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
My ultimate goal... is for you to live the life you're intended to live.
What's in your heart? ... What disturbs you?
Life is all about stewardship. It all belongs to God - he just loans it to us for a short period of time. The first command God gave to man was to take care of the Earth, which includes managing and protecting the environment.
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.
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.
God gave us the gift of life in heaven. Many people are given this gift, but they never open it. They never do anything with it.
Living in the light of eternity changes your priorities.
When life doesn't make sense, we can still have peace.
It is mind-boggling to me that the Almighty power created everything I see; the Bible says that God created the entire universe just so he could create this galaxy just so he could create Earth so he could create human beings so he could create a family.
Being reminded about the incredible power of God's love, and living as He intended, is the most powerful motivation to change.
During my days of deepest grief, in all of my shock, sorrow and struggle, I sat at the feet of God. I literally spent hours each day reading God's word, meditating on scripture and praying. I intentionally spent a significant amount of time being still before God.
The role of the church and the government are fundamentally different. The church must always show compassion - always.
Churches know more about poverty than any government will ever know, because we're dealing with the poor every day.