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Will Graham: Five Characteristics Of A Mature And Growing Follower Of Jesus

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Skip Heitzig: Testimony Or Religious Résumé?

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Greg Laurie: Where the People Are

In John 4, Jesus visits a Samaritan village, meets a woman at a well, and talks to her. A simple story, right? No miracles, no healings, no drama. Perhaps, but this seemingly simple story is loaded with profound significance.

Greg Laurie - January 24, 2026

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Jack Hibbs: An Era Of Unprecedented Learning… Void Of Wisdom

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Greg Laurie: Why Satan’s Lies About The Resurrection Will Never Hold Up

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Greg Laurie: Where the People Are

Greg Laurie - January 24, 2026

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Will Graham: Five Characteristics Of A Mature And Growing Follower Of Jesus

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Skip Heitzig: Testimony Or Religious Résumé?

Jack Hibbs: An Era Of Unprecedented Learning… Void Of Wisdom

Greg Laurie: Why Satan’s Lies About The Resurrection Will Never Hold Up

Mark Henry: What A Hero Looks Like In God’s Eyes

Skip Heitzig: God Who Works In You

Jack Hibbs: Where Next, Lord?

The Hinge-Point Of Human History: Bible Prophecy And The Birth Of The King of kings

Will Graham: The Shepherds Of Ancient Israel — Proclamation Of The Messiah’s Arrival

The Perfect Savior Sent to Save An Imperfect Humanity

Will Graham: Four Serious Consequences Of Turning Your Back On Christ

Skip Heitzig: Atheism Has Slain Its Thousands, But Procrastination, Its Tens Of Thousands

The Touch of the Master’s Hand

Skip Heitzig: Have You Left Your First Love?

Will Graham: Refusal to Grow — Being Perpetually Immature In Your Walk With Christ

Jack Hibbs: The Reality Of Jesus’s Soon Return Has A Purifying Power

Skip Heitzig: The Hope Of Christ’s Return Dominates The Bible

Greg Laurie: The Lord’s Coming Draws Closer Every Day — It’s Time For Us To Wake Up

Mark Henry: Even From The Midst Of The Fire, God Showcases His Power To Rescue Those Who Put Their Trust In Him

Skip Heitzig: God’s Judgment And The Handwriting On The Wall

Jack Hibbs: The Responsibility Of Being Made In HIS Image

Greg Laurie: The Well-Lived Life of Stephen

The Believer’s War: Satan And The Flesh

Jack Hibbs: In God We Trust

Greg Laurie: A Time to Run

Ray Comfort: The Consequences of Ignoring God’s Warnings

The Incredible Design of the Human Eye

The Seventy Sets of Seven Prophecy: Everything Happens According To God’s Timetable

Equity Demands Absolute Justice

God Looks At The Heart Of Worship, Not The Appearance Of It

How Mark Twain Fulfilled a Biblical Prophecy Concerning Israel

Believing That You’re A Christian Is Not The Same As Being A Christian

Whose Word Will You Believe?

Jack Hibbs: Discipline And Building Strong Foundations

Skip Heitzig: Some Of Us Need To Toughen Up

Greg Laurie: Cornerstone Institution — We Must Never Lose Sight Of The Family’s Importance

Jack Hibbs: Under God’s Watchful Eye, Don’t Let Doubt Take Hold

Skip Heitzig: Be Strong — Establish Your Heart In These Last Days

Anne Graham Lotz: Bible Study — Until He Comes…

Greg Laurie: Paul — Beaten, Shipwrecked, Imprisoned, And Content?

Skip Heitzig: We have the living Word of God

Jack Hibbs: Heaven Awaits — Is The Bride Ready?

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Greg Laurie: Where the People Are

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Will Graham: Five Characteristics Of A Mature And Growing Follower Of Jesus

My friends, be on guard against false teaching, align yourself with Christ, seek the things of Heaven, praise Him and—in service to Him—serve others. If you are a mature and growing follower of Jesus, these five characteristics should automatically flow out of you.

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Skip Heitzig: Testimony Or Religious Résumé?

