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Author and Christian apologist, Frank Turek, sits down in the latest episode of The Greg Laurie Show for a wide-ranging discussion. In this interview snippet, hear Frank and Pastor Greg Laurie talk about the Christian response to transgender ideology.

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Guest Pastor Levi Lusko shares his message,"My Trauma Is Not My Template," from Haggai 2:3–8

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It's one of the most common objections to Christianity: Why does God allow evil if He's so loving? In this throwback message, Pastor Greg Laurie addresses this difficult question, and helps us see why the problem of evil shouldn't shake our faith in God.

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“Do you have any crosses without the little man on it?” That’s a real question a woman once asked in a jewelry store. And it says more about how we’ve sanitized the cross today than we’d like to admit.

In this message, Pastor Greg Laurie walks us through the darkest hour in human history—and the love that held Jesus there.

Notes:

Luke 23

 
The cross was not a fashion statement.
It was the most scandalous, horrifying symbol imaginable.
 
Next to Christ’s arrival in Bethlehem, the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus are the most important events in human history.
 
At the cross, God and man were reconciled.
 
God's righteous demands were satisfied.
 
It's not an accident that when Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper, He pointed us straight back to the cross, “Do this in remembrance of Me.”
 
Read 1 Corinthians 15:14–17
 
But here's the good news: Jesus did die, and He did rise again.
And because of that, we know there really is life beyond the grave.
 
That's what sets our faith apart from every other religion.
 
The cross was not an accident, but a plan. God’s plan.
Acts 2:23
 
The cross wasn't a detour from Jesus’ mission.
It was the mission.
 
Before there was a Bethlehem, there was a Calvary.
 
Before there was a crown of thorns, a decision was made.
 
Romans 5:8 (KJV)
While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
 
John 10:18 (NIV)
“No one takes My life from me, but I lay it down of My own accord”
 
Christ’s road to the cross ran through a series of illegal and rigged hearings.
 
Read Luke 23:26, 32–33
 
Simon from Cyrene was forced to carry the cross of Jesus.
 
A garrison was 600 elite Roman legionnaires.
 
Matthew 26:53 (NIV)
“Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?”
 
Jesus had access to more than 70,000 angels.
 
God placed Simon there to have the greatest privilege: to ease the pain of Jesus momentarily as he carried His cross.
 
This brush with Jesus changed Simon forever.
 
Read Luke 23:33–43
 
The Romans did not invent crucifixion, but they took it to another level.
 
Rome perfected it into a science of suffering.
 
It was a punishment designed to produce the slowest possible death with the greatest possible pain.
 
Crucifixion was death by suffocation.
 
A crucified person might survive for hours, sometimes days.
 
Your arms tire, and your chest can no longer expand to breathe.
Therefore, you must push up against the nail in your feet to pull in another breath.
 
 THE SEVEN STATEMENTS FROM THE CROSS:
1. “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34).
2. “Today you will be with Me in Paradise” (Luke 23:43). 
3. “Woman, behold your son! Son, behold your mother” (John 19:26).
4. “My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matthew 27:46).
5. “I thirst” (John 19:28).
6. “It is finished” (John 19:30).
7. “Father, into Your hands I commend My spirit” (Luke 23:46).
 
Matthew 5:44 (NKJV)
“Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you.”
 
Our sins put Jesus on the cross.
 
Acts 2:36 (NKJV)
“God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”
 
 
That first prayer from the cross, “Father, forgive them,” was ultimately answered.
Thousands of those very people were cut to the heart, turned, and believed.
 
No one is beyond the reach of prayer.
 
The two criminals couldn't have escaped their crosses.
Jesus could have escaped His with a single word to Heaven.
 
No one is beyond the reach of God, not even a hardened criminal.
 
Believing in Jesus can happen in a flash.
 
Read Luke 23:40–42
 
This man, only moments old in his new faith, had amazing insight.
He knew Jesus was the Son of God and would be going to His kingdom.
 
Luke 23:43 (NIV)
“Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
  
Luke 9:23 (ESV)
“If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.”
 
The cross means dying to self.
 
