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Greg Laurie - It's Time For Another Jesus Revolution

January 12, 2025 | S25:E10

Greg Laurie - It's Time For Another Jesus Revolution
Join Pastor Greg Laurie for a time of encouragement, worship, and Bible study.
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Harvest with Pastor Greg Laurie | Greg Laurie - It's Time For Another Jesus Revolution | January 12, 2025
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  • Greg laurie: we're so divided in america.
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  • We're even divided in the church, and we're divided over
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  • Second and third-tier issues.
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  • And it's time for us to come together and pray together and
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  • Work together and do something to change what's happening.
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  • ♪ this is the day, ♪
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  • ♪ the day when life begins. ♪
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  • ♪ this is the day, ♪
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  • ♪ the day when life begins. ♪♪
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  • Greg: it's time for another jesus revolution.
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  • How many of you agree with that?
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  • It's time.
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  • So if you watch the news like i do or you read a news feed, you
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  • Know that america is at the crossroads right now.
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  • Literally, our nation is unraveling before our very eyes.
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  • Why?
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  • Because we have rejected what god says in his word.
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  • We're seeking to redefine what god has already defined.
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  • As the bible says, we're sowing the wind and now we're reaping
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  • The whirlwind.
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  • You know, the closest parallel time that i can think of to
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  • Today would be the late '60s, early '70s.
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  • Yes, i've been around that long.
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  • I was born in 1952.
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  • Elvis was still singing.
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  • Marilyn monroe was on the screen.
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  • You know, ike was president.
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  • You probably never even heard of ike.
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  • And all these decades that have come and gone since then, i look
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  • At today and i especially look at this young generation today
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  • And it reminds me a lot of what was happening in the late '60s,
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  • Early '70s.
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  • We have a drug epidemic that is sweeping our nation.
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  • A big issue that is a problem today is fentanyl, and there are
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  • 300 fentanyl deaths every single day.
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  • But this whole drug revolution, this whole stupid mentality
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  • Propagated in the '60s of turn on, tune in, drop out, that's
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  • Where it all started.
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  • And we basically smoked a lot of marijuana and took lsd.
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  • Here's what i find ironic.
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  • Those are the two most popular drugs again right now.
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  • Pot use is up so much now.
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  • More people smoke pot than cigarettes.
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  • It's become really mainstream with edibles and all of the
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  • Things, legalized in many states.
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  • And now experts warn of a cannabis-use disorder that
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  • Causes psychosis and addiction.
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  • So our young people have all of this happening to them, and then
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  • You add social media.
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  • That's like pouring gasoline on a fire.
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  • So everything is amplified.
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  • In many ways it's not as bad as it seems, but it's right there
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  • In your face.
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  • Self-harm among young people is up 334%, overdose is up 119%,
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  • Anxiety up 94%, depression up 84%.
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  • The us suicide rate has increased 30% since 2000 and
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  • Tripled for young girls.
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  • This generation needs help.
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  • So here's what i want to say.
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  • We're not going to take this lying down.
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  • We are going to stand up and do everything we can here at
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  • Harvest to reach this generation.
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  • Now, we don't decide when a revival happens.
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  • God does.
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  • We can't make it happen, we can't organize it, but we can
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  • Agonize for it in prayer.
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  • We can prepare the ground.
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  • Maybe i should restate it.
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  • We can pre-prayer the ground, get our hearts ready.
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  • Revival starts with you.
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  • It starts with me.
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  • It starts with us as a church, but it begins right where
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  • We are.
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  • I was having a conversation with pastor chuck smith some
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  • Years ago.
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  • And for those of you that don't know chuck, he is called the
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  • Father of the jesus movement and he was just that man that
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  • God used.
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  • And i'm going to show you a scene from the "jesus
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  • Revolution" film that will explain it in many ways to you,
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  • But he was a man who was willing to take a risk.
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  • But he was right there at the epicenter of this
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  • Great awakening.
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  • And i once asked chuck, "chuck, do you think we'll ever see
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  • Another jesus movement?"
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  • He paused for a moment and he said, "would you stop asking me
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  • Stupid questions?"
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  • No, he didn't say that.
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  • No.
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  • He should have said that 'cause i always was asking
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  • Him questions.
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  • He said, "greg, i'm not sure if we're desperate enough."
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  • Now, that was some years ago.
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  • I think we may be desperate enough right now where we're
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  • Really going to start seriously praying about this.
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  • Psalm 85:6 says, "will you not revive us again, that your
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  • People may rejoice in you?"
