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Heaven in HD!

I had a fantastic discussion with Randy Alcorn, the author of the outstanding books Heaven and If God is Good, at Harvest on Sunday.

Randy is so knowledgeable about the topics of heaven and suffering, and we looked at questions like:

• Why is there suffering?
• Why do bad things happen to godly people?
• What, and where, is heaven?
• What will we do there?
• What will our new glorified bodies be like?

We dealt with each of these questions and many more during our three services, with question-and-answer sessions at each service.

Each Q-and-A session I did with Randy took a unique direction, and we have a plethora of outstanding material that I think really enrich you spiritually.

We are actively editing and getting the services ready to post online in HD in smaller, bite-sized segments that you can view here and on YouTube, etc. Here is the first segment:

Click here to watch one of the archived services in standard definition.

There is much more to come this week from these services, so stay tuned and check this blog and/or my Facebook page to find out more.

Check out this interview I just did with my granddaughter!

Yesterday at Church, before I did my Q&A with Randy Alcorn, I did this short little fun interview with my granddaughter, Stella.
I think you will like it!

Frenemies?

We sometimes read about various people in Hollywood who are friends, then become enemies, but then they are back together and described as “frenemies.”

As believers,we can have frenemies too. The Bible warns about this in 1 John 2:

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world; the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life; is not of the Father but is of the world. (1 John 2:15-16)

A frenemy is nothing more than just another enemy.

As Christians, we have to contend each day with three potent enemies: the world, the flesh, and the devil. The world, with its allure, is our external foe. The flesh, with its evil desires, is our internal foe. And the devil, with his enticements, is our infernal foe.

The problem for many of us is that we have become “frenemies” with the world. A frenemy is a person who you don’t normally get along with, but if some kind of association appears to serve both of your interests, you temporarily become friends.

It might be a love/hate relationship. You are on, but then you are off. Or it might be a poisonous relationship that drags you down spiritually. Thus, the person becomes a frenemy.

But don’t be deceived! A frenemy is nothing more than just another enemy that needs to be stopped.

Ask Me and Randy Alcorn A Question!

This Sunday, I’ll be interviewing Randy Alcorn about big life issues. It will be, as I like to call it, a “conversational Bible study.”

During each service, we will answer questions from the audience, and I invite you to send your questions about suffering or the afterlife. Here’s how you can submit your question:

• Send a text message to 951-215-6115
• Send a public tweet to @greglaurie
• Send an e-mail to ask@harvest.org

We won’t be able to answer every question, but we will get to as many as we can.

This Sunday at Harvest: Randy Alcorn!

Randy Alcorn, the author of the bestselling Christian book Heaven and the new book If God Is Good, will be coming to speak at Harvest this Sunday. You will not want to miss this.

If you know someone who is suffering or has recently had a loved one die, you will want them to see and hear this service. I encourage you to invite them, have them watch it live or archived online, download it on podcast, or get the CD.

Randy and I will be talking about those “big life issues,” like . . .

• Why is there suffering in the world?
• Why does God allow bad things to happen to good, even godly, people?
• What happens when we die?
• What is heaven like?
• What will we do in heaven?

We will answer these questions and more, as Randy and I have a “conversational Bible study.”

Randy’s books on heaven and the topic of suffering are the finest I have ever read on those subjects. He brings unique and penetrating insights to these huge issues of life.

You can come to one of our live services at 7:45 A.M., 9:45 A.M., and 11:45 A.M. Pacific Time, or watch the live webcast at those same times. This service will also be archived for later viewing.