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Church Quotes by Rick Warren

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Rick Warren says the church’s job is to show compassion, no matter what. He compares a healthy church to a balanced body, warning that imbalance is like disease. He also reminds us that every church has flaws, yet it’s the only group Jesus promised to bring to Heaven.

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The church must always show compassion, always.

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Jesus has not promised to build your ministry; he has promised to build his church.

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You measure a church's strength, not by its seating capacity but by its sending capacity.

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I added up all the money the church paid me for the first 25 years and gave it all back.

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Small churches become more effective when they specialize in what they do best.

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The problem with most American churches is that they teach too much and don't do enough.

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The church that doesn't want to grow is saying to the world, "go to hell."

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A church will never grow beyond its capacity to meet needs.

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I believe that you measure the health or strength of a church by its sending capacity rather than its seating capacity.

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The role of the church and the government are fundamentally different. The church must always show compassion - always.

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Irrelevance happens when the speed of change outside an organization is greater than speed of change inside an organization.

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People forget that the church is bigger than China. It speaks more languages than the United Nations. It has more volunteers than…

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A great commitment to the Great Commandment and the Great Commission will grow a great church.

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Every church is flawed. Still, you'd better learn to love it since it's the only group Jesus said he's taking to Heaven.

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Servants think of ministry as an opportunity, not an obligation. They enjoy helping people, meeting needs, and doing ministry.

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A church must grow larger and smaller at the same time. Larger through worship and smaller through small groups.

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Many of the liberal people tend to say, "Well, the solution is government." I couldn't disagree more. The government cannot solve the…

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“The only group large enough to handle," the world's biggest, "problems is the network of millions of local churches around the world.…

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From the very beginning, I started preaching when I was 16 years old. So I began studying Scripture very seriously. I had…

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The mission of Tom Peterson and Catholics Come Home to bring souls home to Jesus and the church is critically important during…

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When we place our faith in Christ, God becomes our Father, we become his children, other believers become our brothers and sisters,…

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So when you say who does Christ die for? He died for the church, okay. I don't think God's death on the…

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I'm looking for a second reformation. The first reformation of the church 500 years ago was about beliefs. This one is going…

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“The fact is, it is selfish for a church to not want to grow. A church that says, “We’ve got enough people,…

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Today there really aren't that many Fundamentalists left; I don't know if you know that or not, but they are such a…

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History shows that when the church accommodates culture, it weakens it.

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In every growing church you will find leadership that is not afraid to believe God.

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I believe in the separation of church and state, but I do not believe in the separation of politics from religion.

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Many believe one can be a "good Christian" without joining (or even attending) a local church, but God would strongly disagree.

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Every church needs to grow warmer through fellowship, deeper through discipleship, stronger through through worship, and larger through evangelism.

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Many believe it is possible to be a "good Christian" without joining (or even attending) a local church, but God would strongly…

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Absolutely nothing will revitalize a discouraged church faster than rediscovering it's purpose.

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I really do feel that these people are brothers and sisters in God's family. I am looking to build bridges with the…

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When a human body is out of balance we call that disease, which indicates dis-ease of the body. Likewise, when the body…

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You must match your music to the kind of people God wants your church to reach… The music you use 'positions' your…

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I'm a pastor of a local church. I'm not a televangelist. I've never had a televised program. I'm a pastor. A pastor's…

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He created the church to meet your five deepest needs: a purpose to live for, people to live with, principles to live…

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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.

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The role of the church and the government are fundamentally different. The church must always show compassion - always.

We become whatever we are committed to

“but it does mean God is able to redeem any and all situations and use them for his own good.”

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.