“The closer you get to Jesus, the less you need to promote yourself.”
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Rick Warren
“Fellowship is a place of grace, where mistakes aren't rubbed in but rubbed out.”
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Rick Warren
“God has never made a person he didn’t love. Everybody matters to him.”
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Rick Warren
“Many people are driven by the need for approval. They allow the expectations of parents or spouses or children or teachers or friends to control their lives. Many adults are still trying to earn the approval of unpleasable parents. Others are driven by peer pressure, always worried by what others might think. Unfortunately, those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it.”
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Rick Warren
“Our philosophy is that if it was grown on a plant, eat it. If it was made in a plant, leave it on the shelf.”
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Rick Warren
“La cualidad esencial para el liderazgo no es la perfección, sino la credibilidad.”
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Rick Warren
“Jesus has not promised to build your ministry; he has promised to build his church.
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Rick Warren
“If you would like to increase the amount of happiness you experience in life, here is one of the secrets: learn to enjoy the successes and joys of others.”
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Rick Warren
“It is not always convenient or comfortable, and sometimes worship is a sheer act of the will--a willing sacrifice.”
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Rick Warren
“Betsy: "Do you have daddy issues, Warren?"
Warren: "Dad was supportive, intelligent, read to me as a kid, left me a trillion dollars. It's hard to complain.”
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Rick Warren
“There is no greater antidepressant than communication and fellowship with God.”
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Rick Warren
“May the LORD smile on you…. NUMBERS 6:25 (NLT)”
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Rick Warren
“In God’s eyes, the greatest heroes of faith are not those who achieve prosperity, success, and power in this life, but those who treat this life as a temporary assignment and serve faithfully, expecting their promised reward in eternity.”
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Rick Warren
“Your birth was no mistake or mishap, and your life is no fluke of nature. Your parents may not have planned you, but God did. He was not at all surprised by your birth. In fact, he expected it.”
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Rick Warren
