Every God-given dream involves a necessary struggle with four phases—crisis, commitment, confession, and conversion—as God prepares us by building character more than accomplishment. Using Jacob's all-night wrestling with God in Genesis 32, [...]

God's original dream for your life remains Plan A despite past mistakes, as He redeems failures for good when we accept responsibility, seek forgiveness, forgive others, and courageously trust Him. Rick Warren teaches that poor decisions stem [...]

This sermon introduces Saddleback Church’s annual 40-day «Time To Dream» spiritual growth campaign, based on the principle that we grow in concentrated spurts. The pastor explains the campaign’s purpose is to prepare individuals and the church [...]

In this message marking 40 years of ministry, Pastor Rick Warren shares one key principle: how God grows our faith, primarily through His Word and through testing circumstances like dreams and delays. Drawing from Luke 17:5 and other Scriptures, he [...]

In this special 40th anniversary message, Pastor Rick Warren outlines the 10 unique core values of Saddleback Church using the letters in S-A-D-D-L-E-B-A-C-K, emphasizing our identity as a grace-filled, diverse, action-oriented family that empowers [...]

If you take out your message notes, I'm so excited about the year 2020. I've already gotten into February, on the notes. If you'll note, the date says February 11th and 12th. I'm really excited to get into this year. So [...]

I haven't told you since last year that I love you, what can I say? I'm feeling real, you ought to feel neglected, but I do. If you'll pull out your message notes. You know, in life, it's very important at different times in your [...]

In this message from Jonah chapter 3, the preacher talks about how God loves giving folks second chances, just like he did for Jonah after his rebellion, showing us through Jonah's restart on his mission to warn Nineveh that we ought to grab [...]

In this part of the series on manifesting your life mission, drawing from Jonah chapter 2, the preacher dives into what to do when life feels hopeless, sharing seven steps like looking up to God, praying with passion, and focusing on His goodness, [...]

Kicking off this series on manifesting your life mission, the preacher dives into Jonah chapter 1 to show how God has a bigger purpose for each of us beyond just living for ourselves, using Jonah's rebellion against heading to Nineveh as a [...]

In this talk on counterculture kindness from the series about living in an outraged age, the preacher draws from the Good Samaritan story to show how being kind flips the script in our rude, divided world, urging us to see folks' hurts, feel [...]

This sermon concludes the series "Talking to Kids About Stuff That Matters" by addressing the issue of bullying and harassment from a biblical perspective. Pastor Rick Warren uses scriptures from John, 2 Timothy, and Ephesians to explain [...]

Pastor Rick's preaching hits hard on how smartphones pack insane power—way more than NASA used for the moon landing—and they've flipped daily life upside down in just a decade. But with all that good comes real spiritual danger: wasting [...]

Pastor Rick greets everyone warmly and reminds us that so much of life—relationships, success, family, income—hinges on two skills: listening well and speaking well. Pulling from Proverbs, he shares six secrets to great listening (L-I-S-T-E-N) and [...]

Pastor Rick addresses the growing epidemic of loneliness across all ages and stages, even in our hyper-connected world, noting polls where over half of Americans—and higher in places like Britain—report feeling lonely. Drawing from Scripture like [...]

Pastor Rick kicks off a new mini-series on talking to kids (and grown-ups) about faith-defining issues, starting with identity: how discovering who God made you to be shapes everything—relationships, happiness, stress, success, and connection to [...]

Pastor Rick continues the series on God's promises, this time tackling the fear of failure head-on with a quiz revealing how common it is (worrying about others' opinions, procrastinating, lowering expectations, etc.). Using the Parable [...]

Pastor Rick continues the "God's Amazing Promises" series with six powerful assurances about your future: God knows it all (omniscience), His plan is good (Jeremiah 29:11), He'll guide when confused, help when tempted, support [...]

Pastor Rick kicks off the summer series "God's Amazing Promises" by highlighting over 8,000 divine commitments in Scripture, starting with the most frequent theme: generosity. God, being infinitely generous, promises nine specific [...]

Pastor Rick continues the unannounced character-building series, explaining how God uses six major life tests to develop spiritual maturity and Christlike character: the "what" test (new/impossible task), "where" test (major [...]

Pastor Rick continues the unannounced character-building series by showing how God uses your work (job/career) to develop Christlike maturity. Work occupies ~40% of life (~150,000 hours), yet many dislike their jobs or feel unfulfilled. God [...]

Pastor Rick Warren addresses feelings of discouragement and the temptation to give up, emphasizing the power of faith—believing without seeing, obeying without understanding, and persisting without feeling. He assures believers of their eternal [...]