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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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 never 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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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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What's the truth about Judas Iscariot? Has he truly been misunderstood all this time? Pastor Greg Laurie makes a biblical case for just how evil Judas actually was.

Notes:

Focus verse - Matthew 26
 
Judas Iscariot was perhaps the most paradoxical and wicked man in the Bible.
 
Was Judas Iscariot misunderstood?
   
Satan put the idea into Judas’s mind to betray Christ.
John 13:2
 
Judas could have resisted that temptation.
  
Judas initiated the betrayal of Christ.
Matthew 26:14–16
  
Judas was a pretender, an actor, a performer.
  
Don’t let someone else’s inconsistency keep you away from following the only one who is consistent, Jesus Christ.
 
Jesus Christ was the perfect example.
 
Read Matthew 26:21–24
 
Even though Jesus knew what Judas was up to, He demonstrated love to Judas to the very end.
 
Read Matthew 26:39–50
  
Jesus was considering the load of sin He would bear.
 
Jesus cried out "Abba, Father,"
Mark 14:36
 
When worry causes you to choke, cry out to God.
 
Jesus was a model of what to do in times of uncertainty.
 
Jesus demonstrated His divine power and gave a glimpse of His glory when the Roman soldiers came to arrest Him.
 
Jesus was in complete control of everything.
He was going to the cross as a Victor, not as a Victim.
 
Judas ignored all the warnings that Jesus gave.
 
The way Judas betrayed Christ was so abhorrent.
Matthew 26:49
 
Judas was a hypocrite.
 
Jesus reached out to Judas with love.
Matthew 26:50
 
Jesus offered Judas one last chance to repent.
 
Read Matthew 27:2–5
 
Judas did not have a friend in the world except for Jesus whom he just betrayed.
 
Judas was remorseful.
Matthew 27:3
 
God will not violate the will of man.
He will affirm us in the decisions we make.
 
But a true child of God will not continue to live in a pattern of sin.
1 John 3:9–10
 
Two men failed Jesus on one night, Judas and Peter.
 
Judas Iscariot turned away and walked into eternal remorse.
Simon Peter walked into the open arms of God.

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We’ve all been wounded by something someone said to us. And, if we’re candid, we’d probably all admit we’ve said some things that may have hurt someone else. Once those careless words leave our mouths, there’s just no getting them back. How can we control our tongues . . . how can we keep that tiger in the cage? Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie takes us to some specific counsel in the book of James. 

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Some people bake a double batch of cookies and then wonder why they’re tempted to eat sweets. Some make sure their new car has a supercharged-mega-hemi-turbo-GT engine and wonder why the police seem to be handing out more speeding tickets. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us take an honest look at temptation and how we often set ourselves up for the fall. We’ll learn to recalibrate and set ourselves up for more success, and more satisfaction.

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The trees with the strongest root systems are not those where a breeze blows gently through the leaves. No, the strongest trees face challenging winds which cause their root systems to grow deeper. Could it be that God is revealing a lesson about how winds of adversity affect our spiritual roots? Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us see what’s happening when trials and tribulations are blowing against us. We’ll learn how to embrace the growth, and find joy in the journey.

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Ever had your car break down out in the middle of nowhere . . . scorching heat . . . no cell service . . . no other cars to stop and help . . . no friendly, little farmhouse beckoning you in the distance? Crisis compounded by solitude. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out, we never have to face our challenges by ourselves. We’ll learn to reach out to the Lord in our times of need, and that He’s our anchor when we’re feeling helpless and hopeless. Good encouragement is coming your way.

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Many people ask one question when tragedy strikes. It’s the one-word question that reverberates in our very soul: “why?” Why did this have to happen? Maybe you’ve asked that question, or maybe you’ve tried to answer that question. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie addresses that challenge head on. When earthly answers don’t satisfy, we have to look to what God tells us in His Word. Truth that speaks to the heart.

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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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