Pastor Greg Laurie preaches from 1 Samuel 9 on "Wasted Potential," showing how Saul started strong with looks, charisma, and God's anointing but threw it all away through disobedience and pride. The key point hits hard: it's not [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie explores Acts 9 through the lens of "Unsung Heroes," highlighting Stephen, Ananias, and Barnabas—ordinary believers whose faithfulness influenced Saul's (Paul's) conversion. True heroism often happens quietly [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie highlights from Acts 3-4 how Peter and John, ordinary men with no special training, boldly shared their faith because they had been with Jesus—radiating His love and power after Pentecost. People noticed their transformed lives, [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie shares from Matthew 28 on the Great Commission, urging every believer to share the gospel. Drawing from his own early, nervous attempt as a new Christian that surprisingly led someone to Christ, he emphasizes that evangelism is [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie teaches from Philippians 2 that true joy comes from humble, others-focused living rather than chasing personal happiness. The way up is down—humility leads to exaltation, putting others first brings fulfillment, and following [...]

Pastor Greg kicks off a new series on Revelation at Harvest Orange County, focusing on chapter 1 to unveil the glorified Jesus in full control. He explains this book is pre-written history centered on Christ—not mainly the Antichrist or scary [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie kicks off a series on the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20, showing how God's rules aren't about spoiling fun but protecting us for true happiness and holiness. He stresses that real joy comes from putting God first, [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie shares the secret of true contentment from Philippians 4, where Paul—despite prison, uncertainty, and criticism—declares he has learned to be content in any situation, whether abased or abounding. Contentment isn't found in [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie preaches on "The Reality of Hell" from Luke 16 in the Essentials series, showing hell as a real place of conscious torment for non-believers. Using the true story of the rich man and Lazarus, he warns that rejecting [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie uses Philippians 3 to frame the Christian life as a race we must win, emphasizing dissatisfaction with our current spiritual state, shedding hindrances and extra weight, running with the right motive (knowing Christ intimately), [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie, speaking at Harvest America in Philadelphia, addresses "The Pursuit of Happiness" from the Declaration of Independence. He shares that true, lasting happiness and hope—especially hope of heaven—cannot be found in [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie shares the promise of Christmas through Isaiah 7:14 amid the heartbreak of the 2012 Sandy Hook tragedy and personal losses. He emphasizes that while this world brings tragedy and unanswered "why" questions, the true [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie warns the church about the dangers of compromise with sin, using the letters to Pergamos and Thyatira in Revelation 2. He shows how tolerating immorality and false teaching leads to spiritual downfall, but Jesus calls for [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie addresses "The Problem of Pain" in Acts 14, explaining why Christians face trials and tribulations as part of entering God's kingdom. He shows through Paul's stoning and perseverance that adversity humbles us, [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie teaches on "The Power of Prayer" from Acts 12, showing how the early church's constant, united prayer led to Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison. He urges believers to pray fervently, according to [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie warns about the coming Mark of the Beast in Revelation 13 as part of the Antichrist's rise during the Tribulation, urging believers to stay faithful to Christ instead. He contrasts the devil's mark with God's seal [...]

In "The Man After God's Heart," Pastor Greg Laurie explores David's unexpected anointing as king in 1 Samuel 16, showing how God chooses ordinary, heart-focused people over outward appearances. David’s life teaches faithfulness [...]

In "The Legacy of a Life" from The Greatest Stories Ever Told series, Pastor Greg Laurie examines Elijah passing his prophetic mantle to Elisha in 1 Kings 19–2 Kings 2, urging believers to think about the legacy they leave through [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie shares how we all carry an inconsolable longing for more—something this world can't satisfy—because God placed eternity in our hearts. Drawing from Colossians 3, he points us to set our minds on heaven, our true home, [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie teaches on the hope of heaven as our ultimate destination, showing how biblical truth about eternity brings real hope amid life's trials and injustices. Drawing from Scripture like Colossians 3, he explains heaven as a [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie shares his personal journey from disliking church as a boy to discovering its beauty during the Jesus Movement, emphasizing that the hope of the church lies in Jesus building it on the confession that He is the Christ. From [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie shares how the biblical hope of heaven gives Christians real strength amid life's trials and injustices. Drawing from Scripture like Psalm 42, Romans 15, and Colossians 3, he emphasizes that true hope isn't wishful [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie preaches on "The Hope of Easter" from Luke 24, telling how two downhearted disciples walking to Emmaus lost all hope after Jesus' death, thinking He failed as Messiah. Jesus joins them unrecognized, opens the [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie unpacks the person and work of the Holy Spirit in John 14, showing He's not a vague force but God Himself with personality, intelligence, will, and emotion—who can be grieved, resisted, or even blasphemed. Jesus promised [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie examines Cain and Abel in Genesis 4, showing how jealousy and envy—the "green-eyed monster"—led Cain to murder his brother after God accepted Abel's offering but rejected Cain's. He warns that unchecked sin [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie teaches on God's caring nature through His attributes like sovereignty, truth, holiness, righteousness, goodness, and love in this Essentials series message. Drawing from the priestly blessing in Numbers 6, he shows God [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie shares the story of David's sin with Bathsheba in 2 Samuel 11, showing how even the man after God's own heart fell into adultery and murder, facing lifelong consequences yet receiving forgiveness. Through Psalm 32, he [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie asks the big question: is the end really near, with Armageddon, the Antichrist, and the apocalypse coming soon? Diving into Revelation 5 and 6, he shows the seven-sealed scroll as earth's title deed that only Jesus—the slain [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie warns that not everyone who says "Lord, Lord" or performs miracles is a true Christian, using Jesus' words in Matthew 7 about building on the rock versus sand. He stresses that genuine faith means knowing Christ [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie preaches on Solomon, the wisest yet foolish man in Ecclesiastes, who chased pleasure, wealth, and wisdom but found only emptiness and vanity under the sun. He shows how Solomon's compromises in marriage, morality, and [...]