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  • It's a prayer of the psalmist.
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  • "lord, revive us again."
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  • I love these words from habakkuk chapter 3, verse 2
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  • Where he says, "i've heard all about you, lord.
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  • I'm filled with awe by the amazing work you have done in
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  • This time of deep need.
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  • Revive your work as you did in days gone by."
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  • So i know you that are younger you think, "oh, that's cool, but
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  • That was then and this is now."
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  • Your prayer should be, "lord, do it again."
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  • It's our responsibility as those who are now older to pass this
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  • On to the next generation.
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  • In joel 1:3 it says, "tell your children about it.
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  • Let your children tell their children and their children, the
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  • Next generation."
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  • My generation, one of our theme songs was "forever young."
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  • Just isn't work anymore.
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  • You know, we've gone from acid rock to acid reflux.
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  • You know the who--the great band the who?
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  • You know what?
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  • That song talking about my generation, they've updated it
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  • To talking about my medication.
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  • See, that's--and you know the beatles.
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  • How many of you ever heard of the beatles?
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  • Well, the--ringo starr is out touring right now.
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  • He's in his 80s.
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  • And instead of singing, "i get by with a little help from my
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  • Friends," he's singing, "i get by with a little help
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  • From depends."
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  • So these are the jokes, hans.
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  • No, but seriously,
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  • You know, we've had our day and now it's time
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  • For the next generation to have their own spiritual awakening.
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  • Here's what's amazing.
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  • The jesus movement was not a political revolution, though
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  • Some called for that.
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  • Some are calling for it today.
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  • It was not a moral revolution, it was a jesus revolution.
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  • In fact, it's--of all things it was time magazine that dubbed it
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  • "jesus revolution."
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  • This is an original copy of the magazine.
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  • We didn't call it that.
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  • We called it the jesus movement, but time saw it was more than
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  • A movement.
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  • They saw it was a revolution.
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  • And the word revolution means upheaval, change.
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  • It means turning around and rotating, a revolution.
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  • I'm going to demonstrate a revolution.
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  • Get ready.
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  • This is going to be exciting.
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  • Pray i don't fall.
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  • Here we go.
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  • Revolution.
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  • That's a revolution.
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  • Thank you.
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  • Returning to something, that's what it is.
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  • And so what are we returning to?
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  • We're returning to new testament christianity.
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  • We're returning to the faith that was given to us from the
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  • Lord practiced by the early church.
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  • So this great movement happened when--no one can pinpoint
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  • It exactly.
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  • Probably 1969, 1970.
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  • And all these people started coming to christ.
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  • It was happening all around the country, but the epicenter
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  • Was california.
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  • I want to see it happen again in california.
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  • All right.
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  • So a full-length feature film coming out, and i'm going to
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  • Show you a scene from the film.
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  • Who wants to see a scene from the film?
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  • You sure?
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  • Okay.
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  • So this is kind of where it started.
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  • There's this pastor, i've referenced him already, named
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  • Chuck smith.
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  • Chuck pastors a very small church.
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  • It's not doing very well.
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  • And meanwhile, the whole '60s counterculture is happening.
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  • Kids are freaking out.
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  • They're on drugs, and chuck doesn't know what to do.
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  • His wife kay has a heart for these kids.
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  • She wants to reach them.
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  • Chuck thinks they all need to get a haircut, take a bath, and
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  • Get a job.
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  • He's not really open at all.
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  • And so he has his daughter jan and they're talking about this,
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  • And he's trying to understand it and he says, "if i could meet a
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  • Hippie, i'll ask him what this is all about."
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  • So jan meets this evangelist from san francisco who's named
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  • Lonnie frisbee and she brings him home, but dad doesn't know
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  • He's going to meet this hippie evangelist.
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  • Here's a scene now from "jesus revolution."
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  • Chuck smith: my stars.
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  • Lonnie frisbee: hi, chuck smith.
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  • Chuck: who are you?
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  • How do you know my name?
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  • Lonnie: oh, your daughter told me and--when she picked me up.
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  • Chuck: you tell me right now where my daughter is.
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  • Janette.
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  • Janette smith: what?
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  • Here.
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  • Chuck: who is this?
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  • Janette: it's lonnie.
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  • Lonnie: hi.
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  • Chuck: hi.
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  • Do you mind just stepping outside for a second, mister...?
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  • Lonnie: frisbee, lonnie frisbee.
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  • Chuck: frisbee, thank you.
