Podcasts · Religion & Spirituality

Greg Laurie: A New Beginning

Greg Laurie

300 episodes

Greg Laurie delivers clear, Bible-based teaching on topics all Christians face—from marriage and family to evangelism and purpose—while emphasizing the saving power of the gospel. With humor and cultural insight, he shows how to apply God’s Word in everyday life and strengthen your walk with Christ.

More about the show

He is the senior pastor of Harvest Church, with campuses located in California and Hawaii, a renowned evangelist, bestselling author, and inspiration for the 2023 “Jesus Revolution” film. He is also the founder and leader of Harvest Crusades, large-scale evangelistic events that share the gospel with thousands in stadiums worldwide. Learn more about Pastor Greg’s and Harvest Ministries’ mission to know God and make Him known at harvest.org.

Episodes page 1 of 6

  1. The Best is Yet to Come | Be Salt and Light

    · 29 min

    Jesus didn’t tell us to argue someone into the kingdom . . . or to protest our culture into the faith . . . or even to isolate ourselves from those who don’t believe. Pastor Greg Laurie has said we’re not to isolate,…

  2. It’s Time to Pray | Speaking With God

    · 28 min

    We know prayer is a privilege. We know prayer is powerful. Prayer moves the hand that moves the world. But what some don’t realize is that God WANTS us to come to Him. He welcomes our petitions. He listens to our…

  3. It’s Time to Pray | When Trouble Comes

    · 29 min

    Many of us have a few friends on-line who seem to live a worry-free life! What’s that like, huh? Every post is an unbelievable meal, a breath-taking sunset, or some new toy they just had to have. Well, someone said we…

  4. The Gifts That Keep On Giving | Sunday Message

    · 46 min

    Discover how God has uniquely gifted each believer to serve the church, encourage others, and build up the body of Christ. Pastor Greg Laurie explores the spiritual gifts in Romans 12 and reminds us that every believer…

  5. Are These Historical Finds Proof the Bible Is True? (Dinesh D'Souza Interview)

    · 21 min

    Is the Christian faith supported by nothing more than emotion, or are there historic finds to validate its claims? Christian apologist and conservative commentator, Dinesh D'Souza, was introduced to artifacts…

  6. What the Lord’s Return Means to You | Hope in His Return

    · 27 min

    Almost everyone faces challenges on the job . . . problems, pressures, personalities. But if you know that tomorrow you’re leaving on vacation, today’s problems are a little easier to handle, aren’t they? Just hang on…

  7. What the Lord’s Return Means to You | While We Wait

    · 29 min

    For many kids, as the days count down to the end of a school year, there’s excitement . . . no more homework, no more tests! I think Alice Cooper sang about that. But those final hours of a school year can go by so…

  8. Just a Moment | God Knows the Way

    · 29 min

    Campers who like to go out into the boondocks to find a remote campsite sometimes fly drones to look ahead at what’s around the next bend. They can make better decisions with a bird’s eye view. Well, we’ll make better…

  9. Just a Moment | Let God Lead

    · 28 min

    Many of us remember the stress of driving in an unfamiliar area before GPS. “Do we turn at the next signal, or the one after that . . . or was it the one we just passed!?” Life got simpler when our dashboard told us…

  10. Things Jesus Never Said | True Wisdom

    · 29 min

    Certain things people say can SOUND like they’re true. But they’re not. Before the railroad was invented, it was believed people couldn’t ever travel faster than 30 miles an hour because air would rush past them and…

  11. The Fruit of the Spirit | Sunday Message (Pastor Jonathan Laurie)

    · 48 min

    The Holy Spirit is our Helper, transforming us from the inside out. As we stay close to Jesus, His love grows in us and produces fruit in our lives. We don’t work for God’s approval; we live from what Jesus has already…

  12. Is God Different in the Old Testament? My Answer to Rick Rubin

    · 4:19

    Why does God seem less loving in the Old Testament? Famous producer and cultural influencer, Rick Rubin, asks Pastor Greg Laurie whether God changed between the Testaments. Hear his answer in this interview snippet,…

  13. Things Jesus Never Said | Back to the Source

    · 29 min

    Ever play the telephone game? You and some others gather in a circle. Someone whispers a message to the first person, who whispers it to the second and so on. When the last person reveals what he heard, it’s obvious…

  14. Talk This Way | Speak Life

    · 26 min

    No matter who we are, what neighborhood we come from, whether we’re famous, infamous or unknown, we have something someone else wants. We have something someone else needs. We have a smile, and a kind word. It’s that…

  15. Talk This Way | Words Matter

    · 30 min

    We’ve all been wounded by something someone said to us. And, if we’re candid, we’d probably all admit we’ve said some things that may have hurt someone else. Once those careless words leave our mouths, there’s just no…

