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Harvest Devotionals Devotional Archives |
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It Starts with the Heart
By Greg Laurie
Far too often we are isolating ourselves from our culture rather than infiltrating it. We would prefer to remain in our Christian subculture when, in reality, we should want to invade our world with the message of Jesus Christ.
In Mark's Gospel, we find the story of a man who brought Jesus to his friends. Matthew became a believer, and then he |
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Forever the Same
By Greg Laurie
The Bible describes a time in Israel's history when "everyone did what was right in his own eyes" (Judges 17:6). But I also think that is a good description of our time. Rather than living by a set of absolute standards like the Ten Commandments, many people are making up their own standards and using a sliding scale for morality, thinking they |
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Finding Purpose in Pain
By Greg Laurie
When the Israelites were poised to enter the Promised Land, God warned them about forgetting Him in their prosperity. Prior to this point, Israel had wandered in the wilderness for 40 years. Every day they would come out of their tents and find manna waiting for them like the morning paper. They would eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Then |
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No Free Passes
By Greg Laurie
Some people believe that as Christians, we are exempt from human suffering. They think that bad things happen to unbelievers, but not to Christians. But inexplicable things happen to godly people. Christians get cancer. Christians die in auto accidents. Christians have all the problems that other people in the world generally have. And it comes as |
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A Watered-Down Gospel
By Greg Laurie
Without question the greatest life to live is the Christian life, because God takes a life that was empty, aimless, and, worst of all, headed for a certain judgment and then turns it around and transforms it. He forgives all our sin, removes our guilt, and literally takes residence inside of us through the Holy Spirit. Most importantly, He changes |
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