Radio teaching Series

Connecting with God

The Bible says very clearly that you were created for connections. Life is all about connections!
In this new message series, Rick Warren lays out practical steps for you to connect with God and loved ones by examining the Lord’s Prayer. Christianity is not just a belief system; it’s a belong system. Learn how to connect and live the joyful life you were meant to live.

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July 4, 2016

The Prayer of Fulfillment, Part 4

In this message, Pastor Rick continues to explain how to live a fulfilled life within God’s Kingdom — the kind of life God created you to live.


July 1, 2016

The Prayer of Fulfillment, Part 3

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches why it’s so important for you to join a local church where you can grow in biblical truth and share your talents. In fact, joining a spiritual family may be the most significant thing you do with your life!


June 30, 2016

The Prayer of Fulfillment, Part 2

God gave you special talents. When are you going to start blessing others? When are you going to start helping others? Pastor Rick wants you to understand through this message that when you don’t use the talent God gave you, other people get cheated.


June 29, 2016

The Prayer of Fulfillment, Part 1

The Bible says in 1 Thessalonians 2:12, “You should live in a way that proves you belong to the God who calls you into his kingdom and glory.” In this message, Pastor Rick shows you how to live a fulfilled life in God’s Kingdom — the kind of life you were designed by God to live.


June 28, 2016

The Prayer of Deliverance, Part 3

You need somebody in your life to help you with the habits that you want to change, because you’re not going to change them on your own. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick shows how the law of Christ — loving your neighbor as yourself — will help you break bad habits.


June 27, 2016

The Prayer of Deliverance, Part 2

The key to overcoming temptation is not to push back. It’s to change your focus! In this message, Pastor Rick teaches how to “capture every thought and make it give up and obey Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5).


June 24, 2016

The Prayer of Deliverance, Part 1

Jesus understands your weaknesses, because he faced the same situations. Pastor Rick shows you in this broadcast why the fact that Jesus was tempted but never sinned makes him sympathetic and ready to help you overcome your own temptation.


June 23, 2016

The Prayer of Release, Part 2

How badly do you want to be healed of your hurt? How badly do you want to let it go? Pastor Rick uses this message to explain the one thing that will free you from grudges, grief, and resentment and keep you from becoming a slave to the past and hurtful memories.


June 22, 2016

The Prayer of Release, Part 1

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick walks through the three reasons from God’s Word why you have to let go of your hurt and resentment and why you have to forgive. You’ve got to release your hurt instead of rehearsing it!


June 21, 2016

The Prayer of Cleansing, Part 4

In this message, Pastor Rick continues to explain how a fresh start and a clear conscience begins with repentance.


June 20, 2016

The Prayer of Cleansing, Part 3

Do you want to be forgiven, or do you want to be emotionally healed? If you want to be forgiven, you just confess your sin to God. But, as Pastor Rick explains in this message, if you want to get over your trouble and get on with your life, you need to be healed.


June 17, 2016

The Prayer of Cleansing, Part 2

The Bible says, “Let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most” (Hebrews 4:16). Pastor Rick uses this message to explain the difference between mercy and grace and what it means to be justified through faith.


June 16, 2016

The Prayer of Cleansing, Part 1

The path to a fresh start and a clear conscience begins with repentance. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains the three steps of repentance you need to understand so you can stop defeating yourself by deceiving yourself.


June 15, 2016

The Prayer of Dependence, Part 3

In this message, Pastor Rick uses the New Testament story of the feeding of the 5,000 to demonstrate how God always multiplies what you give to him. Even when God breaks you, it is so he can bless you and use you for his purpose!


June 14, 2016

The Prayer of Dependence, Part 2

Everything you see and can’t see in the universe, God made. He’s the source of every good thing. Pastor Rick wants you to remember the four truths he teaches in this message as you depend on God as your source for everything.


June 13, 2016

The Prayer of Dependence, Part 1

When Jesus says we’re to pray, “Give us this day our daily bread,” he’s talking about far more than just bread. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick walks through the four things that bread represents and why you can rely on God for all your needs.


June 10, 2016

The Prayer of Surrender, Part 3

Aren’t you tired of being at war with God? Join Pastor Rick as he teaches how to hold up the white flag and say, “God, the war’s off. I’m not going to fight you any more. I want serenity, not stress.” Surrender is the ultimate expression of faith.


June 9, 2016

The Prayer of Surrender, Part 2

One of the reasons people struggle with contentment is because they’re always looking for explanations for why things happen in their lives. But Pastor Rick wants you to understand through this message that when you’re going through pain, you don’t really need God’s explanation. You need God’s presence.


June 8, 2016

The Prayer of Surrender, Part 1

Every day, you have to decide who’s going to be in control of your life — you or God. In this message, Pastor Rick explains how to let go of control and know that God is in control so that you can have serenity in your life.


June 7, 2016

The Prayer of Connection, Part 4

In this message, Pastor Rick continues to explain that you can always count on God’s love for you. It is the one thing in your life that will never change!


June 6, 2016

The Prayer of Connection, Part 3

The Bible says in 2 Timothy 2:13, “If we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself.” In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches that one of the things you can count on is that God always acts the same toward you. It is the one thing in your life that will never change!


June 3, 2016

The Prayer of Connection, Part 2

If you feel like God is a million miles away, it’s because you don’t understand the kind of caring Father he really is. In this message, Pastor Rick helps you understand God’s caring nature so that you can take the first step to inner peace.


June 2, 2016

The Prayer of Connection, Part 1

Many kids today have very little connection to their father, so why would they be expected to have a connection with their heavenly Father? This message from Pastor Rick explains why you need to let go of the misconceptions and myths you have about God so that you can make a connection with him.


June 1, 2016

You’ve Got to Get Connected, Part 3

In this message, Pastor Rick continues to explain that we bear fruit when were connected to God. We were never meant to live life on our own. God created us to be part of his family.


May 31, 2016

You’ve Got to Get Connected, Part 2

There are only two ways to get into a family: You can either be born into it, or you can be adopted into it. God does both for you! In this broadcast, Pastor Rick wants you to understand that Christianity is not just a belief system; it’s a belong system.


May 30, 2016

You’ve Got to Get Connected, Part 1

Being spiritually connected is like being attached to a vine. In plants, a disconnected branch can’t bear fruit. Pastor Rick teaches in this message that in the same way, you’re not going to have any fruitfulness or productivity in your life if you’re out there on your own. You’ve got to stay connected!