Everybody's got a worldview. Everybody's betting their life on something. ... You just better know why you're betting what you're betting on. Rick Warren More Quotes by Rick Warren More Quotes From Rick Warren 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. Rick Warren grandchildren laughter thinking The things you’re most embarrassed about, most ashamed of, and most reluctant to share are the very tools God can use most powerfully to heal others Rick Warren most-powerful tools use That's God's number one purpose, to make us like Christ. Rick Warren purpose numbers christ 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 day-to-day lives. Jesus spoke to the crowd with an interesting style. When God's Word is taught in an uninteresting way, people don't just think the pastor is boring, they think God is boring! Rick Warren teaching past jesus It is very clear that the heavens declare the glory of God. We learn a lot about the glory of God without even Scriptures. We know God is organized. We know God likes variety. We know God is powerful. All these things. Rick Warren likes powerful heaven Accidents are just incidents in God's good plan for you. Rick Warren accidents incidents plans 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. Rick Warren growth pain loss I developed a long time ago some habits. One of them is what I call "divert daily, withdraw weekly, and abandon annually." Divert daily is everyday you do something that's not work-related. You do something that relaxes you. Then you withdraw weekly. The Bible says every seven days you take a day off. And then abandon annually means you just go out and forget it all. Rick Warren everyday long mean Everything that happens to a child of God, His father filtered and He intends to use it for the good and even when Satan and others mean it for bad because God is sovereignly in control. Rick Warren mean father children I love the verse in Job, where it says a man deserves the devotion of his friends even when he forsakes the Almighty. Now what that verse means to me is, even if I were to say, right now I don't believe in God. I still need you to be my friend, and say, I can believe God for you right now. I'm going to hold you up while you are ranting and railing, and God can handle my ranting and railing because He certainly handled David's and Job's and so many others. Rick Warren jobs mean believe Real life begins by committing yourself completely to Jesus Christ. Rick Warren purpose-driven-life real jesus I spend most of my time speaking to people who totally disagree with me. I speak to gays, I speak to atheists, I speak to secularists, I speak to Muslims because I am trying to build a bridge between my heart and theirs so Jesus can walk across and they can come to know Christ. Rick Warren atheist heart jesus I do believe in hell. Jesus spoke more about hell than heaven - I trust him as the authority, not you, me or anybody else. If hell is not real, then Jesus was a liar and God has a lot of explaining to do on His justice and things like that. Rick Warren real liars jesus My first reaction in pastoral care is not to explain. And again, I don't think the primary purpose of the Bible is to explain suffering. I never have, because the actual explanations are often inadequate. I think the primary purpose of Scripture is to say I am all you need in this suffering and I need comfort. Rick Warren suffering comfort thinking Now, what is Jesus Christ? The fruit of the spirit is a good example. Jesus is total love, total joy, total peace, total patient, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, and self-control. Rick Warren self joy jesus 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. Rick Warren christian character religion My hermeneutics is when I see verses in Scripture that are "apparent" contradictions - I don't believe they are contradictions - I believe them both. I believe them both. I believe take up your cross and deny yourself and follow me, and I believe come unto me all you who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest. They are different sides of the same thing. Rick Warren scripture giving believe 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." Rick Warren prayer christian jesus I think we live in a pluralistic society where we have to get along with each other and show common grace to each other. Rick Warren grace common thinking The Bible says that evil cannot be negotiated with. It has to just be stopped. Rick Warren evil
