Top 500 Rick Warren Quotes (2024 Update)
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301. “Racism is stupid. It’s an insult to God, arrogantly implying that God goofed-up when he chose to make us all different.”

— Rick Warren

302. “Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves that allows us to get on with our lives instead of being trapped in the past by resentment.”

— Rick Warren

303. “If God only used perfect people, He would have no one to use.”

— Rick Warren

304. “Lust is about satisfaction. Love is about sacrificing, serving, surrendering, sharing, supporting, and even suffering for others. Most love songs are actually lust songs.”

— Rick Warren

305. “God is always more interested in why we do something than in what we do. Attitudes count more than achievements.”

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306. “Since God intends to make you like Jesus, he will take you through the same experiences Jesus went through. That includes loneliness, temptation, stress, criticism, rejection, and many other problems.”

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307. “The miracle of Christmas is not on 34th street; it’s in Bethlehem.”

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308. “Pretentiousness repels but authenticity attracts, and vulnerability is the pathway to intimacy.”

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309. “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.”

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310. “The more God gives you, the more responsible he expects you to be.”

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311. “The key to friendship with God, he said, is not changing what you do, but changing your attitude toward what you do.”

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312. “The bible says that all people, not just believers, possess part of the image of God; that is why murder and abortion are wrong.”

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313. “We must learn to share the gospel in ways that show it is both GOOD and NEWS. The gospel is about what God has done for us and what we can become in Christ.”

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314. “Well, in the first place, military service, they don’t call it service for nothing. You are actually serving your country. And it is a worthy and valid vocation.”

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315. “I serve a higher power, Jesus Christ. I make no apologies in saying that.”

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316. “As a Christian, you can enjoy life because your conscience is clear. You can enjoy life because you are secure within God’s love.”

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317. “The first purpose of your life is to be loved by God! Yes, it is important to serve him, obey, and trust him, but your first purpose is to love him.”

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318. “The first step to becoming what God made you to be is to stop worrying about what others want you to be.”

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319. “The only reason you can love God or anybody else is because God first loved you. And he showed that love by sending Jesus Christ to Earth to die for you.”

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320. “Everytime you forgive you disappoint the devil.”

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321. “God intentionally allows you to go through painful experiences to equip you for ministry to others.”

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322. “Eternal values, not temporal ones, should become the deciding factors for your decisions.”

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323. “We never really own anything during our brief stay on earth. God just loans the earth to us while we’re here. It was God’s property before you arrived, and God will loan it to someone else after you die. You just get to enjoy it for a while.”

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324. “Three enemies that will weaken your ministry over time: Self-indulgence, bitterness, and carelessness. Strong people discipline their desires, restrain their reactions, and keep their commitments.”

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325. “A father, finding time for what is most important is the true marker of a successful person.”

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326. “God’s purpose is not limited by your past.”

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327. “To begin loving people today, we must close the door on the past. And that cannot happen without forgiveness! Forgive those who have hurt you – for your sake, not because they deserve it.”

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328. “You cannot exalt God and yourself at the same time.”

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329. “I really do feel that these people are brothers and sisters in God’s family. I am looking to build bridges with the Orthodox Church, looking to build bridges with the Catholic Church, with the Anglican church.”

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330. “If you want to know why you were jplaced on this planet, you must begin with God. You were born by his purpose and for his purpose.”

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331. “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.”

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332. “We don’t praise God to feel good, but to do good.”

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333. “What’s true or right is NEVER determined by popularity or polls. The right thing is often unpopular since it’s harder to do.”

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334. “You were created to add to life on earth, not just take from it. God wants you to give something back.”

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335. “The world is always changed by people who don’t listen to conventional wisdom. I think we often set our goals too small and try to accomplish them too quickly.”

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336. “Faith in Jesus must be personal but it cannot be private.”

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337. “Spiritual maturity is becoming like Jesus in the way we think, feel, and act. The more you develop Christlike character, the more you will bring glory to God. The Bible says, “As the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like him and reflect his glory even more.”16.”

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338. “A life devoted to things is a dead life, a stump; a God-shaped life is a flourishing tree. PROVERBS 11:28.”

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339. “If you have felt hopeless, hold on! Wonderful changes are going to happen in your life as you begin to live it on purpose.”

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340. “The Bible says, “You must make allowance for each other’s faults and forgive the person who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.”14.”

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341. “It doesn’t matter what your age is, God will use you if you will begin to act and think like a servant.”

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342. “When you get to heaven God won’t ask you why you weren’t more like Billy Graham. He may ask you why you weren’t more like you. Get in touch with who you are. Lead with your own unique style. Be yourself and let God use you.”

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343. “What matters is not the duration of your life, but the donation of it.”

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344. “Whose opinion matters most to you? Whoever that person is, is your god. When you value anyone’s opinions more than God’s, you give that person power and authority that belongs only to God. That creates all kinds of insecurity within you. On the other hand, when God’s approval matters the most to you, it sets you free from insecurity, because he will never reject you.”

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345. “The heart of the issue is an issue of the heart. And that’s why I’m a pastor, not a politician. Because I think only – only God can change hearts. And only God can take the evil out. I don’t think you can legislate the evil out of people.”

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346. “It is impossible to do everything people want you to do. You have just enough time to do God’s will. If you can’t get it all done, it means you’re trying to do more than God intended for you to do.”

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347. “God doesn’t owe us an explanation for everything and actually what I’ve found is that explanations don’t comfort. What comforts is the presence of God, not the explanation of God.”

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348. “I believe that the purpose of influence is to speak up for those who have no influence. And fame is not for our own benefit, or notoriety is not for our own benefit, it’s for leverage to do good.”

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349. “While life on earth offers many choices, eternity offers only two: heaven or hell. Your relationship to God on earth will determine your relationship to him in eternity.”

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350. “Christmas is the time for celebration, so I’m not against decorating, putting on lights, buying gifts. In fact, the whole reason we give gifts is the wise men gave gifts to Jesus at the first Christmas, and that started the gift-giving process.”

— Rick Warren