God is the Father who is full of mercy. God is the Father who is full of comfort. That is the kind of relationship he offers to you.
Rick WarrenMost of us want to have enough... good works to get into heaven, but enough bad works to be fun.
Rick WarrenThe deepest level of worship is praising God inspite of pain, trusting Him during a trial, surrendering while suffering, and loving Him when He seems distant.
Rick WarrenIf you try to serve people, it impresses them. If you try to impress people it irritates them.
Rick WarrenI am motivated by the fact that in the next 365 days, 136,000 Californians will die and most of them will go into an eternity without Christ. In the next 365 days, 2.4 million Americans will die; most of them will go into eternity without Christ. In the next 365 days, 74 million people in the world will go into eternity without Christ and without hope. I can't live with that.
Rick Warren