Session 7 - Greg Laurie

• "It's later than it's ever been before."


• Live in light of the immanent return of Jesus


• We have been called to proclaim the Gospel, and remind them of the urgency of the time


• Bible prophecy should stir me to purity & godly living


• The teaching of Jesus' return is a litmus test of where one is with the Lord
  
  
  
  • If I'm in love w/Him, that would excite me
  
  
  • But if I'm not...
  
  
  
  


• Chuck didn't reach Greg by trying to be relevant - he was biblical and authentic


• Passion to reach the lost


• There was no youth group.


• There was (an is) an emphasis on the immanent return of Jesus


• If antichrist is close, Jesus is closer...


• I am to:
  
  
  
  • Wake up
    
    
    
    • Get out of "spiritual cruise control"
    
    
    • Is it an alarm clock or a calling that gets me out of bed
    
    
    • Give younger men an opportunity to speak @ church
    
    
    • The Sixties are over.
    
    
    • Again: enjoy the day of small beginnings
    
    
    • Take risks
    
    
    • If you fail - fail big!!!
    
    
    • Peter sunk - but nobody else walked on water
    
    
    • Faithfulness is success
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Sober up
    
    
    
    • Clear-headed
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Suit up
    
    
    
    • The helmet - protect my thoughts
    
    
    • Worry? Why?
    
    
    • I need to train myself to pray instead of worry.
      
      
      
      • Conditioned reflexes can become natural reflexes
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • "Lord, this is your church..."
    
    
    • Finish well
    
    
    • "We must replace one passion with another passion"
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• I must avoid anything that hinders God's calling.
  
  
  
  • ANYTHING.
  
  
  • "...be Christ's men from head to foot..."