Greg’s Blog

“Worried, Hurried, Buried . . .”

That is the epitaph what you could write on countless American tombstones.

We are always rushing about, filled with stress and worry. Tonight, I will be speaking on the topic of anxiety and worry. It is a part of our “Worldview” series where we are learning to think and live biblically. We all know how easy it can be to be preoccupied with things we fear may happen.

Most of it never happens.

Know this- most of what we worry about never actually happens. Dr. Walter Cavert reported a survey on worry that indicated that only 8% of the things people worried about were legitimate matters of concern. The other 92% were either imaginary, never happened, or involved matters over which people had no control anyway!

So, if you struggle with worry and anxiety, come and check it out. For those unable to attend, I will give this same message this weekend in Riverside at all four services and it will be webcast live on www.harvest.org.

Let’s take a Walk. . . WITH GOD!

“He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked. “(1 John 2:6, nkjv)

The word “walking” speaks of regularity, of moving at a certain pace.
The Bible tells us in Genesis 5 about Enoch, who walked with God. But what does it mean to “walk with God?” Is it just a religious cliché?
The prophet Amos asked, “Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?” (Amos 3:3).
The idea is to be walking in pace with someone, in harmony with another.

Walking with my Wife.

I have a problem with this when I walk with my wife. I always walk a little faster than she does. I will walk ahead. I’ll stop.
Then she will catch up with me. So I’ll try to walk more slowly, but the next thing I know, I’m walking fast again.
When it comes to walking with God, some of us want to run ahead of Him. Others of us lag behind. We need to move in harmony with Him. We need to stay close to Him, and make a continual commitment to do so. Referring to our daily relationship with God’s Holy Spirit, the New Testament says, “Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25, niv).

Keep in Step with the Spirit.

But what does this mean in practice? How do we do this? What does it look like to “keep in step with the Spirit”?
It means we take time for the things of God. It means when we get up in the morning, we take time to read the Bible.
If we neglect the Word of God, it will show in our lives. Abiding in Jesus also means that we spend time in fellowship with God’s people.

Make Time!

Make time for the things of God. Don’t wait for time to simply materialize; deliberately carve out room in your schedule.
If it means an hour less of sleep, fine. If it means skipping a meal, okay. If it means missing a television program, so be it.
Do what you need to do, because these things are essential to spiritual growth,to abiding with God, and to bearing spiritual fruit.
And it is a walk—the best of all walks—that will bring indescribable richness to your daily life.



Do you ever Worry?

I will be speaking this coming Thursday in Orange County on the topic
“The Believer and anxiety and worry”.
We will also be showing the 2010 SoCal Crusade recap video.
You will LOVE it!
There will also be music by my friend,Marty Goetz.
To find out more,go to

http://www.harvest.org/oc/

You Cannot Have The Peace of God Until You First Have Peace With God

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. If you do this, you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7 NLT)

One of the first things I remember about the day I put my faith in Christ was the sense of peace filling my heart. It was as though someone had lifted a heavy burden from me.

It wasn’t until later, when I read the Bible, that I learned about God’s promise of peace to every believer. He has given it to us as a gift.

This peace, however, doesn’t come from what or who we are, but from what God has done—how He has justified us in response to our faith. A wonderful byproduct of this reality is a deep inner peace that floods our soul.

You can’t just live as you please

But we can’t have this beautiful effect without the beginning cause. If we are fighting with God—resisting His plan and purpose for our lives—then we won’t experience this supernatural peace.

I think many people would like to have the desirable results and benefits of the Christian life without having to pay the price. In other words, they would like to know that they are forgiven and going to heaven when they die, but they still want to live as they please. They don’t want to put their complete faith and trust in Jesus.

That sort of attitude just won’t fly. We can’t have the pleasing, life-transforming privileges of God’s peace without first meeting God’s requirements. Scripture tells us through Jesus Christ, “God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross” (Colossians 1:20 NLT).

The only way

The only way we will experience the peace of God that passes all human understanding is through the blood of the cross, the blood that Jesus shed.

You cannot have the peace of God until you first have peace with God.

Watch the Southern California Harvest on TV TODAY!

Hey everyone!

You can watch the second night of the Southern California Harvest on TV TODAY around the world!
My message title is “A Second Chance In Life.” There will be music from Phil Wickham, Revive, and others.
It happens on TBN at 2:00 P.M., Pacific Time. For more info, click here.
You can also watch this entire Crusade night right here at Harvest.org.