Greg Laurie is an evangelist, author, and senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Southern California. He became a Christian during the Jesus Movement in 1970 and founded the church in Riverside in 1973. Through his Harvest Crusades and broadcast ministry, he shares the Christian gospel with audiences worldwide. The 2023 film Jesus Revolution depicts his conversion and early relationship with his wife, Cathe, and is based on his 2018 book co-written with Ellen Vaughn.
In this episode, Greg and Rick discuss:
– The weekend in the Ortega Mountains when he threw away his bag of weed
– Lonnie Frisbee, the charismatic face of the Jesus Movement, and their final meeting
– Why Chuck Smith was the steady father figure the movement needed
– The parallels between the early ’70s and Gen Z’s search for God today
– Extras who asked to be baptized for real on the set of Jesus Revolution
– How losing his son Christopher reshaped his faith and his family
– Helping Billy Graham update his sermons with a Smashing Pumpkins lyric
– Love Song’s "Two Hands" and the music of the Jesus Movement
– Bob Dylan’s born-again years and Slow Train Coming
0:00:00 – Greg Laurie
0:07:55 – Lonnie Frisbee & Chuck Smith
0:14:50 – What Sparked the Jesus Revolution
0:21:57 – Faith Through Loss
0:37:55 – Building Harvest & Billy Graham
0:53:50 – Faith, Theology & the Holy Spirit
1:04:26 – Baptism, Communion & the Cross
1:10:43 – How to Prepare a Sermon
1:16:06 – The God of the Old Testament
1:19:13 – Music & the Jesus Movement
1:30:35 – Social Media, the Sabbath & Bob Dylan
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