Greg Laurie

But you didn't see, oh, we're starting a brand new church. And especially a church of young people and especially a bunch of hippie kids. You know, you could quickly dismiss it as almost cultic. But one of the good things that Chuck Smith did for us is he got us studying. He got us into great books. books, and we built our library, and we built our messages on the Bible.

But you didn't see, oh, we're starting a brand new church. And especially a church of young people and especially a bunch of hippie kids. You know, you could quickly dismiss it as almost cultic. But one of the good things that Chuck Smith did for us is he got us studying. He got us into great books. books, and we built our library, and we built our messages on the Bible.

It's called expository Bible teaching, where you go through chapters of the Bible and let the Bible speak for itself as opposed to imposing your view on the text. Let the Bible be the Bible. It's alive, it's powerful, and it impacts people. So coming back to Oscar, so I thought... I would like to see him again. So I was speaking in New York City, and I reached out to him.

It's called expository Bible teaching, where you go through chapters of the Bible and let the Bible speak for itself as opposed to imposing your view on the text. Let the Bible be the Bible. It's alive, it's powerful, and it impacts people. So coming back to Oscar, so I thought... I would like to see him again. So I was speaking in New York City, and I reached out to him.

It's called expository Bible teaching, where you go through chapters of the Bible and let the Bible speak for itself as opposed to imposing your view on the text. Let the Bible be the Bible. It's alive, it's powerful, and it impacts people. So coming back to Oscar, so I thought... I would like to see him again. So I was speaking in New York City, and I reached out to him.

I found him through the Bar Association. A lady that went to our church worked for the Bar Association. I didn't even know if he was alive. This is before Google, right? And so we found his office, and I called it, and I said, hello, is Oscar Lurie there? And the secretary said, no, he's at lunch. who is calling. I said, Greg Laurie. She said, how do you spell your last name?

I found him through the Bar Association. A lady that went to our church worked for the Bar Association. I didn't even know if he was alive. This is before Google, right? And so we found his office, and I called it, and I said, hello, is Oscar Lurie there? And the secretary said, no, he's at lunch. who is calling. I said, Greg Laurie. She said, how do you spell your last name?

I found him through the Bar Association. A lady that went to our church worked for the Bar Association. I didn't even know if he was alive. This is before Google, right? And so we found his office, and I called it, and I said, hello, is Oscar Lurie there? And the secretary said, no, he's at lunch. who is calling. I said, Greg Laurie. She said, how do you spell your last name?

I said, well, the same way he spells his. This is his son calling. He calls me a half hour later. He says, Greg, it's so good to hear from you. And I said, Dad, I'm going to be in New Year. I don't know if I called him Dad at that point because that... Maybe it was a bridge too far at that moment. I just said, I'm going to be in New York City. I'm going to be speaking.

I said, well, the same way he spells his. This is his son calling. He calls me a half hour later. He says, Greg, it's so good to hear from you. And I said, Dad, I'm going to be in New Year. I don't know if I called him Dad at that point because that... Maybe it was a bridge too far at that moment. I just said, I'm going to be in New York City. I'm going to be speaking.

I said, well, the same way he spells his. This is his son calling. He calls me a half hour later. He says, Greg, it's so good to hear from you. And I said, Dad, I'm going to be in New Year. I don't know if I called him Dad at that point because that... Maybe it was a bridge too far at that moment. I just said, I'm going to be in New York City. I'm going to be speaking.

Maybe we could have lunch because he'd remarried, had a new family, and I didn't want to interrupt his life. And he said, no, Greg, come and spend the weekend with us. We want to see you. So I went there with my wife. That's a good thing to have happen. Right. So I went with my wife and our oldest son, Christopher. So the first night we caught up. And I told him what happened to me in my life.

Maybe we could have lunch because he'd remarried, had a new family, and I didn't want to interrupt his life. And he said, no, Greg, come and spend the weekend with us. We want to see you. So I went there with my wife. That's a good thing to have happen. Right. So I went with my wife and our oldest son, Christopher. So the first night we caught up. And I told him what happened to me in my life.

Maybe we could have lunch because he'd remarried, had a new family, and I didn't want to interrupt his life. And he said, no, Greg, come and spend the weekend with us. We want to see you. So I went there with my wife. That's a good thing to have happen. Right. So I went with my wife and our oldest son, Christopher. So the first night we caught up. And I told him what happened to me in my life.

And he said, I tried to get custody of you. But even though your mother was living this crazy life, she fought me and would not let me get custody. Because I would have lived a very different life if I lived with him. So we had dinner the next night. And his wife, Barbara, made a great Italian meal. She said, Greg, tell us how you became a Christian and a minister. So I started telling my story.

And he said, I tried to get custody of you. But even though your mother was living this crazy life, she fought me and would not let me get custody. Because I would have lived a very different life if I lived with him. So we had dinner the next night. And his wife, Barbara, made a great Italian meal. She said, Greg, tell us how you became a Christian and a minister. So I started telling my story.

And he said, I tried to get custody of you. But even though your mother was living this crazy life, she fought me and would not let me get custody. Because I would have lived a very different life if I lived with him. So we had dinner the next night. And his wife, Barbara, made a great Italian meal. She said, Greg, tell us how you became a Christian and a minister. So I started telling my story.

And my dad, he's an attorney. And he's sitting at the other end of the table. He says his hands up to his face the whole time like this. I felt like I was in a courtroom. I was giving my testimony, and I wasn't doing a very good job because he was not reacting in any way, just staring at me. This isn't going well. Barbara's very emotional, reacting. This is wonderful.

And my dad, he's an attorney. And he's sitting at the other end of the table. He says his hands up to his face the whole time like this. I felt like I was in a courtroom. I was giving my testimony, and I wasn't doing a very good job because he was not reacting in any way, just staring at me. This isn't going well. Barbara's very emotional, reacting. This is wonderful.

And my dad, he's an attorney. And he's sitting at the other end of the table. He says his hands up to his face the whole time like this. I felt like I was in a courtroom. I was giving my testimony, and I wasn't doing a very good job because he was not reacting in any way, just staring at me. This isn't going well. Barbara's very emotional, reacting. This is wonderful.