Rick Warren Christian Quotations

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

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

God is the Father who is full of mercy. God is the Father who is full of comfort. That is the kind of relationship he offers to you.

Biblical convictions are essential for spiritual growth and maturity. What is ironic today is that people often have strong convictions about weak issues (football, fashion, etc.) while having weak convictions about major issues (what is right and what is wrong).

Because every day of your life was written on God's calendar before you were born, everything that happens to you has spiritual significance.

You don't bring glory or pleasure to God by hiding your abilities or by trying to be someone else. You only bring him enjoyment by being you.

Long before you were conceived by your parents, you were conceived in the mind of God.

As Christians we’re called to belong, not just to believe. We are not meant to live lone-ranger lives; instead, we are to belong to Christ’s family and be members of his body.

Nothing else you do will ever matter as much as helping people establish an eternal relationship with God.

I believe that you measure the health or strength of a church by its sending capacity rather than its seating capacity.

As long as you do things for God, you are a Hall of Famer in heaven's list.

When you use your life for God's glory, everything you do can become an act of worship

A non-serving Christian is a contradiction in terms.

If you want to know why you were jplaced on this planet, you must begin with God. You were born by his purpose and for his purpose.

There is nothing you can do that will make God stop loving you. You could try, but you simply can't do it - because his love for you is based upon his character and not on anything you do or say or feel.

We are only fully alive when we're helping others

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.

The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. The best time to love is now.

The most common mistake Christians make in worship today is seeking an experience rather than seeking God

If you want God to bless you and use you greatly, you must be willing to walk with a limp the rest of your life, because God uses weak people.

When pressure builds up, don't panic. Pray! Prayer is a tremendous stress reliever. It can be your safety valve.

Receiving, reading, researching, remembering, and reflecting on the Word of God are all useless if we fail to put what we learn into practice.

Ever feel like God is a million miles away? The truth is, he's not. Whatever struggle you're going through, you can rest assured you're not alone. You have God in your corner.

God teaches us to love by putting some unlovely people around us.

Start today by practicing constant conversation with God and continual mediation on his Word. Prayer lets you speak to God; mediation lets God speak to you.

Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. Trust must be rebuilt over time. Trust requires a track record. If someone hurts you repeatedly, you are commanded by God to forgive them instantly, but you are not expected to trust them immediately, and you are not expected to continue allowing them to hurt you.

I believe Jesus Christ came for everybody. I don't think he came for Christians. The Bible says take this good news to the whole world.

There's truth in every religion I, I, Christians believe there's truth in every religion. But we just believe there is one saviour. We believe we can learn truth from, I believe I've have learned a lot of truth from different religions. Because they all have a portion of the truth. I just believe there's one saviour Jesus Christ.

You can keep your own religion - Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Mormonism - you just need to add Jesus to the equation. Then you become complete. You become a Buddhist with Jesus, a Hindu with Jesus, a Muslim with Jesus and so on. You can throw out the term Christianity and still be a follower of Jesus. In fact, you can throw out the term Christian too. In some countries, you could be persecuted for calling yourself a Christian, and there is no need for that. Just ask Jesus into your heart, you don't have to identify yourself as a Christian.

Paul says that as Christians we can rejoice even in tough times because we have hope and because we know that God is working in our lives.

You've got a lot to look forward to in Heaven. Compared to what's in store for you in Heaven, your current pain and problems are petty.

One of the ways we reflect God's love and bring him glory is to accept each other just as he accepts us. This means we accept others' quirks and look past their faults in order to see a person created in the image of God.

Your past, present, and future are taken care of as you put your trust in Jesus.

When you have a major loss in your life, the first thing you need to do is tell God exactly how you feel.

Christians ought to have a reputation for being the most dependable people at work. They are always aware of who their true boss is.

Jesus specialized in menial tasks that everyone else tried to avoid: washing feet, helping children, fixing breakfast, and serving lepers. Nothing was beneath him, because he came to serve.

As long as you pretend to be self-sufficient, you short-circuit God's power in your life. You need to admit your inadequacy and say, "God, I can't handle this!"