For Paul, gain and loss were like the profit and loss columns in an accounting ledger. Paul admitted that he had counted wrong for years (see Philippians 3:7-8). He spent his whole life working on his religious résumé, and he had all these things in the profit column. But then he realized he was bankrupt before God.

Jack Hibbs: An Era Of Unprecedented Learning… Void Of Wisdom

Greg Laurie: Why Satan’s Lies About The Resurrection Will Never Hold Up

Mark Henry: What A Hero Looks Like In God’s Eyes

Skip Heitzig: God Who Works In You

Jack Hibbs: Where Next, Lord?

The Hinge-Point Of Human History: Bible Prophecy And The Birth Of The King of kings

Will Graham: The Shepherds Of Ancient Israel — Proclamation Of The Messiah’s Arrival

The Perfect Savior Sent to Save An Imperfect Humanity

Will Graham: Four Serious Consequences Of Turning Your Back On Christ

Skip Heitzig: Atheism Has Slain Its Thousands, But Procrastination, Its Tens Of Thousands

The Touch of the Master’s Hand

Skip Heitzig: Have You Left Your First Love?

Will Graham: Refusal to Grow — Being Perpetually Immature In Your Walk With Christ

Jack Hibbs: The Reality Of Jesus’s Soon Return Has A Purifying Power

Skip Heitzig: The Hope Of Christ’s Return Dominates The Bible

Greg Laurie: The Lord’s Coming Draws Closer Every Day — It’s Time For Us To Wake Up

Mark Henry: Even From The Midst Of The Fire, God Showcases His Power To Rescue Those Who Put Their Trust In Him

Skip Heitzig: God’s Judgment And The Handwriting On The Wall

Jack Hibbs: The Responsibility Of Being Made In HIS Image

Greg Laurie: The Well-Lived Life of Stephen

The Believer’s War: Satan And The Flesh

Jack Hibbs: In God We Trust

Greg Laurie: A Time to Run

Ray Comfort: The Consequences of Ignoring God’s Warnings

The Incredible Design of the Human Eye

Mark Henry: What A Hero Looks Like In God’s Eyes

Skip Heitzig: God Who Works In You

Jack Hibbs: Where Next, Lord?

The Hinge-Point Of Human History: Bible Prophecy And The Birth Of The King of kings

Will Graham: The Shepherds Of Ancient Israel — Proclamation Of The Messiah’s Arrival

The Perfect Savior Sent to Save An Imperfect Humanity

Will Graham: Four Serious Consequences Of Turning Your Back On Christ

Skip Heitzig: Atheism Has Slain Its Thousands, But Procrastination, Its Tens Of Thousands

The Touch of the Master’s Hand

Skip Heitzig: Have You Left Your First Love?

Will Graham: Refusal to Grow — Being Perpetually Immature In Your Walk With Christ

Jack Hibbs: The Reality Of Jesus’s Soon Return Has A Purifying Power

Skip Heitzig: The Hope Of Christ’s Return Dominates The Bible

Greg Laurie: The Lord’s Coming Draws Closer Every Day — It’s Time For Us To Wake Up

Mark Henry: Even From The Midst Of The Fire, God Showcases His Power To Rescue Those Who Put Their Trust In Him

Skip Heitzig: God’s Judgment And The Handwriting On The Wall

Jack Hibbs: The Responsibility Of Being Made In HIS Image

Greg Laurie: The Well-Lived Life of Stephen

The Believer’s War: Satan And The Flesh

Jack Hibbs: In God We Trust

Greg Laurie: A Time to Run

Ray Comfort: The Consequences of Ignoring God’s Warnings

The Incredible Design of the Human Eye

The Seventy Sets of Seven Prophecy: Everything Happens According To God’s Timetable

Equity Demands Absolute Justice

God Looks At The Heart Of Worship, Not The Appearance Of It

How Mark Twain Fulfilled a Biblical Prophecy Concerning Israel

Believing That You’re A Christian Is Not The Same As Being A Christian

Whose Word Will You Believe?

