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Jan 25, 2025 | 
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by Rick Warren“Let us strip off every weight that slows us down . . . And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.” Hebrews 12:1-2 (NLT)Light diffused has no power at all. But focused light through a magnifying glass can burn a piece of grass or paper. If you focus light even more, it becomes a laser that can cut through steel.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
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by Rick Warren“We carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. That’s to prevent anyone from confusing God’s incomparable power with us.” 2 Corinthians 4:7 (MSG)The person who faithfully endures the marathon of life is someone who has chosen to live with humility. But what does it mean to humble yourself? It means being honest about your humanity. Be honest about your weaknesses, your limitations, and your imperfections.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
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by Rick Warren“If we confess our sins, he will forgive our sins, because we can trust God to do what is right. He will cleanse us from all the wrongs we have done.” 1 John 1:9 (NCV)When you feel guilty, it’s hard to think about anything else. You might try to push the thought away, but it just keeps popping back up! It’s like taking a dozen ping-pong balls and trying to keep them all submerged in a swimming pool.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
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by Rick Warren“Your wrongs have separated you from your God, and your sins have made him hide his face so that he doesn’t hear you.” Isaiah 59:2 (GW)Nothing makes us feel more miserable than hidden guilt. When we’re holding on to our mistakes, we’re always worried somebody’s going to find out, and that leaves us nervous and stressed and unhappy. You cannot be happy and guilty at the same time!And so, we mask it. We try to push it down and cover it up.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
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by Rick Warren“Let go of anger, and leave rage behind. Do not be preoccupied. It only leads to evil.” Psalm 37:8 (GW)There are a lot of things that wound us. Maybe you were wounded when somebody lied to you or broke a promise or rejected you. Maybe you’ve experienced betrayal or misunderstanding or disappointment or loneliness. David said in Psalm 109:22, “My heart is wounded within me” (NIV). Emotional wounds are often more painful than physical wounds, and they often take longer to heal.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
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by Rick Warren“Let go of your concerns! Then you will know that I am God. I rule the nations. I rule the earth.” Psalm 46:10 (GW)Have you ever been so worried that you felt like you physically weighed more because of the emotional weight you were carrying? Worry is emotional weight that hinders your progress to spiritual maturity. The Bible says in Proverbs 12:25, “Worry weighs a person down” (NLT). It starts to make you feel heavy, pressed down, and depressed.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
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by Rick Warren“And Jesus said to him, ‘Go; your faith has made you well.’ And immediately he regained his sight and began following Him on the road.”Mark 10:52 (NASB)I don’t know what your next step is, but I do know this: You have one. God will never be finished taking you deeper in faith. There is always a next step. Your next step may be to accept Jesus Christ into your life or to be baptized.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
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by Rick Warren“I see that the LORD is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me. No wonder my heart is glad, and my tongue shouts his praises! My body rests in hope.” Acts 2:25-26 (NLT)One of the major causes of hopelessness is an uncertain future. So if you want to live with hope, you must anchor your future in God’s promises to you. When you buy an insurance policy, that policy promises to cover particular things.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
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By Rick Warren“God is gently calling you from the jaws of trouble to an open place of freedom where he has set your table full of the best food.” Job 36:16 (NCV)Did you know that pain can protect you from something worse? You might face a problem, but it’s actually preventing a bigger issue. Maybe you didn’t get a job you wanted, maybe you missed an opportunity, maybe you couldn’t make it somewhere—but God was protecting you from a harmful situation. Sometimes, a problem is a blessing in disguise.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
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By Rick Warren — 11/06/2024“Lord, take notice of the threats they have made, and allow us, your servants, to speak your message with all boldness.”Acts 4:29 (GNT)We all have fears. Too often, though, we let those fears rule our lives and stop us from following God’s plan. When you face people and situations that threaten to destroy you and your witness for Christ, the choice is yours: Will you succumb to your fears, or will you stand up for God in spite of those fears? Fear grows.