The secret of endurance is to remember that your pain is temporary but your reward will be eternal.

The Bible offers three metaphors that teach us God's view of life: Life is a test, life is a trust, and life is a temporary assignment.

Salvation is not a religion. It's not rules or regulations or rituals. Salvation is a relationship. That relationship doesn't begin when you get to Heaven; it begins here on Earth.

Only in hindsight do we understand how God intended a problem for good.

We are not saved by good works; we are saved for good works. The Christian lifestyle is to be a lifestyle of goodness.

Christians can be positive even in a negative situation because we know God has a purpose for allowing that problem.

We are all called to fulfill God's five purposed for our lives: to worship, to fellowship, to grow like Christ, to serve, and to be on mission with God in the world.

There are many pitfalls in the marathon of life. But regardless of what you go through, you can count on God's sustaining grace.

When you feel abandoned by God yet continue to trust him in spite of your feelings, you worship him in the deepest way.

God uses the opposite situation of each fruit to allow us a choice. You can't claim to be good if you have never been tempted to be bad.

We receive God's grace by humbly admitting that we need it.

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

If you are facing trouble right now, don't ask, "Why me?" Instead ask, "What do you want me to learn?" Then trust God and keep on doing what's right.

People are always more encouraged when we share how God's grace helped us in weakness than when we brag about our strengths.

Your spiritual family is even more important than our physical family because it will last forever.

Without implementation, all of our Bible studies are worthless.

Your spiritual family is even more important than your physical family because it will last forever. Our families on Earth are wonderful gifts from God, but they are temporary and fragile, often broken by divorce, distance, old age, and, inevitably, by death.

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.

Many believe it is possible to be a "good Christian" without joining (or even attending) a local church, but God would strongly disagree.

The fact is, you can say you love God and sing that you trust God and put him first, but your checkbook is where you can show just how much God's grace means to you.

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?

The only reason you can love God or anybody else is because God first loved you. And he showed that love by sending Jesus Christ to Earth to die for you.

Unconditional love will turn a loser into a winner. You have no idea how many times your heavenly Father has wanted to reach out and grasp you in his arms when you felt like you blew it!

Get honest with God, and your focus will shift from just seeing your problems - no matter how overwhelming they seem - to the grace of God.

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.

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

Any time you get serious about using your life the way God wants you to use it, there are going to be people who oppose it.

In our competitive world we're taught to never quit trying, never give up, and never give in - so we don't hear much about surrendering. If winning is everything, surrendering is unthinkable. Even Christians would rather talk about winning, succeeding, overcoming, and conquering than yielding, submitting, obeying, and surrendering. But surrendering to God is the heart of worship.

A Christian ought to speak kindly even when given the opportunity to retaliate.

Irrelevance happens when the speed of change outside an organization is greater than speed of change inside an organization.

God is at work in the world, and He wants you to join Him....You are the only Christian some people will ever know.

When the Christian praises and gives thanks to God, this not only pleases God, but it enriches the Christian's life with joy. It is a reciprocating transaction between God and man.

It is an incredibly difficult task to lead people from self-centered consumerism to being servant-hearted Christians. It is not a task for fainthearted ministers or those who don't like to get their religious robes wrinkled. But it is what the Great Commission is all about

Whenever you serve others in any way, you are actually serving God.

You are loved by the One who knows you best. God's love will never disappoint you and never give up on you.

But no one who is lost has lost one ounce of value to God. Even if you don't have a relationship with him, you have immense value to God.

Instead of focusing on that unappeasable person, refocus on Jesus, who accepts you unconditionally.

How much are you worth? Jesus says, with his arms stretched out on the cross, "I'm willing to die for you, because you mean this much to me."

Love pays attention. Love listens to the fears and the doubts of others and treats them with respect. Love accepts others the way Jesus accepts you.

Never procrastinate in showing love. Don't delay. Don't put it off. Do it now.

The first purpose of your life is to be loved by God! Yes, it is important to serve him, obey, and trust him, but your first purpose is to love him.

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.

As a Christian, you can enjoy life because your conscience is clear. You can enjoy life because you are secure within God's love.