Luke 9:24 (NIV)
“For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for Me will save it.”
 
The world says, “Find yourself.”
Jesus says, “Lose yourself.”
 
Losing your life for His sake isn't the loss of everything.
It's the discovery of everything that matters.
 
Isaiah 53:10 (NKJV)
It pleased the LORD to bruise Him.
 
Jesus died to show His love for us.
 
If you are ever tempted to doubt God’s love for you, look at the cross.
 
Jesus died to absorb the wrath of God.
 
Jesus suffered and died to provide our forgiveness and justification.
 
Christianity says, “Done!”
Jesus said, “It is finished; it is accomplished!”
 
Christ’s love for you and me held Him to the cross.

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In the most recent episode of The Greg Laurie Show, Pastor Greg Laurie is joined by an influential voice in the world of culture, media, and faith—Jeremy Boreing. 

Jeremy was the CEO and co-founder of The Daily Wire alongside Ben Shapiro. 

Together, he and Pastor Greg touch on today’s hot cultural moments and how important it is for Christians to get involved in them. Pastor Greg calls this one of his most interesting interviews. Listen to the full episode now: FULL EPISODE.

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Throughout the Gospel of Luke, people heard Jesus teach, watched Him perform miracles, and saw firsthand who He was. But again and again, they were faced with a deeper question: Would they actually follow Him?

Pastor Jonathan Laurie looks at how Pilate, Herod, and Barabbas each had very different reactions when they encountered Jesus Christ face-to-face.

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Boomers: When was the last time you invited a young person into your life? There's an entire generation—Gen Z—out their waiting to be seen, looking for godly mentors, hoping to find someone who can guide them in life and faith... Yet the older generation isn't doing their part in inviting them in! 

Greg Laurie talks with Ruslan KD on Gen Z's spiritual hunger, what makes them unique, and their real need for direction from those seasoned in life—even recalling a defining moment in his own youth when an older man invited him to dinner. 

Listen to the full conversation on The Greg Laurie Show, where you'll hear more on Gen Z and other topics.

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Nobody backslides overnight. It’s neglect here, a missed prayer there, a compromise in another area—and before you know it, you’re sinking.

That’s exactly what happened to Simon Peter. The night before the cross, he boasted he’d never abandon Jesus, even if everyone else did. Within hours he’d fallen asleep when he should’ve been praying, swung a sword when he should’ve trusted God, followed at a distance instead of staying close, and warmed himself by the wrong fire with the wrong crowd. When a servant girl recognized him, Peter cursed and swore he didn’t even know Jesus. Immediately, the rooster crowed—and Jesus turned and looked at him.

But that wasn’t the end of his story. Three days later, an angel gave the women at the tomb a message with two words that still carry grace: “and Peter.” Weeks later, the same man who denied Jesus three times stood up and preached the sermon that led three thousand people to faith.

Fallen? Yes. Finished? No.
If you’ve fallen, hear this: God doesn’t run from failure. He restores it. Your failure isn’t final when you belong to Jesus. Run to Him, not from Him. Listen in for more on this topic from Greg Laurie.

Notes:

Luke 22
  
1 Timothy 4:1 (NLT)
Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons.
 
One sign that points to Christ’s return is that some people will fall away spiritually.
 
If we are not moving forward, we are naturally going backward.
There is no standing still spiritually. We are either progressing or regressing.
 
Hebrews 2:1 (NLT)
So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.
 
After you have fallen, you may wonder if you can be forgiven.
 
The past cannot be changed, but our response to it can be.
God can take our endings and turn them into beginnings.
 
The fall of Simon Peter is the anatomy of backsliding.
 
Read Luke 22:31–34
 
Satan himself targeted the big fisherman.
 
It is unlikely any of us has personally been tempted by the devil himself.
 
Satan had to ask God first.
He can do nothing in the life of a child of God without our Father’s permission.
 
Even when Satan attacked Job, he was under divine restraint.
 
Jesus is saying to Peter, “Simon, I know you better than you know yourself.”
 
