How often have you felt that your prayers were hitting a glass ceiling — as though the Lord were saying no? Maybe it is because you were praying outside of His will. Maybe it's because you were praying for something that God didn't want you to have. We need to remember the promise Jesus spoke [...]
"In today's society, integrity is something that is often noticed as being different than the status quo. Check out today's message from Greg Laurie on the importance of living with integrity, no matter who is watching." I heard the story of a pastor who boarded a bus one morning, paid his fare, and took his [...]
Conventional wisdom says that if you want to be happy, then you have to look out for number one. You have to do whatever it takes to succeed and whatever it takes to fulfill your own desires and needs. It doesn't matter whom you step on. It doesn't matter who gets hurt in the process. [...]
What do you think is your main purpose in life? Today, Pastor Greg Laurie shares some powerful thoughts on how you can live with true purpose. A poll was taken not long ago that asked Americans what they thought was their main purpose in life. The responses were interesting. You would think that some would [...]
There are times when we pray about something maybe once, perhaps twice, even three times, and if we don't receive an answer in the affirmative, then we give up and assume that it must not be God's will. But Jesus taught His disciples "that they should always pray and not give up" (Luke 18:1 NIV). [...]
Here are powerful words from Greg Laurie on why it's not just giving that matters, but our motives on why we give matter too. The story is told of Billy and Ruth Graham and an experience they had in church one Sunday. As the offering was being taken, Billy Graham reached into his pocket and [...]
When I was a kid, I had all kinds of ribbons on my walls for races I had run, but not one of them was blue. Not one of them had the words "first place." They were all purple. Purple represented "honorable mention." An honorable mention is not first, second, third, or fourth place. It [...]
