"This is thinking so big that it demands that you depend on God to see it happens. It's what I call "the faith factor."
Thinking BIG is what Rick Warren does best. However, there is a problem. The problem is, Jesus never said that you needed to have a LOT of faith to get things done? He said, if you have the faith of a mustard seed... you could move mountains. Jesus then went on to explain that the mustard seed was not a huge enormous thing at all. Rick however, wants you, like himself, to be thinking BIG.... really really big, and he teaches that without big thinking, without a big church, without a big dream....and without doing his programs and reading his books and materials, listening to him teach or letting him lead your small group, you are not doing things the right, good and godly way. In fact, in contrast to his "healthy" church propaganda, you might just be one of those sickly, "unhealthy" people or churches.
Here are some quotes from Rick about thinking BIG.
Here he talks about thinking on a "godly scale.". (What on earth does that mean?)
“I want to challenge you to think exponentially when you consider your church and to think on a godly scale about how you and your staff could help usher revival and renewal into your community. There are many ways God may lead you to do this and I don't want to suggest that there is one formulaic direction. See what God has to say about this--and then believe him for BIG, BIG things.” ~Rick Warren
If you are not thinking big, you are not thinking on a "godly scale." Not thinking big.... you are not on the godly scale.
He explains what "exponential thinking" is..
"This is thinking so big that it demands that you depend on God to see it happens. It's what I call "the faith factor." You attempt to do something so big that it can't be accomplished by human effort alone. It requires a miracle. Jesus said, "According to your faith, it will be done unto you." ~Rick Warren
Apparently, the book he wrote and sold, was "a miracle," one that came about because of Warren's own BIG faith. ( Never mind of course, that it really was not the gospel of Jesus.... sold to the world by it's publishers and there were marketing techniques used to get the word out that Christians and others should be listening to "Pastor Rick."
Rick was thinking in the millions....
“There’s only one thing big enough in the entire world to solve them [the five global giants]. Only one thing. The millions and millions and millions and millions and millions and millions of congregations that are spread out all around the world. I could take you today to a million villages that don’t have a school, don’t have a clinic, don’t have a post office, don’t have a fire department, don’t have a business, but they got a church. " ~Rick Warren
Did you notice,,,, the ONE THING, is not JESUS CHRIST?
Rick also has his own P.E.A.C.E. plan.....which also is not about Jesus, but strategy.
“Now this is the strategy behind the P.E.A.C.E. plan. It’s a strategy to mobilize millions of small groups in millions of churches to attack the 5 global giants with a 5 point strategy.… P-E-A-C-E is the P.E.A.C.E. plan. ” ~Rick Warren
And yes, all of those millions of people who have a peace plan that is of the world and not about Jesus,will have an eternity.... but without the Jesus of the Bible that "eternity" will be quite sad. God has offered forgiveness of sin, for all who believe on Jesus... who gives a peace much different than the peace this world has to offer.... and faith in Jesus, not faith inthe words of Pastor Rick, is the only way.
"There have been movements that have come along that have broken the denominational barriers in Christianity, things like the conferences we do, and even stuff like Promise Keepers that kind of went up and then went down; you know, all of a sudden you’ve got a million guys on the National Mall, and they’re everything – they’re Catholic and Pentecostal and Baptist." ~Rick Warren
“There is only one thing big enough to handle the world’s problems, and that is the millions and millions of churches spread out around the world...” "Well, the biggest distribution network in the world is local churches. There are millions of them, far more than all the franchises in the world. Put together, they could be a force for good.” ~Rick Warren
Rick has them all in his sight, desiring they beunder his leadership and control.
He says, "They could be a "force for good."
???
Does this infer that they are not?
He is thinking BIG.
“Last Sunday, we took a special offering called Extend the Vision, for people to give over and above their normal offering. We decided we would not use any financial consultants, no high-powered gimmicks, no thermometer on the wall. It was just ‘Folks, you know you need to give.’ Sunday’s offering was seven million dollars in cash and fifty-three million dollars in commitments."~Rick Warren
THE CELLULAR CHURCH How Rick Warren’s Congregation Grew by M. Gladwell 9/12/2005
Here are some quotes from Rick about thinking BIG.
