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
If you want to find your purpose in life, find your wound.
You drift through life and let things happen to you, or go by design and say, 'This is what I'm intended to do.' The Bible is very clear that God has a purpose. But even if I know that purpose, I can't fulfill it if I'm out of shape.
The purpose of your life fits into a much larger, cosmic purpose that God has designed for eternity.
You cannot fulfil God's purposes for your life while focusing on your own plans.
God is always more interested in why we do something than in what we do. Attitudes count more than achievements.
You must begin with God.
Knowing your purpose gives meaning to your life.
The greatest tragedy is not death, but life without purpose.
Without God, life has no purpose, and without purpose, life has no meaning. Without meaning, life has no significance or hope.
Never confuse activity with productivity.
There is nothing quite as potent as a focused life, one lived on purpose.
Frankness is not a license to say anything you want, wherever and whenever you want. It is not rudeness.
The purpose of influence is to "speak up for those who have no influence." (Pr.31:8) It's not about you.
A disciple is one who thinks, feels and acts like Jesus Christ. It is being conformed to the image of Christ as Romans 8:28-29 states-that God's No.1 purpose in our lives is to make us like Jesus.