Greg Laurie

And I didn't have an emotional experience, though people next to me did. One was laughing, one with joy. One was crying, maybe over their sins. I felt nothing. And I thought, that figures. God rejected me. But I marked that day in 1970 as the day that Christ literally came into my life. And it changed everything for me. In fact, that weekend, we had planned to go out into the mountains and take...

And I didn't have an emotional experience, though people next to me did. One was laughing, one with joy. One was crying, maybe over their sins. I felt nothing. And I thought, that figures. God rejected me. But I marked that day in 1970 as the day that Christ literally came into my life. And it changed everything for me. In fact, that weekend, we had planned to go out into the mountains and take...

And I didn't have an emotional experience, though people next to me did. One was laughing, one with joy. One was crying, maybe over their sins. I felt nothing. And I thought, that figures. God rejected me. But I marked that day in 1970 as the day that Christ literally came into my life. And it changed everything for me. In fact, that weekend, we had planned to go out into the mountains and take...

and smoke and I went out with my friends and I broke away. I felt like being alone. I had this little baggie full of and a pipe and it just dawned on me, I don't want to do this anymore. And I don't know why I felt that way, but I thought I don't want this anymore. And so I said, God, if you're real, make yourself real to me. And I threw my pipe away and my way.

and smoke and I went out with my friends and I broke away. I felt like being alone. I had this little baggie full of and a pipe and it just dawned on me, I don't want to do this anymore. And I don't know why I felt that way, but I thought I don't want this anymore. And so I said, God, if you're real, make yourself real to me. And I threw my pipe away and my way.

and smoke and I went out with my friends and I broke away. I felt like being alone. I had this little baggie full of and a pipe and it just dawned on me, I don't want to do this anymore. And I don't know why I felt that way, but I thought I don't want this anymore. And so I said, God, if you're real, make yourself real to me. And I threw my pipe away and my way.

Yeah. And it was and there was no one talking to me. No one explained like what we do when someone prays at one of our events. We're there to explain it. We give them a Bible. We're there to follow up on them. No one did any of this for me. But, you know, God says those that seek me will find me. And I think if we genuinely reach out to God, God will respond.

Yeah. And it was and there was no one talking to me. No one explained like what we do when someone prays at one of our events. We're there to explain it. We give them a Bible. We're there to follow up on them. No one did any of this for me. But, you know, God says those that seek me will find me. And I think if we genuinely reach out to God, God will respond.

Yeah. And it was and there was no one talking to me. No one explained like what we do when someone prays at one of our events. We're there to explain it. We give them a Bible. We're there to follow up on them. No one did any of this for me. But, you know, God says those that seek me will find me. And I think if we genuinely reach out to God, God will respond.

You don't have to do anything perfectly. It just needs to be a movement of your heart toward God. And as much as I knew as a 17-year-old kid, I took that step of faith. And that is when my life began to change. And I've led people in this.

You don't have to do anything perfectly. It just needs to be a movement of your heart toward God. And as much as I knew as a 17-year-old kid, I took that step of faith. And that is when my life began to change. And I've led people in this.

You don't have to do anything perfectly. It just needs to be a movement of your heart toward God. And as much as I knew as a 17-year-old kid, I took that step of faith. And that is when my life began to change. And I've led people in this.

Yeah.

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So I go back to school, and the Christians there saw me and said, hey, Greg, come to our Bible study. And, oh, okay. And I went, and I felt kind of uncomfortable there.

So I go back to school, and the Christians there saw me and said, hey, Greg, come to our Bible study. And, oh, okay. And I went, and I felt kind of uncomfortable there.

So I go back to school, and the Christians there saw me and said, hey, Greg, come to our Bible study. And, oh, okay. And I went, and I felt kind of uncomfortable there.

I had a bunch of low-life friends. I was going to one school called Corona DeMar High School that was kind of a— a school attended by a fluent kid. So I was not an affluent kid. Uh, we lived in a little apartment in, in that area. And so it was very different. I literally transferred to this other school, Coronado high school to Harbor high to change my identity.

I had a bunch of low-life friends. I was going to one school called Corona DeMar High School that was kind of a— a school attended by a fluent kid. So I was not an affluent kid. Uh, we lived in a little apartment in, in that area. And so it was very different. I literally transferred to this other school, Coronado high school to Harbor high to change my identity.