Greg Laurie Quotes & Sayings

Suffering is a part of every life. Rain falls upon every life. All people encounter tragedy. Everybody struggles through hardship - not just Christians. But for the believer, for the child of God, whatever comes into our life first comes through the grid of God's plan and purpose for our lives. There are no accidents in the life of the believer. — Greg Laurie

If you have faith in God, if you believe that God can use you, if you are willing to take a step of faith here and there, then God can do incredible things through you. — Greg Laurie

At other times, He may answer the prayer differently than you wanted Him to or expected Him to. He doesn't stop the storm or take away the problem or heal the illness, but He walks with you through it. Those are times when we must trust Him. Again, if He has said to you, "Let's go to the other side of the lake," He will get you to the other side of the lake! It may not be through placid waters, but you will arrive: God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling. (Psalm 46:1-3) Really, David? You won't even be afraid if the earth is removed? You won't be traumatized if great mountains start crashing into the sea? David had learned to trust his God no matter what. In Isaiah 43, the Lord said, When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through — Greg Laurie

And any declaration of faith that does not result in a changed life and good works is a false declaration. It is faith alone that justifies. But faith that justifies can never be alone. — Greg Laurie

The resurrection of Christ from the dead, next to the Crucifixion itself, is the most significant event in church history. It isn't a peripheral issue; it's foundational. It's bedrock. It's the bottom line. — Greg Laurie

I read a story about an old gentlemen who was known for his godly life. Someone asked him one day, "What do you do when you are tempted, old man?" He replied, "I just look up to Heaven and say, 'Lord, your property is in danger.' — Greg Laurie

Let heaven fill your thoughts instead. Because when you do, everything on earth gets placed in its proper perspective. — Greg Laurie

I take it very seriously when I take the pulpit. That I'm representing God. — Greg Laurie

I have never received a heavenly dispatch. Rather, I have found that divine guidance often comes as a result of taking steps of faith. And God not only has His will, but He also has His timing for each and every situation. The Bible tells us, 'He has made everything beautiful in its time' — Greg Laurie

The pulpit is not a place to settle scores, it's a place to preach the word of God. — Greg Laurie

You were placed on earth to know God. Everything else is secondary. — Greg Laurie

13Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. 14Let all that you do be done with love. — Greg Laurie

The real message of Christmas is not the gifts that we give to each other. Rather, it is a reminder of the gift that God has given to each of us. It is the only gift that truly keeps on giving. — Greg Laurie

Earth is only a pale version of heaven, not the other way around. — Greg Laurie

Let's commit ourselves to being true disciples of Jesus Christ. Not mere fair-weather followers, but disciples. — Greg Laurie

God is watching us, but He loves us so much that He can't take His eyes off us. We may lose sight of God, but He never loses sight of us. — Greg Laurie

If you walk with the Lord on earth, you also will walk with Him in Heaven. If you walk away from the Lord on earth, you will walk away from Him, right into eternity. — Greg Laurie

We need to be homesick for heaven. Though we have never been there, we still have something God has built within us that gives us a certain homesickness, a desire to be there. — Greg Laurie

Prayer is the idea of wishing for something from the depth of our hearts and bringing that desire forward to the throne of God. — Greg Laurie

Whenever God is blessing, we can expect the devil to be opposing. — Greg Laurie

So here is what it comes down to: the ultimate choice in life is between pleasing ourselves and pleasing God. — Greg Laurie

You will be tested as a leader ... You may be tested with success, fame, and fortune. — Greg Laurie

God will test you because He wants you to mature. He wants you to develop a walk with Him that is not based on your fluctuating emotions, but on your commitment to Him as you learn to walk by faith. — Greg Laurie

Jesus took His place in a manger so that we might have a home in Heaven. — Greg Laurie

If you are seeking to obey the Lord, expect opposition. Expect obstacles. Expect difficulties. But also expect God to see you through — Greg Laurie

Know this: God's delays are not necessarily His denials. So keep praying. — Greg Laurie

God's plans for you are better than any plans you have for yourself. So don't be afraid of God's will, even if it's different from yours. — Greg Laurie

If you give, it will be given to you. And I have found that generous people are blessed people. — Greg Laurie

The message of the season is not, "Let it snow" or even, "Let us shop." The real message of Christmas is, "Let us worship." That is what the wise men came to do. And that is what we should be doing as well. — Greg Laurie

