Rick Warren Quotes (25 Quotes)


    And lately, Thomas has been re-reading a book he's found particularly meaningful The Purpose Driven Life ... If you only talk about the past, there is no future.

    If you're alive, there's a purpose for your life.

    You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense.

    God is looking for people to use, and if you can get usable, he will wear you out. The most dangerous prayer you can pray is this: 'Use me.'

    The small group structure is the structure of renewal in every facet of Christianity, including Catholicism,


    During the next 90 days, people are going to be more open to the Gospel than in years. It is God's responsibility to make people receptive; it is our responsibility to sow the seed.

    I hope that the community will cooperate and not hassle the clerks with what they have to do. It's a good store and serves a good need to the community.

    It comes from service. It is by giving our lives away that we find meaning, because that's the way we're wired, I believe, by God.

    Faithful servants never retire. You can retire from your career, but you will never retire from serving God.

    We serve God by serving others. The world defines greatness in terms of power, possessions, prestige, and position. If you can demand service from others, you've arrived. In our self-serving culture with its me-first mentality, acting like a servant is not a popular concept.

    You never know God is all you need until God is all you have.

    OK, here's a Christian pastor writing a book that a Jewish lady is passing on to a Muslim lady.

    You dont judge the strength of an army by how many soldiers sit and eat in the mess hall, but by how they perform on the front line. Likewise a churchs strength is not seen in how many show up, but in how many serve in the ministry.

    There are illegitimate parents, but I don't believe there are any illegitimate children.

    If God only used perfect people, nothing would get done. God will use anybody if you're available.

    I'm Southern Baptist, our church is Southern Baptist, and we cooperate in SBC missions support at every level,

    And that, my friends, is the duty of the church.

    I think everybody has brokenness. There's no doubt about that. We live in a fallen world. This is not heaven. Everybody has scars. Everybody is hurting somewhere, I guarantee you that. Everyone has a hidden hurt.

    Our goal is to stay within the boundaries of God's plan for us.

    I think vision is highly overrated today. I think what really blesses a ministry is, if you want the power of God in your life, its humility and integrity. I'll take a person who's humble and has integrity over a person who has vision any day. A lot of people have vision just based on ego, but it's in that dependence upon God that we get His vision and develop more trust in Him.

    The only way you can serve God is by serving other people.

    God loves to bring good out of bad. He loves to turn crucifixions into resurrections. Every obstacle is an opportunity. Every problem has potential. Every crisis is an opportunity for ministry. Every hurt God wants to use for His glory.

    And you know, when you've experienced grace and you feel like you've been forgiven, you're a lot more forgiving of other people. You're a lot more gracious to others.

    Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.

    We're a nation of laws, but the good thing about America, is that laws reside in the people and people can change the laws.


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