Welcoming His Return

By Greg Laurie “So Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.”—Hebrews 9:28 After the Rapture, I think there will be some churches that hold services as they always have. That’s because it’s possible to […]

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Our Rescuer

As believers, we’re going to go through hardships. In fact, trials are part of the Christian life. James tells us to rejoice when we go through trials (see James 1:2–4). And Jesus said, “Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world” (John 16:33 NLT). […]

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An Eternal Impact

By Greg Laurie “For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?”—1 Thessalonians 2:19 When the Rapture takes place, not only will we meet the Lord in the air, but we’ll also rejoin friends and loved ones […]

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Caught Away

By Greg Laurie “Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.”—1 Thessalonians 4:17 Some people say the teaching of the Rapture is escapism. Yes, that’s exactly what it is. Christ […]

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Our Nation’s Two Choices

By Greg Laurie “What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord, whose people he has chosen as his inheritance.”—Psalm 33:12 The 75th Anniversary issue of Forbes magazine featured the theme “Why we feel so bad when we have it so good.” It noted that Americans live better than any other people on the […]

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Business As Usual

By Greg Laurie “People didn’t realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That is the way it will be when the Son of Man comes.”—Matthew 24:39 During the Persian Gulf War, I happened to be teaching through the Book of Revelation. We starting receiving phone calls from […]

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Growing in Faith

By Greg Laurie “For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.”—James 1:3–4 I’ve come to expect that whenever we are living in the will of God, the devil […]

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Down the Mountain

By Greg Laurie “The next day, after they had come down the mountain, a large crowd met Jesus. A man in the crowd called out to him, ‘Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, my only child.’”—Luke 9:37–38 Peter, James, and John came down from the mountain with Jesus, and there waiting for […]

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