Lust is raw selfishness. It's all about my wants, my needs, my pleasure. Most love songs are actually lust songs. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Worry is the warning light that shows I’ve stopped looking to God to meet my needs. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Servants think of ministry as an opportunity, not an obligation. They enjoy helping people, meeting needs, and doing ministry. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
In deep pain, people don't need logic, advice, encouragement, or even Scripture. They just need you to show up and shut up. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
God doesn't intend for you to handle all the pain and stress in your life by yourself. We were wired for each… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
In 30 years of travel and training leaders -164 nations - I've never met anyone who didn't need massive doses of love. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Jesus meets every one of our deepest needs. And what we need to do is accept his gift of a pastor-given, purposeful… — 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
We need the value and the beauty of democracy, and the beauty of pluralism is there's a free exchange of ideas. Nobody… — 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
Many people, especially men, feel it is an admission of weakness to ask for help or to express a need. But there… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
God uses his Word, people and circumstances to mold us. All three are indispensable for character development. God's word provides the truth… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Every church needs to grow warmer through fellowship, deeper through discipleship, stronger through through worship, and larger through evangelism. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
I forgive. First, because I've been forgiven by God. Second, unforgiveness makes me miserable. And third, I'm going to need more forgiveness… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
As long as you pretend to be self-sufficient, you short-circuit God's power in your life. You need to admit your inadequacy and… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Mother Teresa once said, "Holy living consists in doing God's work with a smile." ... The last thing many believers need is… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
I love the verse in Job, where it says a man deserves the devotion of his friends even when he forsakes the… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
God has given us a gift in Jesus Christ. And people don't understand: it's for our benefit. One of the things that… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
If you're losing the battle against a persistent bad habit, an addiction, or a temptation, and you're stuck in a repeating cycle… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
From the very beginning, I started preaching when I was 16 years old. So I began studying Scripture very seriously. I had… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
You can keep your own religion - Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Mormonism - you just need to add Jesus to the equation. Then… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
People need fewer 'ought-to' sermons, and more 'how-to' sermons. The deepest kind of teaching is that which makes a difference in people's… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
My first reaction in pastoral care is not to explain. And again, I don't think the primary purpose of the Bible is… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
The ground we have in common with unbelievers is not the Bible, but our common needs, hurts, and interests as human beings.… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Surrender . . .sacrificing my life or suffering in order to change what needs to be changed — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Many people allow their need for other people's approval to control their lives. They spend their lives worrying about what others think… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
A life that is never willing to change is a great tragedy - a wasted life. Change is a necessary part of… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
In the Old Testament, it says that if you have the power to do something good, then you have to do it.… — 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
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
