People may refuse our love or reject our message, but they are defenseless against our prayers. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
The most essential quality for leadership is not perfection but credibility. People must be able to trust you. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Love leaves legacy. How you treated other people, not your wealth or accomplishments, is the most enduring impact you can leave on… — 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
I happen to know people who are followers of Christ in other religions. — 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
The bible says that all people, not just believers, possess part of the image of God; that is why murder and abortion… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
I'd rather live dangerously for Jesus than exist safely for people's approval. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
During the next 90 days, people are going to be more open to the Gospel than in years. It is God's responsibility… — 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
When the Bible speaks of God's love for us and the kind of love we are to have for him and for… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
The love of Jesus Christ covers your sins, and it also gives you the power to let other people off the hook.… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
It is impossible to do everything people want you to do. You have just enough time to do God’s will. If you… — 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
Biblical convictions are essential for spiritual growth and maturity. What is ironic today is that people often have strong convictions about weak… — 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
I think vision is highly overrated today. I think what really blesses a ministry is, if you want the power of God… — 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
How does God teach me love? By putting me around unlovely people. How does God teach me joy in the middle of… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Every day I get a choice. I can choose to go God's way or I can choose to go my own way… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
I am motivated by the fact that in the next 365 days, 136,000 Californians will die and most of them will go… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Worship is a powerful witness to unbelievers-if God's presence is felt, and if the message is understandable. God's presence must be sensed… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
The search for the purpose of life has puzzled people for thousands of years. That’s because we typically begin at the wrong… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
It's easy to explain away evil. We have a free choice, and our greatest blessing is also our greatest curse, because I… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Nothing else you do will ever matter as much as helping people establish an eternal relationship with God. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Any time you get serious about using your life the way God wants you to use it, there are going to be… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Most people fail to realize that money is both a test and trust from God. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
God gave us the gift of life in heaven. Many people are given this gift, but they never open it. They never… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
AIDS is the leprosy of the 21st Century. Where did Jesus hang out? With lepers. Jesus would love on people with AIDS. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
I spend most of my time speaking to people who totally disagree with me. I speak to gays, I speak to atheists,… — 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
The world is always changed by people who don't listen to conventional wisdom. I think we often set our goals too small… — 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
Three enemies that will weaken your ministry over time: Self-indulgence, bitterness, and carelessness. Strong people discipline their desires, restrain their reactions, and… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
God is looking for people to use, and if you can get usable, he will wear you out. The most dangerous prayer… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Many people are reluctant to show mercy because they don't understand the difference between trust and forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
You must match your music to the kind of people God wants your church to reach… The music you use 'positions' your… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Great people are just ordinary people with an extraordinary amount of determination. They simply don't know how to quit. They just keep… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
If you don't live by priorities, you'll live by pressures. Either you determine what's important in life or other people will determine… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
The heart of the issue is an issue of the heart. And that's why I'm a pastor, not a politician. Because I… — 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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
If it grows on a plant, it's healthy. If it's made in a plant, don't eat it. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
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 Image
We often miss hearing God's voice simply because we aren't paying attention. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
The role of the church and the government are fundamentally different. The church must always show compassion - always. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
