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Rick Warren is an innovative pastor, renowned author, and global influencer.
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Showing Mercy to Your Family ? Part 1
Anger is not necessarily a sin. The problem comes when you mismanage your anger. Join Pastor Rick as he explains how mercy helps you ignore many minor irritations that might normally make you angry.
2026-04-20Link to episode
How Much You Matter to God ? Part 3
When you're disconnected from God, you lose your potential to do great things. What have you lost that you'd like to recover? In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains how the mercy of God helps you recover what you've lost.
2026-04-17Link to episode
How Much You Matter to God ? Part 2
Salvation rescues you from yourself. The fact is, you need to be saved from yourself more than anything else. Join Pastor Rick as he explains how God's mercy helps you stop your self-defeating habits.
2026-04-16Link to episode
How Much You Matter to God ? Part 1
Jesus came to seek and save those who are spiritually lost. To be spiritually lost isn't an insult; it actually implies value! In this message, Pastor Rick helps you understand how extraordinarily valuable you are to God.
2026-04-15Link to episode
God's Mercy and My Failures ? Part 4
Did you know that God uses your failures to build his church? Join Pastor Rick as he explains how God's mercy encourages you to seek the support of others in your church family.
2026-04-14Link to episode
God's Mercy and My Failures ? Part 3
Every time you make a decision based on what other people think, you sow seeds of failure. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches how God's mercy helps you break free from people-pleasing.
2026-04-13Link to episode
God's Mercy and My Failures ? Part 2
The Bible says one reason we have so many failures in life is because we think we're stronger than we really are. Join Pastor Rick as he explains how God's mercy helps you trust in God's strength, not your own.
2026-04-10Link to episode
God's Mercy and My Failures ? Part 1
No matter how many times you've failed, God's "mercies never come to an end" (Lamentations 3:22 ESV). Listen to this message by Pastor Rick to discover how Jesus responds to your failures with mercy.
2026-04-09Link to episode
God Can Use Anybody ? Part 3
You're not the center of the universe?God is. When you live a self-centered life, you become unfulfilled and eventually bored. Join Pastor Rick as he looks into Scripture to explain how God's mercy helps us live for others.
2026-04-08Link to episode
God Can Use Anybody ? Part 2
God created you to be you. In fact, his mercy allows you to be authentic. Join Pastor Rick as he dispels the myth that, for God to use you, you have to be somebody different from who you are.
2026-04-07Link to episode
God Can Use Anybody ? Part 1
Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future! That's because of the mercy of God. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick talks about how God wants to use you for his purposes?no matter how badly you've messed up.
2026-04-06Link to episode
Easter Means It's a New Day of Mercy ? Part 3
What does Jesus do with your disappointments? He responds with mercy. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches how God's mercy forgives you and frees you.
2026-04-03Link to episode
Easter Means It's a New Day of Mercy ? Part 2
The Bible says, "We all stumble in many ways" (James 3:2 NIV). Join Pastor Rick as he explains why we all need God's mercy.
2026-04-02Link to episode
Easter Means It's a New Day of Mercy ? Part 1
Jesus' ministry was all about mercy. In fact, he showed mercy to everyone. In this message, Pastor Rick shares stories of mercy from God's Word and teaches how those stories relate to your life.
2026-04-01Link to episode
Living in God's Amazing Grace - pt 2
Before we celebrate the resurrection, we need to pause and remember the meaning of the cross. In this message you'll learn how to respond to what Jesus did for you?and why gratitude is the right place to begin.
2026-03-31Link to episode
Living in God's Amazing Grace - pt 1
Everything is by God's grace. We wouldn't even have our own lives if it weren't for God's grace! In this message by Pastor Rick, you'll discover the three things Jesus accomplished when he died on the cross, and why it still matters today.
2026-03-30Link to episode
Restoring Grace - pt 3
When you became a follower of Jesus, you were born again into God's family, and you cannot be unborn. Your sin may break your fellowship with God, but your relationship with him will still be there. You're just one step away from returning to him. In this message, Pastor Rick walks through what you should do when you sin so you can be restored to God.
