Greg Laurie: A New Beginning Jesus and the Expectant | Awaiting His Return
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Dec 25, 2025 Celebrate the miraculous birth of Jesus while anticipating His glorious return! Discover Simeon’s decades-long expectation and Anna’s lifelong devotion in the temple. Explore the contrast between Jesus’ humble first coming and His future reign as King. Greg Laurie emphasizes the importance of staying spiritually engaged and ready for Christ’s return. Learn how to purposefully invest your time, talents, and treasures in God’s kingdom, and receive a heartfelt invitation to embrace salvation.
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Waiting Worshipers Recognize The Messiah
- Greg Laurie recounts Simeon and Anna waiting decades to see the Messiah and recognizing Jesus at the temple.
- Their patient devotion and worship led them to identify and celebrate the newborn Christ immediately.
Purpose Keeps You Fresh In Old Age
- Purpose and service provide vitality in old age and counter boredom and health decline tied to aimless leisure.
- Anna models lifelong devotion: continued worship and service yield fruit and meaning in later years.
Readiness Reflects Relationship With God
- A right relationship with God produces longing for Christ's return while separation from God produces dread.
- Current fulfillments of prophecy signal urgency: live prepared because Jesus could return at any time.