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  • Lonnie: do you have any sugar by any chance?
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  • Chuck: what is going on?
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  • Janette: you said you wanted god to send you a hippie.
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  • Chuck: i said that, but i did not mean it.
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  • Janette: dad, i am telling you there's something
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  • About this guy.
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  • We talked all night.
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  • He pretty much blew my mind.
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  • Chuck: you spent the night with him?
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  • He could be an axe murderer.
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  • Janette: anyone could be an axe murderer.
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  • Look, just listen for 10 minutes and if you think he's crazy i'll
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  • Throw him out myself.
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  • Lonnie: this house has a very good vibe.
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  • It's so great to meet you.
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  • Oh, it smells amazing in here, what are you making?
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  • Janette: french toast.
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  • Lonnie: oh, i love french toast.
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  • Chuck: so tell me about yourself, lonnie, and
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  • Your people.
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  • Lonnie: my people.
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  • I like the sound of that.
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  • You know, it reminds me of the words of jesus.
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  • "to what then can i compare the people of this generation?
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  • What are they like?"
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  • I was up in san francisco for a long time living in
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  • Haight-ashbury on the streets all over and we did everything
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  • And everyone, but that was the point.
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  • You see, the drugs, it's a quest.
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  • Chuck: for what?
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  • Lonnie: for god.
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  • How can you not see that?
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  • There is an entire generation right now searching for god.
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  • Man, we thought acid was going to save the world.
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  • Thank you.
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  • Chuck: thanks, mom.
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  • Lonnie: but that was a lie, as much of a lie as what we were
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  • Rebelling against.
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  • Chuck: and what brought you to that realization?
  • 00:11:54.336 --> 00:11:58.274
  • Lonnie: i kept searching and searching and i just finally got
  • 00:11:58.274 --> 00:12:02.211
  • To the end of it and there was still a void.
  • 00:12:02.211 --> 00:12:06.715
  • And my people, they're a desperate bunch.
  • 00:12:06.715 --> 00:12:14.323
  • And desperation, man, there's power in that word.
  • 00:12:14.323 --> 00:12:22.631
  • What would it take for you, chuck smith, to be desperate?
  • 00:12:22.631 --> 00:12:32.374
  • Janette tells me you're a pastor.
  • 00:12:32.374 --> 00:12:35.878
  • Chuck: yes, currently.
  • 00:12:35.878 --> 00:12:41.951
  • Lonnie: i know we must seem pretty strange; but if you look
  • 00:12:41.951 --> 00:12:46.322
  • A little deeper, if you look with love, you'll see a bunch of
  • 00:12:46.322 --> 00:12:51.560
  • Kids that are searching for all the right things just in all the
  • 00:12:51.560 --> 00:12:56.632
  • Wrong places.
  • 00:12:56.632 --> 00:12:59.768
  • So to answer your question, how do i describe my people?
  • 00:12:59.768 --> 00:13:06.609
  • They're sheep without a shepherd chasing hard after lies, and the
  • 00:13:06.609 --> 00:13:13.482
  • Trouble is your people reject them.
  • 00:13:13.482 --> 00:13:19.121
  • So i ask you, pastor, how can they believe in the one of whom
  • 00:13:19.121 --> 00:13:24.393
  • They have not heard?
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  • We can only walk through doors open to us.
  • 00:13:28.230 --> 00:13:32.601
  • And your church; well, that's a door that's shut.
  • 00:13:32.601 --> 00:13:42.278
  • ♪♪♪
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  • ♪ babe, can you see any good in me? ♪♪
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  • [applauding]
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  • Greg: to his eternal credit, pastor chuck smith stepped out
  • 00:14:08.170 --> 00:14:12.107
  • Of his comfort zone, he let that crazy guy come preach in his
  • 00:14:12.107 --> 00:14:16.145
  • Church, and before you knew it christian music was beginning.
  • 00:14:16.145 --> 00:14:21.583
  • Chuck smith and lonnie frisbee were like nitro
  • 00:14:21.583 --> 00:14:24.987
  • Meeting glycerin.
  • 00:14:24.987 --> 00:14:26.722
  • It was an explosive result.
  • 00:14:26.722 --> 00:14:29.191
  • God used both of them.
  • 00:14:29.191 --> 00:14:31.527
  • And, you know, we're so divided in america.
  • 00:14:31.527 --> 00:14:33.929
  • We're even divided in the church, and we're divided over
  • 00:14:33.929 --> 00:14:37.666
  • Second and third-tier issues.
