Quotes from Rick Warren

God wants to produce the character of Christ in our lives because he knows that the more we become like him, the more fulfilled we will be.

You're only as sick as your secrets.

Salvation is not a religion. It's not rules or regulations or rituals. Salvation is a relationship. That relationship doesn't begin when you get to Heaven; it begins here on Earth.

Love pays attention. Love listens to the fears and the doubts of others and treats them with respect. Love accepts others the way Jesus accepts you.

Leadership starts with understanding responsibility, not ability. Leadership is a Stewardship, not a show.

In every growing church you will find leadership that is not afraid to believe God.

Irrelevance happens when the speed of change outside an organization is greater than speed of change inside an organization.

All leaders are learners. The moment you stop learning, you stop leading. I learn as much as I can, from as many as I can, as often as I can.

the moment you stop learning, you stop leading.

The first thing that we need to say is that God is grieving, too. Uh, a lot of people try to make it sound like 'well everything that happens is God's will.' That's nonsense. God allows everything, but God does not choose everything.

Significance in life doesn't come from status, because you can always find somebody who's got more than you. It doesn't come from sex. It doesn't come from salary. It comes from serving.

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.'

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.

Faithful servants never retire. You can retire from your career, but you will never retire from serving God.

The more you pray, the less you'll panic. The more you worship, the less you worry. You'll feel more patient and less pressured.

It's not about you.

I believe in the separation of church and state, but I do not believe in the separation of politics from religion.

What gives me the most hope every day is God's grace knowing that his grace is going to give me the strength for whatever I face, knowing that nothing is a surprise to God.

I never have been involved in politics.

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

The Bible tells us that Jesus Christ came to do three things. He came to have my past forgiven, you get a purpose for living and a home in Heaven.

If God only used perfect people, nothing would get done. God will use anybody if you're available.

We're a nation of laws, but the good thing about America, is that laws reside in the people and people can change the laws.

God sometimes removes a person from your life for your protection. Don't run after them.