Become the Person You've Wanted to Be

Delivered on 03/30/1986

Part 1 of the series Become the Person You've Wanted to Be

In this Easter message, Pastor Rick Warren teaches that the resurrection power talked about in Philippians 3:10 and Ephesians 1:20 can cancel our failures, conquer our problems, and change our personalities.

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Delivered on 04/13/1986

Part 3 of the series Become the Person You've Wanted to Be

In this message, Pastor Rick teaches us how to love someone we don't like and gives us 3 steps to rekindle a love that has died.

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Delivered on 04/20/1986

Part 4 of the series Become the Person You've Wanted to Be

Everybody wants to be happy. And it's easy to be happy when everything is going our way. But how do we remain positive and happy in a negative world, when things fall apart in our lives?

That's where joy comes in. Joy is not dependent upon our circumstances, but rather it's a choice we can make even in the worst of circumstances. In this message, Pastor Rick Warren gives us three reasons why Christ-followers can be joyful in all circumstances.

Please note: Due to a recording malfunction, this sermon is missing 3 teaching points from the transcript. However, the points are still intact on the filled-in outline. Because of this, we have reduced the price of this download.

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• MP3 audio of the message for easy listening on an iPhone, Android, or any other MP3 player.
• Transcript to read while listening to the audio and to highlight passages that stood out.
• Outlines (blank and with fill-ins) to understand the structure of the message and give to your members to take notes on.

Delivered on 04/27/1986

Part 5 of the series Become the Person You've Wanted to Be

Whether you're a business owner, a parent caring for your young kids, or a student trying to make it through a semester, everybody wants to have peace of mind. But the reality is, most of us are stressed.

And the only true source of peace is found in Jesus. In this message, Pastor Rick Warren describes 3 kinds of peace and gives us five ways to experience God's peace.

Please note: Due to a recording malfunction, this sermon is missing 1 teaching point from the transcript. However, the point is still intact on the filled-in outline. Since the bulk of the teaching is intact, we still believe it's a valuable resource.

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• MP3 audio of the message for easy listening on an iPhone, Android, or any other MP3 player.
• Transcript to read while listening to the audio and to highlight passages that stood out.
• Outlines (blank and with fill-ins) to understand the structure of the message and give to your members to take notes on.

Delivered on 05/04/1986

Part 6 of the series Become the Person You've Wanted to Be

It's easy to be patient when things are going your way. But how can you remain patient when things aren't going your way? In this message, Pastor Rick Warren looks at four things that test our patience and gives us four ways to become a more patient person.

Please note: Due to a recording malfunction, this sermon is missing 1 Scripture from the last teaching point in the transcript. However, the Scripture is still intact on the filled-in outline. Since the bulk of the teaching is intact, we still believe it's a valuable resource.

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• MP3 audio of the message for easy listening on an iPhone, Android, or any other MP3 player.
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• Outlines (blank and with fill-ins) to understand the structure of the message and give to your members to take notes on.

Delivered on 05/11/1986

Part 7 of the series Become the Person You've Wanted to Be

Kindness is love in action. It's something that is visible and practical; it's not just a feeling. In this message, Pastor Rick Warren looks at two reasons why we should be kind and gives us five ways we can become more kind.

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Delivered on 05/18/1986

Part 8 of the series Become the Person You've Wanted to Be

What is the good life? For some people, the good life is about looking good. For others, it's about feeling good and having the goods. Yet, the good life looks radically different in the Bible. The good life according to God is about living a life filled with goodness—being good and doing good. In this message, Pastor Rick Warren gives us five ways we can be good in this broken world.

Please note: Due to a recording malfunction, this sermon is missing 1 teaching point from the transcript. However, the point is still intact on the filled-in outline. Since the bulk of the teaching is intact, we still believe it's a valuable resource.

This resource includes:

• MP3 audio of the message for easy listening on an iPhone, Android, or any other MP3 player.
• Transcript to read while listening to the audio and to highlight passages that stood out.
• Outlines (blank and with fill-ins) to understand the structure of the message and give to your members to take notes on.

Delivered on 05/25/1986

Part 9 of the series Become the Person You've Wanted to Be

Can people count on you? Are you dependable? To be dependable is to be faithful. And since God is faithful, he wants us to learn to be faithful as well. In this message, Pastor Rick Warren examines eight characteristics of what it means to be a person who can be counted on.

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Delivered on 06/15/1986

Part 10 of the series Become the Person You've Wanted to Be

We all long to be liked and to have friends in our lives. And one of the key qualities of being likeable is being gentle. Being gentle is all about controlling your reaction to the people around you.

In this message, Pastor Rick Warren goes over the kinds of people you meet in your everyday life and shows us how we can be gentle toward those people.

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Delivered on 06/22/1986

Part 11 of the series Become the Person You've Wanted to Be

A lot of our problems in life are the result of a lack of self-control. In this message, Pastor Rick Warren gives us seven steps to developing self-control in our lives.

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Delivered on 06/29/1986

Part 12 of the series Become the Person You've Wanted to Be

God wants our lives to bear fruit that lasts; to be productive. In this message, Pastor Rick Warren gives us four conditions for making our lives productive.

Please note: Due to a recording malfunction, this sermon is missing 1 Scripture from the last teaching point in the transcript. However, the Scripture is still intact on the filled-in outline. Since the bulk of the teaching is intact, we still believe it's a valuable resource.

This resource includes:

• MP3 audio of the message for easy listening on an iPhone, Android, or any other MP3 player.
• Transcript to read while listening to the audio and to highlight passages that stood out.
• Outlines (blank and with fill-ins) to understand the structure of the message and give to your members to take notes on.