“What are you doing personally to make your church family more warm and loving? There are many people in your community who are looking for love and a place to belong. The truth is, everyone needs and wants to be loved, and when people find a church where members genuinely love and care for each other, you would have to lock the doors to keep them away.”
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Rick Warren
“Most people fail to realize that money is both a test and trust from God.”
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Rick Warren
“Your most effective ministry will come out of your deepest hurts.”
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Rick Warren
“Don't indulge your ego at the expense of your soul.”
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Rick Warren
“Self-worth and net worth are not the same.”
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Rick Warren
“This next sentence is one of the most important spiritual truths you will ever learn: God develops the fruit of the Spirit in your life by allowing you to experience circumstances in which you’re tempted to express the exact opposite quality! Character development always involves a choice, and temptation provides that opportunity.”
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Rick Warren
“Servants think about their work, not what others are doing.”
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Rick Warren
“Knowing your purpose gives your life meaning, simplicity, focus and motivation. It also prepares you for eternity.”
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Rick Warren
“What do you have that God hasn’t given you? And if all you have is from God, why boast as though you have accomplished something on your own?”
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Rick Warren
“Knowing your purpose focuses your life.”
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Rick Warren
“it’s easy to forget that the pursuit of happiness is not what life is about. Only as we remember that life is a test, a trust, and a temporary assignment will the appeal of these things lose their grip on our lives. We are preparing for something even better. “The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can’t see now will last forever.”
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Rick Warren
“Much of the conflict occurring in congregations is caused when a church calls a pastor whose gifts and passion do not match what the church has been in the past.”
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Rick Warren
“Omega 3 eggs contain DHA, the ultimate omega 3 fat and brain food.”
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Rick Warren
“Nothing will change permanently until you dig down to the bedrock of truth about your life and God’s purpose for it.”
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Rick Warren
