Quotes from Rick Warren

In Psalm 72, Solomon prays for power and fame but he says the purpose of influence is to speak up for others and one is the immigrant. He doesn't delineate between legal and illegal.

The love of Jesus Christ covers your sins, and it also gives you the power to let other people off the hook. You've been forgiven, and you can forgive others.

People may refuse our love or reject our message, but they are defenseless against our prayers.

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.

I invite you to bow your head and quietly whisper the prayer that will change your eternity: Jesus I believe in you and I receive you.

God is looking for people to use, and if you can get usable, he will wear you out. The most dangerous prayer you can pray is this: 'Use me.'

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: "You are with me."

Real security can only be found in that which can never be taken from you - your relationship with God.

Remember how far you've come, not just how far you have to go.

Christianity is not a religion or a philosophy, but a relationship and a lifestyle. The core of that lifestyle is thinking of others, as Jesus did, instead of ourselves.

Where the grass is greener, the water bill is bigger.

Unkind people need your kindness the most. They advertise their pain.

History shows that when the church accommodates culture, it weakens it.

You can like somebody without agreeing with all of their policies.

I never get involved in policy. Never.

Churches know more about poverty than any government will ever know, because we're dealing with the poor every day.

Este versículo muestra las dos partes del crecimiento espiritual: «lleven a cabo» y «produce». El «llevar a cabo» es nuestra responsabilidad, y el «producir» es el papel que desempeña Dios. El crecimiento espiritual es un esfuerzo de colaboración entre nosotros y el Espíritu Santo. El Espíritu de Dios trabaja con nosotros, no simplemente en nosotros

las personas consideran de manera trivial su crecimiento espiritual, eso muestra que no han entendido los alcances eternos de su decisión (como vimos en los capítulos 4 y 5).

El carácter se desarrolla y manifiesta por medio de las pruebas; la vida en sí, toda, es una prueba.

Tu F.O.R.M.A. revela tu ministerio, pero tu corazón de siervo muestra tu madurez. No se necesita un talento o don para recoger la basura o arreglar las sillas después de una reunión, cualquiera puede ser siervo. Todo lo que se necesita es carácter.

Esta es la única prueba real del liderazgo: ¿Es evidente el Espíritu de Dios en tu vida? Si no lo es, entonces no eres una persona a la que haya que seguir. El

Philippians 1:6: "Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Busyness is a great enemy of relationships. We become preoccupied with making a living, doing our work, paying bills, and accomplishing goals as if these tasks are the point of life. They are not. The point of life is learning to love — God and people. Life minus love equals zero.

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