Greg Laurie

Greg Laurie

Op-ed contributor

Greg Laurie is the pastor and founder of the Harvest churches in California and Hawaii and of Harvest Crusades. He is an evangelist, best-selling author and movie producer. His newest book Lennon, Dylan, Alice & Jesus

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  • Watch and Pray

    Jesus had a simple request for Peter, James, and John in the Garden of Gethsemane, and that was to watch and pray (see Matthew 26:41). But they were sleeping instead of praying.

  • Recommissioned

    The Bible tells us that Jesus made many appearances after His resurrection. On one occasion, He appeared to 500 people. Another time, He appeared along shore as the disciples were out fishing on the Sea of Galilee. And when they came in, He served them breakfast.

  • What Gets You Out of the Bed in the Morning?

    David wrote, "One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek. . .." He was saying that one thing that really excited him was spending time in the presence of God.

  • A Bad Place to Be

    When you hang out with the wrong people at the wrong place at the wrong time, it is only a matter of time until you do the wrong thing.

  • Watch and Pray

    Jesus had a simple request for Peter, James, and John in the Garden of Gethsemane, and that was to watch and pray (see Matthew 26:41). But they were sleeping instead of praying.

  • The Rod and the Staff

    The Bible talks a lot about sheep, and it mentions the fact that we are just like sheep ourselves. It also says, "All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way . . ." (Isaiah 53:6). The thing with sheep is they need shepherds around them at all times, guiding them and guarding them and helping them.

  • Thank God for Unanswered Prayers!

    I am so glad that God will overrule my prayers at times, because I have prayed for things fervently, believing they were the will of God, and they were flat-out wrong. I am so thankful that God said no to those prayers.

  • He Knows

    God can actually use persecution and hardship in the life of a Christian. Jesus said, "If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you . . ." (John 15:18–20).

  • A Promise No Christian Wants to Claim

    Persecution shows itself in many ways. It can show itself in the martyrdom of a believer. It has been estimated that since the early church was formed to this present day, millions and millions of Christians have been martyred.

  • Have You Lost Your Light?

    Awhile back I went to Starbucks with my friend, Marty Goetz. And Marty ordered a low-fat, decaf latte.

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