Greg Laurie: A New Beginning

In this episode, we revisit a conversation with Pastor Greg and Randy Alcorn—this time to tackle life’s big issues. They discuss what Heaven is like, address some misconceptions about the afterlife, and explore the importance of an eternal perspective on our problems.

Randy says, “There are many things [God] hasn’t told us about Heaven. . . So we don’t have to know those. But what He has told us is powerful. Let us study and contemplate and know and look forward to what He has told us about Heaven.” 

Enjoy this edifying discussion about the most important topics of life.

Randy Alcorn is a New York Times bestselling author of more than 50 books, including Heaven. He is the founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries, a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching biblical truth and drawing attention to the needy and how to help them.

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The world always seems to be in a state of disequilibrium. The problems are too numerous to mention . . . and with 24-hour cable news, we’re all too aware anyway. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie says there is a treatment for what ails us. It’s not found in a pill or a protest or a political candidate. We’ll see we need to invite God onto the scene. And that starts right at our front door. We’ll see believers need to take the lead . . . we’ll found how today.

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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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Some couples spend months preparing for their wedding day. It can be intense, frustrating and exhausting! And when that special day is finally behind them, sometimes they discover that the real challenges have “only just begun.” How can couples keep the fire alive and retain that love that brought them together in the first place? Some answers today on A NEW BEGINNING as Pastor Greg Laurie offers a message that gets us back to the basics of God’s plan: Marriage 101.

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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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Recipes are comprised of the ingredients and the instructions. Most of us know from personal experience that things can go sideways in either area, right? But it’s something special when everything works. Marriage is like that. When you combine two people who want to seek God, you fold in mercy, season with grace, and marinate in agape love, you’ve got the start of something beautiful. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us find God’s recipe and follow the instructions.

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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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Marriage is a union of two imperfect people . . . and often that’s the perfect recipe for conflict. How can couples learn to disagree agreeably? How can couples bring harmony to the home when each spouse is singing a different tune? Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie brings a practical study of biblical marriage. Sometimes that relationship can be filled with questions, but the answers are easy to find. Let’s all pay attention for a new presentation called Marriage 101.

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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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Why is God so concerned about adultery? Because when a husband and wife stand and make commitments to each other, they’re also making a commitment to God. And the Lord takes our vows, our promises, very seriously. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie explains how adultery unravels the very fabric of a marriage. But it doesn’t have to be end of the marriage. We’ll dig into God’s Word today in a message from Pastor Greg’s popular series, Home Sweet Home.

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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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If you’re suffering today as a Christian, you’re not alone. But here’s the good news: God uses suffering to reinforce some big truths. In this Sunday episode, Pastor Greg Laurie reveals the profound reasons God allows His people to experience trials. Listen in!

Notes

The Christian life is about persevering.

Job said, "We're all adrift in the same boat: too few days, too many troubles.”

There is a loving God who, despite the worst tragedy, can bring good out of bad.

Christians are not exempt from suffering.

1. Suffering and adversity keep us humble.

“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” —C. S. Lewis

2. Adversity teaches us eternal truths we would otherwise not learn.

Trials are like God's gym: to break us down and to build us up.

God will teach us lessons in those valleys we would never learn on mountaintops.

“Pain removes the veil; it plants the flag of truth within the fortress of a rebel soul.” —C. S. Lewis

3. We have a new compassion for others in pain.

Success builds walls; failure builds bridges.

There are two forms of satanic attacks when you set out to serve the Lord:

1. Outward attack

2. Pride

On Heaven:

1. The 1st Heaven: the sky, clouds, atmosphere surrounding Earth

2. The 2nd Heaven: outer space, the sun, moon, galaxies, stars

3. The 3rd Heaven: the dwelling place of God and future destination of believers

“Paradise” indicates the “future life.”

Jesus told the thief on the cross, “Today you will be with Me in paradise.”

In Revelation 2, "Paradise" can be translated “the royal garden of a king.”

Heaven is a place of sight and sound.

Heaven is a place of feasting, fellowship, friends, and family.

Heaven is a place of fun.

Paul and Barnabas encouraged the believers to "continue in the faith."

We need to “continue in the faith.”

You don’t go to Heaven to find Christ; you go to Christ to find Heaven.

Scripture Referenced

• Romans 5:3
• John 11:4–7
• Proverbs 30:7–9
• 2 Corinthians 1:4-5

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In this special crusade message from the archives, Pastor Greg Laurie speaks on our need to hope in Christ and His Word.

Pastor Greg ends his message with a clear presentation of the gospel, saying, “The most important journey you’ll ever take is the one into eternity.” Do you know where you’re going when you die? Listen in for an explanation of what the Bible says about Heaven—and how to get there.

This message was originally preached in 2012 at the Harvest Crusade held at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA. 61,000 people attended this crusade over two days, with some 5,900 making professions of faith.

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One writer said, “Marriage isn’t 50-50. Divorce is. Marriage isn’t dividing everything in half, it’s giving everything you’ve got.” Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us see how to divorce-proof our marriages. When our culture tries to unravel the family – the very fabric of society – we need to work hard at knitting ourselves together in the love of God. This message is part of a popular teaching series from Pastor Greg ... a series called Home Sweet Home.

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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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Christian parents invest a lot of themselves in training up their children in the ways of the faith. It’s their most important job . . . and they take it very seriously. But when a child exercises his own free will and declares his independence, it can leave mom and dad heartsick. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie offers reassurance from his family series, Home Sweet Home. From Ephesians 6, Pastor Greg brings his message called “God’s Plan for the Family.”

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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.

Support the show: https://harvest.org/support

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