{"id":13454,"date":"2025-07-24T15:19:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T19:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=13454"},"modified":"2025-07-24T15:19:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T19:19:52","slug":"greg-laurie-celebrates-6500-decisions-for-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2025\/07\/greg-laurie-celebrates-6500-decisions-for-christ.html","title":{"rendered":"Greg Laurie Celebrates 6,500 Decisions For Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pastor Greg Laurie and the organizers of the Harvest Crusade are celebrating one of the biggest turnouts the event has ever had. Harvest Crusade is an annual event that has been held the last 35 years, and this latest event held at Angel Stadium packed the stadium to capacity at 45,000 people in attendance plus 200,000 watching online. 6,500 people also made professions of faith. It is the second year in a row that the stadium has been packed. The response to follow Christ was so big that the fire marshal had to intervene to prevent more people from coming onto the field. \u201cI respect the fire marshal. They\u2019re just doing their job. But the good news is you don\u2019t have to be on the field to accept Christ. You can do it wherever you are,\u201d Laurie told the crowd. \u201cWe prayed this would be one of the greatest Harvest Crusades in our history\u2014and God did exceedingly, abundantly above all we could ask or think,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Christian artists Chris Tomlin, Brooke Ligertwood, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe Carnes and We The Kingdom also performed at the event. Tomlin concluded the event with \u201cGood, Good Father\u201d and \u201cHow Great Is Our God.\u201d Laurie called the event \u201ctruly a taste of Heaven.\u201d During its 35-year run, 6 million people have attended Crusade events in-person, with 5 million watching online and 600,000 people making professions of faith worldwide. \u201cI\u00a0never get tired of preaching the gospel. When I step into the pulpit at a Harvest Crusade, my job is to throw the seed of the gospel. God\u2019s job is to convert,\u201d said Laurie. \u201cOur objective is to reach unexpected people in unexpected places with an unexpected message.\u201d<\/p>\n

Laurie made a video<\/a> of encouragement to those who made professions of faith at the most recent event. He discussed The New Believer\u2019s Bible <\/em>that was handed to each new believer and how it could help them grow in their faith. \u201cI hope you\u2019ll start using your New Believer\u2019s Bible<\/em>,\u201d he said, adding that he would send a copy of the Bible \u201cat no charge\u201d to any new believer. He encouraged the new believers to first start in the Word of God, to pray, and to go to church. \u201cSome people try to follow Christ without going to church or they go sporadically, that\u2019s not good the Bible says. Afterward, he encouraged them to share their faith with others. \u201cWelcome to the family of God,\u201d he concluded. \u201cYou made the right decision.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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