Quotes by Rick Warren

“They were ripe and ready to spawn.”

“The small group structure is the structure of renewal in every facet of Christianity, including Catholicism,”

“And that, my friends, is the duty of the church.”

“God loves to bring good out of bad. He loves to turn crucifixions into resurrections. Every obstacle is an opportunity. Every problem has potential. Every crisis is an opportunity for ministry. Every hurt God wants to use for His glory.”

“During the next 90 days, people are going to be more open to the Gospel than in years. It is Gods responsibility to make people receptive; it is our responsibility to sow the seed.”

“What you see from the highway will be brick. Its going to be a pretty building.”

“Im Southern Baptist, our church is Southern Baptist, and we cooperate in SBC missions support at every level,”

“You don’t judge the strength of an army by how many soldiers sit and eat in the mess hall, but by how they perform on the front line. Likewise a church’s strength is not seen in how many show up, but in how many serve in the ministry.”

“We serve God by serving others. The world defines greatness in terms of power, possessions, prestige, and position. If you can demand service from others, youve arrived. In our self-serving culture with its me-first mentality, acting like a servant is not a popular concept.”

“I think vision is highly overrated today. I think what really blesses a ministry is, if you want the power of God in your life, its humility and integrity. Ill take a person whos humble and has integrity over a person who has vision any day. A lot of people have vision just based on ego, but its in that dependence upon God that we get His vision and develop more trust in Him.”

“I believe one of the secrets of effective ministry is keep it simple-be simple... Simple does not mean shallow and simple doesnt mean simplistic, and simple doesnt mean superficial. It just means understandable.”

“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, its thinking of yourself less.”

“If God only used perfect people, nothing would get done, ... God will use anybody if youre available.”

“You never know God is all you need until God is all you have.”

“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.”

“You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense.”

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

“Whats in your heart? ... What disturbs you?”

The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. The best time to love is now.

You were made by God and for God and until you understand that, life will never make sense.