  • 00:14:37.666 --> 00:14:40.169
  • And it's time for us to come together and pray together and
  • 00:14:40.169 --> 00:14:44.306
  • Work together and do something to change what's happening.
  • 00:14:44.306 --> 00:14:48.110
  • There's an old country preacher named vance havner that once
  • 00:14:52.281 --> 00:14:55.417
  • Said, "if we're too busy using our sickles on each other, we'll
  • 00:14:55.417 --> 00:14:59.521
  • Miss the harvest."
  • 00:14:59.521 --> 00:15:01.357
  • And i think sometimes we're debating all these things when
  • 00:15:01.357 --> 00:15:04.226
  • There's a lost world out there.
  • 00:15:04.226 --> 00:15:06.195
  • And, of course, the late '60s, early '70s was a time of
  • 00:15:06.195 --> 00:15:09.732
  • Division as well.
  • 00:15:09.732 --> 00:15:11.066
  • It's so bad right now that i read that 43% of americans think
  • 00:15:11.066 --> 00:15:15.437
  • We're headed toward a civil war.
  • 00:15:15.437 --> 00:15:18.007
  • This is crazy.
  • 00:15:18.007 --> 00:15:19.375
  • We need god, and we need another spiritual awakening.
  • 00:15:19.375 --> 00:15:23.012
  • One writer put it this way, and i quote, "if all the sleeping
  • 00:15:23.012 --> 00:15:26.081
  • People will wake up, if all the lukewarm people will fire up, if
  • 00:15:26.081 --> 00:15:30.486
  • All the dishonest people will confess up, if all the
  • 00:15:30.486 --> 00:15:33.756
  • Disgruntled people will cheer up, if all the estranged people
  • 00:15:33.756 --> 00:15:37.459
  • Will make up, if all the gossipers will shut up, if all
  • 00:15:37.459 --> 00:15:42.531
  • True soldiers will stand up, if all the dry bones will shake up,
  • 00:15:42.531 --> 00:15:46.568
  • If all the church people will pray up, then we can have
  • 00:15:46.568 --> 00:15:50.172
  • A revival."
  • 00:15:50.172 --> 00:15:51.507
  • Well said, right?
  • 00:15:51.507 --> 00:15:52.908
  • When we look at the breakdown in culture, we're quick to point
  • 00:15:57.046 --> 00:15:59.515
  • The finger at hollywood.
  • 00:15:59.515 --> 00:16:00.949
  • "it's hollywood's fault," or, "it's because of these
  • 00:16:00.949 --> 00:16:04.019
  • Politicians in washington, d.c."
  • 00:16:04.019 --> 00:16:06.288
  • And they may all play a role in it to some degree, but when god
  • 00:16:06.288 --> 00:16:09.758
  • Sees the breakdown of a nation he doesn't point his
  • 00:16:09.758 --> 00:16:12.728
  • Picture--finger at the white house, he points it at
  • 00:16:12.728 --> 00:16:16.098
  • His house.
  • 00:16:16.098 --> 00:16:17.666
  • 2 chronicles 7:14 god says, "if my people which are called by my
  • 00:16:17.666 --> 00:16:22.438
  • Name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn
  • 00:16:22.438 --> 00:16:27.176
  • From their wicked ways," then god says, "then i will hear them
  • 00:16:27.176 --> 00:16:32.714
  • And i will answer this prayer and i will forgive their sins
  • 00:16:32.714 --> 00:16:37.386
  • And heal their land."
  • 00:16:37.386 --> 00:16:39.488
  • You know, we all gravitate toward the heal-the-land part.
  • 00:16:39.488 --> 00:16:42.091
  • "yes, lord, heal our land."
  • 00:16:42.091 --> 00:16:43.892
  • God says, "my people."
  • 00:16:43.892 --> 00:16:45.360
  • That means you.
  • 00:16:45.360 --> 00:16:46.728
  • That means me.
  • 00:16:46.728 --> 00:16:48.263
  • That means us.
  • 00:16:48.263 --> 00:16:49.598
  • "oh, they're all so evil.
  • 00:16:49.598 --> 00:16:50.966
  • Look at the horrible things they're all doing."
  • 00:16:50.966 --> 00:16:52.301
  • Yeah, maybe it's true.
  • 00:16:52.301 --> 00:16:53.669
  • What about you?
  • 00:16:53.669 --> 00:16:55.003
  • Do you need to humble yourself and seek his face and turn from
  • 00:16:55.003 --> 00:16:58.974
  • Your wicked ways?
