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
I can't imagine God not allowing my dog into heaven.
Jesus said, "I am the way [to heaven]." I'm betting that he's not a liar. I'm betting that he told the truth.
To me, God says, "I've given you this gift of grace, which means you don't earn your way to heaven. You don't work your way to heaven. You simply receive my gift."
Jesus meets every one of our deepest needs. And what we need to do is accept his gift of a pastor-given, purposeful living home in heaven.
Every church is flawed. Still, you'd better learn to love it since it's the only group Jesus said he's taking to Heaven.
I'm not getting to heaven on my integrity. I'm not getting to heaven on my goodness.
You may have done some really nifty things in life, but if you think they're going to get you into Heaven, forget it. The only way any of us are going to get in is by receiving God's gift of grace, which is available to every person.
What you BECOME on earth matters far more than what you DO. You're taking your character to heaven, not your career.
Keep your hope in the Lord and your eyes focused on the hope of Heaven, not just on the here and now.
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.
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.
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!
Most of us want to have enough... good works to get into heaven, but enough bad works to be fun.
The small group structure is the structure of renewal in every facet of Christianity, including Catholicism,