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Coming up today, Pastor Greg Laurie reveals why sometimes people are reluctant to accept

Jesus' free gift of salvation.

I think sometimes people feel, oh, if I follow Jesus, I am going to give up all of my dreams

and just live this miserable life.

That's the opposite of what is true.

What did Jesus say?

If you lose your life or my sake, you'll find it.

God's plans for you are better than your plans for yourself,

and you'll see how much He loves you as those plans unfold.

This is the day when the lost are found.

This is the day of a moment again.

Amazing grace, God's wheat, the stone, again you can't only achieve the speed of love.

This is the day the day when life begins.

One of the most positive things people can say about us is that we're followers of Jesus Christ.

It means we're willing to follow His lead.

We're active in our belief.

We put feet to our faith.

And today on a new beginning, Pastor Greg Laurie takes us to Revelation 14,

where we learn about a group of exactly 144,000 followers of Jesus,

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