Jesus is interceding for us.
Romans 8:34–35
  
Jesus added a very important detail.
Peter’s lapse will be temporary.
Peter will return and be stronger for it.
Luke 22:32
 
1 Peter 5:10 (NLT)
After you have suffered a little while, God will restore, support, and strengthen you, and He will place you on a firm foundation.
 
The trial you are going through has a beginning, a middle, and an end.
 
God has a purpose for your life.
Psalm 30:5
 
Satan targeted Peter because he could see that Peter was a spiritual leader who could shake his world.
 
The devil sets his sights on those who are a threat to the kingdom of darkness.
 
Peter’s first step down was self-confidence.
Matthew 26:33
 
1 Corinthians 10:12 (NKJV)
Let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.
 
Read Luke 22: 39–46
 
Peter’s second step down was prayerlessness.
 
All Jesus asked of Peter, James, and John was to be with Him and pray.
 
Peter, James, and John were not watching and praying.
Instead, they are slumbering and sleeping.
 
Peter had no idea the storm was brewing.
 
Prayerlessness can be as much of a sin as breaking a commandment.
It’s a sin of omission.
James 4:17
 
Peter’s third step down was self-reliance.
 
Read Luke 22:47–51
 
Peter was boasting when he should have been listening.
Sleeping when he should have been praying.
Now he was fighting when he should have been trusting.
 
Peter was fighting the wrong enemy with the wrong weapon.
 
Our enemies are not flesh and blood, and they cannot be defeated with ordinary weapons.  
2 Corinthians 10:4
 
Peter’s fourth step down was following at a distance.
Luke 22:54–55
 
Peter’s fifth step down was wrong associations.
 
Read Luke 22:55–61
 
It was not the end but a new beginning.
 

Peter’s sixth step down was his denial.
 
Curse was a very strong term pronouncing death on oneself by the hand of God if they were lying.
 
Peter had lost all sense of reality and seemingly all awareness of God.
 
Read Luke 22:59–62
 
Peter would be able to use his failure as a way to encourage others who had failed.
 
Nobody is above falling into sin.
 
Simon Peter:
fallen but forgiven,
broken but not abandoned.
 
Jesus restored Peter.
 
The same Peter, who cursed and swore that he did not know Jesus, stood up weeks later and preached a sermon on Pentecost that resulted in 3,000 coming to faith.
 
God gives second chances.
 
Your failure is not final when you belong to Jesus.
He can restore you as he did Peter.
Jeremiah 3:22

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Bible prophecy is not meant to scare us, but to prepare us.

In this message, explore what Jesus shared about His return. Learn about the signs to watch for, what to do in preparation, and what it means to "watch and pray" as we live with expectancy.

The future isn't uncertain for God's people. We've read the final chapter, and we know the outcome: Jesus wins.

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Have you ever wondered how God could use you? There are some things I learned very early in my life and ministry that helped me develop the gifts God had given me and, most importantly, learn how to use them in His service. I think what you're about to hear will inspire you—and you may even have a laugh or two along the way!

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Homer’s epic The Odyssey—retold in this summer’s blockbuster—is built around one longing: to get home. The Greeks even had a word for it: nostos, or “homecoming.” It’s where we get the word “nostalgia”—literally, the ache of home.

For ten years, Odysseus fights his way past hostile gods just to reach Ithaca—Poseidon, the Sirens, the Cyclops, and more.

Here’s the difference: we don’t have to fight our way home. We just have to find our way back. Jesus said it plainly, “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6).

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Christian music legend Michael W. Smith opens up about one of the most pivotal moments of his life: a near overdose that became a wake-up call and set him on a path toward faith, healing, and purpose.

Don't miss the full conversation on The Greg Laurie Show, where you'll hear even more about his faith journey, music career, and the moments that shaped his life.

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Everything we have ultimately belongs to God, and we are called to faithfully manage what He has entrusted to us. Listen in to Pastor Jonathan Laurie's message as he explores this life-changing truth.

Notes:

Luke 20
  
1 Thessalonians 4:14 (MSG)
Since Jesus died and broke loose from the grave, God will most certainly bring back to life those who died in Jesus.
 
Good parents get involved.
 
