Greg Laurie: A New Beginning

They’ll know we’re Christians by . . . our protests? By . . . our self-righteousness? By . . . all the things we’re against? Sometimes it might seem that way. Jesus actually said, “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us reevaluate how our faith is seen by others. Is it off-putting . . . or irresistible? As we consider the bad example of the prophet Jonah, we’ll ask ourselves if our witness is working.
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Scripture reveals we were not only created on purpose, but for a purpose. And while that purpose may bring opposition, it also brings authority and sends us forward.
Notes:
Luke 4

Why do you exist?
Why were you created?

The Bible says we were not only created on purpose,
but that we were created for a purpose.

Luke 1:3 (NLT)

Luke 1:4 (NLT)

What is God’s purpose?

Luke 4:14–30

#1 Purpose Brings Opposition

Before you accomplish the purpose of God, you need to have the Spirit of God.

Hebrews 4:15 (NKJV)
Luke 4:18–19 (NKJV)
"The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD."

Jesus doesn’t just bring comfort.
He claims authority.
He is the Messiah.

Luke 4:30 (NKJV)
Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way.

Luke 4:30 (MSG)
But He gave them the slip and was on His way.

Living for God’s purpose brings opposition.

Live for God’s purposes rather than your own.

Luke 4:31–37

#2 Purpose Carries Authority

Opposition is confirmation that we are on the right track.

Sometimes opposition is correction.
Sometimes opposition is immaturity.
Sometimes opposition has consequences.

"The world has yet to see what God can do with a man fully consecrated to Him."
—D.L. Moody

But Jesus isn’t just authoritative, He’s compassionate.
He’s not just powerful, He’s loving and merciful.

Luke 4:38–44

#3 Purpose Sends You Forward

Jesus had authority in the synagogue,
compassion in the home, and
mercy in the streets.

Luke 4:43 (NKJV)
but He said to them, "I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent."

What is your purpose?

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This special episode shares Pastor Greg Laurie’s commentary over the years on the truth of God’s Word regarding the topic of abortion. With insight into God’s perspective, he helps the Christian answer: Does life really begin at conception? What biblical support is there for the pro-life argument? Does God forgive those who had abortions? And can Christians ever support abortion?
As Sanctity of Human Life Sunday approaches this year, get the biblical take on the topic of abortion.
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Sometimes seatbelts are uncomfortable. They’re confining, they need constant adjustment, and they can rub a person the wrong way. But in a traffic accident, they can literally save your life. Sometimes we chafe under the corrective guidance of God, but in the end it’s for our own good, and may save our life. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us recognize and realign ourselves with God’s plan, as we study the wrong way to respond from the life of Jonah.
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There are many places in the country where the locals say, ‘If you don’t like the weather, just wait 20 minutes.” Weather changes . . . constantly. It’s the same with the storms of life. They come, and they go. Some of us feel like a rain cloud has been hovering over our heads for months! But today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us find the help and reassurance we need for those times of crisis in our lives. Today’s study is one of our most requested messages.
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Become a Harvest Partner today and join us in knowing God and making Him known through media and large-scale evangelism, our mission of over 30 years.
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