Here he talks about thinking on a "godly scale.". (What on earth does that mean?)
“I want to challenge you to think exponentially when you consider your church and to think on a godly scale about how you and your staff could help usher revival and renewal into your community. There are many ways God may lead you to do this and I don't want to suggest that there is one formulaic direction. See what God has to say about this--and then believe him for BIG, BIG things.” ~Rick Warren
The Need for Exponential Faith Thinking by Rick Warren, Global christian Center
Originally posted at pastors.com
He explains what "exponential thinking" is..
"This is thinking so big that it demands that you depend on God to see it happens. It's what I call "the faith factor." You attempt to do something so big that it can't be accomplished by human effort alone. It requires a miracle. Jesus said, "According to your faith, it will be done unto you." ~Rick Warren
Revival, Awakening, or Miracle by rRck Warren, Global Christian Center
Originally posted at pastors.com in 2003
Apparently, the book he wrote and sold, was "a miracle," one that came about because of Warren's own BIG faith. ( Never mind of course, that it really was not the gospel of Jesus.... sold to the world by it's publishers and there were marketing techniques used to get the word out that Christians and others should be listening to "Pastor Rick."
Rick was thinking in the millions....
“There’s only one thing big enough in the entire world to solve them [the five global giants]. Only one thing. The millions and millions and millions and millions and millions and millions of congregations that are spread out all around the world. I could take you today to a million villages that don’t have a school, don’t have a clinic, don’t have a post office, don’t have a fire department, don’t have a business, but they got a church. " ~Rick Warren
Keynote Address to the interfaith, Annual Conference of the
Religion Newswriters Association (RNA) in September 2005.
Rick also has his own P.E.A.C.E. plan.....which also is not about Jesus, but strategy.
“Now this is the strategy behind the P.E.A.C.E. plan. It’s a strategy to mobilize millions of small groups in millions of churches to attack the 5 global giants with a 5 point strategy.… P-E-A-C-E is the P.E.A.C.E. plan. ” ~Rick Warren
Saddleback’s 25th Anniversary Celebration, April 17th, 2005,
"This life you get 60, 80, maybe 100 years at the most. It’s very, really, quite short. On the other side of eternity you’re going to spend millions, and millions, and millions, and actually trillions, and trillions, trillions of years in eternity.
~Rick Warren
Rick is about breaking down denominational barriers.
"There have been movements that have come along that have broken the denominational barriers in Christianity, things like the conferences we do, and even stuff like Promise Keepers that kind of went up and then went down; you know, all of a sudden you’ve got a million guys on the National Mall, and they’re everything – they’re Catholic and Pentecostal and Baptist." ~Rick Warren
Influencing others....
"And so when I say I’m not a policymaker, that doesn’t mean that I’m opposed to Christians being in the public square.... I’m just saying that personally I’ve got a different agenda. My agenda is really of, in, for and through these millions and millions of churches that I now have technology to network together called the Internet, which allows me to sit in my bedroom and talk to guys in Brussels, and it allows me to influence any influencer." ~Rick Warren
Myths of the Moern Mega-Chuirch pewforum.org, 2005
Influencing others.... for the "good"
THE CELLULAR CHURCH How Rick Warren’s Congregation Grew by M. Gladwell 9/12/2005
Rick has them all in his sight, desiring they beunder his leadership and control.
He says, "They could be a "force for good."
???
Does this infer that they are not?
He is thinking BIG.
Caravan (Can't Stop Thinking Big!)
with lyrics
(Song by Canadian band, Rush)
“Last Sunday, we took a special offering called Extend the Vision, for people to give over and above their normal offering. We decided we would not use any financial consultants, no high-powered gimmicks, no thermometer on the wall. It was just ‘Folks, you know you need to give.’ Sunday’s offering was seven million dollars in cash and fifty-three million dollars in commitments."~Rick Warren
