God used a lot of unlikely people to serve Him in big ways...a shepherd boy, a prostitute, a drunkard, a tax collector, a little boy with a sack lunch. And David, Rahab, Noah and Matthew would all tell you how God can use anyone, anywhere, anytime, under any circumstance. And today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out how to make ourselves available for God’s plan. No matter where you’re at right now, you’re in the right spot to be used by the Lord. Listen on harvest.org --- Learn m...
Aug 24, 2023•26 min
Our lives don’t always go according to plan. Or maybe we should say our lives don’t always go according to OUR plans. God knows what’s coming, He knows our heartache and our disappointment, He knows our strengths and limitations, and He has a plan hand-crafted for each of our lives. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us learn to recognize God’s plan in our lives and say yes to the Lord’s calling. That’s the most rewarding pathway you and I can travel. Listen on harvest.org --- Le...
Aug 23, 2023•27 min
Those friends and associates you’re in contact with...they have a word for that group. It’s called your “circle of influence.” The key question is, what kind of influence do you have on your circle of influence? Do you draw them to Christ, or do they wonder what kind of Christian are you? Or would they be surprised you ARE a Christian? Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us put ourselves out there on the front line for the Lord...he invites us to put our faith on display to everyo...
Aug 22, 2023•25 min
God can use just about anybody. He can use a former shoe salesman...such as D.L. Moody. He can use a young dairy farmer...such as Billy Graham. Or use an aimless young high school kid looking for answers...such as Greg Laurie. The Bible is full of people who seemed to lack ability but offered availability. And today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out the time is right for God to use you. What’s holding you back from saying yes to what the Lord has in mind? Listen on harvest.org --...
Aug 21, 2023•29 min
An update from Pastor Greg and Mark on what's happening on the ground in Maui in the aftermath of the horrific fires. You can help us to bring help and hope to the people of Maui by giving to the Harvest Maui relief fund . — Send hope to Maui . Support the show: https://bit.ly/anbsupport See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 19, 2023•5 min
Imagine if the signers of the Declaration of Independence had stayed within their comfort zone. Imagine if Henry Ford was satisfied with the horse and buggy. Or if Steve Jobs thought the flip phone was good enough. Those men changed their world. And today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out that God wants to take us outside our comfort zone to change our world. It’s not about nations or cars or phones. It’s about letting God use us to impact people with an eternal message. Support ...
Aug 18, 2023•27 min
The Bible helps us learn real lessons from real people. Sometimes we learn from their successes, sometimes we learn from their failures. But it helps to see principles lived out in real life. And currently on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie is helping us learn from the life of Moses. He was a great prophet, a true man of God...but he was a man with shortcomings and blind spots, as are we. And today, we’ll learn from Moses’ impulsiveness, and learn from his shortcomings. Support the Harvest M...
Aug 17, 2023•31 min
Ever researched a product online and when you discovered dozens of bad reviews, you decided against it? What happened in that research? Other people influenced your behavior. They kept you from making a mistake. How are you influencing others...no not in the products they buy but how they pattern their life? Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie returns to our studies of the life of Moses to consider what kind of influence we want to have on those friends around us. Support the Harvest Ma...
Aug 16, 2023•29 min
Certain advertisers used to be guilty of something called “Bait and Switch.” The consumer would get lured into the store by something the advertiser had no plan to deliver. So it goes with the way our adversary tries to bait us with his temptations...but sin never delivers guilt-free pleasure. And today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie takes us to an important case in point in the life of one of the Bible’s great Old Testament patriarchs. We’ll learn from his experience. Support the Harves...
Aug 15, 2023•30 min
The world has a knack for attempting to put a happy face on some deep, dark times of crisis. “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” “Don’t worry, be happy.” “Look on the bright side.” But sometimes an earthquake so shakes our lives that there doesn’t seem to be a bright side. But...don’t mountains rise from earthquakes? Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us see how God can help us rise above our pain, and He can put our past to use in the most fulfilling ways. Listen on harv...