God created systems of authority, starting with the family.
 
Exodus 20:12 (NKJV)
"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you.”
 
If you learn to submit to authority, things will go well for you.
 
Because we love our children, we discipline them.
 
“If you raise your children, you’ll get to spoil your grandchildren.
If you spoil your children, you’ll get to raise your grandchildren.”
 
1 Timothy 5:8 (NKJV)
But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
 
Provide: pronoeō
to give careful thought to, take thought for, take into consideration, have regard for,
to think about beforehand in a solicitous manner, care for, provide for someone
 
Teaching your children to honor your authority will naturally lead them to honor the Highest Authority, God Himself.
 
The Vineyard Isn’t Yours
Luke 20
 
Read Luke 20:1–8 (NKJV)
 
The Scene of the Crime
Luke 20:1–8
 
“They knew perfectly well, and they knew perfectly well when they had rejected John’s ministry. That was the trouble with them. God never condemns men for ignorance. God’s judgments are upon men who, having the light, disobey it.”  —G. Campbell Morgan
 
You were created on purpose, and you were created for a purpose.
 
God loves you. He is the ultimate authority.
 
There will come a day when God asks you,
“What did you do with my Son?”
 
Read Luke 20:9–19 (NKJV)
 
Stewards, Not Owners
Luke 20:9–19
 
The Son they wanted to get rid of was the same Son who would rise again from the dead.
 
Psalm 24:1 (NKJV)
The earth is the LORD's, and all its fullness,
The world and those who dwell therein.
 
Job 1:21 (NKJV)
"Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there.
The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away;
Blessed be the name of the LORD."
 
Read Luke 20:20–26 (NKJV)
 
Image Bearers
Luke 20:20–26
 
Luke 20:25 (NKJV)
"Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
 
Genesis 1:27 (NKJV)
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
 
Job 1:21 (NKJV)
"Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there.
The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away;
Blessed be the name of the LORD."
 
“I didn’t thank God that it happened. In fact, I would have given anything to have Christopher back. I would have gladly taken his place. But I wasn’t given that choice. So, I simply said, ‘Lord, he is Yours. I dedicated him to You when he was a little boy, and I dedicate him back to You.’”  —Greg Laurie

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We think if we had a nicer car, or a bigger house, or a larger salary, or a new face, or new body, then we’d be content. But Max Lucado says: “The good life begins not when circumstances change but when our attitude toward them does.” 

And writing to the Christians in Philippi, the apostle Paul said, “Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.” (Philippians 4:11–12 NLT).

Paul was in difficult circumstances when he wrote these words. He wasn’t spouting theories from an ivory tower. He was under house arrest, writing from the school of hard knocks. Yet Paul found contentment because he rejoiced in the Lord.

Earlier in Philippians 4, he wrote, "Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!" (verse 4 NKJV). He didn’t say that we should rejoice in circumstances. Sometimes that’s hard to do. But Paul did say that we should rejoice in the Lord. Listen in to this episode now for more encouragement!

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Why do some believers grow deep roots while others fade out fast? Jesus answered that question 2,000 years ago in the Parable of the Sower.

Turns out, spiritual growth isn’t one big decision—it’s thousands of small, daily choices. Bible or phone? Church or no church? Those choices add up, and they shape who you become.

Pastor Greg Laurie walks us through the four kinds of hearts Jesus describes: Hardened, shallow, crowded, and fruitful. And he shares the real “golden key” to lasting spiritual growth.

Notes:

Luke 8

 
The Christian life is more than praying a prayer and getting “fire insurance.”
 
It's following Jesus as your Savior and as your Lord.
 
Life is one long string of choices.
 
By not choosing spiritual growth, we choose spiritual decline.
 
Deuteronomy 30:19 (NKJV)
"I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life.”
 
If you want to go forward as a Christian, you will.
 
God has given us everything we need for spiritual growth and progress.
2 Peter 1:3
 
Read Luke 8:11–15 (NLT)
 
Which of these four soils represents you best?
Only one out of four makes it.
 
The job of the Sower is to throw the seed out far and wide.
 
