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Coming up today on a new beginning, Pastor Greg Laurie brings us a message from the gospel of John

called the Purpose of Gethsemane.

You know the way we all sort of face Gethsemane's in life.

And by that I mean times when it seems like the whole world is closing in on us.

Times of ultimate stress, you know when you don't understand what's happening to you,

always fall back in what you do understand.

I hope you understand and believe that God has a plan for your life.

Some come to the Lord thinking the Christian life is smooth sailing, never a cloud in the sky,

never a rogue wave to rock our boat. That's a faulty assumption.

The Lord doesn't promise perfect weather. He walks with us in the midst of the storms.

And today on a new beginning, Pastor Greg Laurie shows us how we can be ready for those times of

challenge. We'll see how to prepare for extreme challenges by following the example of Jesus

himself as he faced an extreme challenge. Have you ever felt cut off?

Have you ever felt as though your friends abandoned you or that you were completely misunderstood?

Have you ever been extremely lonely?

Maybe even when surrounded by people, maybe even now.

If so, you have a faint idea of what Jesus Christ went through as he agonized in the garden of

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