Aug 14, 2023•27 min
Imagine sitting in the driver’s seat of your parked car. And you start disassembling your steering wheel. You loosen the nut that holds your steering wheel in place. Now, the steering wheel is barely connected to your front wheels. Are you willing to hit the open highway without that control? Only if you like ditches. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, from the series Heroes of the Bible, Pastor Greg Laurie points out some people choose to do that with their very lives...and wind up in some kind of ditch...
Aug 11, 2023•28 min
Our hearts break for the people of Maui as they face deadly wildfires. Support them through the Harvest Maui Relief Fund in this urgent time of need. Your gift helps provide tangible and spiritual resources. Thank you in advance for your support. Send hope to Maui. Support the show: https://bit.ly/anbsupport See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 10, 2023•3 min
Funambulism is the skill of walking the tightrope...the high wire. And performers face mortal danger...it’s a long way down. The last thing they want (literally) is to make it only half way across the high wire. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out it’s even more important to finish the race of life well. There’s mortal danger, there’s uncertainty and breathless moments. But thankfully, when we fall, the Lord is there to catch us and restore us. Listen on harvest.org --- Learn...
Aug 10, 2023•26 min
The world has been through a hailstorm of crisis and calamity...sickness, death, economic upheaval, uncertainty about the future. Hope may seem in short supply. But today on A NEW BEGINNING, we’ll see it’s only in short supply if we’re going to the wrong supplier. Pastor Greg Laurie introduces us to a man who faced an epic challenge but depended on God’s provision to see him through. We’ll learn to follow in his footsteps as Pastor Greg introduces this Last Days believer. Listen on harvest.org -...
Aug 09, 2023•28 min
Scripture warns us that wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction. Lots of folks going that way. It’s the way that “seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.” Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie shows us an alternative. He helps us through the narrow gate. It won’t make us popular or politically correct. But better to live in a way that’s pleasing to God, even if it displeases people, rather than the other way around. Listen on harvest.org --- Learn mo...
Aug 08, 2023•25 min
Even in the Lord’s Prayer, we say the words “forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” Thomas Fuller once wrote, “He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.” Today, on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie takes us to the life of Joseph, an outstanding biblical example of forgiveness and what fruit can come of that selfless action. We’re studying the Bible’s great heroes. Listen on harvest.or...
Aug 07, 2023•32 min
God has great promises for believers who are living in the last days—of which the Rapture is one of the greatest. Listen in as Pastor Greg Laurie explores what the Bible says about this future event and how it changes the way you live today. Notes When a believer dies, they go to Heaven, because death means separation, not annihilation. Humans do not cease to exist; we simply change our address. Our physical bodies will be transformed at the Rapture. The world itself will not end or cease to exi...
Aug 06, 2023•44 min
"So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus." —Romans 8:1 Subscribe to Pastor Greg's daily devotional podcast for more content like this: https://link.chtbl.com/dailydevo --- Learn more about Greg Laurie and Harvest Ministries at harvest.org . This podcast is supported by the generosity of our Harvest Partners . Support the show: https://bit.ly/anbsupport See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 05, 2023•2 min
Doesn’t it seem like some people on social media are just looking for a fight? If something displeases them, they attack. And then someone else attacks right back. Has it come to that? Is that the new norm for human interaction? Glad you’re along today on A NEW BEGINNING as Pastor Greg Laurie shows us a better way...a higher way. We’ll see God shows us a fresh prescription for life, demonstrated in the lives of some remarkable people who rose above. Listen on harvest.org --- Learn more and subsc...
Aug 04, 2023•28 min
More people complain about headaches than any other health condition. About 45 million people suffer from them each year. The major causes? Stress and lack of sleep, among others. There’s a lot on our minds. Many people feel overwhelmed much of the time. But today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us chart a new path. He’ll talk about the giants we face...those forces that seem bigger than we are. We’ll learn today how to stand against them in the power of God. Listen on harvest.org -...
