Dr. Rick Warren Quotes

The Bible teaches that we are to love people and use money, but we often get that reversed and you start loving money and using people to get more money. Money is simply a tool to be used for good.

If you have ever said, "I didn't get anything out of worship today," you worshiped for the wrong reason. Worship isn't for you. It's for God.

Even a broken tree can bear fruit

Character is both developed and revealed by tests, and all of life is a test.

Self worth and net worth are not the same.

God hates loneliness, and community is God's answer to loneliness. When we walk alongside other people, we find a community where we learn how to love.

Life is not fair, but one day God's going to settle the score. He's going to right the wrongs. So, who can get better justice - you or God?

If you don't know how to do it, get around someone else who does.

Instant obedience will teach you more about God than a lifetime of Bible discussions.

To fulfill your mission will require that you abandon your agenda and accept God’s agenda for your life.

Maturity is produced through relationships and community.

Great leaders genuinely care for and love the people they lead more than they love leading itself.

Becoming like Christ is a long, slow process of growth.

The smile of God is the goal of your life.

You measure a church's strength, not by its seating capacity but by its sending capacity.

You were created to add to life on earth, not just take from it. God wants you to give something back.

Every human activity, except sin, can be done for God's pleasure, if you do it with an attitude of praise.

Let your broken heart create an open heart

When I am playing with my grandchildren, that brings glory to God. So I don't think glory to God is simply serious. I do think that there is glory of God in laughter.

A disciple is one who thinks, feels and acts like Jesus Christ. It is being conformed to the image of Christ as Romans 8:28-29 states-that God's No.1 purpose in our lives is to make us like Jesus.

There is no growth if there is no change. There is no change if there is no loss. There is no loss if there is no pain.

God does not want you to become a God; he wants you to become godly - taking on his values, attitudes, and character.

Satan doesn't mind you using your strengths, so long as you do it for personal benefits.

I'd rather have all my questions unanswered and walk with God than not walk with God and have all my questions answered.

Some people want tolerance to mean now that all ideas are equally valid. That's nonsense. There are some things that are right and there are some things that are wrong.

If you are serious about changing your life, you are going to have to get into the Bible. You need to read it, study it, memorize it, meditate on it, and apply it.

I don't personally have enough faith to be an atheist.

God wants to produce the character of Christ in our lives because he knows that the more we become like him, the more fulfilled we will be.

Use "breath prayers" throughout the day, as many Christians have done for centuries. You choose a brief sentence or a simple phrase that can be repeated to Jesus in one breath: "You are with me."

I think we live in a pluralistic society where we have to get along with each other and show common grace to each other.

You were born by his purpose and for his purpose.

Jesus modeled a purpose-driven life, and he taught others how to live it, too. That was the "work" that brought glory to God.

We discover that meaning and purpose only when we make God the reference point of our lives.

If we condone torture, we yield the moral high ground to our enemies and encourage anyone who hates us to stoop to using that subhuman level against us. We reap whatever we sow.

Why is this happening to me? Why am I having such a difficult time? One answer is that life is supposed to be difficult! It’s what enables us to grow. Remember, earth is not heaven!

You're only as sick as your secrets.

Whenever you feel unimportant, unloved, or insecure, remember to who you belong.

Life is a school and problems are the curriculum.

While it is wise to learn from experience, it is wiser to learn from the experiences of others.

If what I do pleases God, it is always the right thing to do, and I can stop worrying about everyone else's reactions. This dramatically simplifies life.

God has a purpose behind every problem. He uses circumstances to develop our character. In fact, he depends more on circumstances to make us like Jesus than he depends on our reading the Bible.

Knowing you're a child of the creator of the universe changes everything.

God wants to use you to make a difference in His world. He wants to work through you. What matters is not the duration of your life, but the donation of it. Not how long you lived, but how you lived.

Limited faith, limited future. Unlimited faith, unlimited future.

Your most effective ministry will come out of your deepest hurts.

Jesus is knocking at your door. Take hold of the better life by letting him into your life. Make him the boss of your life. It'll change everything.

There's a difference between freedom of worship and freedom of religion. Worship is an event that happens inside the house of worship. Religion is a lifestyle. It is a way of living.

In our final moments we all realize that relationships are what life is all about. Wisdom is learning that truth sooner rather than later.

We always get into trouble when we doubt God's love, because when we don't trust him, we don't obey him.

Every time you make a bad choice, it becomes harder to make a good one.