  • 00:16:58.974 --> 00:17:00.309
  • Do i need to do that?
  • 00:17:00.309 --> 00:17:01.677
  • That's a prescription for revival according to scripture.
  • 00:17:01.677 --> 00:17:05.547
  • Now, if you're taking notes, here's point number one of
  • 00:17:05.547 --> 00:17:07.783
  • My message.
  • 00:17:07.783 --> 00:17:09.118
  • The holy spirit was at work.
  • 00:17:09.118 --> 00:17:14.056
  • There was that sense of expectancy in those services
  • 00:17:12.287 --> 00:17:17.392
  • Back in those days.
  • 00:17:17.392 --> 00:17:18.727
  • No one was ever late for church, right?
  • 00:17:18.727 --> 00:17:22.030
  • Sometimes we're late for church.
  • 00:17:22.030 --> 00:17:23.398
  • We arrive late.
  • 00:17:23.398 --> 00:17:24.733
  • We leave early.
  • 00:17:24.733 --> 00:17:26.101
  • No.
  • 00:17:26.101 --> 00:17:27.436
  • There's a sense of what is god going to do, and this is what
  • 00:17:27.436 --> 00:17:29.438
  • Set the early church into motion.
  • 00:17:29.438 --> 00:17:31.607
  • It was the holy spirit.
  • 00:17:31.607 --> 00:17:33.976
  • God's holy spirit wants to work in your life.
  • 00:17:33.976 --> 00:17:36.879
  • The question is, do you want him to work?
  • 00:17:36.879 --> 00:17:39.648
  • You know, the bible says that we should quench not the spirit.
  • 00:17:39.648 --> 00:17:43.685
  • Sometimes god's holy spirit will nudge you.
  • 00:17:43.685 --> 00:17:46.121
  • "why don't you do this?
  • 00:17:46.121 --> 00:17:47.656
  • Why don't you say that?
  • 00:17:47.656 --> 00:17:49.324
  • Why don't you go here?"
  • 00:17:49.324 --> 00:17:50.726
  • And we say no.
  • 00:17:50.726 --> 00:17:52.427
  • That's quenching the spirit.
  • 00:17:52.427 --> 00:17:54.596
  • See, god wants to fill you with the holy spirit.
  • 00:17:54.596 --> 00:17:58.934
  • The bible says, "don't be drunk with wine but be filled with the
  • 00:17:58.934 --> 00:18:03.605
  • Holy spirit, speaking to yourself in psalms and hymns and
  • 00:18:03.605 --> 00:18:06.909
  • Spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your hearts to
  • 00:18:06.909 --> 00:18:10.579
  • The lord."
  • 00:18:10.579 --> 00:18:11.947
  • So i love how the lord says, "don't do this.
  • 00:18:11.947 --> 00:18:14.049
  • Instead, do that.
  • 00:18:14.049 --> 00:18:15.417
  • Hey, don't get drunk.
  • 00:18:15.417 --> 00:18:16.752
  • No-brainer.
  • 00:18:16.752 --> 00:18:18.120
  • Don't do that.
  • 00:18:18.120 --> 00:18:19.454
  • Don't waste your time doing that, but be filled with
  • 00:18:19.454 --> 00:18:20.822
  • The spirit."
  • 00:18:20.822 --> 00:18:22.157
  • So we don't need the spirit, we need the holy spirit empowering
  • 00:18:22.157 --> 00:18:25.460
  • Us, filling us.
  • 00:18:25.460 --> 00:18:27.262
  • Another earmark of the early days of the jesus movement, and
  • 00:18:27.262 --> 00:18:30.899
  • I might add of the early church, is there was a belief in the
  • 00:18:30.899 --> 00:18:34.269
  • Imminent return of jesus christ.
  • 00:18:34.269 --> 00:18:38.407
  • I believe that jesus christ is coming again, i believe that we
  • 00:18:38.407 --> 00:18:44.012
  • Are seeing signs accelerating right now reminding us that
  • 00:18:44.012 --> 00:18:50.419
  • Bible prophecy is literally being fulfilled before our very
  • 00:18:50.419 --> 00:18:54.656
  • Eyes, and i believe that the next event on the prophetic
  • 00:18:54.656 --> 00:18:57.826
  • Calendar will be the rapture of the church.
  • 00:18:57.826 --> 00:19:01.196
  • That's when we're caught up to meet the lord in the air in a
  • 00:19:01.196 --> 00:19:04.366
  • Moment, in the twinkling of an eye.
