Greg Laurie here. You've heard about these devastating fires that we're experiencing right here

in our backyard in Southern California. These fires are moving so quickly and they're zero percent

contained. So what should we do? Pray. Pray for these firefighters, pray for their protection.

But we need to step into this situation.

So we've created the harvest relief funds for situations exactly like this.

If you would like to send some support to help people in need, you just go to our website,

harvest.org slash relief.

We want to bring help and hope to people in the name of Jesus Christ.

I'm reminded of the passage that tells us that God can bring beauty out of ashes.

Thank you for your prayers. And let's pray that this fire is contained and stopped and that lives are spared and most importantly that people come to put

their faith in Christ. Thank you so much. Welcome to Harvest. Good to see all of you here today.

The title of my message is dealing with criticism. Let's pray together. Father, we ask for your blessing now as we open your word.

Speak to us because you've all called us to serve you and to follow you. But when we do that,

well, we face opposition and we face criticism and many other things.

So we want to know, Lord, how to deal with it.

We want to know how to finish the work you've called us all to do.

So speak to us from Scripture, we pray.

In Jesus' name we ask it.

Amen.

I heard about a monk that joined a monastery, and he took a vow of silence.

He was allowed two words every year. So the first year passed, and he went into the abbot's office and was allowed two words.

The abbot said, what would you like to say? And the monk turned to him and said,

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