Greg Laurie and Don Stewart sat down for a wide-ranging conversation that bounced between current events, Bible prophecy, and what happens the moment we die. Don, who’s written extensively on the afterlife, didn’t hold back. He laid out a pretty [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie warns the church against compromise in Revelation 2, addressing the church in Pergamum — a place called "where Satan's throne is." He praises their faithfulness amid persecution but rebukes them for tolerating the [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie preaches from Acts 2 on the Church's first prayer meeting at Pentecost, where the Holy Spirit filled believers with power, leading to bold witness and 3,000 conversions. He explains the supernatural events, Peter's [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie teaches on the blessed hope of Christ's return and heaven from John 21 and 1 Thessalonians 4, emphasizing the rapture, our glorified bodies, reunions with loved ones, and how this hope purifies our lives. Heaven is home, [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie shares from Matthew 27 how Jesus faced the most unjust trial in history, driven by envy and corruption, yet it was all God's plan for redemption. The Father bruised the Son, and Jesus willingly laid down His life, showing [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie preaches from 1 Kings 17 on "The Battle of the Gods," drawing parallels between ancient Israel's idolatry under Ahab and Jezebel and today's cultural battles over worldviews, morality, and truth. Through [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie dives into the incredible true story of Joseph from Genesis in his series "The Greatest Stories Ever Told." From being the favored son sold into slavery by jealous brothers, resisting intense sexual temptation in [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie examines the dangerous word "almost" in the context of faith, using the story of King Agrippa who told Paul he was "almost" persuaded to become a Christian but never crossed the line. Drawing from Acts 26 and [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie digs into Acts 27, showing how Paul faced a brutal shipwreck yet stayed calm because God was with him, he belonged to God, was right in God's will, and truly believed God's promise of safety. It's a strong reminder [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie draws from Jesus cleansing the temple to call for "spring cleaning" in our lives—removing sin, distractions, and barriers that hinder true worship and keep people from God, while highlighting Jesus' tears over [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie shares the powerful story from Acts 16 of Paul and Silas singing praises to God at midnight while chained in a filthy prison—showing how believers can offer a "sacrifice of praise" even in the darkest times, leading to [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie examines Judas Iscariot in Matthew 26, the disciple who betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver despite walking with Him for years—showing how even close exposure to Christ can harden a heart when sin is chosen over [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie examines Matthew 16 and the "signs of the times" Jesus described, pointing to escalating global wars, earthquakes, false teaching, and Middle East tensions as indicators we're nearing Christ's return—urging [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie explores the profound friendship Moses had with God in Exodus 33, where Moses boldly asked to see God's glory and God responded by revealing His goodness and presence—showing that true friendship with God means deep [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie shares the secrets of the early church in Acts 2:42-47, showing how the first believers turned the world upside down by staying devoted to the apostles' teaching, fellowship, breaking bread, prayers, joyful worship, and [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie tells the powerful story of Samson in Judges 16, a man God gifted with incredible strength to deliver Israel, yet who wasted so much through moral compromises and wrong relationships, ultimately losing everything to [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie begins a new series on the book of Revelation with chapter 1, titled "Revelation, the Next Dimension." He explains how this book unveils Jesus Christ in glory, the supernatural realm, and future events including the [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie opens the new year with Revelation Redux, revisiting Jesus' words to the church in Philadelphia as a message for last-days believers like us at Harvest. He highlights God's control, open doors of opportunity, sufficient [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie reflects on 40 years of Harvest Christian Fellowship, highlighting bold steps of faith that have guided the ministry from small beginnings to global impact. Drawing from Matthew 14 and Peter's walk on water, he urges [...]

Pastor Greg Laurie digs into what real love actually means, cutting through casual overuse and goofy song lyrics to reveal God's deep, everlasting love for us, our call to love Him back with everything we've got—heart, soul, mind, and [...]