This type of sowing seed was known as “broadcasting.”
 
Our job is to sow the seed of the word of God.
 
God does the work of conversion.
 
The Apostle Paul shows us how we each have a role to play.
1 Corinthians 3:6–7
 
The only way to tell if someone is really a Christian is through the test of time.
 
1 John 2:19 (NLT)
These people left our churches, but they never really belonged with us; otherwise they would have stayed with us. When they left, it proved that they did not belong with us.
 
Prodigals come to faith, fall away, and return later.
 
Some people have a weak beginning but a strong finish.
That is better than a strong beginning and no finish.
 
The Hardened Heart
Luke 8:12
 
Mark 4:15 (NLT)
“Only to have Satan come at once and take it away.”
 
Whenever you share the gospel with people, expect satanic opposition.
 
Every time you hear the gospel, your heart can get softer or harder.
 
Shallow Hearts
Luke 8:13
 
These are the hearers who seem to be converted but never get grounded in the faith.
 
They are living on an emotional high and a state of spiritual euphoria.
 
Perhaps they have experienced a supernatural touch from God.
 
Faith that cannot be tested is faith that cannot be trusted.
 
Christianity is Christ!
 
“Christianity has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried.”
—G.K. Chesterton
 
Some people are simply impulsive by nature.

Some people fall away because they have built their faith on the wrong foundation.
 
Some people fall away because of persecution.
 
Mark 4:17 (NLT)
But since they don't have deep roots, they don't last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God's word.
 
2 Timothy 3:12 (NKJV)
Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
 
Some people fall away because unbelief set in, causing them to doubt God at the first emotional low.
 
Infested Hearts
Luke 8:14
 
Second best is often the worst enemy of the best.
 
Excessive worry can crowd out spiritual growth.
Mark 4:19
 
We live in a time when people are obsessed with extending their lives.
 
God determines the length of our lives.
Job 14:5
 
Fruitful Hearers
Luke 8:15
 
The golden key to spiritual growth is how you hear and respond to God’s word.
 
Mark 4:20 (NLT)
“Those who hear and accept God's word.”
 
The difference isn’t exposure to the word.
It’s what the heart does once it lands.
 
The Bible is everywhere, but it’s not in our hearts.
 
The issue is not access. It’s appetite.
 
Luke 12:48 (NIV)
From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.
 
The hardest thing about studying the Bible is sitting down and opening it.
 
Standing the test of time, finishing the spiritual life well, is not a mystery.
It is maintaining a close and vibrant relationship with Christ.
 
Read the Bible daily.
Pray about things.
Go to church regularly.
Share your faith.

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Pain can deepen us. It can make us more compassionate, thoughtful, and ready to care for others walking through their own valleys.

In Part 1 of Greg Laurie's conversation with Chuck Swindoll, they talk candidly about grief, calling, preaching, and the lessons God teaches through it all. Watch the rest of this episode on The Greg Laurie Show.

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Listen in to Pastor Greg Laurie's Harvest Crusade message titled, “What Happens One Minute After You Die?” He speaks on eternity, forgiveness, and the hope found in Christ.

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The most patriotic thing you can do this month is have a broken heart for the 330 million people who need a Savior.

Notes:

Psalm 127:1 (NKJV)
Unless the LORD builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the LORD guards the city,
The watchman stays awake in vain.
 
2 Chronicles 7:14 (NKJV)
If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

Luke 19:40 (NKJV)
But He answered and said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.”

A nation where the gospel can be freely preached is worth fighting for.
 
 Jesus came to deal with sin.
He came to bring spiritual restoration.
He came to rule as an Eternal King.
 
The Terms of Peace
Luke 19:41–44
 
Matthew 23:37–38 (NKJV)
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing! See! Your house is left to you desolate.”
 
Luke 19:42 (NKJV)
“If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.”
 
“Jesus knew that their desire for a political Messiah would bring total destruction in less than a generation.”  —David Guzik
 
The most patriotic thing you can do today is to have a broken heart for the 330 million people who need a Savior.
 