Aug 03, 2023•28 min
God has never encountered a problem or a crisis too big for Him to handle. He’s never said, “Uh-oh.” So when we encounter something we can’t handle, we need to look to our God who can handle anything. And today on A NEW BEGINNING, as Pastor Greg explores stories of the heroes of the Bible, we’ll see what happened when David faced a giant-sized problem. It’s a familiar account, but sometimes we miss the practical application. That’s Pastor Greg’s focus as we begin today’s study. Listen on harvest...
Aug 02, 2023•27 min
Worry can burn through our minds like a forest fire. It consumes our sense of peace and well-being...our emotional equilibrium and passion...our entire outlook on the day. What extinguishes that fire that tries to burn through our serenity? Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie answers that question. We’ll see prayer can keep us from worry...but we have to have perseverance because worry can keep us from prayer. Glad you’re along today for a practical study. Listen on harvest.org --- Lear...
Aug 01, 2023•26 min
The Bible says “be anxious for nothing” – in other words, don’t worry about anything. It also tells us to cast our cares on the Lord because He cares for us. What is it that’s heavy on your heart today? Pastor Greg Laurie brings some good encouragement toward a worry-free life in the final message of a three-part series called God’s Answer to Fear, Anxiety and Worry. Glad you’re along today for A NEW BEGINNING. Good encouragement is coming your way on today’s program. Listen on harvest.org --- L...
Jul 31, 2023•25 min
In this Sunday episode, Pastor Greg Laurie initiates a timely series called End of the World: What Does the Bible Say? Get insights as he answers a question on a topic many people have wondered: “Is Jesus Coming Back Again?” Today’s message will set the stage for the remainder of our series, studying the Bible’s prophecy on the end of the world and how we can prepare. --- Learn more about Greg Laurie and Harvest Ministries at harvest.org . This podcast is supported by the generosity of our Harve...
Jul 30, 2023•48 min
Pastor Greg Laurie delivers his second Harvest Crusade message, "Good News in a Bad World." --- Learn more about Greg Laurie and Harvest Ministries at harvest.org . This podcast is supported by the generosity of our Harvest Partners . Support the show: https://bit.ly/anbsupport See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jul 29, 2023•30 min
It’s so easy to get inside our own heads. It’s an echo chamber of thoughts – often negative thoughts – that feed each other. One anxious thought sits there and germinates the next anxious thought. Pretty soon it’s a garden of worry and depression. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us pull those anxious thoughts out by the roots, and let the truth of God plant itself deeply in our hearts and minds. Glad you’re along today for good insights from Scripture! Listen on harvest.org --...
Jul 28, 2023•25 min
In the stillness of the night, we hear things...the faucet dripping, a dog barking in the distance, a car going down the road. We also think about things. It’s often when worry moves into our minds and sets up shop for the night. What if...how come...if only...why didn’t I...? How can we get worry to pack it up and be on its way? Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us put our worries to bed, so we can get back to sleep. Listen on harvest.org --- Learn more and subscribe to Harvest...
Jul 27, 2023•25 min
Problems often bring worry and fear. And fear and worry make it difficult to solve problems. And that causes more fear and worry. Many of us have been caught in a downward spiral like that. But often, when we get to the end of ourselves, we get to the beginning of God. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out that the Lord is ready to help, but He waits for our invitation. What is it that has you backed into a corner today? Help is on the way from the book of Romans. Listen on har...
Jul 26, 2023•27 min
Every kid has known a bully. The bully is often bigger and meaner and is a force to be reckoned with. Well, when your new best friend happens to be the linebacker of the school football team, it’s amazing how the bully isn’t so threatening anymore. What problems are bullying you right now? Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie shows us how God stands ready to meet us at our point of need, and His problem-solving resources are limitless and reassuring. Listen on harvest.org --- Learn more ...
Jul 25, 2023•25 min
If worry were an Olympic sport, some of us would qualify for the Gold Medal. But, in reality, life gives us so much to worry about, doesn’t it? The world is a mess, on so many levels. And we all have issues on a personal level, as well. But so many times, we’re so much more attached to our burdens than our burdens are attached to us. And today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie begins a message designed to set us free from the worry trap. Good encouragement worth taking some notes. Listen on...
Jul 24, 2023•26 min
