Pastor Greg Laurie continues covering The Beatitudes where we see what the actions of happy people look like Notes Matthew The Sermon on the Mount is only for Christians Happy are the humble Happy people are unhappy people A happy person will be a meek person A happy person passionately desires a righteous life Read Matthew Point Happy people are merciful people Extend God's mercy toward you to others forgiven people should be forgiving people Read Matthew Point A happy person will be a holy person Pure in heart whole being is directed toward God To be single single eye [... more]

Scholar Kenneth E Bailey told of the leader of an African nation who had learned to maintain an unusual posture in the international community He rsquo d established a good relationship with both Israel and the nations surrounding it When someone asked him how his nation maintained this fragile balance he responded ldquo We choose our friends We do not encourage our friends to choose our enemies for us rdquo nbsp nbsp That is wise mdash and genuinely practical What that African country modeled on an international level is what Paul encouraged his readers to do on a personal level [... more]

What does it mean to be a peacemaker and how can it best be done In the message quot Making What Everybody Wants quot Skip considers the great beatitude of Jesus quot Blessed are the peacemakers quot and your unique place as God s child in this role This teaching is from the series Give Peace a Chance Links Website https connectwithskip comDonate https connnectwithskip com donateThis week's DevoMail https connnectwithskip com devomail [... more]

One of the easiest things in the world is to march for peace one of the hardest things in the world is to make peace In the message quot Making What Everybody Wants quot Skip shares how you can be the peacemaker God has called you to be This teaching is from the series Give Peace a Chance Links Website https connectwithskip comDonate https connnectwithskip com donateThis week's DevoMail https connnectwithskip com devomail [... more]

Only when we look at suffering through the lens of the gospel can we make any sense of it [... more]

During World War II everyone sacrificed Meatless Tuesdays rationed gasoline sugar meat cooking oil and canned goods Nowadays we post pictures of our excesses on social media Self sacrifice begat the selfie It's been called corrosive narcissism and culture has never been more unhappy Today on A New Beginning Pastor Greg Laurie points out the problem We're not following the Lord's prescription for happiness View and subscribe to Pastor Greg's weekly notes --- Learn more and subscribe to Harvest updates at harvest org A New Beginning is the daily half-hour program hosted by Greg Laurie pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship [... more]

Maybe you remember there was an old TV commercial for potato chips that said Bet you can't eat just one And they were right When's the last time you were satisfied with just one potato chip With some things one taste and you want more A lot more Well the Psalmist wrote Taste and see that the Lord is good And today on A New Beginning Pastor Greg Laurie helps us do just that as we dig in to the Beatitudes a biblical attitude adjustment from the Lord's Sermon on the Mount View and subscribe to Pastor Greg's weekly notes [... more]

When World War I erupted in British statesman Sir Edward Grey declared ldquo The lamps are going out all over Europe we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime rdquo Grey was right When the ldquo war to end all wars rdquo finally ended some million had been killed million of them civilians and another million injured While not on the same scale or magnitude devastation can also occur in our personal lives The home workplace church or neighborhood can also be shrouded by the dark specter of conflict This is one of the reasons our God calls [... more]

Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called children of God -Matthew [... more]

Dr David Jeremiah's commitment is to teach the whole Word of God His passion for people and his desire to reach the lost are evident in the way he communicates Bible truths and his ability to get right to the important issues Support the show https www davidjeremiah org [... more]