Servants think of ministry as an opportunity, not an obligation. They enjoy helping people, meeting needs, and doing ministry. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
There are many pitfalls in the marathon of life. But regardless of what you go through, you can count on God's sustaining… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
If you want God to bless you and use you greatly, you must be willing to walk with a limp the rest… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Love pays attention. Love listens to the fears and the doubts of others and treats them with respect. Love accepts others the… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Jesus specialized in menial tasks that everyone else tried to avoid: washing feet, helping children, fixing breakfast, and serving lepers. Nothing was… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Use "breath prayers" throughout the day, as many Christians have done for centuries. You choose a brief sentence or a simple phrase… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
The secret of endurance is to remember that your pain is temporary but your reward will be eternal. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
The Bible offers three metaphors that teach us God's view of life: Life is a test, life is a trust, and life… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
He created the church to meet your five deepest needs: a purpose to live for, people to live with, principles to live… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
There's truth in every religion. Christians believe that there's truth in every religion. But we just believe that there's one savior. We… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
One of the ways we reflect God's love and bring him glory is to accept each other just as he accepts us.… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Many people spend their lives trying to create a lasting legacy on earth. They want to be remembered when they're gone. Yet,… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
When you have a major loss in your life, the first thing you need to do is tell God exactly how you… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Paul says that as Christians we can rejoice even in tough times because we have hope and because we know that God… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
You've got a lot to look forward to in Heaven. Compared to what's in store for you in Heaven, your current pain… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
If you are serious about changing your life, you are going to have to get into the Bible. You need to read… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
The first purpose of your life is to be loved by God! Yes, it is important to serve him, obey, and trust… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Irrelevance happens when the speed of change outside an organization is greater than speed of change inside an organization. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Because every day of your life was written on God's calendar before you were born, everything that happens to you has spiritual… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
When the Christian praises and gives thanks to God, this not only pleases God, but it enriches the Christian's life with joy.… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
I believe that you measure the health or strength of a church by its sending capacity rather than its seating capacity. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
We are not saved by good works; we are saved for good works. The Christian lifestyle is to be a lifestyle of… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Change always starts in your mind. The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel influences the… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
You were created to add to life on earth, not just take from it. God wants you to give something back. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Get honest with God, and your focus will shift from just seeing your problems - no matter how overwhelming they seem -… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
God wants to produce the character of Christ in our lives because he knows that the more we become like him, the… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
If you are facing trouble right now, don't ask, "Why me?" Instead ask, "What do you want me to learn?" Then trust… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Salvation is not a religion. It's not rules or regulations or rituals. Salvation is a relationship. That relationship doesn't begin when you… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
If you want to know why you were jplaced on this planet, you must begin with God. You were born by his… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
People are always more encouraged when we share how God's grace helped us in weakness than when we brag about our strengths. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
God is at work in the world, and He wants you to join Him…You are the only Christian some people will ever… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
God hates loneliness, and community is God's answer to loneliness. When we walk alongside other people, we find a community where we… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Your spiritual family is even more important than our physical family because it will last forever. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
God uses the opposite situation of each fruit to allow us a choice. You can't claim to be good if you have… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
To begin loving people today, we must close the door on the past. And that cannot happen without forgiveness! Forgive those who… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Start today by practicing constant conversation with God and continual mediation on his Word. Prayer lets you speak to God; mediation lets… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
When you feel abandoned by God yet continue to trust him in spite of your feelings, you worship him in the deepest… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Patience is a form of faith. It says, "I trust God. I believe that God is bigger than this problem." — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Many believe one can be a "good Christian" without joining (or even attending) a local church, but God would strongly disagree. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Unconditional love will turn a loser into a winner. You have no idea how many times your heavenly Father has wanted to… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Change always starts in your mind. The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel influences the way you… — Rick Warren Copy Share
If Jesus is king in heaven then the Kingdom of God is in heaven. If Jesus is king, reign on earth then the Kingdom… — Rick Warren Copy Share
“The Bible says, “You must make allowance for each other’s faults and forgive the person who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so… — Rick Warren Copy Share
If it grows on a plant, it's healthy. If it's made in a plant, don't eat it. — Rick Warren Copy Share
When you jump across a canyon, cautious small steps and vacillation won't work. Sometimes you just have to go for it. — Rick Warren Copy Share
We often miss hearing God's voice simply because we aren't paying attention. — Rick Warren Copy Share
Law is downstream from culture. By the time you make a law about something, you're reacting, not acting. I'd rather shape the culture. — Rick Warren Copy Share
“If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed. If you look within, you’ll be depressed. But if you look at Christ, you’ll be… — Rick Warren Copy Share
It is mind-boggling to me that the Almighty power created everything I see; the Bible says that God created the entire universe just so… — Rick Warren Copy Share
The role of the church and the government are fundamentally different. The church must always show compassion - always. — Rick Warren Copy Share
“but it does mean God is able to redeem any and all situations and use them for his own good.” — Rick Warren Copy Share
Well actually I don't think it's a bunch of bad things that send us to hell. I think it is rejection of God's grace. — Rick Warren Copy Share
