Help us share the gospel in Christian growth doesn't happen automatically It takes effort persistence and determination When people come to Christ they need to learn how to grow spiritually We'll discuss that today here on A NEW BEGINNING It's important insight whether you came to the Lord a couple of weeks ago or a couple of decades ago Today Pastor Greg Laurie helps us avoid the common pitfalls all believers seem to fall into and instead set our focus on Christ and His plan for our lives Listen on harvest org --- Learn more and subscribe to Harvest updates [... more]

At age twelve Ibrahim arrived in Italy from West Africa not knowing a word of Italian struggling with a stutter and forced to face anti-immigrant putdowns None of that stopped the hard-working young man who in his twenties opened a pizza shop in Trento Italy His little business won over doubters to be listed as one of the top fifty pizzerias in the world His hope was then to help feed hungry children on Italian streets So he launched a ldquo pizza charity rdquo by expanding a Neapolitan tradition mdash where customers buy an extra coffee caff egrave sospeso for [... more]

Wow Damian Lillard is heading to the Milwaukee Bucks Ronald Acuna Jr becomes MLB's first man Terry Francona wins in final home game as Guardians manager [... more]

The Maui fires were three weeks ago but even now we don't know what caused the fire how many people were killed or even how many people are still missing Covid commentator Ed Dowd is a longtime resident of the island and joins in with his own assessment of the tragedy Dowd and Charlie discuss how Maui reflects the ominous future of America where the government fails to execute on more and more basic obligations Plus Michael Seifert talks about Dylan Mulvaney's repulsive persistence as a mascot of woke capital and Dr Dennis Black stops by to discuss pet health [... more]

In a young seamstress was thrilled to get admitted to one of New York City rsquo s most renowned fashion design schools But when Ann Cone later Ann Lowe arrived from Florida to register for classes the school director told her she wasn rsquo t welcome ldquo To be blunt Mrs Cone we didn rsquo t know that you were a Negro rdquo he said Refusing to leave she whispered a prayer Please let me stay here Please let me stay here Seeing her persistence the director let Ann stay but segregated her from the whites-only classroom whose back door [... more]

When someone asks What's the point of prayer there are probably a couple of ways we could answer As we continue our series titled Kingdom Come Pastor J D turns to the Gospel of Luke to teach us how to pray boldly and with persistence [... more]

Try as he did Jonah could not outrun the presence of God and the work to which the Lord called him Today Derek Thomas observes the merciful persistence of God to sanctify the stubborn hearts of His servants Get Derek Thomas' Teaching Series 'Imprisoned' on DVD and the Digital Study Guide for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org imprisoned Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

Ever struggled between pressing on or wondering if your effort is worth it [... more]

From Asia to Africa the Middle East Europe and beyond the global persecution of Christians becomes more ominous with every passing year Author Lela Gilbert called the program to discuss her new book Heroic Faith Hope Amid Global Persecution The book's true stories of courage persistence and faithfulness offer inspiration and hope Heroic Faith also provides insights into the ideologies behind hostility and persecution what steps the US government might take to assist and how listeners can best respond to the struggles of the faithful Written with Arielle Del Turco and Lt Gen William G Boykin Lela Gilbert lifts our [... more]

Time and time again the Bible gives us examples of how important persistent prayer is As we finish Jacob's story we'll look at how God rewarded his persistence and how that might be exactly what God wants from us as well [... more]

There is power in united prayer when it is offered to God with passion and persistence In this Sunday morning message Pastor Greg Laurie relates the ways that prayer can change lives in his newest message What Happens When Christians Pray Together Give a listen Notes There is a right and a wrong way to pray Prayer can dramatically change situations people and even the course of nature God allows hardship challenge need and even tragedy so He can reveal Himself When we pray we are acknowledging our weakness and need for God's help Who was the strongest man to [... more]

Dr Layton Talbert continues the Seminary Chapel series studying Acts with a message titled A Ministry Worth Praying For from Romans - and Acts The post A Ministry Worth Praying For appeared first on THE DAILY PLATFORM [... more]

Having tried for years to conceive Richard and Susan were elated when Susan became pregnant Her health problems however posed a risk to the baby and so Richard lay awake each night praying for his wife and child One night Richard sensed he didn rsquo t need to pray so hard that God had promised to take care of things But a week later Susan miscarried Richard was devastated He wondered Had they lost the baby because he hadn rsquo t prayed hard enough On first reading we might think today rsquo s parable suggests so In the story a [... more]

When you walk up to a friend's door and knock do you give it just one little rap one single knock and then stop No you probably give it three or four taps And if they don't come to door maybe you knock again or ring the door bell Today on A New Beginning Pastor Greg Laurie says we should practice the same persistence in our prayers Pastor Greg is speaking to us from the Hawaiian Islands today as he was there preaching at the Maui satellite campus of his home church View and subscribe to Pastor Greg's weekly notes [... more]

God gives us prayer for our own good The question is Why don't we pray more often In this podcast episode The Refreshing Power of Prayer Pastor Greg Laurie gives us guidance on praying with passion and persistence from Matthew It's the first message in Refresh What Every Christian Needs to Know a brand-new series from Pastor Greg Notes Times of refreshment come from the presence of the Lord Acts You will be spiritually refreshed when you read and study the Bible You will be spiritually refreshed when you think of others more than yourself You will be spiritually refreshed [... more]

ldquo Time went by War came in rdquo That rsquo s how Bishop Semi Nigo of the Keliko people of South Sudan described delays in his church rsquo s long struggle to get the Bible in their own language Not one word in fact had ever been printed in the Keliko language Decades earlier Bishop Nigo rsquo s grandfather had courageously started a Bible translation project but war and unrest kept halting the effort Yet despite repeated attacks on their refugee camps in northern Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo the bishop and fellow believers kept the project [... more]

Why persistence and determination are essential in ones quest for fulfillment based on Jos - and other passages [... more]

Why persistence and determination are essential in ones quest for fulfillment based on Jos - and other passages [... more]

If you're praying for something and you haven't received an answer don't give up In this Sunday morning episode Pastor Greg Laurie shares the story of someone whose persistence in faith made the difference Listen in for some dynamic teaching on Amazing Faith It's the latest message in our Sunday series The Gospel for Busy People Notes There is no safer place to put your faith than in God Faith is belief plus action Faith does things We are saved by faith Faith can make the difference between something happening and not happening Read Mark This woman had an unexpected [... more]

Open calls questions and discussion with Matt Slick LIVE in the studio Questions include--- - What are your thoughts on the quarantine and on the possibility of states opening back up--- - Did Matthew and Revelation already happen--- - Why does God ask questions if he already knows the answers--- - If God knows everything from the beginning to the end why create people at all--- - Can you comment on Matthew - and the giving of holy things to dogs--- - Could you speak a little it about liberty of conscience--- - What is your view on salvation and [... more]

How can we press forward in our Christian life and not slip back Pastor Greg Laurie addresses that question in a practical message called Vision On Wednesday's edition of A NEW BEGINNING he gives a step by step plan for running our Christian race with endurance and persistence Support the show [... more]

The Lord invites us to come boldly to His throne with our requests Boldly Pastor Greg Laurie says yes It's an invitation to keep asking keep seeking keep knocking Today we'll learn how to bring persistence to our prayers Support the show [... more]