External Link: Pastor Rick Warren's Devotional

Devotional Links Posted

on:  October 8 and 25, 2017,

November 9, 2017 and

December 15, 2017

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-45)

Today Is the Day to Be Saved!

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/today-is-the-day-to-be-saved!1

Main Bible Verse: “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise” (Luke 23:43 NLT, second edition).

Pastor Rick: “There were two criminals crucified with Jesus, one on either side. Jesus gave them the choice of salvation, and he gives you the same choice. He’s not going to force you to love him. He’s not going to force you to trust him, and he’s not going to force you to accept Heaven. There are two responses. One of those criminals rejected Jesus, and the other turned to him in faith.”

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-46)

Confession Keeps You Healthy

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/confession-keeps-you-healthy2

Main Bible Verse: “When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long” (Psalm 32:3 NLT).

Pastor Rick: “Confessing your sin is good for your health — any psychologist will tell you this. It’s good to clear your conscience and get things off your chest.”

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-47)

The Healing Power of Confession

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/the-healing-power-of-confession2

Main Bible Verse: “Before I confessed my sins, my bones felt limp, and I groaned all day long” (Psalm 32:3 CEV).

Pastor Rick: “One of the healthiest choices you can make is to receive the forgiveness of God.”

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-48)

Let God’s Salvation Save You from Fear

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/let-god-s-salvation-save-you-from-fear1

Main Bible Verse: “The Lord is my light and my salvation. I will fear no one” (Psalm 27:1a GNT).

Pastor Rick: “David says in Psalm 27:1a, ‘The Lord is my light and my salvation. I will fear no one’ (GNT). God is described in two ways: as light and as salvation. Yet many Christians live their lives in fear of rejection, completely ignoring the fact that if God is our salvation, then we have nothing to fear.... Living for the approval of others is a miserable way to live.”

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-49)

Today Is the Day to Be Saved!

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/today-is-the-day-to-be-saved!1

Main Bible Verse: “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise” (Luke 23:43 NLT, second edition).

Pastor Rick: “There were two criminals crucified with Jesus, one on either side. Jesus gave them the choice of salvation, and he gives you the same choice. He’s not going to force you to love him. He’s not going to force you to trust him, and he’s not going to force you to accept Heaven. There are two responses. One of those criminals rejected Jesus, and the other turned to him in faith.”

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-50)

How Do I Know I’m Saved?

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/how-do-i-know-i-m-saved1

Main Bible Verse: “It is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV).

Pastor Rick: “In Luke 23:42, one of the criminals hanging next to Jesus on the cross prayed, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom’(NIV). Notice that he didn’t ask Jesus to stop his pain... the man didn’t ask Jesus to save him from death, either. He said, ‘Jesus, remember me.’ Why? Because he knew that his deepest need was salvation from sin — not just salvation to get into Heaven. He believed in Jesus. The Bible says in Acts 16:31, ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved.’”

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-51)

How to Cooperate with the Holy Spirit

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/how-to-cooperate-with-the-holy-spirit

Main Bible Verse: “Let the Spirit change your way of thinking” (Ephesians 4:23 CEV).

Pastor Rick: “God waits for you to act first. Don’t wait to feel powerful or confident. Move ahead in your weakness, doing the right thing in spite of your fears and feelings. This is how you cooperate with the Holy Spirit, and it is how your character develops.”

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-52)

What to Do with Biblical Truth

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/what-to-do-with-biblical-truth1

Main Bible Verse: “You must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News” (Colossians 1:23a NLT, second edition).

Pastor Rick: “When you discover the truth in God’s Word, there are four things you need to do with it: Believe it...Do it...Stand for it...Spread it....”

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

Today Is the Day to Be Saved!

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/today-is-the-day-to-be-saved!1

Main Bible Verse: “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise” (Luke 23:43 NLT, second edition).

Pastor Rick: “There were two criminals crucified with Jesus, one on either side. Jesus gave them the choice of salvation, and he gives you the same choice. He’s not going to force you to love him. He’s not going to force you to trust him, and he’s not going to force you to accept Heaven. There are two responses. One of those criminals rejected Jesus, and the other turned to him in faith.”

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

How Do I Know I’m Saved?

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/how-do-i-know-i-m-saved1

Main Bible Verse: “It is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV).

Pastor Rick: “In Luke 23:42, one of the criminals hanging next to Jesus on the cross prayed, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom’ (NIV). Notice that he didn’t ask Jesus to stop his pain... the man didn’t ask Jesus to save him from death, either. He said, ‘Jesus, remember me.’ Why? Because he knew that his deepest need was salvation from sin — not just salvation to get into Heaven. He believed in Jesus. The Bible says in Acts 16:31, ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved.’”

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

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-Love-Salvation/4)

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-God’s-Word-Love-Salvation/5)

You Need Spiritual Food for Spiritual Strength

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/you-need-spiritual-food-for-spiritual-strength

Main Bible Verse: “Search for the LORD and his strength. Always seek his presence” (1 Chronicles 16:11 GW).

Pastor Rick: “Just like you need physical food for physical strength, you need spiritual food for spiritual strength.... You’re not going to have much success in winning the spiritual battles you face if you’re starving yourself to death. That’s why we need to feed on the Word of God.”

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-Christmas-2016 / C1)

How to Find Real Peace This Christmas (Part 1)

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/how-to-find-real-peace-this-christmas-(part-1)

Main Bible Verse: “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people” (Ephesians 1:18 NIV).

Pastor Rick:  “It starts with Jesus…. Christmas is a great time to get that moment of clarity.”

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-Christmas-2016 / C2)

How to Find Real Peace This Christmas (Part 2)

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/how-to-find-real-peace-this-christmas-(part-2)

Main Bible Verse: “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble” (James 4:6b ESV).

Pastor Rick: “If you want peace — real peace — you need to come to God and say, ‘Lord, I just admit that all I am and all I have — everything, really — you hold it all together, not me. You created my life. I humbly admit I need you.’” 

External Link: Pastor Rick Warren’s Devotional (S-2017-Christmas-2016 / C3)

How to Find Real Peace This Christmas (Part 3)

http://pastorrick.com/devotional/english/full-post/how-to-find-real-peace-this-christmas-(part-3)

Main Bible Verse: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28 NIV).

Pastor Rick: “…we need to expect Jesus to help us. God does what we expect him to do in our lives. This is the faith factor.”

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