2026-03-27Link to episode
Restoring Grace - pt 2
There is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus?but there are still consequences for when we reject God's will and go our own way. Pastor Rick shares in this message why, even when there are many things we lose when we sin, we can never lose our salvation and how God's refusal to reject us points to his restoring grace.
2026-03-26Link to episode
Restoring Grace - pt 1
If your faith starts to feel a little stale or you just don't feel as close to God as you used to, how do you get your joy in the Lord back? In this message, Pastor Rick identifies four common causes for why people stop walking with God by looking at the story of Peter, who denied Jesus and was ultimately restored to God, so that you too can start your restoration.
2026-03-25Link to episode
Offering Grace - pt 2
Genuine forgiveness is never easy. So many people are walking around with deep wounds because they've never forgiven or been forgiven, and the bitterness has become a heavy load to carry. In this message, Pastor Rick wants you to understand what forgiveness really is and why you need to give and receive grace so that you can release your bitterness and be filled with God's love.
2026-03-24Link to episode
Offering Grace - pt 1
There are a lot of misconceptions about forgiveness today that keep us from giving forgiveness as freely as we have received it from God. Pastor Rick walks through some of those misconceptions in this message and helps you understand what forgiveness is by first understanding what it is not.
2026-03-23Link to episode
Liberating Grace - pt 2
Are you tired of people telling you to "chill out"?because that just doesn't seem possible? Today, it's hard to find someone who is not stressed out and wishing for more time in the day. Pastor Rick wants to help you relax in God's grace by sharing in this message five steps to letting go of stress and learning "the unforced rhythms of grace" (Matthew 11:29 MSG).
2026-03-20Link to episode
Liberating Grace - pt 1
When you understand God's grace, you'll find a level of joy and freedom that you've never experienced before. In this message, Pastor Rick explains just how destructive perfectionism is in your life and why the only antidote is replacing your inner critic with God's voice of love and relaxing in his liberating grace.
2026-03-19Link to episode
Sustaining Grace - pt 2
Life often feels like a marathon, and that makes sense because the Bible describes life as a race. In your race, there are going to be many pitfalls that are going to make you feel like giving up. In this message, Pastor Rick continues to look at three ways life will try to trip you up and how, with God's sustaining grace, you can finish your race well.
2026-03-18Link to episode
Sustaining Grace - pt 1
Sustaining grace is the power to keep on going when you feel like giving up?and that's something we all feel like doing sometimes! Life is full of challenges. Pastor Rick encourages you in this message with the truth that, no matter what you go through, you can count on God's sustaining grace to help you.
2026-03-17Link to episode
Saving Grace - pt 2
God's grace is amazing, but it doesn't mean we can just go on living any way that we want to. Pastor Rick continues in this message to look at five aspects of saving grace and how God's forgiveness frees us to follow and obey Jesus not out of obligation but out of our love for him.
2026-03-16Link to episode
Saving Grace - pt 1
God's promise to save us through faith in him is the greatest offer we will ever receive, and it's important to remind ourselves just how good of a deal we've been given. In this message, Pastor Rick looks at five aspects of saving grace and how you know you're going to be with God in heaven forever.
2026-03-13Link to episode
When You're Harassed and Bullied - Part 2
Join Pastor Rick as he concludes his message on how to deal with bullying, including how to stand strong in doing the right thing and not wavering in your beliefs.
2026-03-12Link to episode
When You're Harassed and Bullied - Part 1
In this message, Pastor Rick explains practical ways from God's Word to deal with bullying and harassment in your life.
2026-03-11Link to episode
Being a Disciple in the Digital Age - Part 3
In this broadcast, Pastor Rick begins to unpack ways you can use your smartphone for the glory of God.
2026-03-10Link to episode
Being a Disciple in the Digital Age - Part 2
Join Pastor Rick as he continues to look at the negative side of smartphones, and what you can do to overcome it.