Read Luke 19:45-48
 
Cleansing the Temple
Luke 19:45–48
 
The revolution Jesus came to start was never going to begin in the halls of government. It has always started with His people.
 
“To the distinguished Character of Patriot, it should be our highest Glory to add the more distinguished Character of Christian.”  —George Washington

2 Chronicles 7:14 (NKJV)
If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
 
 Are we desperate enough?
 
America is not an accident, and her best days will not be determined in Washington; it will be by all of us.
 
Psalm 139:23–24 (NKJV)
Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my thoughts;
And see if [there is any] wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.

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The Harvest Crusade is TONIGHT at 7 PM PT! It’s going to be a night to remember, with music from Phil Wickham, Michael W. Smith, Kari Jobe Carnes, Cody Carnes, and TAYA. And a message on how people can come into a relationship with Jesus Christ form Pastor Greg Laurie.

With tickets fully reserved—here's our challenge: Invite someone to watch online with you! Year after year, we witness the Lord reaching people no matter their seat—but we need you to invite them to hear the gospel. Join us for the Harvest Crusade when you watch online tonight at 7 PM PT!

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Some things seem impossible. But with God, nothing is. Even our nation, which seems so filled with darkness, can change with the Lord.

Yes, there is hope for America. And it starts with Christians.

Christians are salt and light. Salt preserves. Salt stimulates thirst. Light exposes darkness and shows the way out. And as salt and light, Christians must infiltrate culture, not isolate. Christians are not called to evade, but invade.

And who knows? You may be the only representative of Jesus some people will ever see! They may never read the Bible, but they’ll read your life.

Notes:

Some things just seem impossible. But with God, nothing is impossible.
 
Our country is in a state of moral and spiritual crisis.
 
We have two options before us as a nation: judgment or revival.
 
Read Matthew 5:13–16 (NKJV)
 
The world needs salt because it is corrupt and light because it is dark.
  
This world will get worse before it gets better.
2 Timothy 3:13
 
Sometimes Christians try to isolate.
 
Jesus has not called us to isolate, but to infiltrate. Not to evade but to invade.
 
Jesus is sending us into the world.
  
Before the American Revolution, there was spiritual revelation.
 
The American Revolution worked because it was rooted in spiritual and biblical principles.
 
“To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest glory
to add the more distinguished character of Christian”.  —George Washington
 
“The Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for the government of any other.”  —John Adams
 
We must stand for truth, whether it is popular or not.
 
To reach our culture, we must use a language people understand.
 
1 Corinthians 9:22–23
 
We need to bring them the message of the gospel.
 
2 Corinthians 2:14–15
 
But before we can effectively tell them, we must first live it.
 
Salt Preserves
The main function of salt in Jesus’ day was preservation.
 
Christians, like salt, are also here to preserve.
 
Salt Stimulates Thirst
As we live godly lives, we make other people thirsty for God.
 
We cannot stimulate spiritual thirst in others if we have lost our own.
 
We cannot be used by God to stop the corruption of sin in others if sin has corrupted us.
Matthew 5:13
 
Jesus first says we are to be salt, then He says we are to be light.
 
Salt is hidden, whereas light is obvious.
Salt works secretly while light works openly.
Salt works from within, but light works from without.
 
Salt works primarily through our living, while light works through what we say to others.
 
Light exposes the darkness.
 
You are the only representative of Jesus Christ that many nonbelievers will ever see.
 
We need to infiltrate, not isolate, being both salt and light.
  
We need to pray.
2 Chronicles 7:14
 
We need to preach the gospel message.
 
There is hope for America, and there is hope for you.
 
Hebrews 4:7(b)
If you can hear His voice, harden not your heart.

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Are Harvest Crusades still relevant in today's culture, or are they a thing of the past? In this episode, Greg Laurie explains why these large-scale evangelistic events remain as effective as ever—whether people attend in person or online—and why Christians play a vital role in helping others hear the gospel through them.

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As we wait on Jesus' return, Christians are not to be still, but to go about the business God's assigned. If Jesus came back right now and asked "What have you done with what I've given you?" what would be your honest answer? It's not too late to start doing more!

