Sometimes, God is going to have you sow a seed. Sometimes, God is going to have you water a seed that someone else sows. Sometimes, God is going to have you reap where others have sowed and watered. Greg Laurie More Quotes by Greg Laurie More Quotes From Greg Laurie Just as a car parked on a hill will naturally roll backward when shifted into neutral, we will naturally go the wrong way if we shift our Christian lives into neutral and stop seeking to learn and grow as believers. Greg Laurie car christian life The real message of Christmas is not the gifts that we give to each other. Rather, it is a reminder of the gift that God has given to each of us. It is the only gift that truly keeps on giving. Greg Laurie real messages giving The resurrection of Christ from the dead, next to the Crucifixion itself, is the most significant event in church history. It isn't a peripheral issue; it's foundational. It's bedrock. It's the bottom line. Greg Laurie issues events church Jesus took His place in a manger so that we might have a home in Heaven. Greg Laurie home heaven jesus Conversion is the work of the Holy Spirit. Greg Laurie holy-spirit holy spirit To me, the model example of how to share your faith is Jesus with the woman at the well in John 4. He was patient with her. He took time for her. To some degree, she was kind of disrespectful to Him at first, initially kind of blowing off what he said and blowing off what he was saying to her. But then, as it continued on, she began to understand and ultimately believed. Greg Laurie degrees jesus firsts I don't think we have to impose or pressure in anyway but I do think we have to engage people and try to help them to understand what the gospel even is. Greg Laurie trying people thinking I appreciate zeal and energy and passion but in our zeal, we just need to do it in a loving way and do it in a compassionate way, not share our faith in a robotic or mechanical way, but interact with the person, listen to them, and respond appropriately to their questions. Greg Laurie appreciate passion way We are supposed to share the gospel. So, I believe it can actually be a sinful thing to not do it. Greg Laurie i-believe share believe If you want to win some, you have to be winsome - be nice, be friendly and then appropriately apply the gospel. Greg Laurie nice winning friendly The Bible says that the servant of the Lord must be patient. Not everyone believes immediately. Greg Laurie patient lord believe The churches that are growing and thriving are churches that I would call evangelical and orthodox for the most part in their beliefs. They are churches that tend to evangelize ... and encourage their people to share their faith. These are the churches that are actually growing. The ones that are shrinking are the ones that are compromising and watering down what the word of God says. Greg Laurie shrinking church people I have found that if you invest in the lives of people, well-feed sheep will reproduce themselves. Greg Laurie found sheep people I think we have people that are not even leaving their comfort zone to engage people with the gospel. I don't know if you can be overzealous, but you can be unwise in the way you do it. Greg Laurie leaving people thinking My objective is to build a bridge to a person, to establish a dialogue. Greg Laurie dialogue persons bridges It seems like things are upside down [in America] as we see right declared as wrong, and wrong as right. God is not pointing His finger at the Supreme Court, or the White House, or the Capitol. If you are a Christian, He is looking at you and at me to humble ourselves, pray, and seek God's face. He expects us to take action. Greg Laurie humble christian white What we now consider to be radical behavior was to early believers nothing more than a sincere attempt to live obediently. Greg Laurie radical sincere behavior Ultimately, we know that the way a person finds salvation, the way a person comes into a relationship with God is by admitting their sin and turning to Christ. So, I think because they have done religious ritual A or B or C and think that is sufficient and that's all that is expected, now religion has become a barrier instead of a bridge and gives a false sense of satisfaction. Greg Laurie bridges religious thinking And any declaration of faith that does not result in a changed life and good works is a false declaration. It is faith alone that justifies. But faith that justifies can never be alone. Greg Laurie christian faith doe The Bible says that in the last days that it will be like labor pains. As a woman is ready to give birth, the labor pains get closer and closer together. That's what I think we are seeing that says we are in, maybe now, the last hours because the events are getting closer together. Greg Laurie pain giving thinking
