John Paul Warren Quotes

Jesus said when you pray say "Our Father which art in heaven." He did not say "Our Judge which art in heaven". #grace #gospel

We have taught this generation how to "market" the Gospel but we have neglected to encourage them to "preach" the Gospel.

Men of God are not just born, they are formed

There has never been a meaningful life built on easy street.

Life seems to be fashioned and formed best out of the obstacles that seem unbearable.

The sin and guilt of the human race was imputed to the spotless lamb of God, Jesus Christ when He became the sin offering for the world.

Life should be lived more from the heart and less from the head.

There are two kinds of leaders, cowboys and Shepherds. Cowboys drive and Shepherds lead.

I am so happy I can hardly stand it!

Count your blessings, discount you're loses

So many today want merely to be familiar with Jesus in contrast to being intimate with Him.

Let the world know what you live for ... not what you fall for!

Ritual maturity is not defined by how well one applies Biblical principles to "suppress sin". If you are capable of suppressing your sins or managing them, you would have no need for a Redeemer.

It's not just picking the right friends. It is being the right friend.

I find that I keep offering God my service when what He wants is my fellowship

The burden of sin leads you to the need of a savior

Stop counting your "years" and start enjoying your "seasons".

You will never reach your dreams without honoring others along the way.

True leaders bring out your personal best. They ignite your human potential.

One should measure their life by the faith they embrace and the relationships they cherish

The LAW points you to self-efforts. GRACE points you to the finished work of Jesus Christ.

Too many in the Church today are likes babies in the nursery,they put everything in their mouth.

You may have your diploma from a seminary, ordained by a Bishop, or commissioned by a denomination but ONLY God can "mark" a man.

Reading the scriptures through the lenses of the Law you see God as unapproachable, through the lenses of Grace you see the outstretched arms of Jesus saying "come".

The sin of man was placed on a sinless Savior. 2 Cor. 5:21

Many have exchanged the touch of God for the applause of men

If you perceive right you receive right. If you perceive wrong you receive wrong.

God uses imperfect people for impossible tasks

Repentance is not merely turning away from your sin but turning to the Lamb who takes away your sin. "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world". 1 John 1:29

Many pastors have been reduced to secular "mentors" and "coaches" in exchange for authentic disciplers of men.

Be a FRIEND and stop worrying about having any

Refuse to be content with the knowledge of God. Insist on experiencing His presence.

Moving forward implies MOTION when in all actuality it may be simply standing STILL and seeing the salvation of the Lord.

You have FALLEN from Grace when you seek to be Justification by your own self effort (the Law). Gal 5:4 AMP

Belief has the power to change your inner state and your outer world.

When you SEE into the invisible, you will DARE to do the impossible!

The real architect of a life is the hard and almost impossible circumstances one faces.

Authentic leaders are often accused of being "controlling" by those who idly sit by and do nothing

The IMPOSSIBLE is ONLY relevant to those who NEVER attempt it ... otherwise it is ABSTACT and MEANINGLESS

I define my life not by the things I have done, but by the people I have loved.

By faith we proclaim that we are "justified". By His sinless sacrifice Jesus declares and makes us "righteous" by giving us His very own righteousness!

Grace makes us inwardly RIGHT so we walk outwardly UPRIGHT

Grace has a face. It is Jesus Christ.

Grace is not a doctrine or a religion. It is a person, Jesus Christ.

Jesus did not command us to "develop" leaders. He commanded us to make "disciples". The world "develops" leaders, the Church "disciples" them. The two are not the same.

I would rather live short and right then long and wrong.

When you GIVE under "compulsion" or "Grudgingly" you are giving under the LAW of giving and NOT the GRACE given for giving. God loves a cheerful (thankful) giver, which is giving under GRACE. 2 Cor 9:7

Wherever the plan of God takes you, the grace of God will sustain you.

Your outlook affects your outcome

Love is a heart smile.

Jesus conformed to our image so we could be transformed into His likeness

Live as temporal, serve as eternal

There is an obsession in the Church with sin management. People think more about their sins than about their redemption through Jesus

We have created a culture of leadership "development" in the Church at the expense of ignore the ministry of the Church to making disciples.

Why be content with stain class, a Church steeple and religious rituals when God invites you into a loving and intimate relation with Him because His son Jesus Christ paid the full and final price for all your sins.

Grace (the Gospel) is under attack today simply because it reveals the GOODNESS of God. Nothing reveals the GOODNESS of God more than grace.

The blood of Jesus did not merely "cover" the sins of your wicked heart ... leaving a stain! It completely remove them all wiping them out as if they never existed there in the first place! It's called redemption!

Together we are better

The Holy Spirit will always point people to the finish work of Jesus

The Law was never given to gentiles but to Jews only, so why do so many gentiles struggle today with mixing law and grace?

You can stop a raging forest fire, a herd of stampeding buffalo or even a runaway freight train, but you can't stop a good man.

Cream always rises to the top ... so do good leaders.

I am relentlessly determine to be occupied with Jesus Christ and His Glorious Gospel and nothing else.

The Church is Christ's witness to the world of a loving savior and His redemptive plan for man.

The fire of God comes where ever there is a sacrifice.

The law provides expert diagnosis of our sin problem, which is absolutely essential. But the law does not provide the cure to our sin problem. Only Jesus can save us from our sin problem.

Life of any real value or substance is not formed during good times merely enjoyed.

The cross has two sides to it. One side is what Jesus did for us. He forgave us our sins. The other is the God side. God now lives in man!

Grace is not a little prayer you say before you eat. It is a way of life. Eph 2:8,9