  16. How to Deal with Trials & Temptations | The Trap of Temptation

    · 28 min

    Some people bake a double batch of cookies and then wonder why they’re tempted to eat sweets. Some make sure their new car has a supercharged-mega-hemi-turbo-GT engine and wonder why the police seem to be handing out…

  17. How to Deal with Trials & Temptations | Faith That Takes Root

    · 30 min

    The trees with the strongest root systems are not those where a breeze blows gently through the leaves. No, the strongest trees face challenging winds which cause their root systems to grow deeper. Could it be that God…

  18. The Spirit Led Life | Sunday Message

    · 39 min

    What does it mean to live a Spirit-led life? The Bible says, “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God” (Romans 8:14). Tune in to this Sunday episode now as Pastor Greg Laurie shares how we can live…

  19. What Really Happened on October 7th? | Johnnie Moore Interview

    · 13 min

    Three years after the October 7th attacks in Israel, Pastor Greg Laurie sits down with his friend Johnnie Moore, an advisor to presidents, humanitarian, and one of the most connected evangelical voices on the global…

  20. Greg Laurie Interviews Chuck Swindoll | Part 3

    · 31 min

    Today on special edition of A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie and Pastor Chuck Swindoll sit down for a rare, revealing conversation. — Become a Harvest Partner today and join us in knowing God and making Him known…

  21. Greg Laurie Interviews Chuck Swindoll | Part 2

    · 30 min

    Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie has a candid conversation with Pastor Chuck Swindoll. Good counsel is just ahead. — Become a Harvest Partner today and join us in knowing God and making Him known through…

  22. Greg Laurie Interviews Chuck Swindoll

    · 31 min

    Coming up today here on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie speaks with Pastor Chuck Swindoll on the incredible care and providence of the Lord. — Become a Harvest Partner today and join us in knowing God and making…

  23. Greg Laurie Interviews Chuck Smith

    · 30 min

    Today, on A NEW BEGINNING, we feature a candid discussion with Pastor Chuck Smith, who went to be with the Lord in October of 2013. — Become a Harvest Partner today and join us in knowing God and making Him known…

  24. Greg Laurie Interviews Louis Zamperini

    · 30 min

    Today on A NEW BEGINNING, a story you’ll never forget. It’s the multi-faceted story of Louie Zamperini – an American hero whose story is told in the blockbuster movie Unbroken. After being swept into WWII, his plane…

  25. Help Is On The Way | Sunday Message

    · 47 min

    Ever feel like you’ve fallen and can’t get up? Jesus promised, “I will not abandon you as orphans” (see John 14). The Holy Spirit is your Helper. He knows what you need, prays for you when words fail, and never leaves…

  26. Too Religious for Nickelodeon: Why Butch Hartman Made 'The Garden' Cartoon

    · 9:18

    Butch Hartman found mainstream success as the creator of The Fairly OddParents, a huge hit for Nickelodeon. But when he wanted to create a Christian cartoon, he knew no major studio would back him. So he and his wife…

  27. What Jesus Says About Worry & Anxiety | Finding Peace in the Night

    · 28 min

    Have you noticed how problems always seem bigger in the middle of the night? They can overwhelm us. They can rob us of sleep and steal our peace. In the middle of the night, when we can’t figure out what to do, we need…

  28. What Jesus Says About Worry & Anxiety | Stop Worrying

    · 25 min

    How many of us have worried a problem away? We spent hours wracked with anxiety, and that did it! Problem solved. No, not likely. Author Erma Bombeck famously said, “Worry is like a rocking chair: it gives you…

  29. How to (and How Not to) Pray | Let Go of Resentment

    · 29 min

    We’ve all been treated unfairly. Maybe they let us down, they put us down, they kept us down. And we may have paid a dear price for it. Maybe it happened 20 years ago . . . or 20 minutes ago. Today on A NEW BEGINNING,…

  30. How to (and How Not to) Pray | Prayer Is More Than Asking

    · 27 min

    Think of the conversations you have with a good friend of yours. If the only time you spoke to them was to ask a favor or borrow a couple of bucks, that relationship would start to feel pretty shallow. No, good friends…

  31. Make a Difference | Tell Them About Jesus

    · 27 min

    The Apostle Paul poses some essential questions in Romans chapter 10: How can non-believers call on Jesus to save them unless they believe in Him? And how can they believe in Him if they have never heard about Him? And…

  32. Walking with Jesus | Sunday Message (Pastor Jonathan Laurie)

    · 49 min

    What does it really look like to walk with Jesus? Discover how following Him changes the way we live, love, and reach others. — Become a Harvest Partner today and join us in knowing God and making Him known through…

  33. Grief After Losing a Child: A Raw Conversation with Levi Lusko

    · 19 min

    Grief is something none of us are ever fully prepared for. In this episode snippet, Levi Lusko and Greg Laurie open up about the pain of losing someone you love, including your own child, and the anchor through it all.…

