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. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
“it’s hard to be spiritually strong and mentally alert when you are emotionally stressed or physically fatigued.” — 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
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
You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense. — 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
Only in hindsight do we understand how God intended a problem for good. — 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
I wish that those who believe in the doctrines of grace would be more gracious. That's all I'd say... I'm an evangelical.… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
The deepest level of worship is praising God inspite of pain, trusting Him during a trial, surrendering while suffering, and loving Him… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Faith is choosing and believing God's dream for your life. Nothing starts happening in your life until you start dreaming. God gave… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
The fact is, you can say you love God and sing that you trust God and put him first, but your checkbook… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
When we place our faith in Christ, God becomes our Father, we become his children, other believers become our brothers and sisters,… — 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
In God's eyes, the greatest heroes of faith are not those who achieve prosperity, success, and power in this life, but those… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Christianity is not a religion or a philosophy, but a relationship and a lifestyle. The core of that lifestyle is thinking of… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
If you aren't serving, you're just existing, because life is meant for ministry. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
The ultimate test of faith is not how loudly you praise God in happy times but how deeply you trust him in… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
The way God teaches us to live by faith is He takes away our feelings. — 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
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
When Jesus started His ministry, the very first thing He did was form a small group. — 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
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 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
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
Long before you were conceived by your parents, you were conceived in the mind of God. — 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
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
“A truly free society protects all faiths, and true faith protects a free society.” — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
The problem with most American churches is that they teach too much and don't do enough. — 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
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
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
I believe in the separation of church and state, but I do not believe in the separation of politics from religion. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
History shows that when the church accommodates culture, it weakens it. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Your past, present, and future are taken care of as you put your trust in Jesus. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
I believe Jesus Christ came for everybody. I don't think he came for Christians. The Bible says take this good news 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 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
