You may encounter the Holy Spirit or His work in your life on a daily basis, but you may not realize it. Yet His work is vital in keeping us spiritually energized, and headed in the right direction. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie has insight as he begins a series of the top 10 most requested messages of this last year. Invite someone else to hear this by going to harvest.org and look for the title, The Holy Spirit & You, Part 1.

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Parents observe that there often seems to be an extra child living in the home called, “Not Me.” “Who spilled cereal all over the floor?” “Not me.” “Who left the water running in the bathroom sink?” “Not me.” Never seen that kid named Not Me but he sure gets around. No, kids learn early on that denial may just work! Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out that the Lord knows our actions, and if we’ll come to Him in repentance, God will forgive our sins.

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Many of us have homes full of family today. It’s especially fun to watch little kids as they wait for Grandma and Grandpa to arrive . . . or maybe their favorite cousins. They look out the window, they open the door to listen. They’re full of eager anticipation. Well, we need to have the same sense of anticipation for the second coming of Christ. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us celebrate His first coming, and eagerly anticipate His return. It’s the best way to celebrate Christmas.

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“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given…” Celebrate our Savior with Pastor Greg Laurie's special message from Isaiah 9:6.

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Every once in a while, we hear a story of an elderly person who lived like a pauper right up until they passed away. And then shortly thereafter, it’s discovered they had millions of dollars stuffed in an old mattress. Everybody has the same question: why didn’t they put that money to use? Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie asks the same question of the blessings God has given us. Are we saving them for a rainy day? We’ll get some good encouragement to put those blessings to use.

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We tend to carve those in Bible stories into our mental Mt. Rushmore. We think of them as uniquely talented, uncompromising and above reproach. But a careful reading of those stories shows, in almost every instance, that they were rather ordinary, unremarkable people whom God used in remarkable ways. And today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie focuses on one such individual who helped prepare for the coming of Christ. Good encouragement is coming.

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Pastor Jonathan Laurie shares that there are gifts we can bring to Jesus.

Notes:

Focus verse - Matthew 2

Jesus is for everybody. Everybody needs Jesus.

Read Matthew 2:1–2

#1 Searching for the King.

Christmas is about finding joy in the birth of Jesus.

Read Matthew 6:31–33

#2 Reacting to the King.
Matthew 2:3–8

James 1:22–25

#3 Worshipping the King.
Matthew 2:9–12

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11

Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
Jeremiah 29:12

And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:13

Gold is a symbol for the royalty and kingship of Jesus.

Frankincense is a symbol of the High Priest role of Jesus.

Myrrh symbolizes the death and sacrifice that Jesus made on our behalf.

The three gifts we can bring to Jesus are surrender, obedience, and trust in Him.

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“Just in the nick of time.” Few of us know what a nick of time is but we know the gist. The damsel is rescued from the train tracks “just in the nick of time.” Does God always work just in the nick of time? It may seem so. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie gives us some insight on the timing of God. When we know that God works outside the bounds of time, maybe it’ll be a little easier to trust that His timing is perfect.

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A New Beginning is the daily half-hour program hosted by Greg Laurie, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Southern California. For over 30 years, Pastor Greg and Harvest Ministries have endeavored to know God and make Him known through media and large-scale evangelism. This podcast is supported by the generosity of our Harvest Partners.

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