Francis Chan Quotes
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I've never felt a need to really respond to someone else's writing.
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What is amazing is how we treat a meeting with God as ordinary or burdensome.
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Jesus' call to commitment is clear: He wants all or nothing.
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When loving Him becomes obligation, one of the many things we have to do, we end up focusing even more on ourselves.
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Don’t believe something just because you want to, and don’t embrace an idea just because you’ve always believed it. Believe what is biblical. Test all your assumptions against the precious words God gave us in the Bible.
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Isn't it a comfort to worship a God we cannot exaggerate?
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Obsessed people are more concerned with obeying God than doing what is expected or fulfilling the status quo. A person who is obsessed with Jesus will do things that don't always make sense in terms of success or wealth on this earth.
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...we'll first address our inaccurate view of God and, consequently of ourselves.
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The stress that some of us feel - it's a lack of faith, it really is.
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If you really want to experience God, go and make disciples.
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A key to everything is surrender - to really come before the Lord and say, 'I will literally stay here as long as you want me to stay' or 'God, I will really go anywhere on the earth.'
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Can I go to heaven without truly and faithfully loving Jesus?”
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I could be wrong about salvation. I could be wrong about a lot of things.
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Are we in love with God or just His stuff?
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My existence was not random, nor was it an accident. God knew who He was creating, and He designed met for a specific work.
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I am just an earthly sinful father & I love my kids so much it hurts. How could I not trust a heavenly, perfect Father who loves me infinitely more than I will ever love my kids?
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I had come out of a church that was filled with petty arguments and hatred. I just wanted to meet with some friends and worship with them.
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Christ can come back at any time so the one thing you want to have in your life is a focused prayer time.
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God cares more about your obedience to His Spirit's leading TODAY than what you will do next year.
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Some of you are sitting at home saying, 'I don't need a church to love God,' and I am here telling you that you are so wrong.
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I sometimes struggle with how to properly respond to God’s magnitude in a world bent on ignoring or merely tolerating Him. But know this: God will not be tolerated. He instructs us to worship and fear Him.
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Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His.
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Trust whatever He has for you. It will be better than anything you can plan for yourself.
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This book is written for those who want more Jesus. It is for those who are bored with what American Christianity offers. It is for those who don't want to plateau, those who would rather die before their convictions do.