. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie focuses on that theme as he brings us a message called What It Really Means to Love God.

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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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Sharing your faith is a major tenet of the Christian life, but it can be intimidating! In this Sunday message, Pastor Greg Laurie demonstrates how to be bold and evangelize efficiently and often.

Notes

“There are two types of speakers: those who get nervous, and those who are liars!” —Mark Twain

Why don’t we share our faith more?

1. Fear of rejection.

2. Anxiety of being asked questions we can’t answer.

3. Feeling we are not the best example.

Being an evangelist is a gift more people have than they may realize.

1. Effective sharing starts with caring.

We will never reach out to people if we don’t care about them.

2 Timothy 2:26

We will never reach anyone if we don’t have contact with them.

The meaning of beautiful feet is “full bloom” … like a blossoming flower.

1. Sharing the gospel is life-giving to us, as well as the person we share with.

Another translation of the word beautiful is “lively.”

It’s saying, “How lively are the feet, those that preach the gospel of peace.”

We have a choice: We can keep it and stagnate, or we can share our faith and flourish and be like a well-watered garden. Evangelize or fossilize.

God primarily reaches people through verbal articulation.

“Oh, I don’t reject your Christ. I love Christ. It’s just so many of you Christians are so unlike your Christ!” —Gandhi

The only way to get to Heaven is to be saved by Jesus Christ!

The gospel is only Good News if it gets there in time.

3. We should share the gospel with whosoever, whenever!

The Will of God is revealed as we read Scripture and take steps of faith.

God’s Will is not an itinerary but an attitude.

God’s way becomes clear when we start walking in it.

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Pastor Greg Laurie shares where to watch Jesus Revolution and says more about the film. 

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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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It almost goes without saying but successful chefs have to spend time cooking. Successful ballerinas have to dance. Successful photographers have to take pictures. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out successful believers are those who love. The more love characterizes our lives, the more successful we’ll be in so many other areas of the Christian walk. And that’s our goal today – to show our love for God by loving others. Glad you’re along.

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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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Employment agencies work with two different types of people: those who need an employee, and those who need a job. The agency’s goal is to help those people find each other. Well, God has given us spiritual gifts . . . and He also has some work for us to do that’s divinely-designed to make use of those gifts. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us find “gainful employment” of those miraculous gifts God has entrusted to us. There’s a job to be done . . . time to get to work.

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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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When you walk through the tool department at your neighborhood hardware store, it isn’t just a collection of hammers. Big hammers, small hammers, funny-shaped hammers, but just hammers. No, there are different tools for different jobs. Well, God has different jobs to be done for His Kingdom and so He’s given His people different tools: talents, abilities, personalities and spiritual gifts to get the jobs done. If we aren’t using our gifts, we may not be used by the Master.

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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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Most pilots follow an unwritten rule: if they flip a certain switch and the plane suddenly starts going crazy, they switch it back. Pretty basic. Well, spiritually, if we think a certain path we’ve chosen is God’s will for our lives but then our lives suddenly fall apart, maybe it’s worth reconsidering. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie brings helpful insights on following God’s will for our lives. It’s practical help for those of us who are unsure about God’s direction.

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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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We all want certain things for our children. We want them to be healthy and happy. We want them to make good choices, foremost among them being accept Jesus as their Savior. But our kids reach a certain point, and the principles we taught them are working their way in to the specific choices they make. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie says our Heavenly Father’s guidance is similar. The closer we get to God and His values, the more we’ll know that we’re walking in His ways.

Listen on harvest.org

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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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Pastor Greg Laurie gives a message titled “Angels and Demons,” in which he dispels the myths and helps you understand the truth about the spiritual world. Listen in for a practical message!

Notes

People do not become angels; angels are angels!

The Bible is full of stories of those who were miraculously spoken to, comforted, and delivered by angels; and sometimes angels speak to us, and we don’t even know it!

1. Angels sometimes deliver us from difficult situations.

Angels played a major role in getting Peter out of prison again in Acts 12.

2. Sometimes angels stop us, and other times, they prompt us.

Perhaps, we have headed for destruction and God changed our course.

We may not always be aware of the presence of angels or predict how and when they will appear, but the Bible says they are there.

It is entirely possible that you have even personally met an angel!

If an angel were to appear to us right now, we would be tempted to worship it.

As hard as it is to fathom, not all of the angels follow the Lord, due to a rebellion.

3. Before we talk about demons, let’s say a few words about their leader, the devil.

The devil came from Heaven.

This angelic rebellion was led by Satan himself.

Lucifer was not satisfied with worshiping God. He himself wanted to be worshiped.

Though the devil lost this once exalted position, he still has access to Heaven.

The Bible describes Satan as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

4. The devil is not alone. He has a well-organized network of demon powers doing his bidding.

We read numerous passages that refer to Satan and his minions.

5. The purpose of demons seems to be two-fold: They seek to hinder the purposes of

God and to extend the power of Satan.

6. The devil knows his days are numbered.

This is more than a political or ideological conflict; it’s a spiritual battle.

Satan knows we are in the last days, and he is upping his game; we, as Christians, must do the same.

Our offensive weapons are prayer and the proclamation of the gospel.

The grammatical construction of this phrase, in the Greek, indicates Satan starts this.

Why pick a fight with an angel more powerful than you?

Answer: Sin makes you stupid!

7. The devil does not want you to know that he attacks with accusation.

“A good general must penetrate the brain of his enemy.”—Victor Hugo

There is no sin in a temptation, only in giving into it.

It’s not the bait that constitutes sin; it’s the bite.

Before we sin, while Satan is tempting us, he whispers: “You can get away with this.”

After we sin, he shouts: “You will never get away with this!”

8. They overcome the devil by the blood of the Lamb.

My access to God is the result of what Jesus has done for me.

At the Cross of Calvary, Jesus dealt the decisive blow against Satan and his forces.

It is through the blood of the Lamb I can even approach God and find the help I need.

You will never overcome the devil as long as there is unconfessed sin in your heart.

9. They overcame by the word of their testimony.

10 They did not love their lives to the death.

Jesus said, “There is joy in Heaven in the presence of the angels when one sinner repents.”

The devil says, “tomorrow,” while the Holy Spirit says, “Today is the day of salvation.”

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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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