The full concept of discipleship includes sharing our faith, leading people to Christ, and helping them to mature in their faith. But somewhere along the line, the church has separated evangelism from discipleship. — Greg Laurie

Any step away from the cross is a step in the wrong direction. — Greg Laurie

Unbelievers are not the enemy - they are people for whom Christ died. We need to remember we were each one of them once. — Greg Laurie

New believers are the lifeblood of the church. We can either evangelize or fossilize. — Greg Laurie

We can trust God's heart even when we can't trace His path. — Greg Laurie

The most miserable man or woman is the one who knows what is right and does not do it. — Greg Laurie

Either you will have harmony with God and friction with people, or you will have harmony with people and friction with God. — Greg Laurie

When you see that sunset or that panoramic view of God's finest expressed in nature, and the beauty just takes your breath away, remember it is just a glimpse of the real thing that awaits you in heaven. — Greg Laurie

Giving is a responsibility. It is an opportunity. And it is a blessing for every follower of Jesus Christ. — Greg Laurie

Jesus did not say that the whole world should go to church.Essentia lly He said that the church should go to the whole world. — Greg Laurie

Just as a car parked on a hill will naturally roll backward when shifted into neutral, we will naturally go the wrong way if we shift our Christian lives into neutral and stop seeking to learn and grow as believers. — Greg Laurie

There's a difference between remorse and repentance. Remorse is being sorry for being caught. Repentance is being sorry enough to stop. — Greg Laurie

What we now consider to be radical behavior was to early believers nothing more than a sincere attempt to live obediently. — Greg Laurie

Far too often, unbelievers know Christians only for what we stand against, not what we stand for. — Greg Laurie

We also need to recognize that God may have other plans in store for us, and we must be willing to accept that. — Greg Laurie

To get right with God, we need to utter three difficult words: "I have sinned." God cannot forgive the sin we will not confess! — Greg Laurie

God rewards the person who is diligent. And for those who will take time in their day to seek the Lord, for those who will take time to read His Word, for those who will take time to wait upon Him, He will reveal His truths to them. — Greg Laurie

It seems like things are upside down [in America] as we see right declared as wrong, and wrong as right. God is not pointing His finger at the Supreme Court, or the White House, or the Capitol. If you are a Christian, He is looking at you and at me to humble ourselves, pray, and seek God's face. He expects us to take action. — Greg Laurie

Just as you must eat, drink, and breathe to live, you must read the Bible, pray, and be involved in a church to stay spiritually alive and vital. You never will outgrow these things. — Greg Laurie

I have found that if you invest in the lives of people, well-feed sheep will reproduce themselves. — Greg Laurie

our lives are the only Bible some people will ever read. Christians are to be living epistles, written by God and read by men (2 Cor. 3:2). — Greg Laurie

What would you think of a person who always wanted things from you but never offered a word of thanks in return? We can be that way with God, can't we? Let's remember to thank Him. — Greg Laurie

Loving God more than anyone or anything else is the very foundation of being a disciple. If you want to live your Christian life to its fullest, then love Jesus more than anyone or anything else. — Greg Laurie

Heaven is a paradise, a city, a country ... and so much more that we can't begin to wrap our finite minds around it. But one thing I do know: Jesus is expecting me, and He's prepared a place for me. — Greg Laurie

The next time the devil tempts you to think that you are not worthy to approach God, here is what I advise: Agree. Say, You are right. I am not worthy to approach God. I never was worthy to approach God. I never will be worthy to approach God. My access to God's presence is not based on my worthiness, it is based on what Christ did for me on the cross. — Greg Laurie

God allows hardship in our lives so that our beliefs-those handholds of faith in a troubled world-will became more and more real to us and less and less theory. — Greg Laurie

You become a disciple in the biblical sense only when you are totally and completely committed to Jesus Christ and His Word. — Greg Laurie

The kids (in the Jesus Movement) weren't singing for themselves. It seemed like they were singing TO Someone. — Greg Laurie

He who rejects the Bible has nothing to live by. Neither does he have anything to die by. — Greg Laurie

As time passes, you will look back with twenty-twenty hindsight, and you will say, 'Thank God He did not answer my prayers' or 'Thank God He answered my prayers,' whichever the case may be. — Greg Laurie

Heaven is not for good people, it's for forgiven people. — Greg Laurie

Prayer is not the answer. God is the answer. Prayer is the vehicle by which we reach God. — Greg Laurie