The Christmas holiday focuses a great deal on a birth a special birth to be sure But the reason for Jesus' birth was ultimately for our re-birth To miss that element is to miss the message of Christmas itself Today on A NEW BEGINNING Pastor Greg Laurie helps us consider the gift of God's Son and how his payment years later at Calvary made it possible for us to be reborn as children of God We'll open Scripture to grasp the miracle of God became man Listen on harvest org --- Learn more and subscribe to Harvest updates at harvest [... more]

Could you use some peace in this season of your life Trent Griffith explains how the birth of Jesus not only paints a picture about the peace of God but displays how Jesus truly IS our peace Show Notes and Resources Listen to Trent's entire message here Do You Hear What I Hear Find resources from this podcast at shop familylife com Download FamilyLife's new app Check out all that's available on the FamilyLife Podcast Network Families have an urgent need for God's Word right now You can help shape stronger families and restore others in crisis right now Click [... more]

If you ask retailers the message of Christmas is shop shop shop If you ask credit card companies the message of Christmas is charge charge charge If you ask a student of the Bible the message of Christmas is God is with us Jesus came not only to be born in a manger but to give His life on a cross for our sins And today on A New Beginning Pastor Greg Laurie focuses on that message that changes lives and saves lives It's good news of great joy View and subscribe to Pastor Greg's weekly notes --- Learn more [... more]

Last week in part of our series on the Bible we heard some sound bites from a sermon by pastor Alistair Begg addressing important questions about the Bible such as How exactly is the Bible the inspired of God Does the Bible have the central place in our lives and church What is the structure of the Bible and its main theme Why is the Bible different and better than Christian books This week in part we are going to hear more sound bites from the messages by Alistair Begg and discuss where the rubber meets the road with Scripture [... more]

Have you experienced the joy of Christmas In today's episode Pastor Greg Laurie shares how the jubilance of the Advent season transcends even the toughest circumstances Listen in for a new message from Luke Notes The joy of Christmas is not in what's opened Christmas day Joy does not come from what is under the tree but from who died on the tree The Lord needed Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem to fulfill Micah History is His story Jesus wasn't a mere man or just one of the prophets Jesus was God in human flesh Christmas is not a rags-to-riches [... more]

In this Sunday morning episode Pastor Greg Laurie delivers an encouraging message just in time for the season With so many issues striking fear in our hearts we need the message of Christmas more than ever And in Don't Be Afraid Pastor Greg offers us biblical reassurance from the Christmas story and gives us reason to take joy in Christ's coming Notes Shepherds were despised and mistrusted Read Luke The message of Christmas is Fear not and have joy History would swing on the hinge of a door of a stable in Bethlehem It's a big event in Heaven when [... more]