  • 00:19:04.366 --> 00:19:07.069
  • Now, if you believe this--how many of you believe this?
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  • Raise your hand.
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  • Okay.
  • 00:19:14.476 --> 00:19:15.811
  • So if you believe this, it will affect you in the way
  • 00:19:15.811 --> 00:19:17.479
  • That you live.
  • 00:19:17.479 --> 00:19:18.880
  • The bible says he that has his hope, that is the hope of the
  • 00:19:18.880 --> 00:19:21.683
  • Lord's return, purifies himself even as he is pure.
  • 00:19:21.683 --> 00:19:27.289
  • Sort of like when you were a little kid, maybe you got in
  • 00:19:27.289 --> 00:19:29.891
  • Trouble and your mother gave you this ominous warning: "just wait
  • 00:19:29.891 --> 00:19:34.029
  • Until your father gets home."
  • 00:19:34.029 --> 00:19:36.665
  • So now you're dreading dad's arrival.
  • 00:19:36.665 --> 00:19:38.800
  • Poor dad, he just wants to come home.
  • 00:19:38.800 --> 00:19:40.602
  • He's working.
  • 00:19:40.602 --> 00:19:41.937
  • No--"wait until dad gets home."
  • 00:19:41.937 --> 00:19:43.905
  • But let's say you were a good, little boy or a girl
  • 00:19:43.905 --> 00:19:46.908
  • And you heard daddy's car pull up in the driveway.
  • 00:19:46.908 --> 00:19:48.443
  • You run to greet him.
  • 00:19:48.443 --> 00:19:49.945
  • See, the idea is if i'm right with god, i get excited about
  • 00:19:49.945 --> 00:19:53.649
  • And i look forward to the return of jesus.
  • 00:19:53.649 --> 00:19:57.486
  • If i'm not right with god, it might fill me with a certain
  • 00:19:57.486 --> 00:20:00.355
  • Sense of dread.
  • 00:20:00.355 --> 00:20:02.124
  • And i want to shift gears now over to revelation 3 because
  • 00:20:02.124 --> 00:20:05.560
  • These are the words of jesus to the church of the last days, the
  • 00:20:05.560 --> 00:20:11.133
  • Church living in that time before the return of the lord.
  • 00:20:11.133 --> 00:20:14.636
  • Revelation 3, verse 7, "and to the angel of the church in
  • 00:20:14.636 --> 00:20:18.707
  • Philadelphia write: these things sayeth he that is holy, he that
  • 00:20:18.707 --> 00:20:22.744
  • Is true, he that has the key of david, he who opens and no one
  • 00:20:22.744 --> 00:20:26.982
  • Shuts, he who shuts and no one opens: 'i know your works.
  • 00:20:26.982 --> 00:20:31.720
  • I've set before you an open door, and no man can shut it.
  • 00:20:31.720 --> 00:20:35.457
  • You have a little strength, you've kept my word, and you've
  • 00:20:35.457 --> 00:20:38.293
  • Not denied my name.'"
  • 00:20:38.293 --> 00:20:40.429
  • Here's my third point.
  • 00:20:40.429 --> 00:20:41.763
  • Jesus has given to us an unprecedented open door.
  • 00:20:41.763 --> 00:20:46.735
  • Verse 7, he opens and no man shuts.
  • 00:20:46.735 --> 00:20:49.538
  • The door in the bible is a symbol of opportunity and the
  • 00:20:49.538 --> 00:20:54.042
  • Key is a symbol of authority.
  • 00:20:54.042 --> 00:20:57.512
  • Paul talked about this in 2 corinthians 2 when he says, "i
  • 00:20:57.512 --> 00:21:00.982
  • Came to troas to preach the gospel of jesus because the door
  • 00:21:00.982 --> 00:21:05.420
  • Was open to me of the lord."
  • 00:21:05.420 --> 00:21:08.023
  • See, god opens doors.
  • 00:21:08.023 --> 00:21:10.125
  • What does that mean?
  • 00:21:10.125 --> 00:21:11.460
  • It just means a conversation you're having with someone.
  • 00:21:11.460 --> 00:21:13.695
  • All of a sudden there's a moment, there's an open door.
  • 00:21:13.695 --> 00:21:16.431
  • They bring up something, and you will go--you want to go through
  • 00:21:16.431 --> 00:21:19.735
  • That door with the gospel, and jesus has the key.
  • 00:21:19.735 --> 00:21:22.738
  • He opens the doors.