Jack Hibbs: Discipline And Building Strong Foundations

Skip Heitzig: Some Of Us Need To Toughen Up

Greg Laurie: Cornerstone Institution — We Must Never Lose Sight Of The Family’s Importance

Jack Hibbs: Under God’s Watchful Eye, Don’t Let Doubt Take Hold

Skip Heitzig: Be Strong — Establish Your Heart In These Last Days

Anne Graham Lotz: Bible Study — Until He Comes…

Greg Laurie: Paul — Beaten, Shipwrecked, Imprisoned, And Content?

Skip Heitzig: We have the living Word of God

Jack Hibbs: Heaven Awaits — Is The Bride Ready?

Why Would Jesus Submit To Being Beaten, Ridiculed, And Crucified On My Behalf?

Will Graham: Reaching The Lost Comes With A Cost

Jack Hibbs: ‘Come, Lord Jesus’ Is To Be Our Heart’s Desire

Skip Heitzig: Temptation — God Gives Us An Escape Route

Alex McFarland: Hypocritical Christians Do Not Negate the Gospel

Skip Heitzig: The Precision Of God’s Promises

Greg Laurie: The Truth About God’s Judgment

A King Changed by Grace And The Need For Daily Repentance

Skip Heitzig: Having A Vertical Perspective — Recognizing God Behind The Scenes

Alex McFarland: Jesus — More than Mere Man

Jack Hibbs: In All Your Ways Acknowledge Him, And He Shall Direct Your Paths

Greg Laurie: How To Think About Loss And Grief After Texas Flooding

Barry Stagner: Look Up — Help Is On The Way, And Justice Will Prevail In The End

Greg Laurie: In a Free Nation, Depend on God for True Happiness

Skip Heitzig: Sold Into Slavery, Falsely Accused, And Forgotten In Prison—Yet, God Worked All Things Together For Good

Jack Hibbs: God’s Hand In The History Of America

Jack Hibbs: An Era Of Unprecedented Learning… Void Of Wisdom

We live in an unprecedented era in which learning, and the acquisition of information have exploded beyond our wildest imagination. The world is virtually at our fingertips or voice command. Yet, we are none the better for our technological advances when it comes to possessing wisdom. Tragically, technology often pulls us downward into a vortex of darkness, and evil.

Greg Laurie: Why Satan’s Lies About The Resurrection Will Never Hold Up

Satan could do nothing to stop Jesus’ resurrection two thousand years ago. So, part of his strategy now is to make people doubt that Jesus really rose from the grave. He promotes lies, often cloaked in pseudoscience, to plant seeds of skepticism regarding the resurrection.

Mark Henry: What A Hero Looks Like In God’s Eyes

None of these possessed any supernatural abilities or space age technology that made them heroic; rather, they used their God-given gifts coupled with dauntless determination to utilize the time God gave them to make a difference in the world in the service of and for the glory of Christ. They were no different than you or me. But as their lives show, God can do extraordinary things using ordinary people who make themselves available.

Skip Heitzig: God Who Works In You

Christianity is more than just a decision to make Jesus your Savior. It's also a determination to walk with Jesus as your Lord. If you don't do that, you're going to become what so many in the church have become: pew potatoes—the spiritual equivalent of couch potatoes. They watch things happen, but they aren't "doers of the word" (James 1:22).

Jack Hibbs: Where Next, Lord?

God has established our life’s course, and that leads us to naturally assume that He knows where we ought to plant our feet. Our responsibility is to ask, “Where next, Lord?” I am convinced that God desires to lead us more than we could possibly imagine and that His voice goes out more frequently than we might have considered.

The Hinge-Point Of Human History: Bible Prophecy And The Birth Of The King of kings

In the long centuries since Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem, a great nostalgic myth has arisen around His birth. Artists and songwriters have softened the circumstances of His arrival. It is a scene befitting a baby’s birth, with solemnity suitable for a king’s nativity. But those are not the circumstances foretold in Bible prophecy.

Will Graham: The Shepherds Of Ancient Israel — Proclamation Of The Messiah’s Arrival

I wonder if the shepherds collapsed to the ground during this overwhelming experience. We know they felt fear, of course, but imagine the flood of emotions as they begin to realize that the angel of the Lord is proclaiming the news of the arrival of the Messiah!

