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Ministry is received, not achieved.

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Rick Warren
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 28
Pastor
Theologian
Writer
San Jose
California
Richard Duane Warren
Achieved
Ministry
Received

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Everytime you forgive you disappoint the devil.
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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.
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Nothing else you do will ever matter as much as helping people establish an eternal relationship with God.
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Temptation always starts in your mind, not in circumstances.
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You never know God is all you need until God is all you have.
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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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When pressure builds up, don't panic. Pray! Prayer is a tremendous stress reliever. It can be your safety valve.
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The most desired gift of love is not diamonds or roses or chocolate. It's focused attention.
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When we place our faith in Christ, God becomes our Father, we become his children, other believers become our brothers and sisters, and the church becomes our spiritual family. The family of God includes all believers in the past, the present, and the future.
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Longing for the ideal while criticizing the real is evidence of immaturity. On the other hand, settling for the real without striving for the ideal is complacency. Maturity is living with the tension.
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Worry is focused thinking on something negative. Meditation is doing the same thing only focusing on God's word instead of your problem.
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Only you can be you. God designed each of us so there would be no duplication in the world. No one has the exact same mix of factors that make you unique. That means no one else on earth will ever be able to play the role God planned for you. If you don’t make your unique contribution to the Body of Christ, it won’t be made.
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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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Americans spend more on beer than they do on books. No wonder their stomachs are bigger than their brains.
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I'm naturally inclined to have sex with every beautiful woman I see. But that doesn't mean it's the right thing to do.
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During the next 90 days, people are going to be more open to the Gospel than in years. It is God's responsibility to make people receptive it is our responsibility to sow the seed.
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Almost nobody gives thanks to God at Thanksgiving, unless there's a short prayer before we eat.
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God wanted us to choose to love him.
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There is nothing you can do that will make God stop loving you. You could try, but you simply can't do it - because his love for you is based upon his character and not on anything you do or say or feel.
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You are as close to God as you choose to be.
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