2026-03-09Link to episode
Being a Disciple in the Digital Age - Part 1
In this message, Pastor Rick looks at some of the downsides of technology and how to overcome the temptations associated with it.
2026-03-06Link to episode
Creating Life Shaping Conversations - Part 3
In this broadcast, Pastor Rick concludes his message on how to create life-shaping conversations by being a great listener and a master communicator.
2026-03-05Link to episode
Creating Life Shaping Conversations - Part 2
To be a great conversationalist, you have to know how to listen and how to speak. Join Pastor Rick as he shares the keys of being a great speaker.
2026-03-04Link to episode
Creating Life Shaping Conversations - Part 1
In this message, Pastor Rick shares the secrets of great listening. When you know how to listen, you can create life-shaping conversations.
2026-03-03Link to episode
Forming Healthy Friendships - Part 3
In this broadcast, Pastor Rick concludes his message on healthy friendships by discussing the type of friend you need to be to others.
2026-03-02Link to episode
Forming Healthy Friendships - Part 2
Join Pastor Rick as he looks again at what the Bible says concerning the qualities to consider in the people you choose to surround yourself with?and the specific things you should pay attention to.
2026-02-27Link to episode
Forming Healthy Friendships - Part 1
In this message, Pastor Rick teaches what the Bible says about how to choose close friends and the types of people you should avoid.
2026-02-26Link to episode
Don't Let Anyone Steal Your Identity - Part 3
Your identity matters because in Christ, you have something to offer the world. Join Pastor Rick as he continues to teach about your true identity.
2026-02-25Link to episode
Don't Let Anyone Steal Your Identity - Part 2
God says your identity is valuable, your worth is priceless to him, and you have been stamped in his image. Learn more about your true identity in this message by Pastor Rick.
2026-02-24Link to episode
Don't Let Anyone Steal Your Identity - Part 1
If you look to other people to determine your identity, you're not going to find it. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches that it's only in Christ that we find out who we are and what in the world we were made for.
2026-02-23Link to episode
Six Keys to Peace in Relationships - Part 2
Wisdom is willing to yield to others, is full of mercy and good deeds, is impartial, and is always sincere. Listen in as Pastor Rick explains practical ways to be wise in your relationships.
2026-02-20Link to episode
Six Keys to Peace in Relationships - Part 1
Wisdom is pure, peace-loving, and gentle. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches practical ways to apply wisdom to your relationships.
2026-02-19Link to episode
What Destroys Relationships and What Builds Them - Part 3
Relationships are complicated. But the Bible offers ways to build positive, healthy relationships. Join Pastor Rick as he offers practical truth about relationships from God's Word.
2026-02-18Link to episode
What Destroys Relationships and What Builds Them - Part 2
Join Pastor Rick as he teaches about the key to developing friendships: focusing on others and learning to support them. He explains how small groups are a perfect place to learn and practice relational skills.
2026-02-17Link to episode
What Destroys Relationships and What Builds Them - Part 1
We all have relationship problems. Those problems often grow out of selfishness, pride, insecurity, and resentment. Listen in as Pastor Rick teaches from God's Word how you can get past those hangups and build healthy relationships.
2026-02-16Link to episode
Becoming Best Friends with God - Part 2
Friendship with God is like any other friendship: You have to make time for it. Learn the importance of having a daily quiet time with God in this message by Pastor Rick.
2026-02-13Link to episode
Becoming Best Friends with God - Part 1
You can be the most famous, most successful, and most accomplished person on the planet. But if you don't know and love God, you've missed the purpose of your life. Join Pastor Rick as he helps you build a friendship with God.
2026-02-12Link to episode
Fighting for an Awesome Family - Part 3
It's easy for families to criticize and compare, saying things like, "Why can't you be more like your father?or more like your sister?" Join Pastor Rick as he explains why healthy family relationships are worth fighting for.
2026-02-11Link to episode
Fighting for an Awesome Family - Part 2
Many families are just average. One reason is because they don't talk about important things, like God's Word. In this message, Pastor Rick teaches specific ways you can build an awesome family.
2026-02-10Link to episode