The Perfect Savior Sent to Save An Imperfect Humanity

Jesus stepped down into our atmosphere from His throne and set aside His crown of gold to briefly wear a crown of thorns and offer his life as a ransom for many. He did this so that we might believe, be saved, and one day wear the crown of life.

Will Graham: Four Serious Consequences Of Turning Your Back On Christ

As an evangelist, I take sharing the Word of God and the hope of Jesus Christ very seriously. The way I look at it, eternity is at stake every time I stand up at the podium. When eternity is on the line—the difference between Heaven and hell—I don’t pull punches. People need to know that both are real, literal places, and surrendering one’s life to Jesus is the difference.

Skip Heitzig: Atheism Has Slain Its Thousands, But Procrastination, Its Tens Of Thousands

In Acts 16, the Philippian jailer asked Paul, "What must I do to be saved?" (v. 30). And he said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved" (v. 31). But there's another question. "What must I do to be lost?" Answer: absolutely nothing. Don't turn to Christ. Don't make a choice. Put it off. That's why I say atheism has slain its thousands, but procrastination, its tens of thousands.

The Touch of the Master’s Hand

Welch’s poem tells the story of a battered, old violin up for auction. The uninspired auctioneer begins the bidding at just $1 and only manages to up the bid to $3. Suddenly, an elderly man stands up, steps forward, picks up the violin, and begins to play beautiful music. The audience is stunned. Almost immediately, the auctioneer raises the bidding from $3 to $3,000. Many in the audience wondered what had changed. But others already knew: It was the touch of the master’s hand.

Skip Heitzig: Have You Left Your First Love?

Leaving your first love is seldom a blowout. It's usually a slow leak, like a car tire. You air it up, and a couple weeks later you've got to air it up again. So it is in our priorities with the Lord. We can get distracted gradually and leave slowly. We leave that first love.

Will Graham: Refusal to Grow — Being Perpetually Immature In Your Walk With Christ

A person’s faith is immature because they are lazy or “dull of hearing” (v. 11). There is no drive or initiative, and this prevents understanding. They sat and listened, but were not paying attention and applying what they had learned from God’s Word.

Jack Hibbs: The Reality Of Jesus’s Soon Return Has A Purifying Power

The reality of Jesus’s soon return is a purifying power in the Christian’s life. Practically speaking, that means living a transformed life that is passionate for Christ and militant toward defeating the temptations and sinful allurements that face every generation of believers. Our love for Christ’s return is the best accelerant for having a hot heart toward God.

Skip Heitzig: The Hope Of Christ’s Return Dominates The Bible

The second coming of Christ dominates the Bible; it's referenced 1,845 times. Next to faith, no subject is more discussed in Scripture. For every mention of the first coming, the second coming is mentioned eight times. For every time the atonement is mentioned, the second coming is mentioned twice. Jesus personally referred to His second coming twenty-one times, and we're urged to be ready for His coming no less than fifty times in Scripture.

Greg Laurie: The Lord’s Coming Draws Closer Every Day — It’s Time For Us To Wake Up

There are many people today that know that Bible prophecy is true. They know that God has foretold many of the events that are happening around us. But yet they continue to live as they please. The attitude is, "Hey, everything is the same." But you know what, the Lord’s coming draws closer every day.

Mark Henry: Even From The Midst Of The Fire, God Showcases His Power To Rescue Those Who Put Their Trust In Him

Like iron thrust into a refiner’s fire meant to reveal and eliminate impurities, reemerging anew lighter, stronger, and more durable, having been transformed into steel, God uses the troublesome circumstances in our lives to forge strength, purify our character, and increase our capacity to endure the onslaught of tribulations in a world that is hostile to Christ. And that’s the goal, right?

Skip Heitzig: God’s Judgment And The Handwriting On The Wall

Your life is being weighed in God's balances. What does He find there? Because one day you will stand, not in a royal hall with handwriting on a wall, but in a judgment hall with handwriting in books (see Revelation 20:12, 15). The good news is in Jesus Christ. "Having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross" (Colossians 2:14). Each breath we take, every heartbeat, is one of God’s gifts. Daniel 5 was Belshazzar's time. Ours is coming.