  • 00:21:22.738 --> 00:21:24.272
  • In the church, we want our doors open.
  • 00:21:24.272 --> 00:21:28.009
  • We don't want to put up a wall where god is put in a bridge.
  • 00:21:28.009 --> 00:21:33.215
  • We want to be a stepping stone, not a stumbling block to people
  • 00:21:33.215 --> 00:21:38.587
  • Coming to christ.
  • 00:21:38.587 --> 00:21:39.921
  • It should never be difficult for people to come to christ.
  • 00:21:39.921 --> 00:21:44.326
  • A couple may show up at church or living together outside
  • 00:21:44.326 --> 00:21:47.262
  • Of marriage.
  • 00:21:47.262 --> 00:21:48.597
  • They should come and hear the gospel.
  • 00:21:48.597 --> 00:21:51.166
  • Someone might come, they're strung out on drugs or booze.
  • 00:21:51.166 --> 00:21:54.369
  • They need to hear the gospel.
  • 00:21:54.369 --> 00:21:56.138
  • They might be gay.
  • 00:21:56.138 --> 00:21:57.472
  • They need to hear the gospel.
  • 00:21:57.472 --> 00:21:59.541
  • They may dress in a way that makes some people uncomfortable.
  • 00:21:59.541 --> 00:22:03.111
  • Our job is to call them to christ.
  • 00:22:03.111 --> 00:22:05.814
  • I don't say clean your life up and come to christ, i say come
  • 00:22:05.814 --> 00:22:09.151
  • To christ and he'll clean your life up.
  • 00:22:09.151 --> 00:22:11.720
  • That's what we're here for.
  • 00:22:11.720 --> 00:22:13.121
  • 'cause i've said so many times that church should be a hospital
  • 00:22:17.225 --> 00:22:20.362
  • For sinners, not a museum for saints.
  • 00:22:20.362 --> 00:22:23.965
  • So if you go to the er at the hospital and say, "ooh, who are
  • 00:22:23.965 --> 00:22:30.939
  • All these sick people?"
  • 00:22:30.939 --> 00:22:32.808
  • They're sick people at a hospital.
  • 00:22:32.808 --> 00:22:35.277
  • They are people that need a doctor.
  • 00:22:35.277 --> 00:22:36.711
  • That's what the church is.
  • 00:22:36.711 --> 00:22:38.046
  • We're here as a hospital for sinners.
  • 00:22:38.046 --> 00:22:41.650
  • Greg: did you know the most dangerous times of flying
  • 00:22:45.787 --> 00:22:49.257
  • Is take off and landing?
  • 00:22:49.257 --> 00:22:51.760
  • More accidents happen when a plane is taking off or landing.
  • 00:22:51.760 --> 00:22:57.933
  • In the same way in evangelism, that is in sharing our faith,
  • 00:22:57.933 --> 00:23:02.204
  • The most difficult things about it are
  • 00:23:02.204 --> 00:23:05.173
  • Take off and landing.
  • 00:23:05.173 --> 00:23:06.741
  • Or starting and concluding a conversation.
  • 00:23:06.741 --> 00:23:09.845
  • Or as they say in the business world,
  • 00:23:09.845 --> 00:23:12.080
  • "closing the deal."
  • 00:23:12.080 --> 00:23:13.582
  • How do you start a conversation with someone about jesus
  • 00:23:13.582 --> 00:23:17.052
  • Without coming off like a religious nut.
  • 00:23:17.052 --> 00:23:20.822
  • Once you've shared the gospel with someone,
  • 00:23:20.822 --> 00:23:23.692
  • In other words, once you've told them about jesus christ
  • 00:23:23.692 --> 00:23:26.261
  • And what he has done for them, and how he died on the cross
  • 00:23:26.261 --> 00:23:29.197
  • For their sin, and rose again from the dead,
  • 00:23:29.197 --> 00:23:31.867
  • And stands at the door of their life and knocks,
  • 00:23:31.867 --> 00:23:34.202
  • And they say they would like christ to come into their life,
  • 00:23:34.202 --> 00:23:36.938
  • This is where we close the deal
  • 00:23:36.938 --> 00:23:39.441
  • Or land the plane, if you will.
  • 00:23:39.441 --> 00:23:41.476
  • It's very simple, you just ask this, "would like to ask
  • 00:23:41.476 --> 00:23:44.746
  • Jesus christ to come into your life right now?"
  • 00:23:44.746 --> 00:23:48.250
  • If they say yes, pray with them.
