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
Everybody wants confidence but you don't find it in self help books. You find confidence in the Holy Spirit.
You're not really ready to live unless you know what you're willing to die for.
First open your heart, then open your Bible.
I forgive. First, because I've been forgiven by God. Second, unforgiveness makes me miserable. And third, I'm going to need more forgiveness in the future. So we don't forgive for their benefit. We actually forgive for ours.
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.
There is no growth without change, and there is no change without loss.
Well actually I don't think it's a bunch of bad things that send us to hell. I think it is rejection of God's grace.
The church must always show compassion, always.
Most of us want to have enough... good works to get into heaven, but enough bad works to be fun.
I just think the Internet has made us ruder.
You will be tempted by the need to feed yourself.
And you know, when you've experienced grace and you feel like you've been forgiven, you're a lot more forgiving of other people. You're a lot more gracious to others.
The very first task of leadership is to set the vision for the organization. If you don't set the vision, you're not the leader.
A Christian ought to speak kindly even when given the opportunity to retaliate.