Jack Hibbs: The Responsibility Of Being Made In HIS Image

The great preacher and author A. W. Tozer wrote, “When God made the human soul in His own image, He did so that we might act according to that Divine nature.” Only humans are created according to God’s own image. Neither angels nor animals can claim that distinction. Part of bearing God’s image means we have the sovereign ability to make choices.

Greg Laurie: The Well-Lived Life of Stephen

The Bible gives us several different examples of well-lived lives. One is found in Acts 6, in the story of Stephen, the first known Christian martyr. Though he did not live long, Stephen demonstrated several qualities that are necessary for a well-lived life—qualities that allowed him to be used powerfully by God.

The Believer’s War: Satan And The Flesh

Adam and Eve were the first to play the blame game. God confronted the couple after they ate from the forbidden tree (Genesis 3:9–13). Adam blamed his wife for giving him the fruit, and Eve blamed the serpent. Because of their actions, sin entered the world, traveling through every person except one: Jesus. Since that moment in the Garden of Eden, our enemy has tried to thwart God’s plan for redemption.

Jack Hibbs: In God We Trust

Previously, no nation had the desire, humility, or boldness to keep God ever before its citizens’ eyes. Yet, in our wealth and fatness, we have forgotten the Provider of our blessings. We have forgotten that He hears the perverseness of our judges and lawmakers. Forgotten that God sees the complacency of His church, her refusal to be salt and light in the world. America, America, why should God shed His grace on thee?

Greg Laurie: A Time to Run

First Corinthians 10:13 says, “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.” No matter what you’re facing, God has an escape plan, a way out. Do the wise thing and take it.

Ray Comfort: The Consequences of Ignoring God’s Warnings

Our Christian life is filled with red lights. Jesus told us what happens when we see a warning light and choose to ignore it: “But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!” (Matthew 6:23)

The Incredible Design of the Human Eye

How could the amazing, seeing eye have come about purely by blind chance? Based on the evidence, wouldn’t a reasonable person conclude that the eye is astonishingly complex and could not have evolved gradually, and that each creature’s eyes are uniquely designed?

The Seventy Sets of Seven Prophecy: Everything Happens According To God’s Timetable

This breakdown gives us a kind of clock for when the Messiah will return and what will be happening in the world when He does. But the timeline isn’t consecutive. It didn’t predict that Jesus would return in 490 years. There’s a break in it that makes it impossible to pin down. There are, however, some parts that lend themselves to specific interpretations.

Equity Demands Absolute Justice

Nothing is hidden from His holy eyes, and the frightening consequence for sin is death and then damnation. Unless the grace of God in Christ intervenes, guilty sinners will appear before the judgment seat of Almighty God. And equity will demand absolute justice on that fearful day: "With righteousness He shall judge the world, And the peoples with equity." (Psalm 98:9)

God Looks At The Heart Of Worship, Not The Appearance Of It

Cain was showing his heart there. He was a false worshiper because of his own pride and anger. He had the wrong attitude. God never separates the worship from the worshiper. He always looks at the heart. He sees the outward form of worship, whatever it may be—the raising of hands, the singing of songs, the giving of time or treasure—but He focuses on the person's heart.

How Mark Twain Fulfilled a Biblical Prophecy Concerning Israel

Nearly 1800 years after the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and scattered the Jewish people in AD 70, famed author and journalist Mark Twain wrote the following about his personal experience visiting in 1867 the land of Israel, renamed Palestine by the Romans. He recorded his observations in his book The Innocents Abroad, published in 1869.

Believing That You’re A Christian Is Not The Same As Being A Christian

Knowing the truth about Jesus doesn’t make you a Christian. It’s a good start, but it’s not enough. Being part of a church doesn’t make you a Christian. It’s highly recommended for spiritual growth, but it’s not enough. Marrying a believer doesn’t make you a Christian. Your spouse’s faith doesn’t count for you.

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