  34. Make a Difference | Living a Genuine Faith

    · 29 min

    We all have a bit of an actor inside us—not the Broadway type or a movie star, but the kind who can muster up some enthusiasm when we need to. We might force a courtesy chuckle when someone tells a corny joke. But when…

  35. How to Be Happy, Part 2 | Persecuted for Christ

    · 29 min

    What’s the proof that we’re part of the body of Christ? Is there a membership card, a secret handshake, an insignia we wear on our clothing? I mean, the Bible says they’ll know we’re Christians by our love, but what…

  36. How to Be Happy, Part 2 | The Path to Happiness

    · 29 min

    For many people, happiness is as elusive as the proverbial pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. They try this, they try that, they try nearly everything else, and just find the whole pursuit quite...trying! If they’d…

  37. How to Be Happy, Part 1 | The Secret to a Rewarding Life

    · 25 min

    Visitors to the Holy Land are often able to visit the hillside where it’s thought Jesus indeed delivered the Sermon on the Mount. It’s right on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. It’s inspiring to imagine Jesus talking…

  38. How to Be Happy, Part 1 | The Search for Happiness

    · 27 min

    The things we’re eager to buy, we’re eager to buy them because they’ll make us happy, right? Like a new car! Oh yeah! If that really satisfied us, everyone would still be driving the first new car they ever bought. But…

  39. Two Words That Change Everything | Sunday Message

    · 44 min

    Have you ever faced a situation that seemed hopeless? The disciples felt that way after Jesus was crucified. Their hopes seemed shattered. But then came Sunday. Luke 24:1 says, “But very early on Sunday morning…”…

  40. A Christian Response to Transgender Ideology (with Frank Turek)

    · 8:27

    Author and Christian apologist, Frank Turek, sits down in the latest episode of The Greg Laurie Show for a wide-ranging discussion. In this interview snippet, hear Frank and Pastor Greg Laurie talk about the Christian…

  41. How to Be Happy, Part 1 | The Secret to Happiness

    · 26 min

    Our country has the strongest economy in the world. Is it the happiest country? No. It didn’t even make the top 10. It didn’t make the top 20! Money is not the key to happiness. So...what is? Well, Pastor Greg Laurie…

  42. The Almost Christian | Prerequisites for Following Christ

    · 27 min

    Prerequisites. Students certainly know what those are. Those are things that have to come before other things. Before you can take English 201, you have to take English 101. Well today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg…

  43. The Almost Christian | Are You Sure About Your Faith?

    · 30 min

    Ever drive away from home and had that nagging feeling you might have left the stove on? Or you forgot to lock a door? Or you left a curling iron plugged in? If you don’t go back and check, you start thinking of how…

  44. Christ’s Call to Courage | Faith Through the Storm

    · 28 min

    Sometimes, it can seem as though we’re swimming against the current in our life of faith. If it isn’t opposition and even persecution for what we believe, it’s challenges in health, or finances, or relationships. How…

  45. Christ’s Call to Courage | Sharing Hope Amidst Opposition

    · 29 min

    Many people feel they just can’t function in the morning without their cup of coffee. But, long ago, coffee met with grumpy, nearly global opposition for hundreds of years! (They were grumpy ‘cause that hadn’t had…

  46. My Trauma Is Not My Template | Sunday Message (Guest Pastor Levi Lusko)

    · 50 min

    Guest Pastor Levi Lusko shares his message,"My Trauma Is Not My Template," from Haggai 2:3–8 — Become a Harvest Partner today and join us in knowing God and making Him known through media and large-scale evangelism,…

  47. Why Does God Allow Evil?

    · 48 min

    It's one of the most common objections to Christianity: Why does God allow evil if He's so loving? In this throwback message, Pastor Greg Laurie addresses this difficult question, and helps us see why the problem of…

  48. How to Live a Meaningful Live | The Power of Radical Generosity

    · 26 min

    Wouldn’t it be a remarkable world if everyone tried to out-give one another? If we saw someone in need, we automatically took care of it. We were always looking for ways to help. But we don’t live in a culture of…

  49. How to Live a Meaningful Live | Running the Race to Win

    · 27 min

    In any gym, there are people there who are just getting it done . . . a certain number of reps, a certain duration of time, and – whew! – they’re done, and they’re gone. And there are others who push themselves, and…

  50. How to Reach Our Culture with The Gospel | Faith in an Upside-Down World

    · 26 min

    As believers, sometimes it seems we’re living in some kind of weird, upside-down culture where right is wrong, up is down, and sin is to be celebrated. We feel disoriented, like aliens on a strange planet. Today on A…

Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them. Explicit shows are for adult profiles only, and children’s profiles hear only children’s shows. More about this list.