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Greg Laurie: A New Beginning

A Hell of a Message | Choosing Heaven

Greg Laurie: A New Beginning

Greg Laurie

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.83.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Luke 16

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0:00.0

Greg Lorry and Harvest Ministries recommend a great new children's book by Sally Lloyd-Jones called Jesus Our True Friend.

0:07.9

You have kids, and they need to hear the story of Jesus.

0:11.6

And I bet you struggle at times trying to read Bible stories to your children.

0:16.2

This is a great tool.

0:18.0

So order your copy of Jesus Our True, stories to fill your heart with joy

0:23.0

written by Sally Lloyd Jones. Yours for a gift of any amount at harvest.org. God wants everybody

0:32.5

in heaven, but he's not going to force anyone to go there. Pastor Greg Lorry points out, God gives everyone an opportunity to avoid judgment,

0:41.8

but too many choose their own way, then blame God.

0:45.1

The road to hell is paved with excuses.

0:48.3

Hell is therefore a prison in which the doors are first locked from the inside by us

0:53.4

and therefore are locked from the outside by

0:56.6

God. So who sent who where? It's really up to us.

1:00.4

This is the day when the lost are found. This is the day for a new beginning.

1:08.6

Amazing grace how sweet the

1:11.1

town.

1:12.4

Again you hear all the angels are seen it.

1:17.0

This is the day to day when life begins.

1:22.8

We can have a steady diet of donuts and burgers, then blame the giant

1:27.1

carbohydrate conglomerates for our weight gain.

1:30.5

We can speed and blame the cop for our traffic ticket. But at some point, we all need to take

1:35.8

personal responsibility for our choices. Today on a new beginning, Pastor Greg Lorry points out

1:41.3

no one goes to hell by accident. God gives opportunity after opportunity.

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