In this message, Pastor Greg Laurie opens Scripture and points us in a proactive, rather than inactive, direction.

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"If we're too busy using our sickles on each other, we'll miss the harvest." —Vance Havner

In this episode, Pastor Greg Laurie recounts an experience at a Mexican restaurant where he realized: The happiest Christian are evangelistic. And the unhappiest are too busy arguing to notice the opportunities right in front of them!

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Many of us are carrying burdens God never intended us to carry. We carry worry, fear, anxiety, guilt, and more. Prayer is God's invitation to transfer those burdens from our shoulders to His. The Bible says “Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you” (1 Peter 5:7 NLT). Prayer is not informing God of something He doesn't know. Prayer is inviting God into something we can't handle.

Notes:

Luke 18
  
As God’s child, you don’t need a badge to reach Him.
 
Hebrews 10:19 (NLT)
And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven's Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus.
 
Prayer is the Christian’s secret weapon.
 
There is a right and a wrong way to pray.
 
Prayer is God’s invitation to transfer those burdens He never intended for us to carry from our shoulders to His.
 
God cares about your problem.
 
1Peter 5:7 (NKJV)
Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
  
Jehosaphat called the people together for prayer.
2 Chronicles 20:12
 
God is bigger than your problem.
 
2 Chronicles 20:6 (NLT)
“O LORD, God of our ancestors, you alone are the God who is in heaven. You are ruler of all the kingdoms of the earth. You are powerful and mighty; no one can stand against you!”
 
Prayer is inviting God into something we can’t handle.
 
God has His perfect timing.
 
Read Luke 18:1–8
 
We need to be persistent in our prayer.
Luke 18:1
We all have a choice as to what we will do and to whom we will turn when a crisis hits. We can lose heart or we can pray.
 
We should pray simply because Jesus told us to.
 
We should pray because prayer is God’s appointed way for obtaining things.
 
James 4:2
You have not because you ask not.
 
Luke 11:9
Ask and it shall be given, seek and you shall find, knock and it will be opened to you.
 
Prayer is the way God helps us to overcome our anxiety and worry.
 
Philippians 4:6 (NLT)
Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
 
Philippians 4:7 (NLT)
Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
 
Worry is not a virtue but can actually be a sin.
 
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.
 
The judge was the powerful one; the widow was the weaker one.
 
Our loving Father in Heaven is the very opposite of this judge.
Luke 18:7
 
The widowed woman had persistence and a just cause, and that was enough. We have something far greater, a Heavenly Father who already wants to help us.
 
Every prayer is answered:
Yes,
No,
Wait.
 
Read Luke 18:9–14
 
We look on the outside, God looks on the inside.
1 Samuel 16:7
 
The most religious man in the room went home empty, and the man nobody wanted to sit next to went home justified before God.

Some will use prayer as an opportunity to:
Brag.
Gossip.
Impress.
 
Attitude is so very important in prayer.
 
If we pray selfishly, it can hinder our prayers.
James 4:2–3
 
An unforgiving attitude toward another can hinder our prayers.
Matthew 6:15
 
We must confess our sin to God.
 
How do we approach God?
Like the widow, with persistence.
Like the tax collector, with humility.
Like little children.
 
Read Luke 18:15–17
 
Luke 18:16
Let the little children come to me
 
The objective of every parent is to bring their children to Christ.
 
God sees things differently than we do.
The weak widow is strong because she prays with persistence.
The sinful man’s prayer is heard because he admits his sin.
The child is an example for us to follow in approaching God.
 
To be childlike means we come with complete honesty to God.
 
Children come with complete helplessness.
 
We must come in complete dependence on God to be saved and forgiven.
 
Children know how to receive a gift.
 
Come like a child to Jesus right now.
 
Worry is strangling you, guilt is crushing you, and fear won’t let you sleep.
 
Jesus said, “Come unto me all who are burdened with life.”
 
Come to Jesus as you are, a sinner, and become His child.

Harvest Crusade tickets are fully claimed—but it’s not too late to participate and witness what God does on July 11. Invite your loved ones to watch online with you and make sure you join the waitlist in case more tickets become available.

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