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The closer you live to God, the smaller everything else appears.
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Jesus did not die on the cross just so we could live comfortable, well adjusted lives. His purpose is far deeper: He wants to make us like himself before he takes us to heaven. This is our greatest privilege, our immediate responsibility, and our ultimate destiny.
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Those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it. I don't know all the keys to success, but one key to failure is to try to please everyone.
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God is always more interested in why we do something than in what we do. Attitudes count more than achievements.
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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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Without a purpose, life is motion without meaning, activity without direction, and events without reason.
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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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The easiest way to discover the purpose of an invention is to ask the creator of it. The same is true for discovering your life's purpose: Ask God.
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Worry is really just a form of atheism. Every time you worry, you're acting like an atheist. You're saying, It all depends on me. That's just not in the Bible.
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Time is your most precious gift, because you only have a set amount of it.
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Be willing to let people leave the church. And I told you earlier the fact that people are gonna leave the church no matter what you do. But when you define the vision, you're choosing who leaves. You say, "But Rick, yes, they're the pillars of the church." Now, you know what pillars are. Pillars are people who hold things up … And in your church, you may have to have some blessed subtractions before you have any real additions.
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The smile of God is the goal of your life. Since pleasing God is the first purpose of your life, your most important task is to discover how to do that. The Bible says, "Figure out what will please Christ, then do it." Fortunately, the Bible gives us a clear example of a life that gives pleasure to God. The man's name was Noah.
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In Eden, worship was not an event to attend, but a perpetual attitude.
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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.
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The issue to me, I'm not opposed to that as much as I'm opposed to redefinition of a 5,000 year definition of marriage. I'm opposed to having a brother and sister being together and calling that marriage. I'm opposed to an older guy marrying a child and calling that marriage. I'm opposed to one guy having multiple wives and calling that marriage.
Steven Waldman:
Do you think, though, that they are equivalent to having gays getting married?
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Oh, I do.
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When God wants to make a mushroom, he does it overnight, but when He wants to make a giant oak, He takes a hundred years. Great souls are grown through struggles and storms and seasons of suffering. Be patient with the process.
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There is nothing quite as potent as a focused life, one lived on purpose.
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God intentionally allows you to go through painful experiences to equip you for ministry to others.
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It is a fatal mistake to assume that God's goal for your life is material prosperity or popular success, as the world defines it. The abundant life has nothing to do with material abundance, and faithfulness to God does not guarantee success in a career or even ministry. Never focus on temporary crowns.
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It's not what you do, but how much love you put into it that matters.
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If you are a member of a small group or class, I urge you to make a group covenant that includes the nine characteristics of biblical fellowship: We will share our true feelings (authenticity), forgive each other (mercy), speak the truth in love (honesty), admit our weaknesses (humility), respect our differences (courtesy), not gossip (confidentiality), and make group a priority (frequency).
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Every time you defeat a temptation, you become more like Jesus!
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God uses the opposite situation of each fruit to allow us a choice. You can't claim to be good if you have never been tempted to be bad.
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We are healed to help others. We are blessed to be a blessing. We are saved to serve, not to sit around and wait for heaven.
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To make the best use of your life, you must never forget two truths: First, compared with eternity, life is extremely brief. Second, earth is only a temporary residence. You won't be here long, so don't get too attached.
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Rick Warren
Born:
January 28, 1954
(age 70)
Bio:
Richard Duane "Rick" Warren is an American evangelical Christian pastor and author.
Known for:
The Daniel Plan: 40 Days to a Healthier Life (2013)
The Purpose Driven Church (1995)
God's Answers to Life's Difficult Questions (1985)
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