External Link: Pastor Rick Warren's Devotional

Devotional Links Posted

on: August 20, 2017, and

September 5 and 23, 2017

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-33)

God’s Plans for You Started Before You Were Born

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/god-s-plans-for-you-started-before-you-were-born

Main Bible Verse: “Before I shaped you in the womb, I knew all about you. Before you saw the light of day, I had holy plans for you” (Jeremiah 1:5a The Message).

Pastor Rick: “No matter what, you can rest in the truth that God has holy plans for you. He shaped you in advance for those plans. God’s plans for your life didn’t start the moment you were born. Those plans started before your birth....”

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-34)

What It Means to Have a Relationship with God

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/what-it-means-to-have-a-relationship-with-god

Main Bible Verse: “To all who received him, he gave the right to become children of God. All they needed to do was to trust him to save them” (John 1:12b TLB).

Pastor Rick: “First, you get to know Jesus Christ.... You make time in your schedule for him.... The second thing you’ve got to do to have a relationship is talk.”

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-35)

Your Daily Bread

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/your-daily-bread1

Main Bible Verse: “People do not live by bread alone; rather, we live by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord” (Deuteronomy 8:3b NLT, second edition).

Pastor Rick: “Bread represents the necessities of life.... Bread represents God’s Word.... Bread represents God’s family and fellowship.... Bread represents salvation.”

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-36)

If You’re a Child of God, You’re Connected to a Family

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/if-you-re-a-child-of-god-you-re-connected-to-a-family

Main Bible Verse: “Christ makes us one body and individuals who are connected to each other” (Romans 12:5b GW).

Pastor Rick: “God did not put you here to live an isolated life. While you’re here on Earth, God wants you to learn to love other people, and he wants you to practice loving others in his family.”

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-37)

Focus on God’s Opinion, not What Others Say

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/focus-on-god-s-opinion-not-what-others-say

Main Bible Verse: “The fear of human opinion disables; trusting in God protects you from that” (Proverbs 29:25 MSG).

Pastor Rick: “When you give more weight to the opinions of others than you do to God’s opinion, you’ll stay on the sidelines when God wants you in the game. You’ll stay locked up in a prison of self-made fear.”

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-38)

No Matter What People Say, God Is for You

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/no-matter-what-people-say-god-is-for-you

Main Bible Verse: “The Lord is for me, so I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” (Psalm 118:6 NLT).

Pastor Rick: “If you try to do anything of value in life, naysayers will come your way.... But don’t focus on the naysayers. Don’t focus on your problems. Focus on God and his promises. Become a promise person.”

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-39)

Focus on Pleasing God, Not People

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/focus-on-pleasing-god-not-people

Main Bible Verse: “Our purpose is to please God, not people. He alone examines the motives of our hearts” (1 Thessalonians 2:4b NLT, second edition).

Pastor Rick: “God made you to be you. If you’re going to become all you can be, you have to refuse to be defined by others.”

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-40)

Even Your Flaws Can Bring Glory to God

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/even-your-flaws-can-bring-glory-to-god1

Main Bible Verse: “Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous — how well I know it” (Psalm 139:14 NLT).

Pastor Rick: “You are wonderfully complex, as Psalm 139:14 tells us. To fulfill God’s purpose for you, you have to look at every dimension of your life and understand five factors that influence your identity.... The first factor that makes you who you are is your chemistry.”

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-41)

Build Healthy Relationships with God’s Help

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/build-healthy-relationships-with-god-s-help1

Main Bible Verse: [Jesus said the greatest commandment is,] “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second [greatest commandment] is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these” (Mark 12:30-31 NIV).

Pastor Rick: “Your connections are the second factor that influences your identity.”

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-42)

Your Life Is Shaped by Your Thoughts

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/your-life-is-shaped-by-your-thoughts3

Main Bible Verse: “Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think” (Romans 12:2b NLT).

Pastor Rick: “Your identity is...influenced by two...factors: your circumstances and your consciousness. Circumstances are the things that happen to you and around you — none of which you control.... Consciousness is how you talk to yourself.”

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-43)

Make Choices That Positively Affect Your Life

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/make-choices-that-positively-affect-your-life1

Main Bible Verse: “God knew what he was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son. The Son stands first in the line of humanity he restored. We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in him”(Romans 8:29 MSG).

Pastor Rick: “...choice means...you can make new relationships and mend or nurture the ones you already have...how you respond to your circumstances...”

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-44)

The Width of God’s Love

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/the-width-of-god-s-love1

Main Bible Verse: “And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God” (Ephesians 3:18-19 NLT, second edition).

Pastor Rick:  “God never made a person that he didn’t love. He made you and he loves you — and God doesn’t make junk! He loves you unconditionally. He loves you very, very much.”

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-God’s-Word/1)

Your Daily Bread

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/your-daily-bread1

Main Bible Verse: “People do not live by bread alone; rather, we live by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord” (Deuteronomy 8:3b NLT, second edition).

Pastor Rick: “Bread represents the necessities of life.... Bread represents God’s Word.... Bread represents God’s family and fellowship.... Bread represents salvation.”

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-God’s-Word/2)

Three Questions to Ask of Any Bible Passage

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/three-questions-to-ask-of-any-bible-passage1

Main Bible Verse: “Does the LORD really want sacrifices and offerings? No! He doesn’t want your sacrifices. He wants you to obey him” (1 Samuel 15:22b CEV).

Pastor Rick: “...I want to give you three questions you can ask of any passage that will help you apply the Bible to your life... 1. What did this Scripture mean when it was written?, 2. What is the timeless truth behind what God is saying? and 3. How does it apply now to me?”

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-God’s-Word/3)

Biblical Meditation Helps You Digest God’s Word

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/biblical-meditation-helps-you-digest-god-s-word

Main Bible Verse: “Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful” (Joshua 1:8 NIV).

Pastor Rick: “One of my favorites is the devotional Bible study method. If I were to summarize the devotional method in one word, it would be ‘meditate.’”

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-God’s-Word/4)

Start Unlocking Scripture with This Study Method

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/start-unlocking-scripture-with-this-study-method

Main Bible Verse: “Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives” (Colossians 3:16a NLT).

Pastor Rick: “Studying the Bible in a way that changes your life doesn’t take a bunch of expensive tools…. You start with a verse and read it over and over again…”

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