Rick Warren
Rick Warren
Richard Duane "Rick" Warrenis an American evangelical Christian pastor and author. He is the founder and senior pastor of Saddleback Church, an evangelical megachurch in Lake Forest, California, that is the eighth-largest church in the United States. He is also a bestselling author of many Christian books, including his guide to church ministry and evangelism, The Purpose Driven Church, which has spawned a series of conferences on Christian ministry and evangelism. He is perhaps best known for the subsequent book...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth28 January 1954
CitySan Jose, CA
CountryUnited States of America
God is far more interested in what you are than who you are.
God's purpose is greater than our problems, our pain and even our sin.
Most people fail to realize that money is both a test and trust from God.
You are not an accident. Your birth was no mistake or mishap, and your life is no fluke of nature. Your parents may not have planned you, but God did. ... Long before you were conceived by your parents, you were conceived in the mind of God. He thought of you first. It is not fate, nor chance, nor luck, nor coincidence that you are breathing this very moment. You are alive because God wanted to create you!
If it grows on a plant, it's healthy. If it's made in a plant, don't eat it.
If you try to serve people, it impresses them. If you try to impress people it irritates them.
Christlikeness is your eventual destination, but your journey will last a lifetime.
At most, you will live a hundred years on earth, but you will spend forever in eternity.
Leaders don't do what they WANT to do;they do whatever is necessary.
There's nothing in your life you can't learn from, if you respond with the right attitude.
Hiding your hurt only intensifies it. Problems grow in the dark and only become bigger and bigger, but when exposed to the light of truth, they shrink. You are only as sick as your secrets. So take off your mask, stop pretending you're perfect and walk into freedom.
When the Bible speaks of God's love for us and the kind of love we are to have for him and for other people, the word is always apage, signifying a commitment to act.
The greatest gift you can give someone is your time.
Will we fulfill God's purpose, or will we shrink back and live a comfortable, self-centered life?