Evangelism Jesus-Style | Winning Hearts for Christ
Greg Laurie: A New Beginning
Greg Laurie
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🗓️ 26 December 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
In scholastic debates, they keep score. It’s a competition, and each side wants to win big. All too often, believers think sharing their faith is some kind of competitive debate. If they can score enough points, they win . . . and the other person automatically comes to Christ. But that approach can suddenly end the conversation, and even end the friendship. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out how we’re to win souls, not debates. Good encouragement coming today.
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| 0:00.0 | This is a moment in our history as a nation, when people are probably more open to the gospel |
| 0:05.8 | than maybe they've been in decades. Harvest is at the right place, at the right time. |
| 0:11.4 | We've seen 1,200,000 professions of faith in the history of harvest. |
| 0:17.7 | 10,000 people baptized through harvest since 2023. This is a really good time |
| 0:24.6 | to pour some rocket fuel on a burning fire. When you give, you're investing in this revival fire. |
| 0:32.2 | Just go to harvest.org. Listen to this. If you want to win some to Christ, be winsome. |
| 0:41.0 | Let me put it another way. |
| 0:42.3 | Just be a nice person. |
| 0:44.5 | Be a caring person. |
| 0:46.2 | Be a compassionate person. |
| 0:48.0 | If we want to attract people to Christ, we can't repel them with our manner. |
| 0:52.6 | Today on a new beginning, |
| 0:53.9 | Pastor Greg Lorry helps us consider how to share our faith more effectively. |
| 0:57.9 | The objective is not to win the argument, it's to win the soul. |
| 1:02.0 | Don't come up as a know-it-all. |
| 1:04.2 | Be winsome. |
| 1:05.6 | This is the day when the lost are found. |
| 1:09.4 | This is the day for a new life will I begin in scholastic debates they keep keep score. It's a competition that each side wants to win big. |
| 1:33.8 | All too often, believers think sharing their faith is some kind of competitive debate. |
| 1:38.8 | If they can score enough points, they win, and the other person automatically comes to Christ. |
| 1:44.4 | But that approach can suddenly end the conversation and even end the friendship. |
| 1:49.6 | Today on a new beginning, Pastor Greg Lorry points out how we're to win souls, not debates. |
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