  • 00:23:48.250 --> 00:23:50.285
  • Don't say, "well, go home and pray on your own."
  • 00:23:50.285 --> 00:23:52.420
  • No, right there, lead them in what i call a sinner's prayer.
  • 00:23:52.420 --> 00:23:56.925
  • So, a sinner's prayer is a prayer you lead someone
  • 00:23:56.925 --> 00:23:59.561
  • In which they are asking christ to come into their life.
  • 00:23:59.561 --> 00:24:02.430
  • So, i might pray something like this,
  • 00:24:02.430 --> 00:24:04.900
  • "just pray this after me, 'lord jesus,
  • 00:24:04.900 --> 00:24:08.169
  • I know that i'm a sinner, but i know that
  • 00:24:08.169 --> 00:24:10.071
  • You're the savior who died on the cross
  • 00:24:10.071 --> 00:24:12.574
  • For my sin and rose again from the dead.
  • 00:24:12.574 --> 00:24:15.176
  • I'm sorry for my sin, i repent of my sin,
  • 00:24:15.176 --> 00:24:18.146
  • I put my faith in you and i choose to follow
  • 00:24:18.146 --> 00:24:20.982
  • You from this moment forward.'"
  • 00:24:20.982 --> 00:24:22.918
  • Oh man, i'm telling you, one of the greatest joys in life
  • 00:24:22.918 --> 00:24:26.221
  • Is leading someone in a prayer like that.
  • 00:24:26.221 --> 00:24:28.757
  • So, let's get busy sharing the gospel.
  • 00:24:28.757 --> 00:24:31.493
  • Let's start those conversations even if it's a little awkward
  • 00:24:31.493 --> 00:24:35.263
  • At first because it just might result in a soul being saved.
  • 00:24:35.263 --> 00:24:40.335
  • ♪♪♪
  • 00:24:40.402 --> 00:24:41.803
  • Greg: okay, here's my last point in my message.
  • 00:24:41.803 --> 00:24:44.606
  • God has given us the power and the resources we need.
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  • So we're looking at this church of philadelphia, the church of
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  • The last days.
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  • Jesus says, "i've opened a door before you that no man
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  • Can shut."
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  • And then he says in verse 8 of revelation 3, "you have a
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  • Little strength."
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  • By the way, that's not a negative comment about its
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  • Weakness but a commendation of its strength.
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  • In other words, this is a church coming back to life.
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  • I remember when i got covid.
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  • How many of you have had covid?
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  • Oh, isn't it fun?
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  • Anyway, i got it way back when, i--way back when.
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  • I got it so far back it became a news story.
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  • I have no idea why.
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  • But i got covid and i remember that, you know, i didn't know
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  • What it was going to be like, and i was feverish and i was
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  • Lethargic and i was tired.
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  • Usually i have a lot of energy.
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  • And i remember i thought, "i'm better now."
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  • And i got up and i wasn't better.
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  • I just wanted to sit there.
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  • And finally my strength started to return and i got stronger and
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  • Stronger, and next thing you know i'm eating donuts.
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  • Okay.
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  • So this is the picture here.
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  • It's a sick person coming back to life.
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  • It's a church coming back to life again, an awakened church
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  • Getting back to its roots.
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  • And this is what we all want to do, but it starts individually.
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  • Just think about you.
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  • Was there a time in your life where you were stronger
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  • Spiritually than you are right now?
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  • If there was, you can return to that.
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  • We can talk about revival all day long, we can talk about an
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  • Awakening in america all day long, but it starts with you.
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  • ♪♪♪
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  • Greg: hi, i'm greg laurie, i've got some good news for you.
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  • God loves you, and god has a plan for your life.
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  • Here's the problem: we're separated from god by our sin
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  • Because we've all broken his commandments.
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  • But the good news is that 2,000 years ago, god sent
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  • His son, jesus christ, to die on the cross for your sin,
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  • And then to rise again from the dead.
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  • The same jesus who died and rose is alive and ready
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  • To come into your life right now.
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  • Would you like your sin forgiven?
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  • Would you like to know that when you die you will go to heaven?
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  • If so, pray this simple prayer with me right now.
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  • Just say, "lord jesus, i know i'm a sinner, but i believe
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  • You're the savior who died on the cross for my sin.
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  • I turn from my sin now, and i choose to follow you
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  • From this moment forward."
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  • Did you just pray that prayer with me?
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  • If you did, god in heaven has heard you,
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  • Congratulations and welcome to the family of god.
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